Royal Guests at the Enthronement of Emperor Akihito of Japan

Six Kings, Five Queens and Seven Heirs led Foreign Royal Guests from around the world at the Enthronement of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan at the Imperial Palace of Tokyo on this day in 1990, 35 years ago.

In the morning, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan took part in the Sokuirei-Tojitsu-Kashikodokoro-Omae-no-Gi, Sokuirei-Tojitsu-Koreiden-Shinden-ni-Hokoku-no-Gi, Sokuirei-Seiden-no-Gi, and Shukuga-Onretsu-no-Gi traditional Shinto ceremonies in various shrines in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Six Kings, Five Queens and Seven Heirs gathered to view the Enthronement of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace of Tokyo.

King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium

Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden

Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg

King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan

The King and Queen of Malaysia

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei

King Malietoa Tanumafili II of Samoa

The Prince and Princess of Wales

Crown Prince Hassan and Princess Sarvath of Jordan

Crown Prince Harald and Crown Princess Sonja of Norway

The Prince of Asturias

The Prince of Orange

Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand

Later in the afternoon, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (wearing the Meiji Scroll Tiara) conducted a carriage procession through the streets of Tokyo.

That evening, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (in the Meiji Scroll Tiara) held a magnificent Banquet for Foreign Royal Guests and Dignitaries at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium (in the Wolfers Necklace Tiara)

Queen Margrethe II (wearing the Pearl Poiré Tiara) and Prince Henrik of Denmark

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden (in the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure)

Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg (wearing the Belgian Scroll Tiara)

The King and Queen of Malaysia (wearing the Gandik Diraja Tiara)

The Prince and Princess of Wales (wearing the Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara)

Crown Prince Hassan and Princess Sarvath of Jordan (in her Diamond Tiara)

Crown Prince Harald and Crown Princess Sonja of Norway (wearing the Norwegian Emerald Parure)

The Prince of Orange and Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein with Princess Kiko of Japan (in her Diamond Tiara)

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand

Prince Albert of Monaco

The following day, the Emperor and Empress Michiko hosted a Garden Party for the Foreign Royal Guests ahead of a Dinner held by the Japanese Prime Minister.

Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara