Princess Mako of Japan was diagnosed with PTSD due to criticism of her marriage

The Princess Mako of Japan suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder due to the media scrutiny and criticism of her and her fiance, Kei Komuro, who will marry civilly on October 26, reported the Imperial House of Japan.

A spokesman for the royal family admitted that the “complicated” situation facing Mako, 29, is due to the constant exposure negative information for her decision to marry Komuro, whom she met while they were both studying at the University of Tokyo and whose family was embroiled in a scandal over a debt her mother owes to her ex-boyfriend from whom she asked for money to pay for her son’s education.

Princess “I was afraid that it would be impossible to fulfill your wish for a peaceful and happy life after marriage”added the spokesperson, who also confirmed that the couple were planning to tie the knot on the 26th and that on that day they would offer a press conference.

Emperor Naruhito’s niece got engaged in 2017 to Kei Komuro, Also 29, and the two first wowed audiences with their mutual smiles at a press conference to announce the upcoming marriage. But, in early 2018, The wedding was postponed when reports emerged of a financial dispute with her mother, who had borrowed money from a former fiancé and failed to repay it.

The princess’s marriage to a man not belonging to the Japanese imperial family entails your separation from this institution, according to the law of the imperial house, which also grants exclusively to men the rights of succession to the throne.

In April, Komuro released a statement asking correcting what he called misconceptions among the public about his mother’s financial situation. Soon after, she offered to make a payment to her mother’s ex-fiancé for the purpose of resolve the monetary dispute.

The legal battle, which has yet to be resolved, has sparked a scandal in Japan, where a faultless behavior members of the imperial family.

Komuro went to the United States in 2018 to study Law, a decision interpreted by the press as an attempt to reduce media attention.

The imperial household agency, which deals with the life of the royal family, announced the date of the wedding at a press conference. Mako will relinquish his title and the royal family after his marriage, as usual to marry a commoner. For this same reason, none of the ceremonies that usually accompany a royal wedding will take place and the princess has also decided to refuse the one-time payment of a millions of dollars she was entitled to to stop being a princess, as confirmed by the media.

The couple will simply get married in a local government office, completely removed from the pomp of a royal wedding. They will limit themselves to recording their marriage and offer a press conference together on the same day. Later, the princess will move to New York where her future husband lives and works as a lawyer.

The parents of Princess Mako and the Emperor both approved the couple’s marriage albeit reluctantly.

Prince Akishino said last year that supports her daughter’s marriage, but that she needs to gain the support of the Japanese public. “I approve of them getting married. If that’s what they really want, then I think it’s something that I should respect as a parent.“, noted.

Mako’s mother, Crown Princess Kiko, recently spoke about her firstborn’s plans: “There are things we agree and disagree on, but I respect my oldest daughter’s feelings as much as possible.” She added, “As a mother, I have a lot of conversations with my daughter so that I can come to terms with her feelings and thoughts.”

He also touched on what could happen to his second daughter, Princess Kako, 26: “I would love to hear your thoughts in advance.”

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