On the other hand, the Empress Teimei loved the princesses (wives) of the younger brothers of the Emperor Showa, Chichibu no Miya, Takamatsu no Miya, and Mikasa no Miya enough to invite them very frequently for dinners and tea parties at the Imperial palace.
一方で弟宮の嫁達、秩父宮、高松宮、三笠宮の妃たちとは御所での食事や茶会を度々招いて、かわいがったそうである。