To win a second term in office . And after the duke and duchess of sussex admit theyre struggling to cope with press scrutiny Prince William says hes worried. Life from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. It is newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in tokyo where World Leaders and foreign royalty are gathering to attend the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito. The ceremony officially marks the emperors ascension to the chrysanthemum throne, after his fathers abdication earlier this year. My colleague mariko oi is in tokyo for us. He became japans new emperor in may . So what is todays ceremony about . That is right. He became the 126 emperor of japan on the 1st that is right. He became the 126 emperor ofjapan on the 1st of may in the new era started then. It is not unusual though for these events to ta ke not unusual though for these events to take place over several years actually, especially because a new emperor usually takes t
But plans to vote on it in parliament are blocked. And Northern Ireland decriminalises abortion and same sex marriage despite a last ditch attempt to derail the move. Hello. Polls are starting to close in the east of canada in one of the countrys most closely fought elections. Prime Ministerjustin Trudeau faces a potential threat to his premiership, and neither his liberal party nor the rival conservatives are expected to win a clear majority. Our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet is in toronto. Yes, it will be a long, cold night gcioss yes, it will be a long, cold night across this country is the votes keep coming in. Six time zones, so far, the polling stations in the east of canada have closed and now the results are slowly trickling in, showing that with the liberal party, who in the 2015 election swept the polls right across Atlantic Canada, they have a strong showing this time, but they are losing seats. There is still 30 minutes to go here in toronto, and one of the
A couple of days ago, Royal World Thailand's Facebook page reported on the surprise demotion of 76 year-old Prince Chulcherm Yugala, at least in terms of his military rank. It reported that the "Royal Gazette published a royal command of His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn . on reduction in military rank of His Serene Highness Prince…
The king, who is the wealthiest monarch in the world thanks to his £24billion fortune, granted an audience during a royal ceremony at the Grand Palace, Bangkok, in celebration of his birthday.
La Prensa Latina points out the obvious: Thailand’s royal palace has maintained a deathly silence for five months about the health of Princess Bajrakitiyabha, first-born daughter of King Vajiralongkorn, who was hospitalized in mid-December over a serious heart problem. Bajrakitiyabha, 44, seen as a possible heir to the throne, was admitted on Dec. 14 after…