Her face is splashed(被大幅刊登) across magazine covers. Fans flock to(蜂拥而至) online stores to snap up(抢购一空) her outfits. At official engagements, huge crowds wait in the crushing(酷热的；令人窒息的) heat to catch a glimpse of(瞥见一眼) a woman revered(备受尊崇的) for her ‘regal(王室的；威严的) dignity, beauty and aura(气场；氛围)’.
她的面孔频频出现在杂志封面上。粉丝们涌向网店抢购她的同款服装。在官方活动中，大批民众顶着酷暑等候，只为一睹这位因“王室风范、美貌与气场”而备受尊崇的女性的风采。
Princess Aiko, 24, is the most popular member of Japan’s imperial(皇室的；帝国的) family, but according to law she will never be empress(女皇；皇后) and, as the country runs out of royals, more and more Japanese people are asking why.
24岁的爱子公主是日本皇室中最受欢迎的成员，但根据法律，她永远无法成为天皇。随着皇室人丁日渐凋零，越来越多的日本人开始追问：这究竟是为什么？
The debate has gathered momentum in the years since Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, has transformed from a shy primary school pupil into a young woman at ease with public and media attention.(多年来，爱子公主从害羞的小学生成长为从容应对公众与媒体关注的年轻女性，与此同时，这场辩论也声势渐涨。)
爱子公主是德仁天皇与雅子皇后的独生女。多年来，她从一个害羞的小学生成长为从容应对公众与媒体关注的年轻女性，与此同时，这场辩论也声势渐涨。