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...life. In 1921, when he was Crown Prince, Hirohito boarded the battleship Katori for a six-month tour of Europe. His jet flight this week will get him there in 15 hours, instead of the 65 days it took the lumbering Katori to reach England. Accompanied by the Empress Nagako, 68, who has never been abroad, Hirohito will visit seven European countries...
Crack the Whip. She practices her father's religion during business hours only. Whereas Carlo was a lifetime lira-pincher who often rode the trains third class and packed his own lunch, Anna lives the life of an empress after work. She maintains an 11th century palace, a hunting lodge and a sumptuous apartment, all crammed with priceless paintings. She keeps her figure trim, dresses elegantly, and entertains salons full of jet-setters and visiting royalty...
...chamberlain brought news that Premier Eisaku Sato's Cabinet had approved Hirohito's plans for an 18-day European trip beginning next September-the first time a reigning Emperor will have left the country in the 2,631-year history of Japan's imperial household. Empress Nagako will go along on the visit to Copenhagen. Brussels, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Geneva and Bonn; it will be her first venture out of Japan. "I shall do my best to obtain a harvest of international friendship," said Hirohito...
...Catherine's Hall in the Kremlin is a reminder of ancient ties that once linked Russia with Europe. It used to be the throne room of Catherine the Great, a German princess who became Russia's Empress. Last week, as the Soviet rulers undertook an act of reconciliation with their bitterest European enemy, they chose St. Catherine's as the setting. As millions of Europeans, both East and West, watched on television, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt stepped into the hall, past icons depicting St. Catherine holding a cross. At the same moment, Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin...
Born. To Mohammed Reza Pahlevi 50, the Shah of Iran, and Empress Farah, 31, his third wife: their fourth child, second girl; in Teheran. Name: Princess Leila...