天皇陛下、英女王に弔電　フィリップ殿下死去で

　天皇、皇后両陛下はエリザベス女王の夫フィリップ殿下の死去を悼み、天皇陛下から女王宛ての弔電を送られた。宮内庁が１２日発表した。皇室と英王室とは交流が深く、両陛下は即位後初の外国訪問として昨春に英国を訪れる予定だった。
　同庁によると、天皇陛下は１９８３～８５年の英国留学中に殿下と何度も会い、温かく接してもらったことを懐かしく思い出し、残念に思っているという。最後に会ったのは、２００１年の英国訪問時の面会だった。
　上皇ご夫妻も同日、弔電を送った。女王夫妻と古くから親交があり、在位中の１２年には、女王即位６０年を祝うためにご夫妻で英国を訪れた。（2021/04/12-16:01）

Japanese Emperor Naruhito has sent a message of condolence to British Queen Elizabeth II, whose husband, Prince Philip, died last week, the Imperial Household Agency announced Monday.
   With close ties between Japan's Imperial Family and the British royal family, Emperor Naruhito was set to visit Britain last spring. The visit, postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, would have been the Emperor's first overseas trip since he assumed the throne in 2019.
   According to the agency, Emperor Naruhito expressed regrets over Prince Philip's death, remembering the prince's warm attitude on the several occasions they met while the Emperor was studying in Britain from 1983 to 1985. The two last met when Emperor Naruhito, then Crown Prince, visited Britain in 2001.
   Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, who had a long-standing friendship with the British royal couple, have also sent a condolence message to the British queen. In 2012, the then Emperor and Empress visited Britain to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the queen's coronation.