Japanese princess Mako, Prince Harry "hard to live" when becoming a commoner, is always judged for all kinds of things

"Princess Mako of Japan has become a commoner but cannot escape the attention of the media in New York." That was the title of an article on VICE News in early December 2021.

More than 2 weeks since the former princess and her husband moved to the US to live, Mako and her husband were closely followed by paparazzi while walking, eating and shopping.

Recently, the former Japanese princess was discovered doing "volunteer work" or "unpaid internship" at New York's famous Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), according to the Japan Times.

Meanwhile, Kei Komuro was not on the list of passing the New York state bar exam published on April 14, according to Kyodo News. This is the second time the husband of the former Japanese princess has failed this exam.

Constantly being scrutinized

Mako (30 years old) is not the only Japanese princess to give up her royal title, but she is the first to live abroad.

Princess Sayako, the only daughter of former Emperor Akihito, left the imperial family when she married a commoner in 2005. Unlike Mako, she r.emains in Japan and is currently the supreme priestess of Ise Shrine. Former Princess Ayako, who married a commoner in 2018, also stayed in Japan and has been close to the royal family over the years.

Currently located nearly 11,000 kilometers from Tokyo, the lives of Mako and Kei Komuro are still closely watched, similar to what the two faced at home when the tabloids hunted them down years later. when they announced their engagement in 2017.

The relentless scrutiny once caused former Princess Mako to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Once she wanted to get rid of the malevolent stalker in Japan, but now, Mako is still interested in the public, except that she can pursue her own career and has no royal organization to back it up.

The road to freedom was precarious from the start. When the Komuros landed at the airport in the US, the media focused on their outfits.

Attention was drawn to Kei Komuro's T-shirt, which featured Darth Vader's villain from the popular Star Wars franchise. Many people speculated that the former princess's husband felt a connection to this character or even wanted to convey his own message. His fashion sense has also been described as "too sloppy".

As for Mako, she is said to want to look more casual with her long black hair loose and dark jeans.

When the ex-Princess Mako and her husband went for a walk or shopped in New York, the details of what they wore or what they bought were listed in the newspaper. Even the fact that Mako got lost and had to ask people for directions did not escape the eyes of reporters.

While this may be a normal celebrity life, some individuals who follow the Mako and Kei Komuro couple also feel it's overdone. They likened the press's constant tracking of the couple to "stalking".

Whenever they leave their rented apartment in Hells Kitchen in midtown Manhattan, the Komuro family is photographed by cameras. However, the couple doesn't let the paparazzi stop them from living the way they want. They are seen h.anging out with friends, walking the streets, and often just glancing at the uninvited cameras.

Hard to have privacy

The former couple Princess Mako is always compared to Prince Harry and his wife with the story of leaving the royal family to start a civilian life. Although the two sides do not necessarily have many similarities, the fact that they are stalked by the media is similar.

According to Vogue, from the end of March 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are officially no longer senior members of the British royal family. They announced they were giving up their royal duties in exchange for a "more independent" life. The couple retains the title of Duke and Duchess of Sussex, while the children are not given royal titles.

After starting a civilian life, Harry and Meghan moved to Canada, then Southern California (USA) to seek privacy. They even give up social media. However, "the spotlight" has never left this couple.

At that time, paparazzi photos of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex walking were posted around the world. Speculation about where they are living is Malibu, Calabasas, The Hollywood Hills swirl around.

However, that doesn't mean Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren't ready to engage in all the publicity. They still appear in public or go public with everything they can, like announcing the creation of their charity Archewell.

Harry and Meghan don't want to be completely isolated from the media because, after all, they still need it.

Paradoxically, the more the couple rage at the tabloids, the more they empower them.

In 1968, Lord Kinross introduced the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, another famous royal couple who had renounced the monarchy, to the Sunday Telegraph. "Both seek to have a private life. But in an age of publicity, how can they? The deeds of the Duke, a former monarch and still a member of the royal family, must always be collected. attract public attention," he wrote.

Harry and Meghan can dream of privacy. But even without the "royal" label, they may never have it.

Japanese princess lazily at the American popular market, is the married life unsatisfactory? Ly Tâm15:04:43 30/06/2023Recently, paparazzi captured the image of former princess Mako going to a popular market in New York, USA. According to revealed information, Mako and her husband live in a one-bedroom apartment, the two are very private and rarely interact with the media.