The throne is a glorious sepulcher

Those were glorious times,

So when she came, it was said: Is your throne like this? She said: It is as it were the same, and we were given the knowledge before it, and we were submissive.

On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.

I hope that even in your new life you will continue to be a good member of society while looking after your household.

Hiro (the Crown Prince) was kind and often gave me words of encouragement. Aya (Prince Akishino) was a child who was sensitive and considerate; at the same time, there were times when he seemed to keep an eye on me out of concern so that I would not fail to recognize the truth about myself. When Hiro told me that I looked young for my age, Aya came to me that night and corrected his brother's remark with a straight face, saying,