Princess Mako of Japan announced that she will leave her royal status as a princess in exchange of marrying her one true one – a commoner – this Sunday, September 3.
Mako, who is Emperor Akihito’s eldest granddaughter, leaves her status as a princess upon marrying a commoner named Kei Komuro, a 25-year-old who works at a law firm.
In a televised press conference, she said that she is happy with her decision.
“I was aware since my childhood that I’ll leave a royal status once I marry,” she said. “While I worked to help the emperor and fulfill duties as a royal family member as much as I can, I’ve been cherishing my own life.”
Kumoro said that he proposed to the princess more than three years ago. The couple originally planned to announce their plans on July but they decided to postpone it because the country’s southern region was hit by heavy rains a huge floods.
Their wedding will take place after summer of 2018, according to an official of the Imperial Household Agency.
The law of removing one’s royal status upon marriage only applies to women royals. Emperor Akihito and his sons were wedded to commoners, who are now members of the monarchy.
CREDIT: NDTV
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