Charles and Camilla will host the Japanese emperor as Princess Anne recovers in hospital from a fall.
The state visit comes during a chaotic time in the UK A Japanese state visit to the UK hosted by the King is set to begin on Tuesday – but without the Princess Royal after her injury. The King and Queen will entertain Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako days before the UK goes to the polls. Anne will miss the state banquet on Tuesday after suffering minor injuries to her head and concussion when she was reportedly kicked by a horse on her Gatcombe Park estate.
On Thursday, they will bid farewell to the King and Queen and privately visit St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle to lay a wreath on the tomb of the late Queen, before having a private visit to Oxford on Friday.The key event in the royal calendar is Charles’s first incoming state visit since his cancer diagnosis.The Princess of Wales, who returned briefly to the spotlight at Trooping the Colour last weekend despite her ongoing cancer treatment, is not expected to take part in the visit.
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