Shortly after the princess turned 36, a mass circulation newspaper reported that she was showing signs of pregnancy. In a royal watch more reminiscent of the British press's coverage of its royal family than that in usually staid Japan, photographers and reporters staked out every exit of the royal palace in the heart of Tokyo and followed Masako's limousine by helicopter when she ventured out to hospital. The somber announcement that she had suffered a miscarriage set off a wave of recrimination, with both palace officials and the public condemning the media for reporting the news at an early stage of pregnancy when miscarriages are common. Even Masako, at her 37th birthday news conference in December, departed from the usual blandness of her annual statement to slam the media coverage, hinting that the overheated coverage may have affected her health. Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones said she has separated from her husband.
British women are still overwhelmingly in love with their long-term partners.
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