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Princess Michiko In The Kitchen, May 20th, 1961. Cooking her own Birthday dinner no less!

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And the SCANDAL nearly brought down The Chrysanthemum Throne. Rather than relying on ladies-in-waiting to raise her children (notice the baby bottle on the counter behind her) and do the cooking, that upstart Michiko did it all herself. The nerve!

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