In October 2021, Japan’s Princess Mako gave an emotional farewell to her family as she gave up her royal status to marry Kei Komuro, a commoner. Under Japanese law, female royals must renounce their titles when marrying outside the aristocracy. Mako also declined a $1.3 million dowry and later moved to New York with Komuro. | History In Pictures
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In October 2021, Japan’s Princess Mako gave an emotional farewell to her family as she gave up her royal status to marry Kei Komuro, a commoner. Under Japanese law, female royals must renounce their titles when marrying outside the aristocracy. Mako also declined a $1.3 million dowry and later moved to New York with Komuro. | History In Pictures
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Princess Mako was seen saying goodbye to her family on Tuesday as she left the imperial residence in Tokyo to get married to her university sweetheart Kei Komuro. Mako, who gave up her royal title to marry Komuro, bowed to each family member as she prepared to leave, with her sister pulling her into an embrace before she got in the car. | CBS News
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Princess Mako was seen saying goodbye to her family on Tuesday as she left the imperial residence in Tokyo to get married to her university sweetheart Kei Komuro. Mako, who gave up her royal title to marry Komuro, bowed to each family member as she prepared to leave, with her sister pulling her into an embrace before she got in the car. | CBS News
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Former Japanese Princess Mako gives birth to her first child after leaving the imperial family when she married commoner Komuro Kei in 2021 and moving to the United States. This is the first time for the Imperial Household Agency to give updates about the couple since they got married in 2021, when it revealed that Mako was suffering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Originally on air on May 31, 2025. Watch more on https://www.youtube.com/c/NipponTVNews24Japan | Nippon TV News24 Japan
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Former Japanese Princess Mako gives birth to her first child after leaving the imperial family when she married commoner Komuro Kei in 2021 and moving to the United States. This is the first time for the Imperial Household Agency to give updates about the couple since they got married in 2021, when it revealed that Mako was suffering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Originally on air on May 31, 2025. Watch more on https://www.youtube.com/c/NipponTVNews24Japan | Nippon TV News24 Japan
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Japan's Princess Mako has married her non-royal college sweetheart Kei Komuro in a subdued ceremony, formally marking her departure from the royal family. https://cnn.it/3vPsPnd | CNN
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Japan's Princess Mako has married her non-royal college sweetheart Kei Komuro in a subdued ceremony, formally marking her departure from the royal family. https://cnn.it/3vPsPnd | CNN
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