Princess Mako (right) is engaged to Kei Komuro (left). But in Japan women are not allowed to succeed the throne, meaning that when the pair, both 25, tie the knot, she will lose her status |
Princess Ayako said she had met Kei Moriya (L) in December last year and fallen in love with his 'kind, smart and decisive' personality |
Japan's Princess Ayako has unveiled her 'commoner' fiance to the world ahead of a marriage which will mean the end of her royal status. |
Princess Ayako and Kei Moriya will marry on October 29 at Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine, as Ayako becomes the second Japanese princess in less than two years to marry a commoner. |
Journalists watch on as Princess Ayako and her fiance Kei Moriya speak to the press today, July 2, 2018 |
Japan's Princess Ayako (right) has unveiled her 'commoner' fiance Kei Moriya (left) to the world ahead of a marriage which will mean the end of her royal status |
In September last year, Princess Mako, Emperor Akihito's oldest grandchild, and her college classmate Kei Komuro announced their engagement. |
All grown up: Princess Mako (then four), father Prince Akishino, sister Princess Kako (then one) and mother Princess Kiko pose for photographs in Kanagawa, Japan in January 1996 |
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