Kim Jong-un being 'followed' by a mystery woman with sunglasses and handbag

dailystar.co.uk:

Kim Jong-un as speculation mounts that another relative has stepped into the public eye. The lady is rumoured to be the tyrant's half-sister Kim Sol-song after she was seen shadowing the dictator at multiple engagements.It is believed the woman is in her 30s or 40s and has recently been seen carrying a large handbag at the functions.

The mystery woman has also been linked to working for the North Korean despot after she was spotted lingering in the vicinity of his Mercedes.

She often wears sunglasses and was also seen passing Kim his speech at a large political rally in February.Michael Madden, a leading expert on North Korea’s elite, suggested that she might be part of the leader’s inner circle.“We do not know what job or function this individual discharges,” he said.“But because she was observed leaving Kim Jong-un’s personal car at an event, it is a reasonable and safe assumption that she works directly for him in his executive office.“Kim Jong-un has four or five individuals – men and women – who work as administrative and personal assistants to him.“This woman might be his private secretary.”If the woman in question is Kim Sol-song, 47, she brings a wealth of experience to the role.She served the former leader Kim Jong-il – who fathered both herself and Kim Jong-un – as an event director before his death in 2011.Mr Madden – who runs the North Korea Leadership Watch website – called it a “critical” position.He said: “It involves coordinating the leader’s schedule, his security arrangements, protocol and press coverage requirements, etc.“In a political culture like North Korea's, it is a pretty critical job as this individual controls what elite North Korean citizens have access to the leader – at least for public.