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Empress Masako: The Japanese royal compared to Princess Diana
They both studied at Oxford University and Naruhito, impressed by her brains and beauty, was instantly captivated. He instantly pursued her and the couple were dogged by the ...
Daily Mail
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Meet emperor Naruhito and empress Masako: Japan's anglophile royal couple visit the UK
During the couple’s courtship, Masako was hounded by reporters and even called an impromptu news conference on the library steps while at Oxford, to deny any romantic connection ...
Evening Standard
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- But Masako had never expected to enter royal life and, with a promising career ahead of her, was reluctant to give up her freedoms to marry him. Naruhito, however, refused to give up and proposed marriage three times - twice receiving a refusal.
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1 day ago · For her part, Masako was initially reluctant to marry Naruhito. Having just started out as a diplomat, a marriage to Naruhito would force her to abandon her career, curtailing much of her freedom ...
Feb 23, 2023 · Not only would a marriage to Naruhito force her to give up her career, but her freedom would be compromised as soon as she entered the Japanese imperial family. Naruhito spent six years pursuing Masako and reportedly proposed to her twice before she accepted.
May 1, 2019 · Masako left the ministry after her engagement to Naruhito became official in January 1993. They got married in June that year.
Apr 29, 2019 · What was unclear at the time, but later became the stuff of royal legend, was that all along Naruhito was holding out for a woman who fit the glass slipper: Masako Owada.
6 days ago · During the couple’s courtship, Masako was hounded by reporters and even called an impromptu news conference on the library steps while at Oxford, to deny any romantic connection to the prince....
Apr 29, 2019 · It had been six years since a brainy young diplomat named Masako Owada gave up her career to marry Crown Prince Naruhito, the next emperor of Japan.
Masako refused to marry the prince because it would force her to give up her promising career in diplomacy and severely restrict her independence and freedoms. Masako finally accepted his third proposal on 9 December 1992.
