Princess Aiko, the eldest daughter of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, who turned 20 on the 1st of this month, attended an adult event at the Imperial Palace on the 5th and responded with a smile to the congratulatory message from the press. rice field.
According to the Imperial Household Agency, Aiko was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown by Her Majesty the Emperor at the palace after worshiping at the Three Palace Sanctuaries, which is dedicated to the ancestors of the imperial family.
Then, in the early afternoon, after finishing the adult greetings to Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, they appeared in front of the press waiting at the "West Carriage" of the palace.
Aiko in a long dress wearing a hair accessory called a tiara and a medal bowed with a little nervousness, and when the press said "Congratulations to Aiko", she smiled "Thank you". He answered and thanked me again and smiled.
Aiko then visited the temporary residence of the couple in Minato-ku, Tokyo for the first time to greet the emeritus and his wife. It was being shaken.
It is the first time in about one year and nine months that Aiko and the Emperor and Mrs. Emeritus have met because they have been refraining from visiting due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
After this, Aiko will return to the Imperial Palace and Palace to receive celebrations from the heads of the three powers, including Akishinomiya and other imperial families, and Prime Minister Kishida.