Ritual to pray for crown princess' safe delivery held

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Masako, wife of Crown Prince Naruhito and now five months pregnant, heads for the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 10 after attending a traditional ceremony to pray for the safe delivery of her baby earlier in the day. The princess visited the palace to report on the ceremony to Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. (Pool photo)

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