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 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
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.
