The daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a military parade held in Pyongyang on Wednesday (February 25) night, state media footage showed on Thursday (February 26), amid speculation that she is being groomed as a potential successor.

The appearance of the teenager, known as Ju Ae, came at a parade capping off the ruling Workers' Party Ninth Congress, the biggest event in the country's political calendar, which analysts have been closely watching for policy shifts.

Video footage aired by state-run television KRT showed Ju Ae standing next to her father and alongside senior military leaders as they applauded the parade. The pair were both dressed in black leather trench coats.

Another image showed her watching a fly-past next to Kim and the military leaders.

The North's state media did not explicitly describe the girl's role in the parade proceedings, but her presence is likely to fuel speculation about succession in a system built around the Kim family's dynastic legitimacy.

(Production: Dogyun Kim, Yunji Ha, Heejung Jung)

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (AIRED FEBRUARY 26, 2026) (KRT - No use North Korea) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. MONUMENT COMMEMORATING THE 9TH PARTY CONGRESS AT THE MILITARY PARADE VENUE

2. LIMOUSINE CARRYING NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN AND HIS DAUGHTER, KNOWN AS JU AE, ARRIVING

3. KIM AND JU AE GETTING OUT OF THE LIMOUSINE

4. KIM AND JU AE WALKING ON RED CARPET / KIM SALUTING

5. SOLDIERS CHANTING

6. KIM AND JU AE WALKING ON RED CARPET

7. KIM, JU AE, AND OFFICIALS WALKING UP TO MAIN PODIUM

8. KIM WAVING TO PEOPLE / JU AE STANDING BEHIND HIM

9. SOLDIERS SALUTING

10. KIM HOLDING UP HIS HAND TO PEOPLE / JU AE FOLLOWING BEHIND HIM

11. SOLDIERS MARCHING

12. JU AE STANDING AND WATCHING

13. VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS MARCHING

14. KIM AND JU AE ON MAIN PODIUM WITH OFFICIALS

15. SOLDIERS ON HORSES

16. JU AE CLAPPING

17. FIREWORKS

18. KIM AND JU AE WATCHING

19. DRONE SHOT OF BUILDINGS AND CITY LIGHTS

20. AIR SHOW

21. KIM AND JU AE WATCHING THE AIR SHOW/ KIM SALUTING

22. AIR SHOW IN SKY

23. KIM POINTING AT SKY AND TALKING TO JU AE / KIM GIVING THUMBS-UP

24. VARIOUS OF KIM, JU AE AND OFFICIALS WATCHING AIR SH0W

25. AIR SHOW IN PROGRESS

26. KIM AND JU AE LEAVING MAIN PODIUM

27. PEOPLE HOLDING NORTH KOREAN FLAGS AND CLAPPING

28. VARIOUS OF KIM AND JU AE INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE WHILE WALKING DOWN STEPS

29. VARIOUS OF KIM AND JU AE WALKING DOWN STEPS WHILE LEAVING

30. PEOPLE CHEERING

31. KIM AND JU AE LEAVING