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▼ Date Set To Announce Royal Engagement
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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday that it will announce the informal engagement of Princess Mako, a granddaughter of the Emperor and Empress, to former university classmate Kei Komuro on July 8.
The announcement will be made by the chief of the agency at a press conference. The 25-year-old princess, the eldest child of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, and her fiance-to-be, also 25, are expected to hold a press conference later on that day.
The agency moved up the timing of the announcement by several months from the initially planned autumn or later, after a flurry of media reports on May 16 that preparations for the couple’s engagement were in progress.
The date of July 8, a Saturday, was chosen partly in consideration of Komuro, who has a job, at a law firm. Rituals will follow the announcement, including a betrothal ceremony known as “Nosai no Gi” and “Kokki no Gi,” in which a messenger from Komuro will visit the residence of Prince Akishino’s family to relay the date of the wedding ceremony.
The announcement will be made by the chief of the agency at a press conference. The 25-year-old princess, the eldest child of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, and her fiance-to-be, also 25, are expected to hold a press conference later on that day.
The agency moved up the timing of the announcement by several months from the initially planned autumn or later, after a flurry of media reports on May 16 that preparations for the couple’s engagement were in progress.
The date of July 8, a Saturday, was chosen partly in consideration of Komuro, who has a job, at a law firm. Rituals will follow the announcement, including a betrothal ceremony known as “Nosai no Gi” and “Kokki no Gi,” in which a messenger from Komuro will visit the residence of Prince Akishino’s family to relay the date of the wedding ceremony.
- June 21, 2017
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