On October 14, 1947, Prince Naruhiko was demoted to the status of a commoner as one of the 51 Imperial members of 11 Miyake (families allowed to have the status of Imperial family) and after that he went by the name of Naruhiko HIGASHIKUNI.
1947年（昭和22年）10月14日、稔彦王も11宮家51名の皇族の1人として臣籍降下し、以後は東久邇稔彦（ひがしくになるひこ）と名乗った。