Princess Kiko can do no wrong these days.
Since bearing a male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne last week, she has been extolled as a model wife, a paragon of motherhood and even a national symbol of courage.
The cheerful princess, who gave birth to a boy by Caesarean section on Sept. 6, is strikingly different than the image painted of Crown Princess Masako, with her highly publicized troubles of adjusting to palace life.
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