Japanese monarchy
She survived three of her children – the turbulent life of Princess Yuriko
Japanese Princess Yuriko died in a hospital in Tokyo at the age of 101. She had to cope with numerous blows of fate in her life.
Princess Yuriko of Japan has died at the age of 101. As the Imperial Court Office announced, the oldest living member of the imperial family died on Friday morning (local time) in St. Luke’s Hospital in Tokyo. Yuriko was admitted there in March because of a mild cerebral infarction.
The exact cause of death was not disclosed by the Imperial Court Office, but according to Japanese media reports, Yuriko died as a result of pneumonia.
“I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of Her Imperial Highness Princess Yuriko of Mikasa,” Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in a statement. Yuriko has lived in seclusion for the last few years. Her husband, Prince Mikasa, died in 2016 at the age of 100. Of their five children, only two daughters are still alive today.
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Source: Stern
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