Kim Jong Un’s daughter and North Korea’s succession plans

The North Korean leader has made several recent appearances at military events with his young daughter at his side

People watch a television screen showing Kim Jong Un and his daughter attending a military parade
TV coverage shows Kim Jong Un and Kim Ju Ae at a military parade in Pyongyang this month
(Image credit: Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Kim Jong Un has been appearing at official military events with his young daughter by his side, prompting suggestions that Kim Ju Ae – thought to be only nine or ten years old – is being groomed to become North Korea’s next leader.

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