Japanese Princess Turns Down $1.3M Royal Pay-Out To Marry Former Classmate Mako won’t be the first princess to step down. In 2005, her aunt, Princess Sayako, abdicated after she became the first-ever Japanese royal to marry a commoner. Previous Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Classmate Couple japan Japanese Princess Kei Komuro Marry Princess Mako royal Tokyo university 2021-10-18 pey