Posted 3 сентября 2021,, 12:41

Published 3 сентября 2021,, 12:41

Modified 24 декабря 2022,, 22:38

Updated 24 декабря 2022,, 22:38

Japanese princess Mako marries a commoner and leaves for the USA

Japanese princess Mako marries a commoner and leaves for the USA

3 сентября 2021, 12:41
Фото: Reuters
Emperor Naruhito's niece is also refusing to receive funding from taxpayers as a member of the imperial court of Japan.

Princess Mako met her fiancé, 29-year-old Kei Komuro, back in 2012 while studying at the International Christian University in Tokyo, according to The Times. Five years later, they announced their engagement, and at the end of this year they will finally get married. The princess's groom is now completing his studies in the United States, and after graduation, he will most likely accept an offer from one of the local law firms and stay there with his wife. Mako's decision to marry a "commoner" means she will have to give up her title. The princess also announced that she is refusing the $ 1.3 million payment that she was entitled to as a lift to help start a new life.

According to the Japanese press, Mako's grandmother, former Empress Michiko, called her "naive" and called for her to break off relations with Komuro after it became known about the sensitive situation in which his mother was involved. According to rumors, the woman owed her former partner $ 40,000 (4.3 million yen), which she refused to return. She herself claims that she took out money on credit without any obligations to repay the debt, and part of the funds went to finance her son's education. When the dispute was revealed in 2017, the Japanese Imperial Household Agency announced that the relationship between Princess Mako and her fiancé would be "frozen" pending a decision.

However, the couple seems to have decided to get married no matter what. Mako said last year, “For us, marriage is destiny. We are irreplaceable for each other, we rely on each other in happy and unhappy times".

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