The princess is the dream of many girls, who imagine themselves in gorgeous dresses, living in palaces, and being admired and loved by all. However, the lives of princesses are not all fairytale beautiful, they also have to face various pressures and dilemmas, especially under different cultures and systems, the fate of princesses will be very different.
In this article, we will take Princess Anne of the United Kingdom and Kiyoko Kuroda of Japan as examples to explore the life choices and social evaluations of the two princesses, and see what similarities and differences they have.
#安妮公主: The "Be Yourself" in the Royal Family
Princess Anne is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and her second child. Born on August 15, 1950, she was second in line to the British throne until the birth of her two younger brothers, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Princess Anne is a straightforward person, she can be said to be one of the most "self-contained" members of the British royal family, she does not like to follow traditional etiquette and norms, and does not care about other people's eyes and evaluations, she has her own interests and ambitions, she is a famous charity worker, and the only member of the British royal family who has participated in the Olympic Games, and is currently the president of the British Olympic Committee and a member of the International Olympic Committee.
Princess Anne's marriage was also wonderful, she married Captain Mark Phillips on November 15, 1973, and the two had a son and a daughter, but the marriage did not go well, Princess Anne divorced in April 1992 and remarried in the same year. Her second husband was her childhood friend and friend of her younger brother, Prince Fumihito, and Keiki Kuroda, a staff member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office. Princess Anne is the first monarch to remarry in British history, her marriage caused a lot of sensation, but she did not lose her royal identity and status because of this, she is still the Queen's beloved daughter and the eldest princess of the United Kingdom, which is the highest honor for female British royals.
Princess Anne is one of the busiest members of the royal family, having served the royal family since she was 18 years old and remains one of the members with the most royal duties. She is involved in more than 300 different non-profit organizations, once set a record of 180 days in 2018, and attended a total of 540 public events at home and abroad in 2017, making her the "busiest royal". Princess Anne's work attitude and spirit have been admired and praised by many people, and she is also one of the favorite royals of the British people.
# Kiyoko Kuroda: The "Deserter" in the Imperial Family
Kiyoko Kuroda is the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan, and the sister of the current Emperor Naruhito and the heir of the Emperor, Prince Fumihito Akishinomiya. Born on April 18, 1969, she was once a member of the Japanese Imperial Family and the last born inner prince in Japanese history. Her name "Kiyoko" and her title "Ji Miya" are both taken from verses from the ancient Japanese poetry collection "Manyoshu". The illustration on her badge is "Weicao" (a type of water lily), and the Order of Merit is the "Medal of Honour of the First Class".
Kiyoko Kuroda is a smart person, she received a good education from a young age, she graduated from the Department of Liberal Arts, Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University, she has a strong interest in birds, she has worked as a full researcher at the Yamada Bird Research Institute, and she has also participated in the editing of the Encyclopedia of Japanese Animals, in which she wrote a section on "Common Kingfishers". She is the first prince in history to be paid, she is also an independent woman, she does not want to depend on the life of the royal family, she wants to have her own career and family.
Kiyoko Kuroda's marriage was also special, as she married Keiki Kuroda, a Tokyo Metropolitan Government office clerk, on November 15, 2005, and the two were childhood friends and friends of her brother, Prince Fumihito. However, according to Article 12 of the Japanese law "Imperial Family Code", after a female member of the royal family marries a commoner, she will lose her imperial status and become a commoner at the same time, which means that Kuroda Kiyoko has to give up her status as a princess, her name, her coat of arms, her medals, her privileges, her bodyguards, her everything. She was only able to receive a royal gift of 150 million yen as compensation for her departure from the imperial family. Kiyoko Kuroda's marriage also caused a lot of controversy, with some arguing that she sacrificed everything she had for love, others that she chose freedom in order to escape the shackles of the imperial family, and others that she gave up her identity in order to escape the responsibilities of the imperial family.
In 2012, she became the temporary priest of Ise Jingu, and with the help of her aunt and then Jingu priest Atsuko Ikeda, she held affairs including the 62nd Jingu-style annual relocation in October. On June 19, 2017, with the resignation of Atsuko Ikeda as priest, Kiyoko Kuroda officially succeeded him as priest of Ise Jingu.
Her status as the priest of the shrine is also her only connection to the royal family. Kiyoko Kuroda's life is relatively low-key, she rarely appears in the public eye, and her husband Kuroda Keiki has not changed his job because he married a princess, he is still an ordinary clerk at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office, and the marriage between the two looks uneventful but also happy.
#两位公主的相似之处和不同之处
Princess Anne and Kiyoko Kuroda are both princesses, they both have noble blood and noble status, they are both well educated and nurtured, they both have their own interests and hobbies, they are both independent women, they are both married to their childhood friends, they are both lovers of their parents and brothers. There are many similarities in their lives, but there are also many differences.
The biggest difference between Princess Anne and Kiyoko Kuroda is their attitude and choice towards the royal family. Although Princess Anne does not like to follow traditional etiquette and norms, she has not given up her royal status, she is still the Queen's beloved daughter, and the eldest princess of the United Kingdom, she has served the royal family for decades, she is one of the busiest royals, she participates in a lot of public welfare activities, she is also the only British royal family member who has participated in the Olympic Games, she is the president of the British Olympic Committee, a member of the International Olympic Committee.
Princess Anne is a person with a strong sense of responsibility and mission, she has made a lot of efforts and sacrifices for the royal family and the country, she has also shown a lot of talent and charm for her own interests and ambitions, she is a chic and comfortable person, she is herself and a princess.
Kiyoko Kuroda is a person with different choices, although she is also a member of the imperial family, she has not served the royal family for decades like Princess Anne, she is only a full-time researcher at the Yamaka Ornithological Research Institute, and she has also participated in the editing of the "Japanese Animal Encyclopedia", she has not participated in any international activities, she has not shown any special talent and charm, she is an ordinary person, she is herself, but she is not a good princess.
When she decided to marry Kuroda Keiki, she also gave up her royal status, she lost her name, her badge, her medals, her privileges, her bodyguards, everything, and she could only get a royal gift of 150 million yen as compensation for her leaving the royal family. Kiyoko Kuroda is a person with a strong sense of freedom and personal will, she gave up a lot of things for her love and happiness, and she also chose her own life in order to get rid of the shackles and responsibilities of the royal family, she is a disliked person, she does not be herself, and she does not be a princess.
# Conclusion
Princess Anne and Kiyoko Kuroda are both princesses, and their lives have many similarities, but they also have many differences. Their differences are mainly due to the differences in the culture and system in which they live, as well as from the differences in their own personalities and choices. Princess Anne is a chic and comfortable person, she is herself and a princess, she has been admired and loved by many people, and she has also realized her dreams and values.
Kiyoko Kuroda is a disliked person, she doesn't be herself, she doesn't be a princess, she loses the respect and attention of many people, and she also gives up her identity and status. The lives of the two princesses let us see the different fates and choices of the princesses, and also made us think about our own life and happiness, how should we be ourselves, and how to do our roles well?
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