Japan former princess Mako Komuro, now works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Six months after marriage and moving to New York city, she’s found a job.
Mako Komuro is the 30 year-old-daughter of Crown Prince Fumhito. She gave up her royal status to get married to a commoner. This commoner is Kei Komuro is her college sweet heart. They got married in October 2021.
Soon after their marriage, they relocated to US. After six months, Mako has found a job of her passion. Mako has a degree in art and cultural heritage from Tokyo’s International Christian University.
Prior to her marriage, she also has a master’s degree in Art Museum and Gallery Studies from the University of Leicester.
She was always interested in art, history and curation, hence worked as a researcher at the University Museum at the University of Tokyo, while maintaining royal duties. However, according to the sources, she is working as an unpaid volunteer at the museum right now.
According to the tradition of the Japanese imperial family, a princess is not allowed to marry a commoner without giving up her title. Mako sacrificed her title to get married to the commoner.
However, a one-time payment of $1.35 million is given to the exiting royals. According to the weekly newsletter ‘My Modern Met’, Mako rejected the one-time payment, when the young couple were ready to leave Japan
Inspite of all through the young couple went through, apparently, both of them are happy in the new setting and leading a simple lifestyle.
Mako is assisting in the recent exhibition of scroll paintings at the Met’s Asian art collection. While her husband is working at a local law firm. He is also pursuing further studies to pass the bar exam.
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