Prince Akishino (The Emperor Akihito's 2nd son, and TheCrown Prince Naruhito's younger brother) and his wife Princess Kiko. Kiko is holding their 2nd child Princess Kako.

who is she and why does she got two names?

Wow! Kiko looks a bit like CP Masako! (I'm sorry, is that her name?) :flower:

No, no, great photos. Hmm..haha, they're like twins! They have the same hair...maybe Masako will have two girls too. Is Aiko close to Mako and Kako? It seems like they only meet for official photographs and on family trips.

Oh, well that's good. They look out for their cousin. How lovely, Kako obviously likes her then. Hmm...if Aiko turns out an only child, at least she'll have her older cousins.

Do you have pictures of her two daughters? I mean the latest pictures.

Isn't Kako on the RIGHT of Akishino? Kako's the wee one, Mako's the bigger one.

i wonder if princess kiko was ever stressful with the royal lifestyle which masako is feeling at the moment ?

why does the crown prince's brother look so old compared to him-besides having white hair he just looks so old in his appearance!

Maybe, maybe not. One thing's for sure though is that she luckily doesn't have the burden of producing a male heir.

THere is photo of W-A and Maxima on a beach in the Antilles that is quite similar to this one Japanese .

Prince Akishino & Princess Kiko Old Photos 1
 

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Photos of Kiko Kawashima and her family before her marriage to Prince Akishino.

Dates of photos: Dec 17, 1989-Dec 18,1989
She visited Wakayama Prefecture with her family to report her marriage to her ancestors.
Photos from Yomiuri News

Photo of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko's visit to the Aichi Expo with the Crown Princely couple of Netherlands on April 20
From Yomiuri news

Photos from newscom
#1: Kuroda Yoshiki and Prince Akishino in 1984
#2-4: Prince Akishino and his future wife Kiko Kawashima when they were still studying in Tokyo Gakushuin University in 1985. You can also see Princess Sayako's fiancé Kuroda Yoshiki in the photos.
#5: Prince Akishino and Kuroda Yoshiki in a social gathering in Jan 2003.

Prince Akishino's book as a biologist

Prince and Princess Akishino attending the Opening Ceremony of the 59th JCI World Congress held in Fukuoka, Japan on November 21, 2004.

Photos from the Junior Chamber International website.

More photos from the Junior Chamber International website.

Princess Kiko first met Prince Akishino at a bookstore in Gakushuin University when the Princess was studying Psychology and the Prince, Law. The Princess was introduced to the Prince by the owner of the bookstore. The Princess was also a member of the Prince's interest group.

The Prince proposed to the Princess at a pedestrian crossing in 1986.

Princess Kiko always smiles that Kiko-chan-smile was named after her.

Young, pretty, softly-spoken and with a warm smile, she quickly captured the love of Japanese people after her engagement with Prince Akishino was finally announced in Jan 1990 and they were finally married in June 1990.

Now Princess Kiko is almost 40 years old but she is still sooo pretty and sweet. I think the quality of her skin is almost flawless.

Originally posted by Jun5:

University days

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You can see Kuroda in this picture:
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Originally posted by jun5

1. Graduation. You can see Kuroda is in the middle.

https://storage.msn.com/x1p60gdFBZCbV...-6c2oR5Wsnm10w

2. Engagement days

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3. Press Conference of their Engagement

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