Japanese State Visit to Belgium, 1971

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King Baudouin (wearing the Order of the Chrysanthemum) and Queen Fabiola of Belgium (in the Nine Provinces Tiara) host a glittering State Banquet in honour of the State Visit of Emperor Hirohito (wearing the Order of Leopold) and Empress Nagako of Japan (in the Meiji Scroll Tiara and the Order of Leopold) at the Royal Palace of Brussels on this day in 1971. The following evening, the Emperor hosted a Return Banquet in honour of the Belgian King and Queen (wearing the Wolfers Necklace Tiara).

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