ades . ▁ ▁For ▁instance , ▁the ▁subst ance ▁of ▁a ▁dec lass ified ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Secretary ▁Sir ▁Ale c ▁Douglas - Home ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Japan ▁Times '' ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁that ▁dispatch , ▁Pil cher ▁expressed ▁views ▁which ▁are ▁no ▁less ▁controvers ial ▁today ▁than ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁them . ▁▁▁ ▁His ▁grand d augh ter ▁Mar issa ▁Pil cher ▁married ▁to ▁German ▁Prince ▁Maxim ilian ▁zu ▁Bent heim - Te ck len burg . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁St ▁George , ▁Knight ▁Grand ▁Cross . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Old ▁Sal op ians ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Amb ass adors ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁Austria ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Amb ass adors ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁Japan ▁ ▁Tr il ater al ▁Commission ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cort az zi , ▁Hugh . ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁British ▁En vo ys ▁in ▁Japan , 1 8 5 9 - 1 9 7 2 . ▁London : ▁Global ▁Oriental . ▁ ▁_ ________ __ _. ▁( 2 0 0 1 ). ▁ ▁Japan ▁Exper ien ces : ▁Fif ty ▁Years , ▁One ▁H undred ▁View s ▁: ▁Post - war ▁Japan ▁Through ▁British ▁E yes ▁ 1 9 4 5 - 2 0 0 0 . ▁London : ▁Rout ledge . ▁▁ ▁Daniel s , ▁Gordon . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁of ▁micro fil med ▁records :