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LONDON (Reuters) - A collection of handwritten notes by the late Princess Diana, one of which reveals that her younger son Prince Harry was constantly in trouble at school, went under the hammer on Thursday, selling for well above target prices.
(倫敦-路透社)——已故王妃戴安娜的一組親筆書(shū)信中，其中有一封顯示她的小兒子哈里王子在學(xué)校“時(shí)常惹麻煩”，這封信于星期四被拍賣(mài)，成交價(jià)遠(yuǎn)高于定價(jià)。
The six notes, sold at Cheffins auction house in Cambridge, were written to Cyril Dickman who served as chief steward of Buckingham Palace for over 50 years.
戴安娜王妃寄給時(shí)任皇家管家的西里爾.迪克曼的6封書(shū)信在英國(guó)劍橋切芬斯古董拍賣(mài)行拍賣(mài)。迪克曼50多年前在白金漢宮當(dāng)管家。
Diana’s sons Princes William and Harry feature prominently.
信中主要講的戴安娜的兩個(gè)兒子威廉和哈里。
One message dated Sept. 20, 1984, five days after Harry’s birth, reads: "William adores his little brother and spends the entire time swamping Harry with an endless supply of hugs and kisses, hardly letting the parents near!..."
1984年9月20日——哈里王子出生后五天——的一封信是這樣寫(xiě)的：“威廉非常喜歡他的弟弟，一整天都和他在一起，不停的抱他親他，簡(jiǎn)直不讓父母靠近!”
"The reaction to one tiny person’s birth has totally overwhelmed us and I can hardly breathe for the mass of flowers that are arriving here!"
“這么一個(gè)小人兒的出生，大家的反應(yīng)徹底的把我們淹沒(méi)了，大家送來(lái)么多鮮花，我?guī)缀鯚o(wú)法呼吸了。”
That note sold for 3,200 pounds ($3,950), comfortably exceeding its estimate of 400 to 600 pounds.
那封信最終賣(mài)出了3200英鎊(3950美元)，大大超出了最初預(yù)估的400到600英鎊。
Another, from October 1992, says how both young princes "are well and enjoying boarding school a lot, although Harry is constantly in trouble!". It fetched 2,400 pounds, against an estimate of 600 to 900 pounds.
在另一封1992年10月的信中，她說(shuō)兩位小王子“都非常喜歡、享受上學(xué)的時(shí)光，盡管哈里王子總是惹麻煩。”它的成交價(jià)也達(dá)到了2400英鎊，起初預(yù)測(cè)為600到900英鎊。
Other items auctioned by Dickman’s family included letters, cards and photographs from other members of the royal family, including Prince Charles, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
迪克曼一家拍賣(mài)的其他物品還包括信件、卡片和皇室其他成員如查爾斯王子、瑪格麗特公主、伊麗莎白女王和菲利普親王的照片等。
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