She flew to New York in November 2021 alongside commoner Kei Komuro.
Princess Mako of Japan had indeed married the latter in October of the same year, definitively renouncing her title of nobility, her royal obligations and an indemnity of 1.3 million dollars (1.1 million euros ), usually granted to female royals who lose their status upon marriage.
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Since then, his little sister Kako has taken over.
The latter also celebrated her 28th birthday on Thursday, November 29.
For the occasion, the imperial palace unveiled new official portraits of the young woman.
The niece of Emperor Naruhito had indeed taken the pose on December 2, within the residence of Akasaka, in Tokyo.
In these unpublished photos, the princess, who walks in a forest with autumn colors, appears dressed in a white sweater, a jacket and a cream pleated skirt, and wearing light boots.
The succession is assured
The youngest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and his wife Kiko has spent the year fulfilling official engagements inherited from her older sister, the
Japan Times
has revealed .
She thus took the honorary presidency of the Japan Tennis Association and that of the Japan Kogei Association - a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of intangible cultural heritage and traditional Japanese crafts - after Mako's departure.
She also attended conferences on ecological infrastructure, as her predecessor used to do.
For her part, the latter would now be a volunteer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Her husband Kei Komuro would have, for his part, successfully passed the New York bar.
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