However his death was kept quiet due to various reasons, on July 10 his body was carried on a train while he was said to be in the serious condition, and transferred to the Imperial Palace which used to be located at 2-banchi, San nen-cho, Kojimachi Ward (near the current Cabinet Office).
だが諸般の事情により喪は秘され、7月10日に遺体は「御重体」のまま汽車に乗せられ、東京の麹町区三年町2番地（現在の内閣府庁舎の付近）にあった宮邸に搬送された。