| It is said that Imperial Princess Tokushi, who lived in obscurity after retirement from Saiin, was bashful about the offer of marriage at the age nearly 30, and especially about the match being her nephew 19 years younger than herself. |
斎院退下の後ひっそりと暮らしていた篤子内親王は、30近くになってからの縁談、しかも相手が19歳も年下の甥であることを恥ずかしがったという。 |