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Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Kei Moriya leaves his home in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, en route to his wedding at Meiji Shrine with Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Princess Ayako (C), the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, bows to her mother Princess Hisako (R) in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, as she leaves for her wedding with commoner Kei Moriya at Meiji Shrine. (Pool photo)

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Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Kei Moriya leaves his home in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, en route to his wedding at Meiji Shrine with Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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King of Bhutan weds commoner bride

PUNAKAH, Bhutan - Photo shows Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (3rd from L), the 31-year-old king of Bhutan, and his commoner bride Jetsun Pema (3rd from R), 21, who held their wedding ceremony in Punakha, western Bhutan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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King of Bhutan weds commoner bride

PUNAKAH, Bhutan - Photo shows Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L), the 31-year-old king of Bhutan, and his commoner bride Jetsun Pema, 21, who held their wedding ceremony in Punakha, western Bhutan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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King of Bhutan weds commoner bride

PUNAKAH, Bhutan - Photo shows Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L), the 31-year-old king of Bhutan, and his commoner bride Jetsun Pema, 21, who held their wedding ceremony in Punakha, western Bhutan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda (L) and Sayako Kuroda leave Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding ceremony and reception there. Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko relinquished her royal title with her marriage to Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (standing) makes a speech during a wedding reception for Priness Sayako and Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko welcome their daughter Princess Sayako (foreground) at a wedding reception for her and Yoshiki Kuroda at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - A wedding reception for Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and Yoshiki Kuroda is held at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding there. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko enter a hall at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 to attend a wedding reception for their daughter Princess Sayako and Yoshiki Kuroda. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito chats with Empress Michiko during a wedding reception for their daughter Princess Sayako and Toshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda raise their glasses during their wedding reception at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R) and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda head for their wedding reception hall at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess makes farewell greeting to parents ahead of wedding

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako sits after delivering a farewell address to her parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, on Nov. 12, three days before she leaves the imperial family due to her marriage to a commoner. (Pool photo)

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Princess makes farewell greeting to parents ahead of wedding

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako enters an Imperial Palace room to attend a ceremony to deliver a farewell address to her parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, on Nov. 12, three days before she leaves the imperial family due to her marriage to a commoner. (Pool photo)

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Princess makes farewell greeting to parents ahead of wedding

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R) attends a ceremony to deliver a farewell address to her parents, Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (3rd from L), on Nov. 12, three days before she leaves the imperial family due to her marriage to a commoner. (Pool photo)

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Princess makes farewell greeting to parents ahead of wedding

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R) listens to words from her mother, Empress Michiko (3rd from L), while her father, Emperor Akihito (L), looks on, at an Imperial Palace room on Nov. 12 ahead of her marriage to a commoner on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess attend luncheon at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako smile as they arrive at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 1 to attend a luncheon Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will host for their daughter Princess Sayako who is set to marry a commoner on Nov. 15.

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Emperor, empress host garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, who is scheduled to marry a commoner on Nov. 15, speaks with guests during an annual autumn garden party her parents hosted at Akasaka Gyoen Park in Tokyo on Oct. 27.

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Princess Sayako attends charity concert

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, Emperor Akihito's only daughter who will marry a commoner in November, attends a charity concert at a Tokyo hotel on June 30. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Mako's marriage with Komuro

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2021, at a Tokyo hotel shows former Japanese princess Mako's wedding ring. She got married with commoner Kei Komuro and became Mako Komuro earlier in the day. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

A street TV in Tokyo shows the news of Japanese Princess Mako's marriage with commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

A street TV in Osaka shows the news of Japanese Princess Mako's marriage with commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

A street TV in Osaka shows the news of Japanese Princess Mako's marriage with commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

A street TV in Osaka shows the news of Japanese Princess Mako's marriage with commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Former Japanese princess Mako

Photo taken Aug. 26, 2002, shows Japanese Princess Mako (L) during a walk with Crown Princess Masako holding her daughter Princess Aiko in Shimoda in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. Princess Mako married her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Former Japanese princess Mako

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2006, shows Japanese Princess Mako (C) during her homestay trip in Austria. She married her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Japanese Princess Mako's marriage

Japanese Princess Mako (in car) leaves her family's residence in the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2021, with her parents Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko and her younger sister, Princess Kako, seeing her off. The Imperial Household Agency submitted legal paperwork the same day to register the marriage of Princess Mako and her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Mako's marriage

Combined photo shows Japanese Princess Mako (L) and her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro leaving their residences in Tokyo and Yokohama, respectively, on Oct. 26, 2021. The Imperial Household Agency submitted legal paperwork the same day to register their marriage on their behalf. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Mako's marriage

Japanese Princess Mako (R) leaves her family's residence in the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2021, with her parents Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko and her younger sister, Princess Kako, seeing her off. The Imperial Household Agency submitted legal paperwork the same day to register the marriage of Princess Mako and her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Mako's marriage

Japanese Princess Mako (R) is hugged by her younger sister Princess Kako as she leaves her family's residence in the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2021, with her parents Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko looking on. The Imperial Household Agency submitted legal paperwork the same day to register the marriage of Princess Mako and her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro.

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Japanese Princess Mako's marriage

Japanese Princess Mako (R) is hugged by her younger sister Princess Kako as she leaves her family's residence in the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2021, with her parents Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko looking on. The Imperial Household Agency submitted legal paperwork the same day to register the marriage of Princess Mako and her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro.

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Japanese Princess Mako's marriage

Japanese Princess Mako (R) leaves her family's residence in the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2021, with her parents Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko and her younger sister, Princess Kako, seeing her off. The Imperial Household Agency submitted legal paperwork the same day to register her marriage to her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on their behalf.

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Japanese Princess Mako's marriage

Japanese Princess Mako (R) leaves her family's residence in the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2021, with her parents Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko and her younger sister, Princess Kako, seeing her off. The Imperial Household Agency submitted legal paperwork the same day to register her marriage to her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on their behalf.

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Japanese Princess Mako's marriage

Japanese Princess Mako leaves her family's residence in the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2021. The Imperial Household Agency submitted legal paperwork the same day to register her marriage to her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on their behalf.

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Japanese Princess Mako's marriage

Japanese Princess Mako leaves her family's residence in the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2021. The Imperial Household Agency submitted legal paperwork the same day to register her marriage to her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on their behalf. Her parents Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko and her younger sister, Princess Kako, are seen in the rear.

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Kei Komuro, fiance of Princess Mako

Japanese Princess Mako's commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro leaves his mother's home in Yokohama on Oct. 26, 2021. The couple is scheduled to hold a press conference at a Tokyo hotel later in the day after the Imperial Household Agency submit legal paperwork to register their marriage on their behalf.

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Kei Komuro, fiance of Princess Mako

Japanese Princess Mako's commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro leaves his mother's home in Yokohama on Oct. 26, 2021. The couple is scheduled to hold a press conference at a Tokyo hotel later in the day after the Imperial Household Agency submit legal paperwork to register their marriage on their behalf.

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Kei Komuro, fiance of Princess Mako

Japanese Princess Mako's commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro leaves his mother's home in Yokohama on Oct. 26, 2021. The couple is scheduled to hold a press conference at a Tokyo hotel later in the day after the Imperial Household Agency submit legal paperwork to register their marriage on their behalf.

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Kei Komuro, fiance of Princess Mako

A vehicle carrying Kei Komuro, the commoner boyfriend of Japanese Princess Mako, arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2021. The couple is preparing to marry on Oct. 26.

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Kei Komuro, fiance of Princess Mako

Japanese Princess Mako's commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro bows to the media before leaving his house in Yokohama to meet her parents in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2021. The couple is preparing to marry on Oct. 26. (Pool photo)

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Kei Komuro, fiance of Princess Mako

Japanese Princess Mako's commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro (front) leaves his house in Yokohama to meet her parents in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2021. The couple is preparing to marry on Oct. 26. (Pool photo)

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Kei Komuro, fiance of Princess Mako

Japanese Princess Mako's commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro leaves his house in Yokohama to meet her parents in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2021. The couple is preparing to marry on Oct. 26. (Pool photo)

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Kei Komuro, fiance of Princess Mako

Japanese Princess Mako's commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro leaves his house in Yokohama to meet her parents in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2021. The couple is preparing to marry on Oct. 26. (Pool photo)

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Kei Komuro, fiance of Princess Mako

Japanese Princess Mako's commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to meet her parents on Oct. 18, 2021. The couple is preparing to marry on Oct. 26.

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Princess Sayako attends charity concert

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, Emperor Akihito's only daughter who will marry a commoner in November, attends a charity concert at a Tokyo hotel on June 30. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

Princess Ayako (C), the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, bows to her mother Princess Hisako (R) in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, as she leaves for her wedding with commoner Kei Moriya at Meiji Shrine. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

Kei Moriya leaves his home in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, en route to his wedding at Meiji Shrine with Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

Kei Moriya leaves his home in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, en route to his wedding at Meiji Shrine with Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo