Overview

• On Sept. 19 in Tokyo, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh held an audience with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace.
• Buckingham Palace said the engagement reaffirmed ties between the households and celebrated the breadth of the UK–Japan relationship.
• The Duchess performed a notably deep curtsy during the greeting, a voluntary gesture of respect reported by People.
• Earlier, the couple attended the Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan, meeting wrestler Asanoyama Hiroki and Sumo Association chairman Hakkaku Nobuyoshi.
• They planted an oak sapling at the Akasaka State Guest House grown from Queen Elizabeth II’s 1975 tree, joined a MUSUBI initiative reception where the Duke offered a kanpai, and met Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino.