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Meghan Markle has been baptised into the Church of England in a secret ceremony with Prince Harry at her side.

在哈里王子的陪同下，梅根·马克尔在一场秘密仪式上接受了洗礼，加入了英国圣公会。

The service was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Chapel Royal on Tuesday evening.

星期二晚上，坎特伯雷大主教在皇家礼拜堂为梅根施行了洗礼。

Miss Markle’s baptism, which formally introduces her into the Anglican faith ahead of her wedding to Harry in two months, marks an important step on her transformation from divorced American actress to future granddaughter-in-law to the Queen.

两个月之后，马克尔女士将与哈里王子举办婚礼，她的洗礼将使她正式成为英国圣公会教徒，这也标志着她从一位离异美国女演员转变成女王未来孙媳妇的重要一步。

The ceremony was a closely-guarded secret with only a handful of royal aides involved.

这场洗礼仪式是严格保密的，只有几位皇室助手参与其中。

They were joined by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, but neither Prince William nor the Queen were present.

查尔斯王子和康沃尔公爵夫人也参与了此次仪式，但威廉王子和女王没有出席。

Insiders also said it was fitting that the Prince of Wales, who will be the next head of the Church, attended the service.

知情人士还表示，威尔士亲王参与这一仪式是合适的，他将是英国圣公会的下一任领袖。

Miss Markle did not need to become an Anglican in order to marry Harry in church, but at the time of their engagement last November she made clear she had chosen to be baptised and confirmed out of respect for the Queen’s role as the head of the Church of England.

要与哈里王子在教堂举办婚礼，马克尔女士并不需要成为英国圣公会教徒，但在他们去年十一月订婚的时候，她明确表示要接受洗礼，以显示自己对女王（英国圣公会领袖）的尊重。

Miss Markle and Harry will marry on May 19 at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle . The marriage service will be conducted by the Dean of Windsor, David Connor, with the Archbishop presiding as the couple make their vows.

马克尔女士和哈里王子将于5月19日在温莎城堡的圣乔治教堂举办婚礼。这场婚礼将由温莎教长大卫·康纳主持，而且这对新人将在大主教的见证下宣誓。

Tuesday's service observed the full ritual of the Church with holy water from the River Jordan poured on Miss Markle’s head.

在星期二的仪式上，马克尔女士接受了圣公会完整的洗礼程序，其中包括主教把来自约旦河的圣水洒在她的头上。

Miss Markle was following partly in the footsteps of the Duchess of Cambridge, who was baptised as an infant but had a confirmation after her engagement to Prince William.

从某种程度上讲，马克尔女士是在跟随凯特王妃的脚步，凯特王妃出生的时候就接受了洗礼，但在她与威廉王子订婚之后，她才证实了这一信息。

Church guidelines suggest that Miss Markle may be interviewed about her divorce.

根据圣公会准则，马克尔女士也许会接受有关她的离异的面谈。

If such a conversation were to occur, the minister would ask if there had been ‘sufficient healing of the personal and social wounds’ from the divorce.

如果要进行这场交谈，牧师可能会问她“从这场离异中遭受的个人和社交创伤是否已完全痊愈”。

（翻译：Dlacus）