(1)Princess Takamatsu, aunt of emperor, dies at 92

(1)Princess Takamatsu, aunt of emperor, dies at 92

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Takamatsu (file photo), an aunt of Emperor Akihito and a grandchild of the last Tokugawa shogun, died on Dec. 18 at age 92. Princess Takamatsu, also known as Princess Kikuko, died of blood poisoning at 4:24 a.m. at St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.

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