A Princess And A Not-So-Royal Wedding

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Japan's Princess Mako, the niece of Emperor Naruhito, married college sweetheart Kei Komuro, giving up her royal title.

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The couple skipped the usual royal wedding rites. Instead, in a news conference, Komuro simply stated: "I love Mako. I would like to spend my one life with the person I love."

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Mako also turned down a traditional payment of $1.3 million typically made to royal women who leave the imperial family after marriage.

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The couple, who met at the International Christian University in Tokyo, got engaged four years ago.

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They planned to marry in 2018 but the wedding was postponed when a financial dispute involving Komuro's mother surfaced.

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Komuro left Japan to study at Fordham University law school in the United States in 2018 only to return in September this year.

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Prince Akishino, Mako's father, said it would be impossible to hold an engagement ceremony until the financial dispute was resolved.

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In 2020, Mako said she and Komuro believe marriage is a "necessary choice" for them. But her father stayed firm.

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Komuro issued a 24-page statement in April and also said he would pay a settlement to end the dispute.

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Finally, the two got married on October 26. The couple will live in the US, where Komuro has a job with a law firm.

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