Japanese Princess Ayako officially gets engaged to a commoner
Japanese Princess Ayako was officially engaged to commoner Kei Moriya on Sunday in an imperial engagement ceremony held at Tokyo's Imperial House. Princess Ayako attended the traditional Japanese engagement ceremony with her mother, Princess Hisako, accepting the official marriage proposal and a list of gifts including Japanese sake and clothes that were delivered by a messenger sent by Moriya. Princess Ayako's engagement follows Princess Mako's path to marry a commoner. Last year, Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Japanese Emperor Akihito, announced she would postpone her wedding to Kei Komuro to 2020 until after her grandfather Emperor Akihito abdicates next year. The couple is planned to hold their wedding on October 29th this year.