Japan's Child Princess Gets Taste of Disney

上周，日本皇太子德仁夫妇带领4岁的小公主爱子刚游玩了动物园，这周一（13日），他们又来到了东京迪斯尼乐园。不过，很少出游的小公主面对公众时还是显得有些不知所措。

    据路透社3月13日报道，日本小公主爱子将于4月份开始上幼儿园，皇太子夫妇最近一周里常常带她出宫，爱子也开始像其他同龄小朋友一样外出游玩。6日，皇太子夫妇先是带着爱子参观了动物园，随后13日又来到迪斯尼乐园。

    来到迪斯尼乐园后，卡通米老鼠热情地与身穿浅蓝色外套和卡其色裤子的爱子握手，对她表示欢迎，然而爱子却显得有些不知所措。她急忙往后退，并抓紧妈妈的手。过了一会，爱子才逐渐放松。

    报道说，近段时间带女儿频频外出也让现年42岁的太子妃雅子再次暴露在了公众面前。曾是外交官的雅子一度被认为由于难以适应皇宫生活而压力重重。在过去的两年里，雅子已经减少了自己的官方事务，她甚至取消了本周末陪同皇太子德仁出访墨西哥的计划。但雅子日前表示，目前她感觉好多了，她正期待着爱子开始幼儿园生活。   

    Japan's 4-year-old Princess Aiko has been getting a weekly dose of life outside the palace and what children her age go through as she prepares to start nursery school in April.

    Aiko, a big fan of the ancient sport of sumo, according to her father Crown Prince Naruhito, appeared a bit perplexed¹, if not scared, by the welcome she received by the Magic Kingdom's symbols, Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

    Dressed in a pale blue coat and grey trousers, Aiko shrank back and clung to her mother, Crown Princess Masako, when the characters approached to shake hands.

    She later recovered her composure enough to wave to waiting crowds after boarding an open-sided car with her smiling parents.

    The weekly outings have also given Masako more public exposure as the 42-year-old former career diplomat² copes with a stress-related mental condition believed to have been brought on by the pressures of adapting to court life.

    Masako has cut down on official duties over the past two years and will not accompany Naruhito on his trip to Mexico later this week, but the prince said on Friday that she was now feeling better and looking forward to Aiko starting nursery school.