Just after the Prince's death on July 7, he was appointed as a Marshal and was conferred the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, and it was officially decided to be conferred while he was alive.
なお、薨去の直後の7月7日に元帥に列せられ、大勲位菊花章頸飾が授与されているが、公式発表では生前に授けられたものとされた。