The Kuni family is related to the Emperor's family through Empress Kojun, this was because the Empress made a bridal entry into the Imperial Palace, there was no direct male blood line from the Imperial Family in the successors of the Kuni family since Emperor Meiji.
久邇家は香淳皇后を通して天皇家と縁戚関係にあるが、これは香淳皇后が入内したことによるもので久邇家嫡流には明治天皇以降の天皇の男系血統は入っていない。