Japan's Emperor's granddaughter Princess Mako to marry former university classmate
View photos
Japan Emperor Akihito
Princess
Mako, the granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is set
to be married to her former university classmate next year, local media
reported on Tuesday (16 May).
The
Imperial Household Agency confirmed the report by public broadcaster
NHK that the princess will marry Kei Komuro who lives in Yokohama. NHK
said Komuro was a student at the International Christian University in
Tokyo, which Princess Mako also attended.
Trending: What did Liberace die of? Entertainer's controversial death explored in Channel 5's Autopsy
The
Imperial Household said Komuro was a 25-year old graduate student at
Tokyo's Hitotsubashi University and that he also works at a law firm.
Princess
Mako was awarded a master's degree in art museum and gallery studies at
the University of Leicester and now works as a researcher at a museum
at the University of Tokyo three days a week,
The engagement will be the first among the four grandchildren of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.
View photos
Japan Emperor Akihito
Japan
Times noted that the last royal wedding took place in October 2014,
when Princess Noriko, the daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin
Prince Takamado, married Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief
priest of Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine in the Shimane Prefecture.
According
to a source, Princess Mako met Komuro about five years ago. It is
believed that the princess has already introduced Komuro to her father,
Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Crown Prince Naruhito.
Out of the Imperial Household
View photos
Princess Mako
Once
her marriage takes place, Princess Mako, according to the Imperial
House Law will have to leave the Imperial family, Japan Times says.
The
Japanese royal family has been dogged with controversy as women are not
allowed to retain their Imperial status after marriage or ascend the
throne.
The Imperial family has only one male, Prince Hisahito who is Princess Mako's younger brother.
You may be interested in:
- Can Lib Dems win back students with a manifesto full of youth-friendly pledges?
- Never mind geography, Duterte says Mongolia and Turkey could join Asean
- Missing 6-year-old girl found safe and well after car she was in was 'stolen' in London
- Japan Emperor's granddaughter Princess Mako to marry former university classmate
No comments:
Post a Comment