Former Princess Mako Welcomes Her First Child
Mako Komuro, formerly Princess Mako, gave up her royal status to marry Kei Komuro, a commoner. After their wedding, the couple moved to New York City, where Kei works as a lawyer and Mako reportedly spent time interning at the Met Museum. Now, the couple are new parents, as confirmed by Japan's Imperial Household Agency.
The baby, whose name and gender have notbeen disclosed, is the first grandchild for the Crown Prince of Japan and Crown Princess. If Prince Akishino ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne, the baby will become the grandchild of the Japanese Emperor. 'This is a matter for a person who has left the Imperial Family, and we had hoped that she would spend her time in a quiet environment,' Naomasa Yoshida, grand master of the Crown Prince's Household, said in a press conference, per Japan Times. 'We decided to make the announcement, however, in light of some media reports.'
Mako and Kei, both 33, met as students at the International Christian University in Tokyo.
Paparazzi photos published by a Japan paper show the couple pushing a stroller in a suburb of Manhattan. 'We found out she was pregnant around fall of last year, and from then on, we started planning the move at a rapid pace,' a friend of the Komuro family told Josei Seven. 'Kei searched for a property in the midst of his busy schedule, hoping to fulfill Mako's wish that they should raise their child in a detached house, and finally found their ideal home. This time, they decided not to rent, but to buy so that they could live together as a family for a long time.'
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