Recently, Japanese royal princesses have frequently attracted global attention. Former Princess Mako broke away from the imperial family to marry a commoner, and her freedom and bravery in her pursuit of freedom attracted the attention of the world, and was even praised as The Harry and Meghan of Japan. Mako just arrived in New York to settle down, the Japanese Affairs Agency reported on the 16th, the Japanese government in the cabinet meeting on the same day officially decided to award the Crown Grand Ribbon to the 20-year-old Emperor Empress's eldest daughter Princess Aiko on December 1, which is the highest rank medal awarded only to women. In line with the decision of the cabinet meeting, the Miyauchi Agency announced the details of the coming-of-age ceremony of Princess Aiko. In view of the impact on her studies, Princess Aiko's coming-of-age ceremony and congratulations will be held mainly on Sunday, December 5.
Princess Aiko (left) will borrow the crown of Kiyoko Kuroda (right).
The Imperial Household Agency said that on the morning of the 5th, Princess Aiko will visit the three halls of the palace, bow to the three halls of the palace, and accept the crown of the emperor. Princess Aiko will wear the medal and a jewel-encrusted crown for the first time, dressed in the middle dress of the first formal dress of the imperial women, and greet the Emperor and the Emperor Taishang. After that, he received congratulations from the royal family and the heads of the three powers (legislative, executive, and judicial). There will be no celebrations such as luncheons attended by the Prime Minister and other ministers on that day.
Adult Japanese imperial women usually have their crowns recreated and appear for the first time as adults wearing a jeweled crown. However, princess Aiko's crown production fee is not included in the budget for 2021, so how the crown will be prepared is of great concern. Considering that many people are still suffering from the new crown epidemic, the Emperor and Princess Aiko decided not to make a new crown after consultation. The Miyado revealed that it will not make a new crown for Princess Aiko, but will borrow the crown used by the emperor's sister, Aiko's aunt, Kiyoko Kuroda. In order to conform to princess Aiko's head shape, the daily living expenses of the Tennō Royal Family were readjusted. In view of the new crown epidemic, on December 1, Princess Aiko's birthday, there is no celebration banquet and tea party, but in the evening, the palace is congratulated by the head of the imperial household agency and other staff, and then the family has dinner.
On January 1 next year, as the first official service of the adult royal family, Princess Aiko will attend the New Year's celebration ceremony at the Imperial Palace. Princess Aiko grew to adulthood, and as her opportunities to perform her official duties increased, it may ignite the expectations of many japanese folks for a female emperor. Although Japan's Imperial Family Model does not recognize female emperors, 87 percent of respondents to a poll conducted in April 2021 favored a female emperor, kyodo news agency reported. Against the backdrop of public opinion, the system is not entirely unchangeable, and the new Prime Minister, Kishida Fumio, does not completely deny the historically female emperor. The "Aiko Emperor Expectation Theory" may rise again.
Source: Reference News Network
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