Spanish crown prince, pregnant wife head to Japan

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2005

MADRID (AFP) — Spanish heir to the throne Prince Felipe and his pregnant wife Princess Letizia embarked on a four-day trip to Japan during which they will visit the World Expo at Aichi.

The official part of the couple's trip will begin Friday, when they will attend the eighth Spanish-Japanese Forum at the Spanish embassy in Tokyo.

The pair left Madrid's Torrejon de Ardoz military airfield shortly before 5:00 pm (1500 GMT) with Letizia's personal doctor aboard, the correspondent said.

The princess is expecting the couple's first child in November.

On Thursday the royal couple will attend a dinner at the imperial palace hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.

After meeting members of the Spanish community in the capital the couple will...

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