A Japanese princess marrying into the Windsor line would be headlines in Europe and the West, but have no bearing on the Chrysanthemum throne; as has been pointed out elsewhere the Japanese Imperials can only recognize a male heir of male descent. Still this could be played with, in several ways:
1. Prince William, Harry, or for that matter Crown Prince Charles or one of his brothers marries a Japanese Princess. The reaction would depend on just when this happens.
2. Going further back, and in the same vein, could someone have suggested a marriage between the Japanese and British line out of diplomacy? Granting an ASB, it could be a suggestion to fend off problems down the road between the two empires. Of course the times would favor a British Prince/Japanese Princess union; the most likely choices would be from the sons of King George V and the daughters of Emperor Showa. Still, this might just affect the course of events leading up to WWII, some far-sighted diplomat may have suggested this.
3. The rules of the Line of Succession in England have been changed so that the eldest child of the monarch, be it boy or girl, would be the one designed in direct line for the throne. At present Kate, wife of the eldest son of Crown Prince Charles is pregnant. Should her child be a girl, this child would then be third in the Windsor line; this girl would also be in appropriate age for a betrothal to the six-year old Prince Hisahito, and only recognized heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan (Crown Prince Naruhito has no sons).
1. Prince William, Harry, or for that matter Crown Prince Charles or one of his brothers marries a Japanese Princess. The reaction would depend on just when this happens.
2. Going further back, and in the same vein, could someone have suggested a marriage between the Japanese and British line out of diplomacy? Granting an ASB, it could be a suggestion to fend off problems down the road between the two empires. Of course the times would favor a British Prince/Japanese Princess union; the most likely choices would be from the sons of King George V and the daughters of Emperor Showa. Still, this might just affect the course of events leading up to WWII, some far-sighted diplomat may have suggested this.
3. The rules of the Line of Succession in England have been changed so that the eldest child of the monarch, be it boy or girl, would be the one designed in direct line for the throne. At present Kate, wife of the eldest son of Crown Prince Charles is pregnant. Should her child be a girl, this child would then be third in the Windsor line; this girl would also be in appropriate age for a betrothal to the six-year old Prince Hisahito, and only recognized heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan (Crown Prince Naruhito has no sons).
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