If a female member of the Japanese imperial family wishes to marry a commoner, she often must make a seemingly impossible choice. If she marries the person she loves, she will lose her royal status and position in her family.
Princess Mako is the latest royal to announce her intention to marry her commoner fiancé and lose her place in the imperial family. She officially announced her engagement to her university boyfriend Kei Komuro in September 2017. But this week, the couple said they decided to postpone their wedding until 2020 due to “immaturity,” meaning Mako will remain a princess until then.
Princess Mako is the latest royal to announce her intention to marry her commoner fiancé and lose her place in the imperial family. She officially announced her engagement to her university boyfriend Kei Komuro in September 2017. But this week, the couple said they decided to postpone their wedding until 2020 due to “immaturity,” meaning Mako will remain a princess until then.
- 2/7/2018
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
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