过去几天，泰国公主参选总理一事出现了戏剧性的转折。
2月8日，泰护国党提名现国王哇集拉隆功的姐姐乌汶叻(Ubolratana Mahidol)为该党总理候选人，参与即将于3月24日举行的泰国近5年来首次大选。不过，当日晚间，国王哇集拉隆功就发表声明称，王室成员不适合担任政治职务，乌汶叻公主的总理候选人提名与宪法精神不符。次日，泰护国党发表声明，表示将遵从国王命令，并取消了原定于9日举行的选举活动。
(Via Reuters)
公主本人也通过社交媒体Instagram发贴，感谢支持者“在过去一天中”的“爱与善意”，希望泰国“向前迈进”。
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In an Instagram post on Saturday, the princess did not directly mention her brother or her political hopes, but thanked supporters for their "love and kindness towards each other over the past day" and expressed gratitude for their support for her.
周六，她在社交媒体Instagram发贴，没有直接提及国王或她本人的政治期望，但是感谢支持者“在过去一天中对彼此的爱与善意”并感谢他们对她的支持。
(Via channelnewsasia.com)
说起这位乌汶叻公主，大家可能不太熟悉。不过，她可是位传奇人物，许多中国的泰剧迷们还可能曾在泰国影视剧中一睹过她的芳容。
Born in 1951, Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi is the oldest child of Thailand's beloved late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
出生于1951年，乌汶叻是泰国先王普密蓬的长女。
She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and after marrying an American in 1972, she gave up her royal title. After her divorce she returned to Thailand in 2001 and once again started participating in royal life.
（在泰国完成中学阶段学业后，）乌汶叻前往美国麻省理工学院深造。她于1972年与美国籍同学结婚，此后放弃了她的王室头衔。她离婚后于2001年回到泰国，重新开始她的王室生活。
The princess engages actively in social media and has also starred in several Thai movies.
这位公主时常活跃在社交媒体上，并参演了多部泰国电影。
Princess Ubolratana: Thai royal to stand as PM candidate (via BBC)
Ms Ubolratana is one of the more colourful members of the royal family. She has starred in movies, sung on stage with a top Thai pop group, and is flamboyantly fashionable. She portrays herself as more down-to-earth and accessible than other royals.
乌汶叻在王室成员中显得格外活跃高调。她参演过多部电影，与流行歌手组合同台献艺，是名副其实的“时尚女王”。她也把自己打造成更加亲民的王室成员。
She was known to be a favourite of her father, the late King Bhumibol, with whom she used to sail in the Gulf of Thailand.
众所周知，她是泰国先王普密蓬最喜爱的孩子，（热爱体育的她）曾与父亲一同在泰国湾中驾驶小帆船。
She began her show business career in 2003, starring in a TV drama, and going on to act in several other movies. Last year she was filmed dancing and singing on stage with the popular Thai girl band BNK48.
2003年，乌汶叻首度在一部电视剧中出镜，开启了自己的演艺生涯。2018年，她又与泰国女子组合BNK48同台表演。
She also supports a number of charities, in particular one she founded called To Be Number One, which aims to help young people escape drug addiction.
她同时积极投身慈善与公共事业，成立了名为“位居第一”的基金会，旨在帮助年轻人抵制毒品诱惑。
Princess Ubolratana: The royal upending Thai politics (via BBC)
按理说，在乌汶叻公主与美国人结婚并放弃王室头衔后，她就成了一介平民，应当有参选总理的资格。那乌汶叻公主的弟弟，国王哇集拉隆功为什么阻止她参选总理呢？
King Vajiralongkorn says the princess retains her status as a member of the royal family (via BBC)
Broadcast on all Thai TV networks, the statement said: "Even though she has relinquished her royal titles in writing, she maintained her status and carried herself as a member of the Chakri dynasty.
国王哇集拉隆功在全泰国的电视网上播发公告称：“虽然她已经以书面形式放弃了她的王室头衔，但她保持了自己的地位，并将自己当作泰国王朝的一员。”
"Involvement of a high-ranking member of the royal family in politics, in whatever way, is considered an act that defies the nation's traditions, customs and culture, and therefore is considered extremely inappropriate."
“高级别的王室成员参政从任何角度来讲，都是有违国家传统、习俗和文化的行为，因此被认为非常不合适。”
Thailand party accepts king's opposition to Princess Ubolratana PM bid (via BBC)
