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Kim Jong Un takes daughter to past leaders’ mausoleum for the first time

New Year’s appearance alongside her parents presents family image rather than positioning her as successor, expert says

Kim Jong Un took his daughter on a public visit to the mausoleum of former North Korean leaders for the first time on New Year’s Day, highlighting her growing prominence as a member of the country’s ruling family.

Accompanied by senior ruling party, parliament and government officials, the leader paid tribute to his grandfather Kim Il Sung and father Kim Jong Il at Pyongyang’s Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on Thursday, the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported the following day.

His daughter has never been named in state media, but South Korean intelligence reportssuggest she is Kim