伊丽莎白·亚历山德拉·玛丽(Elizabeth Alexandra Mary),是当今全球在位时间第二长的国家元首,也是历史上在位时间最长的女性君主。以下片段摘自女王在戴安娜王妃遇难后的讲话,时间为 1997 年 9 月 5 日。
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We have all been trying in our different ways to cope. It is not easy to express a sense of loss, since the initial shock is often succeeded by a mixture of other feelings: disbelief, incomprehension, anger and concern for those who remain. We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your Queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.
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我们都以自己的方式,竭力去面对这个事实。我们失去亲人的心情,一时很难用语言来表达,最初的震惊过后,紧随而来的常常是各种情绪的交织:难以置信、无法理解、非常愤怒,以及对生者的担忧。过去的这些天里,我们体验到了以上的各种情感。因此,我以你们的女王,也以一位祖母的名义,对你们现在所说的话,皆是发自内心。