The Mikasa Family Thread

[Artemisia]

Wonderful news!
I must admit, I feared the worse given the Prince's age and seriousness of the condition.

[ChiaraC]

Originally Posted by Artemisia

Wonderful news!
I must admit, I feared the worse given the Prince's age and seriousness of the condition.

Frankly, I was absolutely sure that he would not recover. He is 96, after all, he had a heart condition that had not been operated on earlier because of his advanced age, and he had to watch two of his sons die. That might be sufficient to kill a much younger man. As I said, his perseverance is simply amazing.

And I am very pleased to see how happy his wife, Princess Yuriko, looks, upon getting her husband back.

[ChiaraC]

Princess Tomohito of Mikasa with her two little daughters

[iceflower]

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Princess Akiko at the Narita airport near Tokyo on October 9, 2012, before her departure for France. The princess will visit Paris until October 22 as part of an international exchange programme involving the Jisho Temple in Kyoto City, where the princess serves as an art researcher.



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[ChiaraC]

Prince and Princess Mikasa with four of their children, ca. 1952

Prince and Princess Mikasa arriving in Miami, 1958

Prince and Princess Mikasa with their children, 1966
How tragic to think of what life has done to this beaming family...

Prince and Princess Mikasa with their children and grandchildren, beginning of the nineties

Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and his bride
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