King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at a lavish State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, marking the start of their three-day UK visit. The royals donned their finest attire, with Queen Camilla in a Fiona Clare dress and Burmere ruby tiara. King Charles and Naruhito wore formal suits, while Masako looked elegant in cream with the Chrysanthemum tiara. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:56Your Majesties, my wife and I are so delighted
01:01to be able to welcome you to Buckingham Palace this evening.
01:10Welcome back to Britain.
01:13Your Majesties, ours is a partnership with deep roots.
01:18For over 400 years, our nations have inspired each other,
01:23learning from each other's experience,
01:26and enriching our industries, cuisines, and cultures
01:30with elements borrowed and shared.
01:33It has been a pleasure to learn of the British stories
01:36behind certain Japanese cultural icons.
01:40Perhaps you would allow me to note one particular individual
01:45who turns 50 this year,
01:48raised in a London suburb with her twin sister,
01:52a self-made entrepreneur worth billions of dollars,
01:56and a UNICEF children's ambassador on top of all that.
02:01So I can only wish a very happy birthday to Hello Kitty.
02:06Your Majesties, in 1613, Tokugawa Ieyasu wrote to my forebear,
02:17King James I, he said,
02:21though separated by 10,000 leagues of clouds and waves,
02:26our territories are, as it were, close to each other.
02:30Over 400 years later,
02:32that sentiment remains at the heart of our friendship.
02:37And so it is with a sense of great affection and optimism
02:43that I propose a toast to Your Majesties and the Japanese people
02:48and to the next 400 years of Japanese-British relations.
02:55Kanpai!