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| Queen: We’re spoken with the Spencer family3), and it is their express wish that this should be a private funeral with a memorial service to follow. As Diana was no longer a member of the royal family, we must respect their wishes. Blair: I see. You don’t feel that in view of her high profile4) and popularity, it might be an idea to pay tribute to her life and achievements, or even just to her as a mother? Queen:Well, as I said, it’s her family’s wish. Blair: And the public, ma誥m, the British people? You don’t think that private funeral might be denying them a chance... Queen: A chance to what? Blair: To share in the grief? Queen: This is a family funeral, Mr. Blair, not a fairground5) attraction. I think the Princess has already paid a high enough price for exposure to the press, don’t you? If there’s nothing else, the children have to be looked after. 布莱尔的身后有一个强大的智囊团，尤其是其中一位名叫Alstair的官员，不仅写得一手好文章，还总能拿准民众和媒体的心理，帮助布莱尔提升民众支持率。这不，戴安娜过世还不到一小时，他已经想好了布莱尔第二天就戴妃之死发表演讲的主题——“People’s Princess”(人民的王妃)。 Blair: Though her own life was often sadly touched by tragedy, she touched the lives of so many others in Britain and throughout the world with joy and with comfort. The people everywhere, not just here in Britain, everywhere, they kept faith with Princess Diana. They liked her. They loved her. They regarded her as one of the people. She was the people’s princess... and that’s how she will stay, how she will remain in our hearts and in our memories forever. 在电视直播的演讲中，布莱尔赞美戴安娜的一生都紧紧地同民众连在一起，同样地，民众也会记住这位人民的王妃。布莱尔在智囊团的成功策划下得到了人民的拥护和媒体的吹捧，而始终选择沉默的王室却受到人民的责备和媒体的曲解。 信任危机 第二天早晨，Robin向女王传达葬礼仪式策划小组达成的一致意见，认为公开的葬礼更合时宜。看到王室的官员都倾向布莱尔这边，女王无奈地做出了让步。 听Robin描述戴妃葬礼的具体细节时，女王心里很不是滋味。这位伤透王室的心的平民姑娘为何在人民心里享有如此大的感召力？同样一个戴安娜，难道王室中的她和民众心里的她是两个人么？ 女王开始重新审视自己的想法。其实，她并没有如媒体所宣传的那样憎恶戴妃，也曾试图去理解戴安娜的亲民之举。但她习惯了冷静低调处事，看不惯戴妃生前热情高调地在媒体上频频露面的作风，更不能忍受戴妃有意无意地公开自己不幸的婚姻和浪漫的绯闻，公然发表对王室的负面评论。俗话说：“家丑不可外扬”，普通人家尚且如此，更何况是无比尊贵的王室家族呢？下面这段戴妃的经典访谈虽然博得了千万民众的同情，但也丢尽了英国王室的威仪。若是以前看到这段采访的重播，女王总是在沉默中转身离开，但这次，她却主动观看了起来： News: Do you think you will ever be Queen? Diana: No, I don’t. No. News: Why do you think that? Diana:I’d like to be a queen of people’s hearts, in people’s hearts, but I don’t see myself being queen of this country. I don’t think many people want me to be queen. When I say that many people, I mean the establishment6) I married into, because they’re decided that I’l a non-starter7). They see me as a threat of some kind. I don’t go by a rulebook. I lead from the heart, not the head, and it’s got me into trouble in my work. News: Was Mrs. Parker Bowles8) a factor in the breakdown of your marriage? Diana: There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded. 女王回想着上午查尔斯如何赞美戴安娜是一位好母亲的话语。作为一个女人，她能体会这段婚姻对于戴妃的伤害，也明白王室对戴安娜的不公平，她对菲利普亲王说：Maybe we are partly to blame.(也许，我们也有责任。) 本以为在丧礼问题上做出让步，整个事件就能恢复平静。可是，事与愿违——白金汉宫上空荡荡的旗杆(旗帜的存在象征王室成员在白金汉宫里)让民众对王室的误解更深了。人们不理解为何此时唯独王室无动于衷？四天里，没有一位王室成员公开致悼，没有一束鲜花，没有一句吊唁，没有让公众看到一滴眼泪。 此时，对女王忠心耿耿的Robin实在不忍看着女王独自承受民众的误解，悄悄地和布莱尔沟通，希望布莱尔可以帮助这位深深热爱人民的女王，帮助她走出困境。 |
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