Posted on 09/03/2017 8:37:21 AM PDT by simpson96
TOKYO — Japanese Emperor Akihito's oldest grandchild, Princess Mako, says she is getting married to her university classmate who won her heart with bright smiles and sincerity.
Mako and her fiancé Kei Komuro told a joint news conference Sunday their relationship started when Mako sat behind him at a campus meeting five years ago at Tokyo's International Christian University, where they graduated from.
Palace officials say their wedding is expected next year.
Mako says she fell in love with his "smiles like the sun," sincerity and a big heart.
Mako's 83-year-old grandfather, Emperor Akihito, is expected to abdicate in late 2018. He'll be succeeded by his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito.
Mako does not qualify as women aren't allowed to succeed the throne. She'll lose her royal status after marrying the commoner.
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oh my, to marry a “commoner” !!!
As life-long commoners most of us don’t have to worry about these distinctions....
i married a commoner. Big mistake.
Lol
If I remember correctly, Prince Charles married a commoner, Diana. That didn’t last..
She wasn’t a commoner. Not even close.
Hmm. I thought the titles came after the marriage... Well, for a while, he was dating a commoner..
She’s named after a species of shark?
Diana was born into the Spencer family, a family of British nobility with royal ancestry and was the fourth child and third daughter of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and Frances Roche. She grew up in Park House, situated on the Sandringham estate, and was educated in England and Switzerland. In 1975—after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer—she became known as Lady Diana Spencer. She came to prominence in February 1981 when her engagement to Prince Charles was announced to the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Yes.. when she first started ‘seeing’ Charles, she was not a ‘Lady’. That title came after 1975 when her father became Earl, as it was necessary for a marriage. That was how I understood the situation.
However, since I belong to the Great Unwashed, I bow to your experience and wisdom on the matter, DV.
She came from nobility and royalty, which you and I don’t. She was never a commoner.
“International Christian University” ??
This from Wikipedia:
“Academics who aspire to teach at ICU are required to submit a reference who can testify to their commitment to Christianity, despite the university’ stance that increasing adherents to the Christian faith is not its primary goal.”
Interesting. I pray God’s message of Salvation has taken root in this couple’s hearts.
She was Lady Diana before she married Chuck. Her daddy was an earl so, yes, she was a royal.
“Oh Mickey-san - my tears like little flowers. My terrific feelings for it...”
Commoner? As a second-generation American whose long-impoverished family - with the exception of my grandfather - was obliterated in Eastern Europe’s mass killings, I am still coming to terms with my “white privilege.”
Good for the happy couple. It’s not like Mako ever had a chance at being Empress, so let her marry whomever she wishes.
You may appear to be of humble origins...
...but my personal historians|have discovered...
...that you descend from an ancient royal line.
This is my word.
And as such, is beyond contestation.
I haven’t known to many uncommoners..And certainly not anyone from royal lineage.
Many who are inbred isolated retards.
Occasionally, one of them escapes the soft asylum.
Obviously you owe somebody some serious reparation payments!
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