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Japanese Princess Ayako relinquishes Royalty as she marries Commoner
Princess Ayako of the Japanese imperial family has given up her royal title after marrying a commoner Kei Moriya.
The 28-year-old princess, according to The Independent, married 32-year-old Moriya, an employee of shipping company Nippon Yusen.
Although Japanese royals have been given the freedom to marry anyone for the past 3 generations, women in the imperial family give up their status when they marry commoners, while commoners who marry princes become a part of the imperial family.
Princess Ayako, who will become Ayako Moriya after the wedding papers are signed, married in a traditional ceremony at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine.
“I’m filled with joy to get married and to have so many people visit us at the Meiji Shrine and congratulate us,” she said after the ceremony.
Photo Credit: @ImperialJPNfan
Cherie
October 29, 2018 at 11:47 pm
Patriarchy strikes again. See men, this is how your rules screws over other men.
Ovadje
October 30, 2018 at 8:48 pm
@Cherie, was it also “patriarchy” when King Edward abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson?
Papermoon
November 5, 2018 at 9:29 pm
The comparison is wrong. In the days of Walis Simpson, If it were a sitting queen who wanted to marry a divorcee husband she would also have to abdicate. Here the rules apply equally.
In case of the Japanese royal family, males who marry commoners DON’T lose their royal titles but females who marry commoners DO lose their royal titles. The rules discriminates against females.
Osas
October 30, 2018 at 1:15 pm
Hmm.. things we do for love..
However.. Isn’t it time some of these rules are reviewed? ?
Adamazi
October 30, 2018 at 7:54 pm
backwards
zzzzzzzzzzz
October 31, 2018 at 11:06 am
Not fair