Mako, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Akishino, will marry Kei Komuro on the morning of the 26th and will be leaving the imperial family.
And in the afternoon, Mr. Komuro and I will have a press conference.
On the morning of the 26th, Mako will submit a marriage registration with Mr. Komuro to the local government through the staff of the Imperial Household Agency acting as an agent.
When the marriage registration is accepted, Mako becomes "Mako Komuro" and can leave the imperial family.
The marriage between Mako and Komuro, which was realized more than four years after the engagement was unofficially decided, became an unusual form in which the rituals and weddings associated with the marriage of the female royal family were not held and no lump sum payment was paid when leaving the royal family. ..
On the afternoon of the 26th, Mako will attend a press conference with Mr. Komuro at a hotel in Tokyo.
In addition to the reporters who are resident in the Imperial Household Agency's press club, about 50 reporters from magazines and overseas media are scheduled to attend.
The Imperial Household Agency has announced that at the beginning of the conference, the two will say what they want to convey and will answer the questions asked in advance by the reporters in writing.
Regarding the reason for answering in writing, Mako was shocked and felt a strong anxiety that some of the questions might give the impression that the incorrect information was true. , It is said that it was decided in consultation with a doctor.