His princess title, his real status and the set of jewels that the Imperial family gave him for his age.To all this Mako of Japan, granddaughter of the Emperors Emeritus and daughter of the heir, Prince Fumihito, when married on Tuesday, October 26 with Kei Komuro.Mako and his newly released husband have planned to establish their residence in New York, where he continues to study and has also achieved a job in a law firm, although before this they will live as anonymous people in an apartment in Shibuya Ward (Tokyo).
His has been one of the longest commitments of royalty.Mako and Kei Komuro met a few years ago, they fell in love and announced their commitment in 2017.What supposed happy news within the imperial family became a matter of debate, criticism and almost scandal in the country.The reason?An ex -boyfriend of Kei Komuro's mother told the media that her family still owed her 30.000 euros.A sufficient amount to be a real scandal, since in Japanese culture it is considered a serious dishonor to have a personal debt with another citizen.
The displeasure of the Japanese is such by Kei Komuro that on Monday morning, when Mako has moved to the Takanawa Imperial Palace to visit his grandparents before the link, he found a demonstration with banners against his fiance.But not only that, as the journalist Marta, the Japanese points out, who "tend to be very superstitious," they believe that this marriage is gafoado."The eruption in Kyushu, the earthquakes of this month and the hospitalization of the grandfather of Princess Mako have been interpreted as bad omens at her wedding with her ex -college company," he says.
Precisely, the fact of not having popular support has led the princess to give up the 150 million yen -more than one million euros -that would correspond to him by marrying Kei Komuro, since it is a kind of 'guarantee'who gives the imperial house to women who leave the institution to marry, like her, with a plebeian.But the fact that it is money that comes out of public coffers and that the people are not very much in favor of their marriage has led Mako to give up him, perhaps in an attempt to calm the spirits.
You also have to say goodbye to the lot of jewels that they gave him when he turned 20.Like all the women born within the family, he received a set of jewels when he was serving the age of majority.In his case, it is a set composed of necklace, brooch, earrings, bracelets and tiara.That gift that was made from the Imperial House is one of those privileges that the princess will have to give up after her wedding.The jewels will have to return to their legitimate owner, since, when marrying with a person who does not have real blood, it is not allowed to take them in the suitcase to New York.
This whole process has meant a problem for Mako, who, according to her mother, Princess Kiko, at the end of 2018, suffered health problems."Since the end of last year, when temperatures went down, there were several moments when my eldest daughter did not feel good.But, despite these circumstances, my daughter worked hard to fulfill the obligations entrusted to her.I want to continue paying close attention, "he said.
The wedding will be a very simple civil ceremony, after which the bride and groom will give a press conference, already as the Komuro marriage, without titles and with nothing to do with the Japanese royal family, which loses on Tuesday one of their most beloved princesses, at least until the appearance of Kei.
