Married to the madman: Dictator Kim's wife is wheeled out looking thin and nervous after fears he may have decided to silence HER
- - Dictator pictured alongside wife Ri Sol-Ju at memorial service for Kim Jong-Il at the
Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang - - It houses embalmed bodies of founder Kim Il-Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il
- - It comes days after Kim Jong-Un executed his 'worse than a dog' uncle
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Video footage has been transmitted by North Korea's media appearing to show Kim Jong-Un with his wife following rumours that she had fallen out of favour with the dictator.
Before the broadcast of today's footage, which is claimed to show Kim Jong-Un with wife Ri Sol-Ju at a memorial service for his father today, she had not been seen for a number of weeks.
Although it is not conclusive proof - because it is not certain the film was recorded today - the footage partially eases fears for Ri Sol-Ju's safety.
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This image, taken from a video, appears to show Kim Jong-Un with his wife, Ri Sol-Ju, who was feared missing
They appear to be seen at a memorial service for the second anniversary of Kim Jong-Un's father's death
Ri Sol-Ju and Kim's aunt, Kim Kyong Hui, are the two women to whom the unpredictable Kim turns for advice
Fears for her life were raised after the leader executed his uncle, Jang Song Thaek.
Ri Sol-Ju, along with Jang's widow, Kim Kyong Hui, are regarded by North Korean observers as the power behind the throne – two women to whom the unpredictable Kim turns for advice.
But her absence from official photographs has led to speculation she could have fallen out of favour with a husband who is swift to deliver punishment to anyone who shows the slightest sign of disloyalty.
Safety fears: This undated file picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader
Kim Jong-Un (right) accompanied by his wife Ri Sol-Ju
Happy leader: Kim Jong Un was photographed laughing heartily with a handful of generals as he toured the warehouse - stage one of
a series of 'field guidance' trips that also included a military design centre and a luxury ski resort
Happy leader: State-controlled news agency KCNA said he 'couldn't hold back joy or stop smiling' after being told fish production had grown dramatically this year
Tour: Kim's wave of public appearances around the country were intended to demonstrate his firm grip on power following the shock execution of his uncle, said analysts
The despot spent the anniversary of his father's death laughing heartily at a fishery today - just days after he executed his uncle.
Kim was photographed joking with a handful of generals as he toured the warehouse, in an undisclosed location in the hideaway state, where he praised the piles of fish as being like 'an ammunition depot full of artillery'.
The official visit formed stage one of a series of 'field guidance' trips that also included a military design centre and a luxury ski resort.
The cheerful visit was a marked contrast to a ceremony being held in his absence in Pyongyang that saw thousands of North Koreans pledge their loyalty to him and remember his father who died on December 17 2011.
The cheerful visit was a marked contrast to the ceremony being held in his absence in the square outside the Kumsusan Palace of the
Sun, home to the embalmed bodies of his father and grandfather.
'Our sole centre': The first to pay tribute were soldiers, wearing dark olive green uniforms and winter hats, who swore to safeguard Kim
with their lives beneath a banner that read: 'Let's hold great comrade Kim Jong-un in high esteem as the sole center of unity and
leadership'
'He couldn't hold back joy or stop smiling [after being told fish production had grown dramatically this year],' state-controlled news agency KCNA said.
'(Kim) smiled radiantly looking at the warehouse packed with stacks of fish, saying it looked like an ammunition depot full of artillery,' it added.
Leaders in bronze: People pay tribute to the bronze statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il (right) on the second anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death
Pertinent: Citizens lay flowers at the site under the shadow of a nationalistic sculpture of workers cheering their leaders
Tribute: Chinese Ambassador to DPRK Liu Hongcai (Front) pays tribute to the bronze statues under the watchful eyes of North Korean military chiefs
He smiled and 'highly praised' the manager of a fisheries station controlled by a military unit as a 'hero' for catching big hauls of fish during his visit, the KCNA said.
Analysts claim Kim's whirlwind weekend tour around the country was intended to demonstrate his firm grip on power following the shock execution of his uncle.
Meanwhile in Pyongyang, thousands of soldiers, wearing dark olive green uniforms and winter hats, swore to safeguard Kim with their lives during a memorial service in a square outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, home to the embalmed bodies of his father and grandfather.
The synchronised troops carried huge banners that read: 'Let's hold great comrade Kim Jong-un in high esteem as the sole center of unity and leadership.'
Pictures released by the North's official news agency showed crowds kneeling silently in the shadows of two giant bronze statues of Kim Il-Sung, the country's founder, and his son Kim Jong-Il.
They were followed by citizens who laid wreaths at the sacred site in honour of the dead former leader.
Dynasty: The memorial marked two years since the death of Kim Jong Un's father Kim Jong Il (left) whose body lies embalmed next to that of his father, the founder of North Korea, Kim Il Sung (right)
Love reaffirmed: Soldiers assembled outside the Pyongyang landmark reaffirmed loyalty to the young leader, according to the caption
of one picture
Under watch: Another photo showed a march by soldiers carrying red flags and flowers, watched by military leaders. It was not clear
whether Jong-Un was among them
Stage-managed: Images of the memorial were beamed across the world - days after Kim Jong Un executed his uncle for treason
Sombre: It wasn't the joyous affair one might expect at a celebration of loyalty
Kim Jong-Un took power after his father's death, in the country's second dynastic succession.
Soldiers and citizens assembled outside the Pyongyang landmark reaffirmed loyalty to the young leader, according to the caption of one picture.
Another photo showed a march by soldiers carrying red flags, watched by military leaders.
Wake: Yesterday Kim met with bereaved family members of Kim Kuk Thae, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee
of the Workers' Party of Korea, who died on Friday aged 81
Mighty fall: North Korea stunned the world last week by announcing the execution of Jang Song-Thaek (pictured being dragged into
court to hear his death sentence), the uncle of the young Kim and the man once seen as his political regent
North Korea stunned the world last week by announcing the execution of Jang Song-Thaek, the uncle of the young Kim and the man once seen as his political regent.
His execution Thursday for corruption and plotting to overthrow the state - just days after he was ousted from all his party and military positions - marks the biggest political upheaval since Jong-Un inherited power.
The Kim dynasty has ruled the isolated country for more than six decades with an iron fist and a pervasive personally cult.
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