With the United Kingdom still having bad image toward Japan as a hostile country in World War II, the Crown Prince could finally meet Elizabeth II after being kept waiting for long hours, despite being given the 13th order of seats in the coronation (a seat in the center of the front row, next to the Crown Prince of Nepal).
英国では、第二次世界大戦で敵対した記憶は未だ褪せておらず、戴冠式において13番目の席次（前列中央の座席で、隣席はネパール王子）を与えられたものの、女王との対面まで長時間待たされた。