It is said that the birth of Imperial Princess Keishi received a frosty welcome by the members of the Imperial Court, who had eagerly expected the birth of a prince, because she was another princess following her elder sister, Princess Shoshi.
姉の章子内親王に続いての皇女であったため、馨子内親王の誕生に際して皇子を期待していた宮中の反応は冷ややかなものであったという。