Princess Mako Marries & Loses Royal Status

[SnottyLottie]

Princess Mako of Japan had married Kei Komuro. As Kei is considered a commoner, Mako has now lost her royal status due to the Imperial Household law. She is the current Emperor’s niece but will be the sister of the next Emperor (despite the Emperor already having a daughter, as females are not allowed to inherit the throne). She has also turned down an offer of money that is usually paid to royal females on their departure from the royal family to help them in their new life.

It has been reported that Princess Mako has been suffering from mental health problems and PTSD due to the negative attention she has received from the press over her engagement to Kei (whose mother is involved in a financial dispute scandal).

What a sad story and it sounds very similar to issues going on in the British royal family.

@rubicscubicle

Gosh *@madisonbridges* which decade do you live in?

A lot of wc do not really care about the monarch. If it were not for fear of destabilising funding, travelling etc. they would all go in the way of Barbados. They are staying purely what they think is a benefit for their citizens.

Everyone like a little party where they feel important, but overall, I think it's just a no harm done kind of thing.

I'm really sorry but I'm unclear what wc means. Working class? Of the UK? What's that got to do with Barbados becoming a Republic? I'm confused but it doesn't matter because I'm sure you're right.

@Cranncat. I've reconsiderd my position. I'm sure Mr Higgins is just as useful in international politics as the Queen. Probably it's just me who doesn't know who he is. Well done, Ireland. x

[quote madisonbridges]@SageRosemary. Its great that you're happy with your electoral system. But no disrespect to your president, Michael, but not many people outside Ireland knows who he is. Ireland might unanimously love him but the rest of the world would go...who? Everyone knows who the Queen is. Leaders come to the UK specifically to meet the Queen and they get excited about it. In fact, the Queen not going to COP26 left reporters wondering if all leaders will show up. Such is the status of the Queen.[/quote]
World leaders ‘excited’ to meet the queen? Accomplished, democratically elected, powerful people ‘excited’ to meet a woman who is not particularly accomplished, has not been elected and who is put forward as not being powerful ie being a figurehead head of state? You’re making them sound like giddy schoolgirls meeting a boyband. And also somehow insinuating they’re coming specifically to meet her and not the person in the position, whoever that may be. Are you suggesting that if someone else was head lf state, foreign leaders wouldn’t come to the UK, if as you claim they specifically come to meet Liz?

Which reporters wondered if other leaders would attend COP26, in the absence of Liz? British, pro-royal ones, by any chance? Were reporters internationally musing on it and bemoaning her non-attendance?

Which reporters wondered if other leaders would attend COP26, in the absence of Liz? British, pro-royal ones, by any chance? Were reporters internationally musing on it and bemoaning her non-attendance?

I flippin' hope not given half the RF are going! (OK OK I'm exaggerating but you know what I mean...)
There's another 4 members they can satisfy themselves with (C&C, W&K) that'll be some nice photo opportunities I'm sure

Wonder what it will be like being a neighbor of hers in her NYC building.

Would you think they'd even realise? Unless paparazzi start stalking their building of course.
Otherwise they both seem rather low key.