Why Royal Family Never Provided Their John Hancock为什么英国王室从不给人亲笔签名，原因是……

If you were hoping to get your James Mountbatten-Windsor,Viscount Severn rookie card signed anytime soon, you’re out of luck.

If you were hoping to get an autograph①autograph 英 ['ɔːtəgrɑːf] 美 ['ɔtəɡræf] n. 亲笔，手稿；亲笔签名vt. 亲笔签名于……；亲笔书写from anyone in the royal family tree, you’d still be out of luck.

The royal family is banned from providing their John Hancock to just anybody for a sound reason.

According to The Sun, the reason behind the prohibition②prohibition 英 [,prəʊhɪ'bɪʃ(ə)n; prəʊɪ-]美 [,proə'bɪʃən] n. 禁止；禁令；禁酒；诉讼中止令is so that potential③potential英 [pəˈtenʃl] 美 [pə'tɛnʃl]n. 潜能；可能性；[电] 电势adj. 潜在的；可能的；势的forgers can't learn how to mimic the handwriting of royalty④royalty 英 ['rɒɪəltɪ] 美 ['rɔɪəlti]n. 皇室；版税；王权；专利税.

It is possible to purchase an autograph from a Queen Elizabeth,just not the current Queen Elizabeth.

A document bearing Queen Elizabeth I's signature dating back to 1599 is available for purchase for $27,500, or 21,406 pound sterling.

So if you're hoping to impersonate⑤impersonate 英 [ɪm'pɜːs(ə)neɪt]美 [ɪm'pɝsənet] vt. 扮演；模仿；拟人，人格化a long dead monarch, this is your best bet.

There are certain exceptions to this rule, however. If members of the royal family are attending an offi cial event with a guest book,they are free to sign.

如果你想要詹姆斯·温莎塞文子爵签名的新秀卡，很不幸这根本不可能。

如果你还想要王室成员的亲笔签名，很不幸，因为这也不可能。

王室成员禁止向任何人提供签名，原因是非常有道理的。

据《太阳报》称，之所以禁止王室人员给人签名，是为了防止潜在的伪造者模仿王室成员的字迹。

现在可以购买到伊丽莎白女王的亲笔签名，但不是现任的这位女王。

一份带有女王伊丽莎白一世签名的文件可以追溯到1599年，如今能够以27500美元（21406英镑）的价格购买到。

如果你想冒充已故几百年的君主，那这是最佳选择。

但是也有例外的时候，如果王室成员参加有贵宾册的官方活动，这时是可以签字的。

And Prince Charles broke the rule back in 2010 when he wrote his name down on a scrap of paper for a victim of a fl ood in Cornwall.

2010年，查尔斯王子曾为一位在康沃尔洪水中遇难的人打破了规矩，在一小张纸上写下了自己的名字。