The princess has been preparing for her life in middle-class Tokyo, taking driving lessons and receiving a one-time government payment of 1.3 million dollars as an allowance for becoming a commoner.

• 下午晚些时候，已经成为平民的纪宫公主将穿上母亲曾经穿过的和服参加一个招待会，将有150名贵宾参加招待会，其中包括她的父母，她将在招待会上高举香槟，以示庆贺。