The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have attended a Banquet at the Guildhall in the City of London, held by the Lord Mayor for The Emperor of Japan on his state visit to the UK. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:31The King.
00:32The King.
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00:53Praise, silence, the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor.
00:56APPLAUSE
01:00Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness,
01:04Your Excellencies,
01:06My Lords, Aldermen, Sheriffs,
01:09Chief Commoner, Honoured Guests,
01:14Konbanwa.
01:16Good evening.
01:20As the 695th Lord Mayor of London,
01:24it is an immense honour to welcome you
01:27to Guildhall this evening, Your Majesty,
01:30and to present to you the Address of Welcome,
01:33which conveys our esteem for Japan.
01:38The Lady Mayoress and I were privileged to join you
01:42and Empress Masako at the State Banquet
01:45hosted by Their Majesties the King and Queen
01:48at Buckingham Palace last night,
01:50and it is our pleasure to be joined this evening
01:54by His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh.
01:57APPLAUSE
02:06Your Majesty, I know that you have strong
02:09personal connections to the UK.
02:12Having studied the very important history
02:15of cargo carrying on the Thames at Oxford University
02:19and even titling your memoir
02:22The Thames and I, after London's iconic waterway.
02:29Sir Walter Raleigh said,
02:31there are two things scarce matched in the universe,
02:35the sun in heaven and the Thames on earth.
02:41This quote is pertinent tonight
02:43because it contains symbols of both Japan and the UK.
02:49The silver thread of the Thames connecting us,
02:53Pache Sir Winston Churchill,
02:56and the sun representing Japan, Nippon,
03:02land of the rising sun.
03:05Our nations complement and support one another.
03:09And to paraphrase Raleigh,
03:11our close and deep friendship is scarce matched in the universe.
03:20Domo arigato gozaimasu.
03:24Thank you.
03:25APPLAUSE
03:34The Emperor of Japan.
03:36The Emperor of Japan.
03:42My Lord Mayor,
03:44Your Royal Highness,
03:46Your Excellencies,
03:48Mr Rose Alderman,
03:51Sheriffs,
03:53Chief Commoner,
03:55Honoured Guests,
03:57I would like to express my profound appreciation to you
04:02for hosting me tonight
04:04and for the warm words of welcome from the Lord Mayor.
04:10I had the opportunity of visiting this Guildhall in 1983
04:17when I was studying at the University of Oxford.
04:22Also, on several occasions,
04:25I went into the Guildhall Library
04:29to peruse the historical records
04:33concerning the history of water transport on the River Thames
04:38in the 18th century,
04:40which I found very useful for my research.
04:46May I raise my glass to propose a toast
04:50to the good health of the Lord Mayor
04:53and Lady Mayoress,
04:57to the continued development and prosperity of the City of London
05:02and to lasting friendship and goodwill
05:06between the peoples of the United Kingdom and Japan.
05:13The Lord Mayor and the City of London cooperation.
05:36Thank you very much.