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1、DianaSavedtheQueen戴安娜拯救了英国王室LONDON—Twentyyearsago,thedeathofBritain’sglittering,delicate,troubledglobalsuperstar,PrincessDiana,shooktheBritishmonarchyandrevealedadangerouschasmbetweenthepalaceandthepeople.Inthewakeofherdeathina carcrashinParis onAug.31,1997,theroya
2、lfamilywasindangeroflosingmuchloyaltyandtrustoveritsshabbytreatmentof“thepeople’sprincess.”Today,though,twodecadeson,themonarchyisperhapsthemostpopularinstitutioninBritishpubliclife—aremarkablerestorationthat,morethananything,isthelastinglegacyofDianaherself.伦敦——二十
3、年前，雍容、柔弱、深陷苦恼的世界巨星戴安娜王妃(PrincessDiana)之死，撼动了英国王室，展露了王室和民众之间的危险分歧。1997年8月31日，戴安娜死于巴黎的一场车祸。随后，由于未能善待“人民的王妃”，王室面临失去忠诚和信任之虞。然而，二十年后的今天，王室或许是英国公共生活中最受欢迎的机构——而这种不可思议的复原，首先要算作是戴安娜本人的不朽传奇的一部分。Atfirst,theroyalfamilywasnomorecapableofdealingwithDianaindeaththanithadbeeninlif
4、e.Whilemillionsmournedher,andthousandsgatheredtolightcandlesorlayflowersinhermemoryinKensingtonGardensclosetoherresidence,thepalace—preoccupiedbyprotocol,precedentandduty—maintainedafrozensilence.一开始，王室对离世后的戴安娜的处理，和她在世时一样拙劣。当千百万民众为她哀悼，成千上万人聚在其寓所附近的肯辛顿花园(KensingtonG
5、ardens)，点起蜡烛、献上鲜花，寄托哀思的时候，心思都放在礼仪、先例和责任上的王室，保持着冰一般的沉默。TheroyalshadbeenexasperatedbyDiana’srefusaltosubmittobeingincarceratedinamarriageofmutualdislike;theyhadhopedthatherdivorcefromPrinceCharles,ayearearlier,hadfinallyridthemofthistroublesomeprincess.Theyfailedtogr
6、aspthatwitheverymutehourthatpassed,theyreinforcedthepowerfulstorythatDianahadtold—thattheywereacold,hideboundlot.戴安娜拒绝老老实实地被囚禁在一场相看两厌的婚姻中，王室对此一直耿耿于怀；他们希望，戴安娜和查尔斯王子(PrinceCharles)一年前的离婚，能让自己远离这位惹麻烦的王妃。他们不明白，自己每沉默一小时，都会进一步巩固戴安娜此前做出的有力陈述：他们是一群冷漠、死板的人。Forahandfulofdelu
7、deddaysafterherdeath,theyclungobstinatelytotheirprinciplesofremotenessandprivacybehindthegatesoftheirScottishcastle,whilepopularangergrew.Britain’stabloidnewspapers,eagertodistractattentionfromthepress’sownroleinthefatalpursuitofDianaandherboyfriend,DodiFayed, atta
8、cked theroyalswithincreasingferocity:“Showusyoucare,”and“WhereisourQueen?”and“Yourpeoplearesuffering—speaktous,Ma’am.”他们在她死后过了几天自欺欺人的日子，躲在苏格兰城堡的大
