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![Ri Sol-ju, wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, tours newly built facilities in Gangdong County, on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Dec. 15. The red circle shows a Gucci bag that Ri is clutching. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12007453.jpg?imageId=12007453&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Ri Sol-ju, wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, far left, attends a ceremony marking the completion of the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area on June 24. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12073453.jpg?imageId=12073453&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center right, waves as he is accompanied by wife Ri Sol-ju, far left, and daughter Kim Ju-ae, center left, at the New Year’s celebration performance last January at Pyongyang's May Day Stadium. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11995999.jpg?imageId=11995999&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![In this photo released by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency on Friday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, is seen seated next to his daughter Kim Ju-ae at a banquet held the previous night to celebrate the North's launch of a spy satellite earlier in the week. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12137037.jpg?imageId=12137037&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right), his daughter Kim Ju-ae (center) and his wife Ri Sol-ju (left) sit at a banquet celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army (KPA), with KPA generals standing behind them in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11132412.jpg?imageId=11132412&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency released photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife, Ri Sol-ju, watching a performance on Tuesday in commemoration of the birthday of late leader Kim Jong-il. This is Ri's first public appearance in more than a year. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10450167.jpg?imageId=10450167&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)