Even after some people were demoted to subject, they were still related to Imperial Family, (some people are no longer part of the Imperial Family, but are still relatives to the emperor under civil law), they are members of Kikuei Shinbokukai, a friendship group that Imperial relatives belong to, and continue to socialize with the Imperial Family.
皇籍を離脱した後も皇室の親戚という立場には変わりがなく（皇族ではないが民法上天皇の親族である者もいる）、皇室の親族が所属する親睦団体の菊栄親睦会に所属して現在でも皇室と親しく交流を続けている。