Aiko will be the second member of the imperial family to work for the Red Cross following Princess Yoko, the second daughter of the late Prince Tomohito, a cousin of Emperor Emeritus Akihito.

Prince Hitachi and his wife, Princess Hanako, as well as Princess Nobuko, the widow of Prince Tomohito, and Princess Hisako, the widow of Prince Takamado, received inoculations at the Imperial ...