Prince Akishino Family (Shinchosha)

The truth about "Kako living alone," Prince Akishino told her, "We will go alone.

However, Kako appealed to remain in the temporary residence. The truth of the matter is said to have been that Akishino no Miya told the office staff, "We will go alone," but what exactly led to this?　

The original Akishino residence was renovated from the former Prince Chichibu's residence completed in 1972 and used from 1997, with an addition in 2000. In addition to the building being dilapidated to begin with, the number of official duties increased when Prince Akishino became the heir to the throne and was given the same treatment as the Prince of the East family. The construction work, which began in March 2020, had to be temporarily halted due to the new Corona, and the construction schedule was delayed significantly due to disruptions in the supply chain and high prices.

 The renovation of Akishino's residence was completed last November, and the total floor space has expanded to nearly double that before the renovation. Including the construction of the temporary residence, the total cost of the project was approximately 4.5 billion yen. It is said that the reason they did not move in immediately after completion was because they wanted to work on the private parts of the building with only Akishino's family. As a result, the completion of the move was delayed until the end of the fiscal year." Around the time of the completion of the renovation, the Imperial Household Agency received an unexpected message from Prince Akishino. The message said, "We will go to the new residence alone. The Imperial Household Agency was not a little shocked to learn that this meant that we, excluding Princess Kako, would be moving to the new residence. It is believed that this decision was made in response to the fact that Princess Kako will remain in her temporary residence.

Kako is now 28 years old. I don't think she should be criticized in any way, no matter where she goes or what kind of life she leads. However, there are a certain number of people in the Imperial Household Agency who do not agree with Kako's behavior. Naturally, the Imperial Household Agency has some concerns. Of course, we do not know what Kako thinks about this. Of course, Kako's thoughts are not clear. Her parents' house and her own house are very close to each other, so it is not something that would cause trouble for anyone, but not a few people at the Imperial Household Agency felt a certain sense of loneliness when Prince Akishino said, "We will go alone," but is this really the case? .......

Source: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/66481db7d2dcb3c19ae67c6989d23d002a0911fc?page=1