Princess Aiko of Japan celebrates an important milestone as the only daughter of the imperial couple in the Imperial Palace of Tokyo. Which is why the princess is wearing a white dress.
Tokyo – Dressed in a floor-length white dress, the sparkling tiara of her aunt Sayako Kuroda (52) on her head, Princess Aiko (20) smiles before the press waiting for her in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. In her address, the only daughter of the ruling imperial couple found touching words of thanks and mourning for the many dead who fell victim to the Covid pandemic around the world. The princess, who will not succeed her father to the throne, is celebrating an important milestone. *
Princess Aiko of Japan: She appears in front of the press all in white
In a statement published by the imperial budgetary authority on December 1 on the occasion of the princess’s 20th birthday and the coming of age * in Japan, Aiko wanted to become an adult who could serve others. In her address, the sibling princess said: “I am deeply grateful to everyone who has accompanied me on my way up to this day.” COVID-19 died.
The words give an idea of how deeply Princess Aiko * was brought up in the sense of the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world and how deeply she is rooted in the Japanese imperial family *.
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Grand coming of age ceremonies have been celebrated in Japan for centuries. And so the only daughter of Emperor Naruhitos * (61) and Empress Masakos * (57) chooses a white dress. The color has a similar meaning in Japan as it does in the west, it symbolizes purity and is used when it comes to marriage or religion.
Princess Aiko of Japan: She is denied the chrysanthemum throne
Princess Aiko will not succeed her father, however, because in Japan the chrysanthemum throne is only reserved for men by law. The next emperor will be Fumihito * (56), the current Crown Prince Akishino. He is the brother of the regent and the father of Princess Mako * (30), who recently married her middle-class friend Kei Komuro (30) in order to start a new life * with him in New York. * 24royal.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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