Japanese Princess Turns Down $1.3M Royal Pay-Out To Marry Former Classmate

However, she'll have to relinquish her royal title if she wants to marry Kei Komuro, 29.

According to Japanese law, a princess must leave the royal family after marrying a 'commoner', but is given a substantial wedding sum of ¥150 million (£1 million) 'to preserve the dignity of a person who was once a member of the imperial family'.