the love story of the cinderella of the king and queen of Japan - 60 years as the original
The romance between Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko has been referred to by the Japanese press: tennis match "
In the summer of 1957, Prince Akihito met a commoner named Michiko Shoda at a tennis match in Karuikawa. Michiko and teammate Bobby Doyle defeated Prince Akihito's team. Despite losing, but Prince very happy, in his heart there is special feeling.
A few days later, through friends, Prince Siddhartha invited Michiko to attend a ball and he expressed his affection for her but was rebuked by imperialists in Imperial Japan.
They think that is not possible. Even, Queen Kojun was not happy either. On the side of Shoda and family also do not believe, and disagreed with the prince's feelings. Michiko's parents are very worried about their daughter's future. Although Shoda is well known in the business and the arts. Two members of the Shoda family received the highest honor, but Shoda was still a normal girl. In the 1950s, the Prince would choose a prince from the royal family or aristocrat. Prince Akihito did not accept, and broke the royal tradition and was the first in modern-day Japan to marry. The wedding took place on April 10, 1959. - a wedding of the century, more than 500,000 people saw the eighteen-mile procession along the Tokyo streets. The television attracted over 15 million views.
On January 7, 1989, Akihito took the throne and Michiko was the first civilians to be crowned queen of Japan. 60 years they read together, exploring the world together. They take care of their children, raise them up and get married and also expect their grandchildren. Prince Naruhito, Fumihito and Sayako Princess are the beautiful ending to their love story. "I was born a civilians and when I die, I'm still a civilian, I do not feel like a queen anymore, I'm just a wife of Akihito, and I can live with him. The end of my life is my greatest happiness. "
What is more wonderful to find the fate of ourselves, to go all the way together
how wonderful :) <3
