Prince Philip, 95-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, is to step down from public life, Buckingham Palace has announced. The prince, who has been at the Queen's side for her 65-year reign, will stop accepting invitations for public engagements from September, the palace said.

 

白金漢宮宣布，女王的丈夫、95歲高齡的菲利普親王將退出公眾生活。女王就位65年來(lái)，菲利普親王一直陪伴在側(cè)，白金漢宮稱，自9月份起親王將停止接受公共活動(dòng)邀請(qǐng)。

"His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has decided that he will no longer carry out public engagements from the autumn of this year. In taking this decision, The Duke has the full support of The Queen," the Buckingham Palace statement said. In a statement, British Prime Minister Theresa May paid tribute to the prince, offering him the country's "deepest gratitude and good wishes" following the announcement.

 

白金漢宮的聲明稱：“愛(ài)丁堡公爵菲利普親王殿下已經(jīng)決定從今秋開始不再參與公共活動(dòng)。公爵的這一決定得到了女王的全力支持。”消息公布后，英國(guó)首相特蕾莎•梅發(fā)表致敬聲明，代表英國(guó)向親王致以“最深切的感謝和美好的祝福”。

 

It is over five years since Buckingham Palace announced that Philip would gradually "wind down" his workload, though he remained keen to perform many of his duties. In 2016, he attended 200 events as he continued to represent the royal family with his own distinctive style.

 

5年前，白金漢宮就宣布菲利普親王將逐漸“減少”他的工作量，但是他一直在積極履行自己的眾多職責(zé)。2016年，菲利普親王繼續(xù)以其獨(dú)特的風(fēng)格代表英國(guó)王室參加了200個(gè)活動(dòng)。

 

Royal commentator Kate Williams described Philip's decision to step away from public life as "very sad." "He's the longest-serving royal consort in our history," she told CNN from outside Buckingham Palace. "It is very sad to see Prince Philip stepping down from royal engagements but I think we can all agree he deserves a rest.

 

菲利普親王退出公眾生活的決定讓人“非常難過(guò)”.皇家評(píng)論員凱特•威廉姆斯在白金漢宮外告訴CNN：“菲利普親王是英國(guó)歷史上在位最久的王室配偶。”“看到他退休我們很難過(guò)，但是我想我們都認(rèn)同他應(yīng)該休息了。”

 

網(wǎng)友們得知真相后，紛紛送上祝福：“祝愿菲利普親王幸?？鞓?lè)，安享退休時(shí)光。”