European royals step out for glamourous imperial banquet following Japanese Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony

<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-charles">Prince Charles</a></strong> and European royals including <strong><a href="/tags/0/queen-letizia">Queen Letizia</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/tags/0/queen-maxima">Queen Maxima</a></strong>, <Strong><a href="/tags/0/crown-princess-victoria">Crown Princess Victoria</a></strong> and <Strong><a href="/tags/0/crown-princess-mary">Crown Princess Mary</a></strong> stepped out for a glamorous imperial banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan following <Strong><A href="/tags/0/emperor-naruhito">Emperor Naruhito</a></strong>'s enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22. <p>It was an evening of true royal splendour, as 200 members of other royal houses, heads of state and foreign dignitaries gathered to dine together in a very rare occasion. <p><strong>Click through the gallery (or keep reading if you're on mobile) to see the best photos from the evening!</strong> <p>Photo: &copy; Str/Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images
Spain's <strong><a href="/tags/0/queen-letizia">Queen Letizia</a></strong> looked breathtaking in a pink <strong><a href="/tags/0/carolina-herrera">Carolina Herrera</a></strong> gown with grey floral embellishments. She wore the "Fleur de Lys" tiara, which we last saw her don during a state banquet in February. She paired it with a matching brooch and <strong>Joyas de Pasar</strong> earrings. <p>Photo: &copy; Str/Jiji Press/Pool/Getty Images
<strong><a href="/tags/0/queen-maxima">Queen Maxima</a></strong> of the Netherlands looked incredible, as she always does, when she arrived with <strong><a href="/tags/0/king-willem-alexander">King Willem-Alexander</a></strong>. She wore an off-the-shoulder dress, sported diamond and ruby accessories and the Mellerio Ruby tiara, which we last saw at a state banquet in Argentina in February. <p>Photo: &copy; Str/Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images
<strong><a href="/tags/0/crown-princess-mary">Crown Princess Mary</a></strong> looked stunning in a blush dress with a sequinned cape. <p>Photo: &copy; David Mareuil/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
Sweden's <strong><a href="/tags/0/crown-princess-victoria">Crown Princess Victoria</a></strong> looked gorgeous in a blush pink lace gown, drop earrings and the two-tiered laurel wreath tiara as she arrived with her father, <strong><a href="/tags/0/king-carl-xvi-gustaf">King Carl XVI Gustaf</a></strong>. <p>Photo: &copy; Pierre Emmanuel Deletree/AFP/Getty Images
<Strong>King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck</strong> and <strong>Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan</strong> looked gorgeous in colourful and traditional outfits. <p>Photo: &copy; David Mareuil/AFP/Getty Images
<strong><a href="/tags/0/queen-mathilde">Queen Mathilde</a></strong> of Belgium looked stunning when she arrived with <Strong><a href="/tags/0/king-philippe">King Philippe</a></strong>, too! <p>Photo: &copy; David Mareuil/Pool/Getty Images
<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-albert">Prince Albert II</a></strong> of Monaco looked dapper in a beige jacket, which he paired with a gold necklace. <p>Photo: &copy; Pierre Emmanuel Deletree/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg</strong> still didn't look tired or jetlagged after a flight that he took following the wedding of <strong>Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon</strong> and <strong>Countess Olympia Von Arco-Zinneberg</strong> in Paris! <p>Photo: &copy; Pierre Emmanuel Deletree/AFP/Getty Images
And of course, we can't forget <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-charles">Prince Charles</a></strong>, who looked dapper in a suit that also showed off all his medals. <p>Photo: &copy; Pierre Emmanuel Deletree/AFP/Getty Images
Naruhito and Masako had a great time at the banquet, talking with Brunei's Sultan <strong>Hassanal Bolkiah</strong> and Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf. <p>Photo: &copy; Str/Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images
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