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Prince Charles' wife announced Sunday that she will not attend a service marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, after criticism that her presence would be inappropriate.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, had accepted an invitation from Charles and his sons, Princes William and Harry, to accompany them to the service Friday at the Guards' Chapel in London's Wellington Barracks. Some criticized the decision, since Camilla had an affair with Charles when he was still married to Diana.
"I'm very touched to have been invited by Prince William and Prince Harry to attend the thanksgiving service for their mother Diana, Princess of Wales," the duchess said in a statement. "I accepted and wanted to support them. However, on reflection I believe my attendance could divert attention from the purpose of the occasion which is to focus on the life and service of Diana. I'm grateful to my husband, William and Harry for supporting my decision."
Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth II also supported this decision.
Hard-core Diana fans, who accuse Camilla of destroying Diana's marriage, were relieved.
"I couldn't be happier if I'd won the lottery," said Joan Berry, secretary of the Diana Appreciation Society.
Diana, known for her charity work and tabloid celebrity, died in a Paris car crash with her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, on Aug. 31, 1997.
Diana married Charles in 1981 in a ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral televised around the world. They had two sons, William and Harry, but divorced in 1996 after admissions of adultery on both sides.
Friday's anniversary will be marked with a nationally televised memorial service and specially commissioned prayers.
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英國王儲查爾斯的妻子卡米拉上周日表示，她不會出席戴安娜王妃逝世十周年的紀念活動，因為有批評聲音稱她的出現“不合適”。
此前，康沃爾公爵夫人卡米拉受到查爾斯和他的兩個兒子威廉和哈里王子的邀請，一同參加本周五在倫敦惠靈頓軍營衛兵禮拜堂舉行的戴妃逝世十周年的紀念活動，但這一決定招來一些批評，因為卡米拉在查爾斯與戴安娜離婚之前就與查爾斯有著“曖昧”關系。
卡米拉在一份聲明中說：“威廉王子和哈里王子邀請我參加他們的母親、威爾士王妃戴安娜的感恩紀念儀式，我很感動。我接受了他們的邀請并希望能支持他們，但經過反復考慮，我想我的出現可能會轉移人們對這場活動用意的關注，希望這場活動的焦點仍然是戴安娜的生平和貢獻。感謝我的丈夫以及威廉王子和哈里王子支持我的決定。”
白金漢宮稱，伊麗莎白女王二世對這一決定也表示贊同。
戴安娜王妃的鐵桿“粉絲”們一直抨擊卡米拉破壞了戴妃的婚姻。聽到這一消息后，他們也都松了口氣。
戴安娜評價會的秘書瓊貝瑞說，“我中了獎都不會這么高興。”
戴安娜生前熱衷慈善事業，并一直是媒體熱追的名人。1997年8月31日，戴安娜王妃與男友多迪?法耶茲在法國巴黎遭遇車禍身亡。
1981年，戴安娜與查爾斯在倫敦圣保羅大教堂舉行婚禮，當時婚禮通過電視向全世界轉播。他們育有兩個兒子，威廉和哈里。1996年，兩人因各自發生婚外情離婚。
將于本周五舉行的戴安娜逝世十周年紀念活動將通過電視在英國全國轉播，此外，還將舉行特殊的祈禱儀式。
（于楠 英語點津姍姍編輯）
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