After leaving the royal family, Japan’s former princess Mako Komuro and her husband landed in the United States on Sunday, swapping ancient imperial rites for the bright lights of New York.
After years of tabloid rumours and online sniping about their relationship, which Komuro said caused her “sadness and pain,” the couple married quietly in Tokyo this month. The couple was flanked by security officers as they made their way through the airport and into a waiting vehicle, according to footage broadcast by Japanese television channels.
The two 30-year-olds boarded a commercial flight from Tokyo to New York on Sunday, where Kei Komuro studied law and currently works.
