Princess Mako
Not in the mood for comparisons with Harry and Meghan
Princess Mako
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After four long years of trembling, Princess Mako was finally able to marry her great love Kei Komuro on October 26, 2021. After the wedding, the couple are planning a new start in the USA – just like Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan after the Megxit. Nevertheless, the Japanese princess categorically rejects any comparison with the Sussexes.
“We will start a new life,” announced Princess Mako, 30, at a press conference after her civil wedding. “I am sure we will run into difficulties on the way there. But as we have done so far, I want to continue to join forces and walk side by side.”
The past few months have not been easy for Mako. Her love for a commoner met with great resistance, and a financial scandal in the family of her loved one delayed her wedding by around four years. Even the most beautiful day of her life was clouded by numerous protests and an overall rather depressed mood.
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But now Mako and Kei are finally free. Although she has lost her title of nobility, she has finally lost her great love by her side – and that forever. Because Kei Komuro, 30, works in a New York law firm, the newlyweds are planning to move to the United States. In the United States, they are not the only royal dropouts; Prince Harry, 37, and Duchess Meghan, 40, also fled to California after retiring as senior royals.
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But Princess Mako firmly rejects any comparisons with the British couple. When asked how similar she and Kei are to the Sussexes and the opportunity to do an interview like Meghan and Harry’s with Oprah Winfrey earlier this year, Mako replied at the press conference: “It’s sad for me to have these kinds of questions to obtain […]. As for the comparison, I have no particular thoughts. I don’t want to answer any questions about my future private life. I don’t plan to do any interviews at the moment. I just want to live a quiet life in my new environment. “
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But the similarities with the Sussexes cannot be denied. Princess Mako and Kei Komuro also suffer from the negative media reports about their people. A few days before the wedding, the palace even announced that Mako had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the critical reports. “Given the criticism on the Internet and in the media, I feared that an unjustified story and incorrect information was being presented as the truth for some reason,” Makos said frankly about her condition.
She further emphasizes: “I have decided to publicly announce my PTSD because it is related to the wedding. My condition is currently by no means good. But thanks to the help of people around me, I have somehow made it to this day to persevere. Kei also supported me and encouraged me. ” Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry have also resisted press reports about them several times and are also campaigning for a stronger focus on mental health.
Source used: people.com