Where is Kim Jong-un’s wife? North Korea’s First Lady not seen for SEVEN MONTHS
Fears are growing for Kim Jong-un’s wife, who has not been seen in public for over seven months.
Ri Sol-ju married the dictator in 2012, but there has been no sighting of her since March 28, when she was on a tour of a new commercial district and health complex in Pyongyang.
Experts now believe that the First Lady of North Korea may be pregnant - or may have fallen out with Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, who is seen as the true power behind her brother’s rule in her lead role at the Propaganda and Agitation Department.
Missing: Ri Sol-ju was last seen in public in March (Reuters)
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Toshimitsu Shigemura, a professor at Tokyo’s Waseda University who study the leadership in the secretive nation, told The Telegraph that the Ri’s disappearance may be down to any number of reasons.
He said: ”There have also been reports of instability in Pyongyang and even of several attempted attacks, including by factions in the North Korean military, against Kim last year.
“It is possible that Ri has not appeared in public because she is being closely guarded.”
Dictator: Kim Jong-un married his wife in 2012 (Getty)
This is not the first time that Ri vanished from public view - in 2012 she was kept from the cameras while she was pregnant with a baby girl.
If she has fallen out with the leadership, her life may be in danger as Kim Jong-un has previously executed close family members.
His uncle, Jang Sung-taek, was described as “human scum” for an alleged plot to overthrow his nephew.
Top pic: AFP
