The King and Queen arrived at Buckingham Palace in carriages accompanied by the Emperor and Empress of Japan.
The procession slowly made its method by means of the forecourt of the palace earlier than passing below the central arch.
The carriages traveled across the quadrangle, the place they have been met by a 2nd Guard of Honour, made up of the first Battalion Welsh Guards.
Because the procession reached the grand entrance, the consideration guard greeted the royal celebration with a royal salute and the band performed the Japanese and British nationwide anthems.
The Emperor and the King have been within the first carriage and the Emperor climbed first when it stopped on the steps, adopted by the King.
The couple chatted amiably and loved a brief chortle on the crimson carpet as they waited for his or her wives to reach.
The Emperor appeared to admire the carriage, and pointed to it throughout their dialog.
The Queen and Empress, who wore a white face masks resulting from a continual allergy to horsehair, exited the second carriage and joined the King and Emperor on the steps earlier than heading inside.
After lunch, the King will invite the Emperor and Empress to view a particular exhibition within the Image Gallery of things from the Royal Assortment associated to Japan
