Kiko, Princess Akishino

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Kiko
Crown Princess of Japan
Princess Akishino
Princess Kiko in Rome, 2016
BornKiko Kawashima (川嶋紀子)
(1966-09-11) 11 September 1966 (age 57)
Shizuoka Saiseikai General Hospital, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
Spouse
Issue
HouseImperial House of Japan (by marriage)
FatherTatsuhiko Kawashima
MotherKazuyo Sugimoto

Kiko, Princess Akishino, Crown Princess of Japan[1][2] (皇嗣文仁親王妃紀子, Kōshi Fumihito Shinnōhi Kiko), born Kiko Kawashima (川嶋紀子, Kawashima Kiko); 11 September 1966), is the wife of Fumihito, Prince Akishino, the brother of the current emperor of Japan, Naruhito.

Titles and Styles

11 September 1966-29 June 1990 Miss Kiko Kawashima

29 June 1990-1 May 2019 Her Imperial Highness Princess Akishino

1 May 2019-present Her Imperial Highness The Crown Princess Akishino

National Honors

Japan

-Grand Cordon (Paulownia) of the Order of the Precious Crown

-Dame of the Decoration of the Red Cross

-Recipient of the Red Cross Medal

Foreign Honors

-Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (11 October 2016)

-Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau (27 November 2017)

-Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (24 October 2014)

-Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun (27 January 2014)

-Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (8 November 2008)

-Sweden: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (26 March 2007)

References[change | change source]

  1. Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino and their family - names Archived 17 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine - official website of the Imperial Household Agency
  2. "English Titles and Basic words relating to the Imperial Succession" (PDF). Imperial Household Agency. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.