On October 14, 2025, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan hosted a dinner at their residence in the Imperial Palace for Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. According to the Imperial Household Agency, their daughter, Princess Aiko, joined the couple after dinner for conversation and later helped the Emperor and Empress see the Crown Princess and Prince Daniel off. The dinner with the Emperor and Empress marked the conclusion of the Crown Princess Couple’s official visit to Japan.
Saloni Claudia floral-print silk dress
Welcome, Prince Daniel!
ReplyDeleteI like Victoria‘s pretty white dress.
I also like the dress, it is simple and elegant. I have a small quibble though, it looks as if the tissue is sticking to Victoria's legs, as if it was "electric". If it is, it is most unpleasant and made in a bad fabric.
DeleteCette robe est toujours aussi seyante.
ReplyDeleteElle respire féminité et élégance.
Ils semblent apprécier leurs compagnies respectives.
Quant à moi, je m’interroge sur la langue de leurs échanges …
-Astrid.
I believe that the two royal couples would have spoken in English. The Emperor and Empress both are Oxford graduates, and the latter lived in the US during high school. I have never heard Prince Daniel speak in English, but I assume that he speaks it quite well. CPVictoria is fluent in English and several other languages.
DeleteThey will certainly have spoken English. Before her marriage, Empress Masako was a diplomat, and like Princess Victoria she also studied at Harvard. Masako grew up internationally, living in the United Kingdom and the United States for many years. When she became engaged to Naruhito, she was working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Emperor Naruhito, for his part, studied at Merton College, Oxford, among other places. Prince Daniel also speaks fluent English. It's part of his job. You can see that the two couples have a warm relationship. It's lovely to see.
DeleteThey will certainly have spoken English. Before her marriage, Empress Masako was a diplomat, and like Princess Victoria she also studied at Harvard. Masako grew up internationally, living in the United Kingdom and the United States for many years. When she became engaged to Naruhito, she was working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Emperor Naruhito, for his part, studied at Merton College, Oxford, among other places. Prince Daniel also speaks fluent English. It's part of his job. You can see that the two couples have a warm relationship. It's lovely to see.
DeleteL' anglais sans doute,ou bien il y a les traducteurs.
DeleteI love the final photo where everyone seems to be going 'You go first;' 'No, please, you first;' 'No, no, after you' :D
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous dress!!! I love the simple swirl of the floral pattern. This is the type of floral dress that is perfect for Victoria--and she looks beautiful in it. The dress is simple and elegant, not frothy or frou frou like many of her other floral dresses. Empress Masako looks elegant in her suit--the silk suit has the sheen of a pearl. I love the photo showing the broad smile of the Emperor--he looks genuinely delighted to have Victoria and Daniel as his guests.
ReplyDeleteJanet
Two of my favourite couples meeting each other once more.
ReplyDeleteI love this Saloni dress on Victoria. I believe she has worn it before, or else has one very similar to it. The white dominant colour is very respectful to Japanese royal culture (note the colour of E.Masako's suit, and the number of outfits we have seen her wear at high ranking events that are white, cream, oyster, ivory, etc.), and the delicate flowers look like hand-painted art (they're not, I know, but gives that impression). I imagine that it was a lovely dinner amongst friends.
- Anon 9:13
How exciting to meet the Emperor and Empress! Japan is such a wonderful place to visit. I have enjoyed looking at the curtsy and the bow in these pictures.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes !!
DeleteRoyals from all over the world seem to really love visiting Japan to meet the Emperor and Empress.
E.S
The depths of their bows is very respectful indeed. For Victoria to curtsy so low in those high heels is testament I guess to her brilliant personal trainer.
ReplyDeleteI admire CP Victoria deep curtsy.These days we seldom see a curtsy properly executed. We might see a slight dip and that’s it.
ReplyDeleteThe Saloni dress is lovely. It’s fits where it sits,and CP Victoria wears it well.
HM as always looks elegant and just as lovely in her skirt suit. Their majesties look thrilled to be welcoming the royal couple.
Lowri.
They need to curtsy lower than the noble and since they are short they need to go low.
DeleteWell said agree with you.
DeleteThat's my girl!
ReplyDeletei dont see why European Royals curtsey to foreign Royals who don't consider it in their culture
ReplyDeleteIt is called respect
DeleteIo non capisco proprio perché ci sia ancora l’uso della riverenza, si dovrebbe abolire. E se necessaria, da protocollo, che si riduca ad un semplice gesto della testa come fanno gli uomini.
DeleteBowing is extremely important in Japan. Even in traffic you see drivers bow to each other to thank them eg for giving way. This is why we see deep bows (and Victoria’s preferred form here, the curtsy) in these pictures. Deep bows are of deeper respect.
DeleteEach royal is applying its own culture when he/she visits a foreign country with a monarchy. European royals has been learned to curtsy for another royal higher in rang than their own. Or when young princesses are greeting a queen or an empress who is older than them, they have to curtsy.
DeleteCP Victoria's dress is lovely and appropriate to meet the Emperor and Empress.
日本の皇室には西洋式の礼儀作法が取り入れられています。
Delete皇后雅子様も皇太子妃時代には諸外国の国王と王妃に対してカーテシーをしていらっしゃいました。
しかし日本人同士では、頭を下げることで敬意を表します。
She sure trained the depth of her curtsey :-), copy-paste: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPzjsIHjxQg/?img_index=3 . Why: sign of respect from one culture to another? Japanese people bow to Europeans too.
DeleteVoi helvetti sentään !
ReplyDeleteFinnish isn’t an easy language to comprehend, but I think you wrote “oh hell”. I don’t understand?
DeleteLove the formality of the bowing and curtsying. The dress is lovely and seems very appropriate for the occasion.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dress and great photos that tell a story! The royal couple seems to have had a great visit to Japan.
ReplyDeleteVictoria’s dress is pretty with the white background and delicate floral detailing - very elegant on her. The Emperor always looks so friendly and kind with his smiling demeanor.
ReplyDelete-Royal Watcher
The problem with this silk dress of Victoria's, with its polyester lining, is that it has built up static cling. That is why it is clinging so unattractively and immodestly to the front of her legs instead of falling straight ( pics 3,5,6).
ReplyDeleteIt is an embarrassing problem which is easily fixed with spray-on hair conditioner (I use it myself for the same circumstance); and I am surprised that, even though the dress has been worn at least twice before, Victoria's assistant has not attended to this.
As for the dress itself, I am not a fan of wraparound floral/foliage patterns which are "chopped off at the edges" by the seaming, as happens with this dress, as for me it spoils the artwork. I prefer a dress where the full artistry of the design is visible. Lyra
Oh la la la révérence! Mais la princesse porte une très jolie robe, un sans faite tout au long de son séjour au Japon. Que de belles tenues.
ReplyDeleteVictoria has muscles! I would fall on my butt if I went that deep. I'm a couch potato :D so its my own fault.
ReplyDeleteJ'aime beaucoup cette robe en soie à imprimé floral qui convient bien pour cette occasion - Qui pourrait me confirmer si Victoria l'a déjà portée ? merci par avance !
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful dress! Victoria looks stunning!
ReplyDeleteOn a aussi vu cette robe sur Mary.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.newmyroyals.com/2024/08/denmarks-king-and-queen-hold-reception.html
Paloma.
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