Life Lessons

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This one's just too ... precious to not blog about.

Princess Sayako of Japan has married her commoner fiancé, Yoshiki Kuroda, in a Shinto-style ceremony in Tokyo.
Thousands of well-wishers lined the streets between the royal palace and the city hotel where the half-hour marriage rite took place.
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Under a 1947 law, female royals in Japan automatically become commoners when they are married.

Lifestyle switch

The 36-year-old princess loses her royal title and allowance upon marriage to commoner Mr Kuroda, 40, who works for the Tokyo city authorities.
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To prepare for her dramatic change of lifestyle, Princess Sayako has reportedly been taking driving lessons and practising shopping at the supermarket.
(BBC)

"Practicing shopping"!!! Amazing.