God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families



Analysis God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families North Korea has criticized hereditary succession but is the only communist country to have done it twice James Fretwell September 23, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The Royal Family Twitter (June 6, 2022) As thousands of people queued for as long as an entire day to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, London reportedly invited a representative from North Korea to attend the funeral itself. Two diplomatic sources confirmed to NK News that North Korea’s ambassador to the U.K. did end up attending the funeral. But this shouldn’t come as a surprise. As thousands of people queued for as long as an entire day to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, London reportedly invited a representative from North Korea to attend the funeral itself. Two diplomatic sources confirmed to NK News that North Korea’s ambassador to the U.K. did end up attending the funeral. But this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families

North Korea has criticized hereditary succession but is the only communist country to have done it twice

James Fretwell September 23, 2022

God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families

The Royal Family Twitter (June 6, 2022)

As thousands of people queued for as long as an entire day to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, London reportedly invited a representative from North Korea to attend the funeral itself.

Two diplomatic sources confirmed to NK News that North Korea’s ambassador to the U.K. did end up attending the funeral. But this shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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