Ms. Naruko YANAGIHARA became Kyujin (court lady) for the Emperor Meiji and gave birth to three children: The second Imperial Princess, Ume-no-Miya Shigeko; the second Imperial Prince, Take-no-Miya Yukihito; and the third Imperial Prince, Haru-no-Miya Yoshihito.
明治天皇の宮人となって、第二皇女・梅宮薫子内親王、第二皇子・建宮敬仁親王、第三皇子・明宮嘉仁親王を出産した。