英女王登基60年：还原一个最真实的伊丽莎白女王

She can be very funny – a side of her which the public rarely gets to see. I think she’s all too aware that as a monarch she has to be serious and representative of the nation, but in private she can often display a real sense of fun and a lovely, spontaneous sense of humour.
女王有时非常风趣——只可惜公众很少有机会看到罢了。作为女王，她意识到自己得严肃正经，要展现一国君主之风范。但私下里，她真的很风趣，有时还耍点调皮的小幽默。

4. Faith underpins her life
她对待信仰忠贞不渝

The Queen is of course the head of the Church of England – but it’s sometimes forgotten that she’s also a woman of deep Christian faith. I once saw her holding a rather worn prayer book which I think is in itself telling – because it shows that this is a woman who doesn’t just pay lip service to God, but prays and is a true believer. She is of course a regular churchgoer, and I’m sure she has drawn great sustenance from her faith during difficult times in her reign.
当然，女王是英国国教会的最高元首；但很少有人意识到她本人就是一名忠诚的基督教徒。我曾看她拿着一本非常破旧的祈祷书——这恰好说明女王绝非虚有其表，而是千真万确信仰上帝。她也经常去教堂做礼拜。我想，正是这种虔诚的信仰才帮她度过了在位期间的艰难岁月吧。