The first foreign royal guests have been
confirmed for Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan’s June wedding to his
Saudi fiancee Rajwa Al Saif. The Japanese Cabinet has approved the
travel of Princess Hisako and Princess Tsuguko to Jordan for the
wedding, confirming the first set of royal guests for the nuptials.
Princess Hisako will travel to Jordan first on 28 May, and Princess
Tsuguko…
As the youngest child and youngest son of
the King of Thailand, Prince Dipangkorn was born on 29 April 2005
to then-Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and his then-wife,
Princess Srirasmi. He has several older half-siblings from his
father’s other marriages; however…
A significant artefact of the Chinese
Ming Dynasty will be put up for auction in London after spending
almost eight decades in private hands. The artefact in
question is a decorative box that is believed to be part of a
five-piece set of such items designed specifically…
King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan
have travelled to Japan with their eldest child, Crown Prince
Hussein, for a business visit that also included a meeting with
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. The trip is an opportunity for
the Jordanian King to strengthen ties between the two countries.
Meetings have also been scheduled with Japan’s highest-ranking
officials, from Prime…
The Japanese Imperial Household has
announced the launch of a new public relations affairs office,
which will be in charge of creating a new system to convey
information between the Japanese Imperial Family and the public.
Until this point, this task fell…
A Japanese royal is set to undergo
surgery. Prince Hitachi, 87, will undergo ureteral stone surgery at
the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo. The surgery will
take place on 20 March and will consist of breaking apart the
stones. According to the Imperial…
Japan may be the oldest continually
hereditary monarchy in the world, but it has one of the smallest
lines of succession. The line of succession is limited to males
only through the Imperial Household Law. Only direct-line males may
succeed to the throne. It is discussed in Chapter 1: Article 1 of
the Imperial Household Law of 1947: “The Imperial Throne shall be
succeeded to by a male…
Princess Sirivannavari of Thailand has
given an interview to Style magazine on the occasion of her fashion
brand’s landing back in Paris. Last week, the Princess sat down
with fashion journalist Vincenzo La Torre to discuss everything
surrounding her brand…
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha
remains in a Bangkok hospital after a heart problem placed her
there in mid-December. The Thai Royal Palace revealed that the
44-year-old royal, who is widely assumed to be the heir to the
throne, lost consciousness while training…
Japan’s Prince Hitachi has been
hospitalised in a Tokyo hospital. The 87-year-old uncle of Emperor
Naruhito was admitted to the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center on
the evening of 1 March as a precautionary measure after a high
fever. The Imperial Household Agency said the royal was
hospitalised due to his advanced age. He is suffering from a stuffy
and runny nose but has tested…
