Also, Princess Hatsuko who was a younger sister of Prince Michihisa was selected as a candidate of the wife of Imperial Prince Akihito (at that time), and the eldest daughter of Prince Michihisa as a candidate of the wife of Imperial Prince Naruhito.
また、道久王の妹にあたる肇子女王は明仁（当時）の、道久王の長女も徳仁親王の妃候補に名が上がった。