"Lovers, people love, respect, respect", the imperial title and name of Princess Aiko Keimiya, the only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of the Japanese Imperial Family, are allusions to this. On December 1, Princess Aiko will turn 20 years old, which means that she will start participating in royal official business. According to the announcement of the Miyauchi Agency, Princess Aiko will perform her coming-of-age ceremony on December 5, and her birth in Japan is December 1, but due to university courses, the ceremony is scheduled for Sunday.
At that time, she will visit the three halls of the palace in the morning, after which her father, Emperor Naruhito, will award her the Grand Order of the Crown, and in the afternoon she will wear the medal to meet the Emperor and his wife and the Emperor and his wife. There was supposed to be a dinner party and related congratulatory ceremonies in the evening, but it was cancelled due to the epidemic. Her first press conference is undecided and is likely to be held in January.
After that, there is the issue of the headdress, which has been the subject of much attention, after the Miyako Agency said that due to the epidemic, the cost of princess Aiko's headdress was not included in the 2021 fiscal year budget. When Michiko's only daughter, Princess Kiyoko, was 20 years old, she happened to have the death of her grandfather Showa, so her ceremony was not only postponed, but also the cost of the headdress, so she chose the antique headdress that was not idle in the imperial family. It is a headdress worn by a princess who married into the Korean royal family in 1923.
At present, there are eight headdresses that are idle in the royal family, and it is not known whether Princess Aiko will choose one from them. The first top must be the newly married Princess Mako, it is estimated that Aiko will not choose this, so the specifications are low.
The two daughters of the second High Yuan Palace, Noriko and Xuanzi, their family vision is relatively good, and the headdresses used in the royal family are refreshing and full of design. The headdresses and necklaces of the Japanese imperial family are mostly mirrored, while the flowers are mainly asymmetrical floral designs and different necklace designs, which are novel and unique. Princess Noriko's jewelry is themed around the ocean, with a headdress designed in the shape of a wave and a white pearl inlaid in the center. Although these headdresses are beautiful, they are mostly made of white gold, the value is not high, and the style is not as chic as antiques.
In addition to these three, the Japanese imperial family also has five antique headdresses, and Kikuko of Takamatsu Palace has three, she is the younger sister-in-law of Emperor Hirohito, the couple has no children, died of sepsis in 2004, so her jewelry belongs to the imperial family. Her headdress, which resembles cascading lotus flowers, was made around 1930 and is so beautiful that Princess Aiko can consider.
Her other top is the diamond tassel headdress owned by almost every royal family in Europe, which can be worn as a necklace, which is very different from other headdresses of the Japanese imperial family, and it is estimated that Princess Aiko will not choose it. The last one is a simple headdress with emeralds, and this headdress will not be chosen, after all, the headdress of the Japanese Imperial Family is composed of white jewelry.
The remaining two are those of Princess Shizuko Chichibur, the aunt of Emperor Akihito, whose honeysuckle headdress was made around 1928, and after her death in 1995, the headdress went to Michiko, and she wore it for a long time until she could not wear the headdress due to neck problems. This headdress is not reserved for successive empresses, so Princess Aiko can make a choice, and the honeysuckle pattern is also popular among the headdresses.
Princess Chichibu Princess Shizuko's other headdress is very cute and is very suitable for Princess Aiko, and the matching necklace Masako has also been used. This headdress was made around 1936, each pear-shaped diamond frame composed of broken diamonds has a large pearl, and the necklace is also designed by three strings of pearls and pendants, the style is atmospheric, dignified and beautiful, very suitable for young women to wear.
But it is not known whether Princess Aiko will choose, and it is not known whether she will take money from the daily expenses of the royal family to build it. Perhaps Emperor Naruhito and Masako would pay the fee privately, making it the private property of Aiko, which could be used even when married. How to choose it will be left to see.