However, if there was a Consort of the late Son of the Crown Prince, then their Imperial ranks fell behind hers, and if there were any Imperial Princes, Imperial Princesses, Princes or Princesses who had assumed the role of regent, then their ranks fell behind theirs.
但し、故皇太孫の妃があるときはその次とし、摂政に就任している親王・内親王・王・女王があるときはその次とする。