King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand will
be crowned with his fourth wife officially named as Queen. A royal
command was issued declaring General Suthida Vajiralongkorn na
Ayudhya to be Queen of Thailand from 1 May 2019. King Maha
Vajiralongkorn married General Suthida Vajiralongkorn “legally and
in accordance with Royal tradition.” On 4 May, a three-day ceremony
will begin to crown…
Emperor Naruhito of Japan has taken part
in the inheritance ceremony, Kenji to Shokei no Gi this
morning in Japan. This was his first official event as the 126th
Emperor of Japan, and it was aired live on Japanese television. The
five-minute ceremony in the State Room of…
Emperor Naruhito has delivered his first
speech as Emperor of Japan in the second ceremony “Sokuigo Choken
no Gi” this morning in the State Room of the Imperial Palace in
Tokyo. This ceremony, which began at 11.10 am, saw Naruhito meet
representatives of the…
Emperor Akihito, 85, has officially
abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne in a live ceremony “Taiirei
Seiden no Gi” aired on Japanese television. The quick 10-minute
ceremony took place at 5.00 pm local time in the State Room of the
Imperial Palace where around 300 guests were in attendance
including Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and his cabinet.
Members of the Imperial Family in…
Emperor Akihito has begun the abdication
rituals today at the Shinto shrine. Today marks the final day of
the Heisei imperial era. Tomorrow, Japan’s new era, Reiwa begins.
The 85-year-old Emperor was dressed in traditional clothing as he
entered the Shrine of…
Born on 23 December 1933, Prince Akihito
was born in the Imperial Palace of Tokyo as the elder son and fifth
child of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako. He had five older
sisters: Shigeko, Princess Teru (1925-1961); Sachiko, Princess Hisa
(1927-1928); Kazuko, Princess Taka…
The police in Japan have launched an
investigation after two knives were found by the school desk of
Prince Hisahito – Emperor Akihito’s 12-year-old grandson. The
pink-painted knives were discovered last Friday in a classroom at
the junior high school the Prince attends which is affiliated with
Ochanomizu University in Tokyo. All school desks have a piece of
tape with the name of the…
Emperor Akihito has attended the final
event of his reign outside the Imperial Palace according to the
Japanese press. The Emperor and his wife, Empress Michiko attended
an annual award ceremony and reception on Friday in Tokyo. The
ceremony was to present the Midori…
As Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate
from the Japanese throne, Royal Central has dissected some of the
most memorable parts of his reign. Although we pride ourselves on
keeping our readers up to date with the current news on royals
around the world, we wanted to look back…
Their Majesties King Jigme Khesar Namgyel
Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema (called The King and The Gyaltsuen,
respectively in Bhutan) offered prayers at the Kuenrey of the
Tashichhodzong (Buddhist monastery) for those impacted by the
terror attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Their Majesties
offered a thousand butter lamps filled with clarified butter during
their prayers “in memory of…
