Former Japanese Princess Mako Relocates to United States with Her Commoner Husband

• Mako and Kei Komuro left Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Sunday morning on a plane to New York city
• The married couple said their goodbyes and showed gratitude to family and friends who supported them through the hard times
• They will be staying at an apartment in New York, the city where Mako's husband works in

Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro has relocated to the United States with her commoner husband Kei just weeks after the two tied the knot.

The two are following in the footsteps of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who also relocated to California months after stepping down from their royal duties.

According to CNN, the married couple boarded a flight headed to New York on the morning of Sunday, 14 November, weeks after Mako exited Japan's royal family.

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They departed from Tokyo's Haneda Airport in a sombre ceremony. Still, it was not before bidding farewell and expressing their gratitude to the imperial family and those who supported their decision.

The couple will reportedly rent an apartment in New York, the same city where Kei is employed as a clerk at a law firm.

Wedding and losing cash payout

This will see Mako and Kei start fresh after being engaged four years ago and tying the knot in October. This also saw the former princess turn down the £1 million (R20.5 million) payment to which she was initially entitled as a departing royal.

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The 30-year-old walked down the aisle with the university sweetheart in Tokyo on Tuesday, a culmination of their eight-year engagement. Mako was compelled to relinquish her royal title in line with Japanese traditions around marrying commoners.

She also gave up an R20 million payment which she was initially entitled to as a departing royal. For the first time in her life, the former princess will now have a surname attached to her maiden name, from the Princess of Akishino to simply Mako Komuro.

Source: Briefly News