Since there was a good relationship between the Imperial Palace and the bakufu, the Emperor's Prince, Imperial Prince Naohito was able to establish a new household for the Imperial prince (Kaninnomiya family), although it did not happen while the Emperor was in power.
天皇の在世中には実現できなかったものの、天皇の皇子・直仁親王によって新宮家（閑院宮家）を設置するに至ったのもこうした良好な幕府との関係を抜きにして語ることは出来ない。