Crown Prince Naruhito and his family, on a private two-week trip to the Netherlands, visited former royal stables with Queen Beatrix and her family Friday in the eastern Dutch city of Apeldoorn.
The event, held at the Royal Stables adjacent to Het Loo Palace in the northwestern part of the city, was open to dozens of local and Japanese reporters.
Just after 11 a.m., the Crown Prince, Crown Princess Masako and their 4-year-old daughter, Princess Aiko, appeared from the main stable and walked with Queen Beatrix, her son, Crown Prince Willem Alexander, his wife, Princess Maxima, and their two daughters, Princess Catharina-Amalia, 2, and Princess Alexia, 1.