1. Members of the houses of Prince Mikasa and Prince Takamado did not attend the reception because Princess Yuriko, widow of Prince Mikasa and aunt of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, died at the age of ...
The princess was the widow of Prince Mikasa, the youngest brother of the late Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa. Yuriko held the distinction of being the longest-living member ...