A Japanese princess who studied at the University of Leicester has left her royal life behind to get married.
Princess Mako did a postgraduate degree in museum studies from 2014 to 2015, spending a year in the city, and then returning for her degree ceremony.
Despite being the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and a niece of the current emperor, Naruhito, Mako could never inherit the imperial title because she is a woman.
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And the fact that her new husband, Kei Komuro, is a commoner rather than a royal, means Mako is no longer considered royalty at all.
The couple decided against a traditional wedding and said their marriage – delayed three years and opposed by some people in Japan – “was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts”.
The couple’s marriage document was submitted by a palace official on Tuesday morning and made official, the Imperial Household Agency said.
There was no wedding banquet or other marriage rituals for the couple.
Speaking at a televised news conference, Mako said: “For me, Kei-san is a priceless person. For us, our marriage was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts."
Mr Komuro said: “I love Mako. I live only once and I want to spend it with someone I love.
“I hope to have a warm family with Mako-san, and I will continue to do everything to support her."
Mako earlier declined a 140 million yen (£890,000) payment to which she was entitled for leaving the imperial family, palace officials said.
She is the first imperial family member since the Second World War to not receive the payment and she chose to reject it because of criticism of the marriage.
Mako, who turned 30 three days before the marriage, studied at the same time as Mr Komuro at Tokyo’s International Christian University.
They announced in September 2017 that they intended to marry the following year, but a financial dispute involving his mother surfaced two months later and the wedding was suspended.
On Tuesday morning, Mako left the palace wearing a pale blue dress and holding a bouquet.
She bowed outside the residence to her parents, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, and her sister Kako, and then the sisters hugged each other.
Mako is recovering from what palace doctors described earlier this month as a form of traumatic stress disorder that she developed after seeing negative media coverage about their marriage, especially attacks on Mr Komuro.
“We have been horrified, scared and saddened… as false information has been taken as fact and that unfounded stories have spread,” Mako said in a written answer to one of the questions.
The couple will move together to New York to start a new life, agencies have reported.
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2021-10-27 15:44:16Z
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