Princess Mako Of Japan Got Very Lowkey Marriage Because Frowned Upon

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Japanese Princess Mako married a commoner and lost her royal status Tuesday in a union that has split public opinion and was delayed more than three years by a financial dispute involving her new mother-in-law.

The marriage document for Mako and Kei Komuro was submitted by a palace official Tuesday morning and is now official, the Imperial Household Agency said. They will make statements at a press conference in the afternoon but will not take questions because Mako showed fear and unease at the questions that would be posed, the agency said.

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 Komuro. 

There will be no wedding banquet and there have been no other rituals for the couple. Their marriage is not celebrated by many people, the agency has said.

Mako, who turned 30 three days before the wedding, is a niece of Emperor Naruhito. She and Komuro were classmates at Tokyo’s International Christian University when they announced in September 2017 they intended to marry the following year, but the financial dispute surfaced two months later and the wedding was suspended.
 

No longer a royal, Mako has now taken the surname of her husband — an issue affecting most other Japanese women since the law requires married couple to use one surname. 

Mako has also declined the 140 million yen ($1.23 million) dowry to which she was entitled for leaving the imperial family, palace officials said. She is the first imperial family member since World War II to not receive the payment while marrying a commoner and chose to do so because of the criticism over her marrying a man some consider unfit for the princess.

On Tuesday morning, she left the palace wearing a pale blue dress and holding a bouquet. 
 

The Imperial House Law allows only male succession. Female members of the royal family must renounce their royal status when they marry a commoner — a practice that has resulted in a decline in the size of the royal family and a shortage of successors to the throne.

 

 

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-japan-tokyo-marriage-weddings-888700204e714145be58e320f1dc0fe
 

 

 

Although many Japanese people and press did not give their blessings, but I wish them peace and happiness 

[jacs vs looser 5,122]

God it is so ridiculous for society to judge who marries who because of, again, something as ridiculous as modern day monarchy titles. 

Good thing she followed her heart, wish them both the best. 

[Killa 18,824]

Taipu da!!!! She knows the tea

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The Imperial household agency and the japanese crown needs to reform their succession laws. They're running out of senior members. They still run it like it was in the meiji period with some adjustments due to WW2  

[Lona Delery 7,227]

well, at this rate the Imperial family is gonna die out so uhmmm maybe its time to change things

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54 minutes ago, Lona Delery said:

well, at this rate the Imperial family is gonna die out so uhmmm maybe its time to change things

Maybe they finally take her in if she got all boys for children

[TheDemonIClingTo 1,018]

Royals in the 21st Century... 

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How incredibly archaic. I hope anyone denigrating their relationship poops their pants.

[Princess Diana 24,487]

Is it not possible for her to marry a commoner while also do her royal duties? Anyways get that bag sis!