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| Kim Jong-un's brother 'visits London to watch Eric Clapton' | Kim Jong-un's brother 'visits London to watch Eric Clapton' |
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| Footage has emerged purporting to show North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un's elder brother in London - attending two Eric Clapton concerts. | Footage has emerged purporting to show North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un's elder brother in London - attending two Eric Clapton concerts. |
| The footage shows a man resembling Kim Jong-chul visiting the Royal Albert Hall. | The footage shows a man resembling Kim Jong-chul visiting the Royal Albert Hall. |
| He has previously been seen attending Clapton concerts abroad. | He has previously been seen attending Clapton concerts abroad. |
| One North Korea observer said the man in the footage did appear to be Mr Kim, who was taken out of the leadership succession several years ago. | One North Korea observer said the man in the footage did appear to be Mr Kim, who was taken out of the leadership succession several years ago. |
| Video filmed by a Japanese television network on Wednesday shows a car arriving outside the venue in west London, and a woman wearing a green leather jacket and sunglasses emerging from inside. | Video filmed by a Japanese television network on Wednesday shows a car arriving outside the venue in west London, and a woman wearing a green leather jacket and sunglasses emerging from inside. |
| Cameras follow her briefly before another similar-looking man, dressed in almost identical clothes, also walks out of the car. | |
| He is asked a number of questions by journalists but does not speak. Several minders surround him, and they push journalists and cameras away from the man. | He is asked a number of questions by journalists but does not speak. Several minders surround him, and they push journalists and cameras away from the man. |
| The same visitors were seen at a second Clapton concert in the same venue on Thursday night. | The same visitors were seen at a second Clapton concert in the same venue on Thursday night. |
| Simeon Paterson, a BBC journalist who attended Thursday's concert, said: "He was just like any other fan, but there were officials all around him. | Simeon Paterson, a BBC journalist who attended Thursday's concert, said: "He was just like any other fan, but there were officials all around him. |
| "They were obviously not Clapton fans, and looked really out of place. But he was having a great time, singing along to all the words." | "They were obviously not Clapton fans, and looked really out of place. But he was having a great time, singing along to all the words." |
| Kim Jong-chul has attended Eric Clapton concerts in Germany in 2006 and Singapore in 2011. | Kim Jong-chul has attended Eric Clapton concerts in Germany in 2006 and Singapore in 2011. |
| North Korea analyst Aidan Foster-Carter said: "It certainly does look like pictures of him I have seen before. And he has minders - why would he have minders if he wasn't Kim Jong-chul? | North Korea analyst Aidan Foster-Carter said: "It certainly does look like pictures of him I have seen before. And he has minders - why would he have minders if he wasn't Kim Jong-chul? |
| "He holds no post in the North Korean government, so would not be subject to a travel ban like others who hold government posts. | "He holds no post in the North Korean government, so would not be subject to a travel ban like others who hold government posts. |
| The South Korean news agency Yonhap said (in Korean) that the man stayed at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel in west London, where rooms can cost more than £2,100 ($3,290) a night. The hotel did not respond to the BBC's requests for a comment. | The South Korean news agency Yonhap said (in Korean) that the man stayed at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel in west London, where rooms can cost more than £2,100 ($3,290) a night. The hotel did not respond to the BBC's requests for a comment. |
| He was due to board a flight to Moscow on Friday, Yonhap said. | He was due to board a flight to Moscow on Friday, Yonhap said. |
| According to the North Korean Leadership blog, Kim Jong-chol is the oldest child of the fourth wife of former ruler Kim Jong-il, and is 33 years old. | According to the North Korean Leadership blog, Kim Jong-chol is the oldest child of the fourth wife of former ruler Kim Jong-il, and is 33 years old. |
| It says that, like his full brother Kim Jong-un, he was educated in Switzerland before returning to North Korea. | It says that, like his full brother Kim Jong-un, he was educated in Switzerland before returning to North Korea. |
| Kim Jong-il's former sushi chef said the former ruler saw his son as being "no good because he is like a little girl." | Kim Jong-il's former sushi chef said the former ruler saw his son as being "no good because he is like a little girl." |
| Kim Jong-chol had at one point been considered for the North Korean leadership, but was overlooked by his father in 2009. Kim Jong-un eventually took over when his father died in December 2011. | Kim Jong-chol had at one point been considered for the North Korean leadership, but was overlooked by his father in 2009. Kim Jong-un eventually took over when his father died in December 2011. |
| The North Korean Leadership blog says that Kim Jong-chol has "a pleasant, outgoing personality" and plays an important support role for his brother. At one point, he worked in North Korea's propaganda department. | The North Korean Leadership blog says that Kim Jong-chol has "a pleasant, outgoing personality" and plays an important support role for his brother. At one point, he worked in North Korea's propaganda department. |