South Korea’s spy agency has confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Kim Ju Ae, is likely to be his “recognised heir”.

The report comes two weeks after Ju Ae, who is thought to be 12 or 13 years old, made her first public international appearance, accompanying her father to Beijing, where he met Chinese and Russian leaders .

Analysts say her presence at the event is “the clearest sign yet” that the North Korean leader is preparing her to be his successor, said The Washington Post . Ju Ae may be too young for experts to “jump to conclusions just yet” but her “increasingly high-profile appearances” indicate a future pathway to power.

What do we know about Ju Ae?

After visiting Pyongyang in 2013 and holding the then infant Ju Ae, US basketball star Dennis Rodman w

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