Japanese Princess Mako quietly marries a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations and says their marriage 'was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts.”
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The couple’s marriage document was submitted by a palace official Tuesday morning and made official, the Imperial Household Agency said. There was no wedding banquet or other marriage rituals for the couple. Their marriage is not celebrated by many people, the agency has said. “I hope to have a warm family with Mako-san, and I will continue to do everything to support her,” he said.
The couple did not answer questions at the news conference as Mako had expressed fear and unease about responding to them in person. Instead, they provided written answers to questions submitted by the media beforehand, including those about his mother's financial issues. Komuro, 30, left for New York in 2018 to study law and only returned to Japan last month. His hair was tied in a ponytail at the time and the look drew attention as a bold statement for someone marrying a princess in the tradition-bound imperial family and only added to the criticism.
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