Hello Magazine
By Mathew Moore – January 6, 2024
Crown Princess Kiko has reportedly been left unable to eat “normal meals” and it remains to be seen whether the royal will be in attendance during Sunday’s Showa Tenno-sai ritual.
On Saturday, various Japanese publications reported that an Imperial Palace Agency statement revealed that Kiko had been unwell since December. It is still unknown what has caused her illness with doctors ruling out COVID-19, which the royal contracted last July, and influenza. Although the princess was able to attend New Year’s events she may be forced to pull out of Sunday’s ceremony.