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秋篠宮妃紀子さま、還暦を迎えられる
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時事通信9/10/2026Other2 min readJapanView translation

秋篠宮妃紀子さま、還暦を迎えられる

宮内記者会の質問に文書で回答し、これまでの歩みと家族への思いを綴る

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秋篠宮妃紀子さまが11日に60歳の還暦を迎えられた。宮内記者会の質問に対し、これまでの公務での学びや家族との歩みを振り返り、被災者への思いや将来への願いを文書で回答された。

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秋篠宮妃紀子さまは1990年に秋篠宮さまと結婚され、3人の子供をもうけられた。結核予防会や母子愛育会の総裁として公的な活動を長年続けてこられた。

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秋篠宮妃紀子さまは11日、60歳の還暦の誕生日を迎えられた。宮内記者会の質問に文書で回答。「今日という日を迎えられましたことに感謝しながら、また新たなことにも取り組むことができましたらと思っております」と所感をつづった。

7月の熊本地震や各地で続く豪雨に触れ、犠牲者を悼み、被災者にお見舞いの気持ちを示した。7月成立の改正皇室典範については「事実として受け止めております」と記述。改正されたことを次女佳子さま(31)と長男悠仁さま(20)に話したとした上で、「将来にわたって子どもたちの幸せを願いながら、見守っていきたい」と述べた。

1990年に結婚した頃について「初めてのことばかりで無我夢中ですごした」と振り返った。宮中行事や国内外への訪問、海外賓客の接遇など「緊張の連続」だったが、秋篠宮さま(60)のサポートが「心強かった」と記した。結核予防会や母子愛育会の総裁としての活動をはじめ、公的な務めの「一つ一つが学びの機会となりました」とした。

被災地訪問の際は被災者にお見舞いの気持ちを伝えることを大切にしてきたと明かした。戦没者慰霊についても、戦後生まれとして「当時のことを学び理解を深める機会をこれからも持ち続けることができましたら」との意向を示した。

結婚から36年余りが経過し、長女小室眞子さん(34)、佳子さま、悠仁さまと3人のお子さまに恵まれた。結婚当初は秋篠宮さまと囲んでいた食卓が「3人、4人、5人と増えてにぎやかになりました」と回顧。3人の成長に伴い、秋篠宮さまとの時間が増えたといい、一緒に「食生活や体力作りに心を配るようになりました」とつづった。

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