Princess Aiko wore a crown to appear in the New Year's ceremony, borrowed her aunt's tiara, and still smiled beautifully
On the first day of the new year, most of the members of the Japanese imperial family appeared in full costume to attend the New Year's celebration ceremony. After several years in a row the ladies did not wear any ornaments on their heads, the 2024 New Year's celebration ceremony finally has something to watch. From Empress Masako to princesses and princesses, they all wore their crowns.
The New Year's celebration ceremony is the first ceremony of the spring of the Japanese Imperial Family every year, so the outside world also attaches great importance to it. Princess Aiko is an adult, but she has not yet worn a crown to participate. It's just that her crown is borrowed from her aunt, Princess Qingzi.
In 2021, when Aiko became an adult, she generously asked not to build a new crown for herself for the time being, which caused a wave of goodwill. At that time, the crown she wore for the coming-of-age ceremony was borrowed from her aunt. Because the Imperial Household Agency has not been able to buy a new crown for her, Aiko has no choice but to borrow it from her aunt again.
Princess Kiyoko's crown was bought by her parents, Michiko Akihito, for their daughter out of their own pockets, and it was a personal item, and when Kiyoko got married, she was taken out of the palace as a dowry. In terms of specifications, Aiko and Kiyoko are both daughters of the emperor, so the aunt's crown is also very in line with Aiko's current noble princess status.
Aiko took the royal car to the palace early in the morning. In the car window shot, Princess Aiko is wearing a white court French dress, a crown on her head, and a matching set of diamond jewelry around her neck, nodding politely to the onlookers to greet the royal fans.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako led a group of members of the imperial family into the palace hall to congratulate them. Princess Aiko walked behind her aunt Concubine Ji, this is because Concubine Ji is now the imperial concubine, which is equivalent to the crown princess and has a status above Aiko.
Most of the royal ladies are in light white dresses, but her cousin, Princess Yoshiko, chose an emerald green court dress. Princess Yoshiko's crown is her adult tiara, and the necklace around her neck is a mirror image of the crown, but in general it is not lost.
Princess Aiko stood on the left hand side of her mother, Empress Masako, wearing a ribbon, and listened carefully to her father, Emperor Naruhito, for the New Year's message. Among the ladies in the audience, only her crown was borrowed, and from the perspective of a bystander, she would feel a little wronged for her. As the only daughter of the emperor and his wife, she doesn't have a crown of her own, and she has to borrow it every time she appears on a big occasion.
But judging from Princess Aiko's indifferent expression, none of this mattered to her. Even if she borrowed it, she still smiled beautifully and wonderfully, showing the mind and generosity of a princess.
Although Princess Aiko does not have a crown of her own, her modesty and general behavior have won more applause and support for herself and the emperor and his wife. Just because you don't have a crown doesn't mean you won't have it in the future. As time passes, especially as Aiko is about to graduate from university, she will occupy a more important position in the Japanese imperial family in the future.
Therefore, when Aiko is fully engaged in the official duties of the imperial family, the Imperial Household Agency will also take into account her popularity and purchase new crowns and jewelry for her as soon as possible.
At a young age, Princess Aiko has the demeanor of a general, knows not to fight for the gains and losses of a moment, even if she is the only daughter of the emperor, she does not mind wearing a borrowed crown, and the more Princess Aiko lowers her posture like this, the more she has won love and praise. Maybe in the future, the jewelry purchased specifically for her will be fully tailor-made for her, and she will take into account her own opinions to create a unique crown jewelry that is different from the royal princess in the past!