Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 86, and Empress Emerita Michiko, 85, are set to move out of the Imperial Palace on Thursday, 19 March, the Imperial Household has announced.
The couple have lived in the home for 26 years and will move to the Hayama Imperial Villa in Kanagawa Prefecture that same day. Later, they will stay at the Imperial Stock Farm in Tochigi Prefecture while some of their belongings…
Lost in the news in Asia about the coronavirus was the announcement that Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will attend Gakushuin University in Tokyo beginning in the spring.
The 18-year-old Princess is due to study in the at the…
Japan’s Hisako, Princess Takamado has undergone surgery for acute appendicitis at a Tokyo hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said.
The 90-minute laparoscopic surgery took place on Thursday at the University of Tokyo Hospital after developing abdominal pain on…
The Royal Office in Bhutan has released a new family photo of the King and Queen of Bhutan with their son, the Dragon Prince.
The image was taken in February 2020 in the Throne Room of the Tashichhodzong in Thimphu.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married Queen Jetsun Pema in 2011. Together, they have one son, Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (also called the Dragon Prince) who turned…
Celebrating first birthday as Emperor of Japan, Naruhito vows to stand by the people of Japan
23rd February 2020
As he turns 60 and celebrates his first birthday as Emperor of Japan, Naruhito has vowed to stand by the Japanese people in his first birthday address. The remarks were given during a press conference on Friday.
Emperor Naruhito said that he would stand with Japan as…
Emperor Naruhito of Japan, who ascended the throne on 1 May 2019 after the abdication of his father Emperor Emeritus Akihito the previous day, celebrates his 60th birthday today.
Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, public celebrations of his birthday were cancelled…
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was born on 21 February 1980 in Kathmandu, Nepal, to King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his third wife, Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon (the current Queen Mother). He has one older sister, Princess Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck (b. 1980) and eight younger siblings (four sisters and four brothers). His father has four wives, and as such, the King only has one full sister and one…
Emperor of Japan's birthday event cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak
17th February 2020
Emperor Naruhito of Japan’s birthday event set for this coming weekend has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak seriously impacting Asia where over 1,000 people have been killed in China.
The Imperial Household Agency announced today that they had…
Latest Royal News: a round up of this Spring's planned State Visits
13th February 2020
Spring means the first round of State Visits for the new year and the royal diary is already beginning to fill up with planned tours. The trips are always designed to further co-operation between the countries involved although they also provide an opportunity for plenty of…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has sent his condolences to Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn after the mass shooting over the weekend in a city northeast of the capital of Bangkok.
Sweden’s monarch said, “The Queen and I wish to convey our sincere condolences on the tragic loss of lives following the brutal mass shooting in Korat. We offer our heartfelt sympathies to the…
