After the eldest daughter of Emperor Akihito's second son, Princess Mako the Prince of Uchiha, and his classmate Komuro Kei, who were married in college, will break away from the imperial family and become a commoner, what will life look like after leaving the imperial palace? Give us a glimpse into the "commoner" life of a female former member of the royal family after she married.
Princess Mako's betrothed to Kei Komuro, currently works as a paralegal in a law firm and studies at a research institute, and according to the firm's calculations, the average annual income of a paralegal in her 20s is said to be less than 3 million yen, which is lower than that of the average office worker. After the female royal family leaves the royal family, there will be great changes in the economy, life, etc., and before Princess Mako, there have been 6 female royals who have left the royal family, of which 5 are still alive.
Like Emperor Showa's fourth daughter (the sister of the current Emperor Akihito), Atsuko was married to Takamasa Ikeda, the former lord of the Okayama Domain, and currently serves as the director of the zoo. According to the responsible reporter of the imperial family, after Atsuko married Takamasa at the age of 21, the "Ikeda Zoo" founded by the Ikeda family was officially opened the following year, and Takamasa served as the director of the park, until 2012, after Takamasa's death, it was changed to Atsuko, although the zoo was prosperous in the past, but in recent years due to old equipment, the number of people entering the park has decreased, and losses have continued.
Takako and her sister Atsuko had similar experiences, marrying Shimazu Hisahonaga, who used to be the head of the Sachihara domain and a bank clerk at the time, took a leave of absence from university, then obtained an interior design consultant license, and at the age of 31 entered the "Seibu PISA" that specializes in high-end imported furniture and clothing, and also held important positions in department stores and restaurants. Although Takako, who has reached an advanced age, is currently retired, she was invited to the reopening ceremony of the MOA Art Museum in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, which shows her activity in the fashion and art world.
In addition to the two daughters of Emperor Showa, two daughters of Prince Shōhito (the uncle of the current Emperor Akihito) were also married to commoners, such as Ryoko, who married Konoe Tadao, an employee of the Japanese Red Cross Society, at the age of 22, and one of the highest-ranking "Five Regents" of the Konoe family (one of the five families from the Fujiwara clan in the Kamakura period of Japan who were eligible for promotion to Sekibai). In 2005, Tadahime became president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, and Ningzi became the president's wife, and also served as the president of the Tokiwakai, a member of the Gakushuin Women's High School and Higher Education Division.
In 1983, Ryoko's younger sister, Rongzi, married the 16th generation head of the well-known tea ceremony family "Liqian family", known as the "Lady of the Clan Room", served as the vice chairman of the "Tea Ceremony Liqian Family Tamfactory Association", often attended the clan relatives of the Richi family, the activities and lectures of the headquarters of the Liqian family, etc., and her life was very busy. Imperial family reporter Watanabe Midori (みどり) said that since She was a child, Rongzi has been required by the imperial family to strictly abide by time, etiquette, etc., so when facing tea ceremony activities, she can often cope with it calmly, and it is said that people who see it will sigh that "(Rongzi)'s education is indeed different from that of ordinary people", and it is a highly respected existence in the tea ceremony world.
Looking at the marriage of former members of the imperial family, in addition to ordinary commoners, there are also "famous families", such as Prince Kenin (the third male of Prince Chongjin), the second daughter of Noriko, who married Chie kunima, who has been the highest priest of Izumo Taisha since 2014, and it is said that in the early days of marriage, Noriko often returned to her hometown to visit her mother's family, was jokingly called "homesick", and is now her husband Kunimi's right-hand man, helping Izumo Taisha's sacrifice activities and so on.