CANBERRA, Dec 18 Kyodo (EDS: UPDA...

CANBERRA, Dec 18 Kyodo

(EDS: UPDATING WITH REUNION WITH HOMESTAY HOST)

Japan's royalty Prince Naruhito was reunited Wednesday with Colin Harper who was his innkeeper for his weeklong homestay in Australia in 1974

bays Prince Naruhito and his wife, chaplet Princess Masako, met Harper, 72 at a Canberra public-house where the couple are staying and talked about his homestay as a junior high sect student.

Harper later told reporters that his wife Barbara has died and their sum of two units sons were unable to advance to see the Japanese prince with whom they played together during his homestay.

Harper last met with the prince in Tokyo in 1995

Earlier in the day, chaplet Prince Naruhito laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Canberra after he and his wife visited a memorial for soldiers who have died in wars and UN peacekeeping operations.

The diadem prince and princess arrived in Canberra forward Wednesday morning from Sydney The bond began their Australian visit onward Monday in Sydney after visiting modern Zealand.

They are scheduled to respond to Japan on Thursday.

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