{"id":202659,"date":"2026-04-19T17:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/202659\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:13:07","slug":"japans-princess-mako-who-gave-up-royal-life-to-marry-commoner-spotted-with-baby-after-fleeing-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/202659\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan’s Princess Mako, who gave up royal life to marry commoner, spotted with baby after fleeing NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Japanese princess who renounced her royal title<\/a> and wealth to marry her commoner husband has been spotted with a little heir \u2014 after fleeing NYC for the suburbs.<\/p>\n

Princess Mako Komuro, the first child of Japan\u2019s crown prince and the niece of Emperor Naruhito<\/a>, sported a Target shopping bag alongside her husband Kei Komuro and their infant, exclusive photos show.<\/p>\n

The Komuros spent a pleasant spring day shopping at a local cheese store, bakery and supermarket in the neighborhood of their new home in Fairfield County, Connecticut.<\/p>\n

The couple were dressed down for their trip to the supermarket. Mr Owl for NY Post<\/p>\n

Princess Mako\u2019s husband works as a lawyer in New York City. Mr Owl for NY Post<\/p>\n

Kei Komuro wore an olive T-shirt and grey jeans for the shopping trip\u2014\u00a0and completed the outfit with a matching baby carrier. Mr Owl for NY Post<\/p>\n

Mako \u2014 whose father Crown Prince Fumihito is next in line to the imperial throne \u2014 wore a simple black top, blue jeans and a light cream cardigan. <\/p>\n

Her international trade lawyer husband wore a green T-shirt and tan pants and cradled their child in a sling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s happy young baby was all smiles, playing with a toy while the two hit the town.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The loved up couple went shopping with their son in tow. Mr Owl for NY Post<\/p>\n

The pair lived in New York City, but fled to the idyllic suburbs of Fairfield County, CT. Mr Owl for NY Post<\/p>\n

The Post also spotted the two coming and going from their modest condo in the Connecticut suburb.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mako and Kei\u2019s quaint $680,000 Connecticut townhouse is far quieter than the couple\u2019s previous digs in the Manhattan nabe of Hell\u2019s Kitchen.<\/p>\n

But the two have consistently bucked the limelight, even when they lived in New York.<\/p>\n

The former royal, who is an art historian, was previously reported to be a volunteer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art helping curators in the Asian art collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Her husband Kei passed the bar in October 2022 after studying at Fordham Law School and works as an associate at Lowenstein Sandler LLP, where he specializes in global trade and national security. <\/p>\n

Princess Mako previously worked at the Met Museum. Mr Owl for NY Post<\/p>\n

Their son was all smiles on the visit to the supermarket. Mr Owl for NY Post<\/p>\n

Mako and husband Kei Komuro welcomed their first child, a boy, in 2025. Mr Owl for NY Post<\/p>\n

She and her husband have reportedly lived financially independent from the Japanese royal family.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mako\u2019s post-royal life has been exceptionally low-key for someone raised as a member of the Japanese royal family.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The former Princess of Akishino moved with her husband to the United States in 2021 following their marriage<\/a>, which caused a significant stir in Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Japanese society was shocked, not only because the princess\u2019 sweetheart was a commoner, but also because she renounced her royal title to wed him.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Princess Mako with her father, Prince Fumihito, her uncle, who is now emperor, and her grandfather, now former Emperor Akihito. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Princess Mako with her parents and siblings, Princess Kako and Prince Hisahito. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Princess Mako became a commoner after her wedding to Kei Komuro. REUTERS<\/p>\n

The couple have continued to keep things private, even after paparazzi snapped a picture of the two pushing a stroller last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The child\u2019s birth was confirmed by the Japanese royal family, who said mother and baby were healthy, but that the ex-princess still planned to keep personal matters quiet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Their baby \u2013 whose name and gender still haven\u2019t been revealed \u2013 is not in line for the Japanese throne since Japanese law only allows for royal succession to be passed down from father to son.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Japanese princess who renounced her royal title and wealth to marry her commoner husband has been spotted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2222,825,57,9,56,63,65,64,486,1076],"class_list":{"0":"post-202659","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-connecticut","9":"tag-japan","10":"tag-metro","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-ny","13":"tag-nyc","14":"tag-nyc-headlines","15":"tag-nyc-news","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-world-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}