2001年12月1日，德仁亲王和雅子妃迎来了他们第一个孩子——敬宫爱子内亲王。在敬宫出生不久，皇太子夫妇向国民展示了他们的小女儿。
On 1 December 2001, Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako welcomed their first child, Aiko, Princess Toshi. Days after the birth, the royal couple presented the young girl to the nation's media.

爱子身着可爱的蓝白相间的连身衣，与父母在临近海滩的叶山御用邸玩耍。
Dressed in a cute blue and white onesie, Aiko played outside with her parents during a visit to their private house on the coast in Hayam.

小公主身着漂亮的粉色上衣，紧紧牵着父亲的手，抵达日本中部的长野站。这是一家人一年一度的滑雪旅行。
Pretty in pink. The little Princess held on tightly to her father's hand as the trio arrived at the Nagano station in central Japan. The family were on their way to their annual ski trip.

年幼的内亲王与父亲一起淋着雨，抵达学习院幼儿园，参加为了庆祝父亲节而举办的公开日。
Weathering the storm together, the young Princess and her father arrived at Gakushuin nursery for the open house classes held for Father's Day.

德仁亲王与他最爱的两个姑娘一起玩牌，在东宫御所庆祝他的47岁生日。
Family game night. Prince Naruhito celebrated his 47th birthday with his two favourite girls, playing cards at their Togu residence.

像许多父亲一样，皇太子确保他用相机捕捉下了许多珍贵的时光，纪录爱子的童年。
Like most fathers, the Prince made sure he captured lots of precious moments in Aiko's childhood on camera, including her lively school performances.

在完成日本皇室的传统仪式——着袴之仪后，爱子身着粉黄相间的和服与她骄傲的父母站在一起。
Completing a Japanese royal family rite of passage, Aiko dressed up in a traditional Kimono coat for the Chakkonogi ceremony. The Princess looked sweet in the pink and yellow outfit as she was accompanied into the ceremony by her proud parents.

在2007年的运动会上，未来的天皇和皇后高兴地看着他们唯一的孩子与她的同学们一起跳舞。
The Emperor and Empress-to-be to be watched on gleefully as their only child danced around with fellow students at her school's athletic festival in 2007.

证明他们无论多忙碌都会送小女儿上学，雅子妃牵着爱子的手当一家三口走去小学的路上。
Proving that they are never too busy to walk their little girl to school, Princess Masako sweetly held hands with Aiko as the trio set off to walk to the little's Princess elementary school.

在2012年在叶山御用邸附近的公园内，一家三口喂着一池塘的鲤鱼。
During a visit to Shiosai Park in Hayama, Kanagawa, the family-of-three enjoyed a day out at a local park where they fed a pond full of carp in 2012.

爱子内亲王和她的父亲德仁亲王都参加了2013年的学习院校友管弦乐会。爱子是大提琴手，她的父亲则拉小提琴。
Prince Aiko and her father Prince Naruhito both took part in an orchestra concert for the alumni of Gakushuin University in 2013. During the concert, Aiko played the cello and her father, the viola.

在她初中开学第一天，爱子和她的父母都非常兴奋。
Smiles all around. Aiko and her parents were all very excited as they walked to school on her first day of Junior High.

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