Yuriko, Princess Mikasa
| Yuriko 崇仁親王妃百合子 |
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Princess Yuriko during the New Year Greeting on 2 January 2012
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4 June 1923 Tokyo Prefecture, Japan |
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| Spouse | Takahito, Prince Mikasa (m. 1941; his death 2016) |
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Princess Yasuko of Mikasa Prince Tomohito of Mikasa Yoshihito, Prince Katsura Princess Masako of Mikasa Norihito, Prince Takamado |
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Masanari Takagi | ||||
| Mother | Kuniko Takagi | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
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| Yuriko (百合子?) |
| Japanese Imperial Family |
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Styles of Princess Mikasa |
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| Reference style | Her Imperial Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (崇仁親王妃百合子 Takahito Shinnōhi Yuriko?), born Yuriko Takagi (高木百合子 Takagi Yuriko?) on 4 June 1923, is the widow of Takahito, Prince Mikasa, the fourth son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei, and through marriage, a member of the Imperial House of Japan. She is the second daughter of Viscount (kazoku, pre-war Japan's upper classes) Masanari Takagi. The Princess is the last surviving paternal aunt of the present emperor, Akihito, and currently is the oldest member of the Imperial Family, and the only living member who was born in the Taishō period during the reign of her father-in-law.
Princess Mikasa graduated from Gakushuin Women's Academy in 1941. The engagement of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko Takagi was announced on 29 March 1941 and the engagement ceremony was held on 3 October 1941. The wedding ceremony took place on 22 October 1941.
Princess Mikasa frequently visited her husband who was hospitalized during his final months. On 22 October 2016, they celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in his hospital room. Prince Mikasa died on 27 October 2016, with Princess Yuriko at his side. The Princess hosted her husband's funeral ceremony as the chief mourner.
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