Honoring former first lady

Mourners on Wednesday head for the grave of Yook Young-soo, the wife of former President Park Chung-hee and the mother of Park Geun-hye, the leading presidential contender for the ruling Saenuri Party, at her 38th memorial ceremony at Seoul National Cemetery (left). Park Geun-hye dries her eyes while listening to her mother’s recorded voice at the ceremony.

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