A person, dressed as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, gestures during an event ahead of anniversary of Balfour Declaration, outside Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel in West Bank city of Bethlehem November 2017 -REUTERS/
TOKYO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are scheduled to attend Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral in Britain next week, the Japanese government said Wednesday, in what will be the couple's first overseas trip since his ascension to the throne in 2019, Kyodo News reported.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other government officials are not planning to attend the funeral slated for Monday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at a press conference.
Kishida is instead planning to leave for New York on Monday to attend the U.N. General Assembly, he told a meeting at the prime minister's office.
An emperor traditionally does not make appearances at funerals at home or abroad and the decision to attend reflects the deep bond between the royal and imperial families.
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