Mako, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Akishino, will be reunited with her partner Kei Komuro on the 18th of this month for the first time in about three years before her marriage on the 26th of this month.
According to the Imperial Household Agency, on the 26th of this month, Mako will leave the imperial family after submitting a marriage registration with Kei Komuro through her aides and become Mako Komuro.
Prior to this, on the morning of the 18th of this month, Mr. Komuro will visit the residence of the Akishinomiya family at the Akasaka Imperial Property.
Mako will be reunited with Komuro for the first time in about three years, and Mr. and Mrs. Akishino will be able to receive a greeting from Mr. Komuro.
Mako will also privately visit the Three Palace Sanctuaries of the Imperial Palace on the 19th of this month to report her marriage, and on the 22nd, Her Majesties the Emperor and Empress, and on the 25th. Is supposed to visit the Emperor and his wife and give a greeting.
And on the afternoon of the 26th of the day of marriage, Mr. Komuro and Mr. Komuro will be attending a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo.
Approximately 50 people, including reporters from the Imperial Household Agency's press club, magazines and overseas media, will attend the conference.
Since the press conference will be held after Mako leaves the imperial family, she refrained from using the facilities related to the imperial family, so the cost of the venue was not public expense but was spent from Mako and Komuro's private funds. It means that.