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Japan's Princess Mako celebrates 30th birthday - her last as a royal

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23rd October 2021
Japan’s Princess Mako celebrates her 30th birthday today – her last birthday as a member of the Imperial Family. In a few days’ time, the Princess will renounce her titles and place in the Imperial Family as she marries her commoner boyfriend. She was born as the eldest granddaughter of then Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on 23 October 1991 at the Imperial Household…
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King and Queen of Bhutan mark ten years of marriage

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13th October 2021
The King met Jetsun Pema, who comes from the country’s elite, when she was around seven-years-old, and he was 17. Years later, they fell in love and became engaged. He announced his upcoming marriage during the opening of Parliament in 2011. His Majesty then described his bride: “Now, many will have their own idea of what a Queen should be like—that she should be uniquely…
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Princess Mako was subjected to "prolonged and repetitive instances of what she felt as slander against her"

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4th October 2021
Japan’s Princess Mako was subjected to long periods of slander that led to her post-traumatic stress disorder. According to psychiatrist Tsuyoshi Akiyama of NTT Medical Center Tokyo, who diagnosed the Princess, Mako was “subject to prolonged and repetitive instances of what she felt as slander against her and her family as well as her future husband and his family, and she had been…
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New photo released of Bhutan's Royal Family

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1st October 2021
The Royal Office for Media for the King and Queen of Bhutan has released a new family photo. The new photo features King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Queen Jetsun Pema, Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel (5) and Prince Ugyen Wangchuck (18 months). The image was taken in…
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Japanese government to accept Princess Mako's request on marriage money

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26th September 2021
The Japanese government is set to accept Princess Mako of Akishino’s desire to decline the lump sum of money she is entitled to upon her marriage to a commoner and renouncing her titles and place in the Imperial Family. Princess Mako, who will turn 30 next month, is set to marry her fiancé, Kei Komuro, and then relocate to the United States. She has made clear her desire to decline the…
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