Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin, will receive 106,750,000 yen ($951,000) from the state after her expected marriage with commoner Kei Moriya later this month, a government council decided Thursday.Based on the law on imperial household finance, the lump sum payment will be provided to maintain her dignity even after she loses her royal status following her nuptial on Oct. 29. The amount equaled the upper limit stipulated in the law.
(Princess Ayako, right, and Kei Moriya)
[Courtesy of Imperial Household Agency]The payment was unanimously approved at a cl…READ FULL ARTICLE
