Author: Fu Zhuhui
In the Japanese royal family that attaches great importance to the right match, children should work hand in hand with civilians to walk to the red carpet, and the road is always uneven. The eldest princess of the Japanese royal family, Mako, was engaged to the civilian prince-consort, Kei Komuro, for three years. Because the other party's family was involved in a debt dispute, the marriage period was postponed again and again, and it was once rumored that it had failed. Now, the two are scheduled to get married on Tuesday, and there is no atmosphere of happiness inside and outside the palace.
Mako celebrated her 30th birthday on Saturday. The palace issued a statement to the public that day, saying that she was silently preparing for the marriage. Mako will leave the royal family on Tuesday and register to marry Komuro (30), who already works in a US law firm. After marriage, the two will leave Japan and go to the United States to start a new life.
It is a joy to have lovers finally get married, but the Japanese media is always covered in sorrow for this marriage. The reason is that the palace announced that Mako suffered from severe depression in the past three years of staying alone in the empty boudoir.
The eldest princess of the Japanese royal family, Akihiko, will leave the royal family on Tuesday and register to marry Komuro (right). (AFP)
Doctor: Mako suffers from severe depression and can only save her life if she leaves Japan and changes her environment
On October 1, the palace took two doctors to hold a press conference when announcing Mako's wedding date to the public, revealing that Mako Princess suffers from "Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome" (PTSD). Asahi Weekly released a document from the attending psychiatrist, saying that Mako's cause is very complicated, and whenever she sees rumors about herself in online media or print media, her mood becomes very depressed. The attending doctor also stated the severity of her condition at the press conference, pointing out that she could not be in danger of her life by leaving Japan and living in another environment.
A female reporter Na Shangzi who specializes in interviewing royal news recently posted a post "When is the Tragedy of Royal Women?", lamenting that Mako is not the first woman in the royal family to suffer from this kind of mental depression. After the Queen Masako married into the royal family, she suffered from this disease for 30 years because she could not adapt. In addition to Masako, the former queen Michiko also had symptoms of "loss of voice" in the 1990s due to excessive pressure.
After the war, it was a big news for the Japanese royal family to marry ordinary people, and it was also considered a major symbol of breaking the class distinction between the old society. However, when choosing a commoner to marry, the royal family still has certain standards, such as paying great attention to the other party's family background. Michiko's parents' home runs the largest flour mill in Japan, and Masako's father is a famous diplomat.
The coffin of the Mako comes from a single-parent family, and this "royal civilian" marriage is not favored. Later, Komuro was exposed by the weekly magazine that there was a debt dispute of 4 million yen (about 47,500 SGD) in his family. Mako's father, Prince Fumihito, was even more dissatisfied with the marriage and tried to prevent his daughter from "marrying down".
Royal daughters must leave the royal family when they get married, but the royal family takes into account their face and according to convention, they will give their married daughters a dowry of 150 million yen (about 1.8 million SGD) to ensure that they can still live a decent life after leaving the royal family. In addition, having a decent wedding can leave them a way out and they can do some palace-related work in the future.
Now the 29-year-old Princess Mako is the first granddaughter of Emperor Akihito of Japan. (AFP)
Mako doesn't want a penny to get married
It is reported that Mako decided to "get out of the house with nothing" this time when she got married, and she doesn't want a penny to get married. Reports revealed that this was a decision she made to gain "complete freedom". The Japanese Emperor Naruhito also proposed a palace ceremony, but was rejected by Makoto's father Akihito Miyaki Fumien. Mako does not hold a wedding, and her marriage is an unprecedented simplification for the royal family. Even Komuro, who married the eldest princess, cannot meet Naruhito and other relatives.
Three generations of women in the royal family have suffered from depression
Analysis points out that all three generations of women in the royal family have developed depression, indicating that conservative concepts within the royal family are deeply rooted. This time, Mako broke through many difficulties in exchange for freedom of marriage, which was hard-won. If she hadn't insisted on her marriage and suffered from depression, she might have been unable to live without the palace.
A weekly magazine quoted insiders as saying that in the past 30 years, the Japanese palace has spent a lot of effort to treat Masako who was married. When I knew that Masako had the same problem, the inside of the house really didn't want history to repeat. Even if the family is not good, it can only make an exception to make this marriage successful.
