Japanese Princess Iiko abandoned her imperial title in order to marry the man she loved from the general public and married Ki Moria at a traditional ceremony at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo to become the latest women of the imperial family who have given up their status.
The 18-year-old princess, the third daughter of Prince Akamito's cousin Takamadu, married Ki Moria, a 32-year-old employee of Nippon Yusin Shipping Company.
The multicolored princess Kimono wore her hair in the traditional aristocratic style, while Moria wore a black tuxedo jacket with gray trousers in the shrine dedicated to the spirit of her great-grandfather, Emperor Meiji.
Imperial family members have had the right to marry of their choice for at least three generations. Emperor Akihito was the first Crown Prince to marry the Empress Michiko, and they met at the tennis court.
Princess Iyako was forced to abandon her imperial status after marrying a member of the general public in accordance with the imperial succession law for women, and will be named after the signing of marriage papers.