By contrast, Princess Mako’s wedding took place in a registry office in Japan’s capital, Tokyo.

There were no TV cameras to capture, the moment she went from Princess Mako to Mako Komuro.

The attacks were so distressing to the princess that she was left with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Princess Mako smiling

She thinks of herself as somebody without value" (viaThe New York Times).

The couple also met when they were in college at Tokyo’s Gakushuin University.

The couple will be living in New York, where Komuro has a job with a law firm.

Mako and Kei at the post wedding presser

“For me, Kei-san is a priceless person.

For us, our marriage was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts,” she said.

Mako with her parents and sister