On November 29, immediately following the elevation of Prince Norihito to Crown Prince, Yorimori was appointed to the post of Kotaigogu gon no daibu (Provisional Master of the Empress Dowager's Household), while the Kotaigo (Empress Dowager) was FUJIWARA no Teishi.
憲仁立太子直後の28日に頼盛は皇太后宮権大夫に任じられているが、この時の皇太后は藤原呈子だった。