Which royal Princess is coming to study at the University of Leeds?

Princess Kako, pictured on a visit to Vietnam in February 2017. Photo by Aflo/REX/Shutterstock

But now the University of Leeds is set to be host its first ever proper princess.

Princess Kako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, will study in the city from this September to June next year as an exchange student, the Imperial Household Agency has said.

And a University of Leeds spokesperson told the YEP today: “We can confirm that Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako has applied to the University of Leeds and she will be studying with us for a short period from September this year.

Yorkshire -bound: Princess Kako, right, with her parents, brother and sister at the Akasaka imperial estate in Tokyo

“We look forward to her joining us.”

The 22-year-old princess is the second daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. Her father is currently second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

The Japan Times reported that HRH has not yet decided what she will study but has shown interest in psychology and art.

Japan’s monarchy is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world.

The imperial house recognizes 125 monarchs beginning with the legendary Emperor Jimmu and continuing up to the current emperor, Akihito. But there is historical evidence that Emperor Kinmei ascended the throne 1500 years ago.

Although no royalty is listed in the University’s online alumni archive, its hallowed halls have attracted a fair share of international dignitaries.

Nambaryn Enkhbayar, former President of Mongolia, was an exchange student in 1986.

Also gracing the halls at one time was Andrew Leung, current President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Senator Albert Shabangu, the Deputy Prime Minister of Swaziland, studied in the city in the 1980s. Other alumni include Simba Makoni, a Zimbabwean politician, and Abdullah Nasseef, a Saudi geologist and politician.