Charles and Diana: Visit to Japan - 1986


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This is in Japan. She was visiting a car factory and had to wear protective glasses! (i think it was the Honda factory, but i am not sure right now).
 
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On December 20th, Japan's foreign ministry released a photo album and documents of the Prince and Princess of Wales' 1986 visit as part of its disclosure of past diplomatic documents.

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Princess Diana was eager to watch sumo during 1986 visit, declassified documents show | The Japan Times
[...] a trip to watch professional sumo matches was included in their itinerary following an enthusiastic request from the princess, declassified diplomatic documents showed Wednesday.

During their stay in Japan the royal couple visited the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo hall in Tokyo on May 11, 1986 [...] and watched four matches including the final bout of the day.

The prince and princess later met with sumo wrestlers Onokuni, who held the sport’s second-highest rank of ozeki at the time, and Konishiki, in the third rank of sekiwake — two of the largest wrestlers. [...]

Before arriving in Japan, while visiting Canada, Princess Diana told the Japanese consul general in Vancouver that her earnest wish to watch sumo was about to be fulfilled, adding that she was looking forward to seeing the traditional sport in Japan, according to the documents.

Confessing that she still had difficulty using chopsticks, she joked that she was thinking of visiting Japan with a knife and a fork in her handbag, the documents showed.

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