King and Queen welcome Japanese Emperor and Empress to state banquet

The three-day state visit comes less than 10 days out from the general election on 4 July, with the planned state initially due to take place in spring 2020, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. During Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign, there were no incoming state visits at the same time as a general election. A Japanese foreign ministry official said the emperor and empress's visit would not be a political one and it was hoped it would forge "friendly relations across generations" between Japan's imperial family and the British royal family #Japan #UK #King #Queen #KingCharles #Emperor #StateVisit #RoyalFamily #BuckinghamPalace #Live #SkyNews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:    / skynews   Follow us on Twitter:   / skynews   Like us on Facebook:   / skynews   Follow us on Instagram:   / skynews   Follow us on TikTok:   / skynews   For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí:    / @skynewsespanol   To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales