Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino. (Pool photo)

       TOKYO -- The Imperial Household Agency is set to finalize a decision not to pay a lump sum to Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and niece of Emperor Naruhito, upon her marriage in compliance with her wishes, sources close to the government have revealed.

       Princess Mako, 29, is set to wed her former college classmate Kei Komuro, 29, and leave the Imperial Family. Under the Imperial House Law, if a female Imperial Family member weds a commoner, she loses the status of an Imperial Family member, and a lump sum is paid under the Imperial Household Finance Act for the former family member to maintain their dignity even after leaving the Imperial Family.

       It will mark the first time since the end of World War II that the payment will not be made to a female Imperial Household member who is leaving the family upon marriage.

       (Mainichi)

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