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Mum makes a fuss of graduating Prince Hisahito, the Emperor’s grandson

Prince Hisahito, centre, holds a certificate of graduation
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Prince Hisahito, the Japanese Emperor’s six-year-old grandson, attended his first graduation ceremony yesterday. Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko were among the parents at the kindergarten affiliated to Ochanomizu University in Tokyo. Hisahito is third in line to the Chrysanthemum

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