1 00:00:42,459 --> 00:00:44,052 Your Majesty. 2 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,470 So, it is always the Sovereign who begins the meal. 3 00:00:56,515 --> 00:00:58,609 It is absolutely forbidden to begin 4 00:00:58,684 --> 00:01:02,234 before he, or she, takes their first bite. 5 00:01:06,233 --> 00:01:07,280 During the meal, 6 00:01:07,693 --> 00:01:11,664 when it is the first course, you must only speak to the person seated on your right 7 00:01:11,780 --> 00:01:12,952 until the end. 8 00:01:13,031 --> 00:01:14,624 Time for the Vice-Provost, Lilibet. 9 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:50,281 Your Royal Highness. Come on. 10 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:55,449 "There are two elements of the constitution," 11 00:01:55,532 --> 00:01:59,662 wrote Walter Bagehot in 1867. 12 00:02:02,873 --> 00:02:06,377 "The efficient and the dignified." 13 00:02:08,629 --> 00:02:09,881 Which is the Monarch? 14 00:02:12,716 --> 00:02:14,184 Your Royal Highness? 15 00:02:19,473 --> 00:02:21,896 - The dignified? - Very good. 16 00:02:22,684 --> 00:02:26,905 The efficient has the power to make and execute policy, 17 00:02:27,397 --> 00:02:29,900 and is answerable to the electorate. 18 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:34,121 What touches all should be approved by all. 19 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:40,078 The dignified gives significance and legitimacy to the efficient, 20 00:02:40,619 --> 00:02:43,418 and is answerable only... 21 00:02:46,249 --> 00:02:48,468 - To God. - Precisely. 22 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:52,423 Two institutions, Crown and government, 23 00:02:52,923 --> 00:02:58,100 dignified and the efficient, only work when they support each other, 24 00:02:58,512 --> 00:03:01,391 when they trust one another. 25 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:03,983 You can underline that. 26 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:13,736 - Do you teach this to your other pupils? - No, just you. 27 00:03:14,361 --> 00:03:16,784 This is what I teach them. 28 00:03:19,282 --> 00:03:21,125 These are exam papers. 29 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:30,632 - Shouldn't I know all of this, too? - No, ma'am. 30 00:03:31,503 --> 00:03:33,926 All very undignified. 31 00:05:37,254 --> 00:05:40,428 Mr. Einstein has changed his mind again? 32 00:05:43,093 --> 00:05:44,265 The scientist. 33 00:05:44,928 --> 00:05:46,430 No, I know who he is. 34 00:05:46,930 --> 00:05:48,932 What exactly has he changed his mind about? 35 00:05:54,145 --> 00:05:55,692 That's rather less clear to me, 36 00:05:55,772 --> 00:05:58,195 but everyone's making a tremendous fuss about it. 37 00:06:06,074 --> 00:06:10,124 At the time of my education, I asked the Vice-Provost 38 00:06:10,203 --> 00:06:16,176 if we shouldn't spend a bit of time on literature, philosophy, science. 39 00:06:17,586 --> 00:06:20,135 He felt I had enough on my plate as it was. 40 00:06:21,172 --> 00:06:23,300 But don't you think I should have learned about it? 41 00:06:25,635 --> 00:06:26,636 Why? 42 00:06:27,470 --> 00:06:31,976 Well, doesn't one have a duty to know certain things? 43 00:06:32,058 --> 00:06:36,814 You have a great many other virtues. You can't be expected to know everything. 44 00:06:36,897 --> 00:06:41,323 Well, no, that's the point, Mummy. I know almost nothing. 45 00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:46,157 You know when to keep your mouth shut. That's more important than anything. 46 00:06:47,032 --> 00:06:50,627 And that would've been fine if I'd gone on to live a normal life. 47 00:06:51,453 --> 00:06:56,835 But now, I spend so much time with politicians and statesmen. 48 00:06:56,917 --> 00:07:00,592 You know, I live in dread of being left alone with them. 49 00:07:00,712 --> 00:07:03,010 Your dear papa, just the same. 50 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:10,473 Be nice to think that one could, if not hold one's own, 51 00:07:10,555 --> 00:07:12,603 then at least not have to steer the conversation 52 00:07:12,682 --> 00:07:15,026 away to dogs and horses every time. 53 00:07:16,728 --> 00:07:18,355 The Prime Minister's on his way, ma'am. 54 00:07:18,897 --> 00:07:22,242 Well, one good thing about this one is you never have to open your mouth at all. 55 00:07:22,359 --> 00:07:23,360 That's true. 56 00:07:23,818 --> 00:07:26,617 Just smile politely while he drones on and on. 57 00:07:27,864 --> 00:07:30,959 Your Majesty may or may not be aware, but this is my retirement year. 58 00:07:31,034 --> 00:07:33,036 Is it really? How long has it been? 59 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:35,087 Thirty-three years, ma'am, serving four sovereigns. 60 00:07:35,580 --> 00:07:37,378 One can hardly imagine the place without you. 61 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:40,878 Well, it's kind of you to say so, ma'am, but we're well prepared for the transition. 62 00:07:40,961 --> 00:07:43,214 A deputy's long been groomed and made ready. 63 00:07:43,296 --> 00:07:44,798 - Two deputies, am I right? - Yes, ma'am. 64 00:07:44,881 --> 00:07:47,225 - A senior and a junior. - An heir and a spare. 65 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:48,472 Quite. 66 00:07:48,551 --> 00:07:51,475 Well, before we discuss any of that, 67 00:07:52,681 --> 00:07:55,480 I'd like you to know how grateful we all are to you. 68 00:07:55,558 --> 00:07:57,902 - For your years of service. - Thank you, ma'am. 69 00:07:57,978 --> 00:08:01,448 My father was quite dependent on you. You know that. 70 00:08:01,523 --> 00:08:05,778 And in our short time together, I could see how I could be, too. 71 00:08:05,860 --> 00:08:08,079 But you deserve to put your feet up. 72 00:08:08,154 --> 00:08:10,998 And I think I could work quite well with Martin Charteris. 73 00:08:11,074 --> 00:08:13,452 - Martin Charteris? - Yes. 74 00:08:15,078 --> 00:08:17,001 I assume you'll give that your blessing. 75 00:08:19,582 --> 00:08:22,927 Martin is the junior deputy private secretary, ma'am, the spare. 76 00:08:23,003 --> 00:08:27,600 Michael Adeane is the senior. The rightful heir. 77 00:08:29,134 --> 00:08:31,102 Martin and I have worked together before. 78 00:08:31,636 --> 00:08:33,013 I'm aware of that. 79 00:08:33,096 --> 00:08:34,393 I'm sure that Michael would understand 80 00:08:34,472 --> 00:08:38,147 that I had a pre-existing relationship with Martin, and not take it personally. 81 00:08:38,893 --> 00:08:40,770 Martin is a younger man. 82 00:08:40,937 --> 00:08:42,735 It's the more natural fit. 83 00:08:44,149 --> 00:08:46,072 If that is Your Majesty's wish. 84 00:09:09,340 --> 00:09:12,219 Prime Minister, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. 85 00:09:12,302 --> 00:09:14,304 - Not at all. - But I see you've found company. 86 00:09:14,387 --> 00:09:15,388 Yes. 87 00:09:15,472 --> 00:09:18,976 Honey, Sugar, Pippin, say goodbye. Thank you, Tommy. 88 00:09:24,731 --> 00:09:25,983 Shall we make a start? 89 00:09:26,983 --> 00:09:32,035 One item overshadows every other on the agenda this week, ma'am. 90 00:09:32,113 --> 00:09:34,616 The Soviets and their H-bomb. 91 00:09:34,699 --> 00:09:37,077 We now have confirmation that they have been testing 92 00:09:37,368 --> 00:09:39,416 in the Kazakh Desert. 93 00:09:39,496 --> 00:09:43,342 It is vital that we act swiftly to secure peace, 94 00:09:43,416 --> 00:09:46,590 and vital that we British spearhead the effort. 95 00:09:47,462 --> 00:09:53,890 I have always been the person everyone wants in a room with the Russians 96 00:09:53,968 --> 00:09:56,812 because Stalin would only talk to me. 97 00:09:56,888 --> 00:10:00,358 With him gone, there is a great danger 98 00:10:00,433 --> 00:10:03,778 that Eisenhower will take it upon himself to run the show. 99 00:10:05,855 --> 00:10:06,902 And that would be bad? 100 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:11,695 A disaster, ma'am. For all the obvious reasons. 101 00:10:14,114 --> 00:10:15,206 Of course. 102 00:10:18,076 --> 00:10:20,829 Remind me of the obvious reasons. 103 00:10:24,874 --> 00:10:26,376 Russia 104 00:10:28,211 --> 00:10:33,809 is a great old empire which demands and deserves respect. 105 00:10:33,883 --> 00:10:39,481 Americans like to wave the big stick, and speak with a loud voice. 106 00:10:39,556 --> 00:10:44,027 In the matter of world governance, they are not yet ready. 107 00:10:44,894 --> 00:10:51,448 They need an experienced and elder power 108 00:10:52,026 --> 00:10:54,654 to guide them, school them. 109 00:10:54,737 --> 00:10:56,159 Yes, we could all do with some school. 110 00:10:56,239 --> 00:11:00,790 To that end, I've asked the Foreign Secretary to go to Washington 111 00:11:00,869 --> 00:11:05,500 to lay plans for a summit meeting between myself and Eisenhower, 112 00:11:05,582 --> 00:11:07,960 to start discussing a unified approach 113 00:11:08,084 --> 00:11:10,587 for how to bring the Russians back into the family. 114 00:11:10,837 --> 00:11:13,260 - Do you think he's up to it? - Eisenhower? 115 00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:14,974 No, the Foreign Secretary. 116 00:11:15,758 --> 00:11:21,936 Anthony is the finest Foreign Secretary this country has had for generations. 117 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,018 Yes, but I've heard he's also a very sick man. 118 00:11:25,768 --> 00:11:30,114 I would hate to think that the country wasn't in safe hands, 119 00:11:30,982 --> 00:11:32,984 being led by healthy men. 120 00:11:33,943 --> 00:11:37,538 We are both fine, ma'am. I assure you. 121 00:11:40,241 --> 00:11:43,040 Early indications are that the bomb they tested 122 00:11:43,119 --> 00:11:45,963 was a fission and fusion-fueled Sloika design, 123 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:49,464 based on lithium-6 deuteride and uranium-235 124 00:11:49,542 --> 00:11:51,886 with a yield of 400 kilotons. 125 00:11:52,629 --> 00:11:57,009 Khrushchev claims the weapon is ready for immediate use, 126 00:11:57,091 --> 00:11:59,435 capable of deployment from a bomber aircraft. 127 00:11:59,510 --> 00:12:02,138 He was bragging about it to the Presidium last week. 128 00:12:02,222 --> 00:12:03,565 Do we believe that? 129 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:07,895 Latest CIA intelligence seems to support it, with the Soviets known to be 130 00:12:07,977 --> 00:12:11,356 ramping up their production of long-range bomber aircraft... 131 00:12:11,439 --> 00:12:12,486 Are you all right, sir? 132 00:12:16,486 --> 00:12:19,831 My bag, please. Give me my bag. 133 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:37,303 Can you do this? 134 00:12:41,511 --> 00:12:43,184 Sir, this really should be done by a doctor. 135 00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:45,982 Just find a vein. Come on! 136 00:13:02,699 --> 00:13:06,499 Well, we can say with confidence that Joe-4's total yield, 137 00:13:06,577 --> 00:13:10,377 why, was in the range of 400-500 kilotons. 138 00:13:10,456 --> 00:13:15,508 Now, intelligence sources indicate the Soviets used the layered design 139 00:13:15,586 --> 00:13:20,012 similar to our own Ivy Mike detonation in '52, 140 00:13:20,091 --> 00:13:22,594 which is consistent with the blast radius. 141 00:13:23,386 --> 00:13:25,639 The British Foreign Secretary. 142 00:13:38,067 --> 00:13:43,119 That, gentlemen, is not just a sleeping man, it's a sad metaphor. 143 00:13:43,906 --> 00:13:45,408 The second most powerful man 144 00:13:45,491 --> 00:13:48,916 in what was once the most powerful country on Earth. 145 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:53,041 What's that on his arm? 146 00:13:54,250 --> 00:13:57,003 Looks like blood, sir. 147 00:13:57,628 --> 00:13:59,426 Good God. 148 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:10,183 - Colonel Charteris, ma'am. - Your Majesty. 149 00:14:12,226 --> 00:14:15,025 - You asked to see me? - I did. Do sit down. 150 00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:26,033 Now, as I'm sure you're aware, 151 00:14:26,115 --> 00:14:30,996 Tommy Lascelles will be leaving us shortly to begin his well-deserved retirement. 152 00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:36,635 And his departure will leave something of a gap. 153 00:14:37,126 --> 00:14:38,218 Yes. 154 00:14:39,128 --> 00:14:44,350 And I was wondering whether you might be interested in filling that gap? 155 00:14:44,467 --> 00:14:47,812 - As what, ma'am? - My private secretary. 156 00:14:50,515 --> 00:14:53,439 - I'd be delighted, but... - But what? 157 00:14:53,976 --> 00:14:55,353 What about Michael Adeane? 158 00:14:55,436 --> 00:14:58,189 - What about him? - He is the natural successor. 159 00:14:59,065 --> 00:15:03,161 I was hoping it might be possible for me to make my own decision just once. 160 00:15:04,153 --> 00:15:07,657 There are two private secretaries to choose from. 161 00:15:08,157 --> 00:15:10,501 And I happen to prefer the junior. 162 00:15:13,996 --> 00:15:17,170 So, shall we say that's that? 163 00:15:18,626 --> 00:15:21,220 Yes. I suppose we shall. 164 00:15:21,963 --> 00:15:23,681 - Good. - Thank you. 165 00:15:26,175 --> 00:15:28,803 Is there anything I can do? In the meantime? 166 00:15:28,886 --> 00:15:31,014 No, no, no. Thank you, Martin. 167 00:15:34,684 --> 00:15:36,186 Actually, Martin... 168 00:15:37,186 --> 00:15:38,403 A tutor. 169 00:15:39,313 --> 00:15:42,317 - Ma'am? - I'd like to engage one. 170 00:15:43,401 --> 00:15:46,120 - Any particular field? - General education. 171 00:15:46,195 --> 00:15:48,539 - I'll come up with some names. - Thank you. 172 00:15:49,740 --> 00:15:53,870 And, Martin, preferably one, you know, not too stuffy. 173 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,542 Sense of humor. 174 00:15:55,705 --> 00:15:56,831 Understood. 175 00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:07,968 I'm no stranger to pain, Winston, but this has become intolerable. 176 00:16:08,050 --> 00:16:11,224 I must have corrective surgery. 177 00:16:11,304 --> 00:16:15,980 And this corrective surgery, must it really be Boston? 178 00:16:16,058 --> 00:16:19,483 That's where the best man is. The only man. 179 00:16:19,562 --> 00:16:24,443 They're better-equipped to deal with gall bladder problems in America, 180 00:16:24,525 --> 00:16:27,620 due to the high-fat diets they have here. 181 00:16:27,695 --> 00:16:30,448 Leaving me without you for the summit with Ike. 182 00:16:30,531 --> 00:16:33,080 - Can't you delay it? - No, I can't. 183 00:16:34,702 --> 00:16:40,926 Besides, you have already stated your ability to run the ship without me for some time. 184 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,173 In jest, my dear boy, 185 00:16:43,252 --> 00:16:45,550 when you become mutinous and presumptuous. 186 00:16:45,630 --> 00:16:47,473 You know how much I depend on you. 187 00:16:49,175 --> 00:16:51,098 - I do. - Well? 188 00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:56,273 But I'd still like to hear you say it again. 189 00:16:56,933 --> 00:16:57,980 What? 190 00:16:58,976 --> 00:17:01,525 I'd like you to say it again, so that 191 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,154 all the people listening in can hear. 192 00:17:06,275 --> 00:17:07,618 You were saying? 193 00:17:08,694 --> 00:17:10,196 That... 194 00:17:12,740 --> 00:17:14,458 I depend on you, Anthony. 195 00:17:15,409 --> 00:17:16,626 What for? 196 00:17:17,787 --> 00:17:21,212 For your judgment. 197 00:17:21,958 --> 00:17:27,306 - What else? - Your integrity and loyalty. 198 00:17:27,588 --> 00:17:29,010 Louder, please. 199 00:17:29,590 --> 00:17:32,764 Yes, all right! Yes, I need you there, Anthony! 200 00:17:32,843 --> 00:17:34,937 I think we've all agreed, I need you! 201 00:17:35,012 --> 00:17:40,314 And I need the surgery, Winston. It's my life that's at stake now. 202 00:17:41,310 --> 00:17:42,482 I'm sorry. 203 00:18:17,013 --> 00:18:19,812 Prime Minister. Prime Minister? 204 00:18:20,725 --> 00:18:22,193 Hello? 205 00:18:42,330 --> 00:18:46,380 - What's that? - Here, Charles. That one. 206 00:18:50,713 --> 00:18:53,762 Look. Look at this. Do you like my picture? 207 00:18:53,841 --> 00:18:57,186 It's a rocket. One day it'll take you into space. 208 00:19:01,724 --> 00:19:04,568 - Professor Hogg, Your Majesty. - Who? 209 00:19:04,644 --> 00:19:06,897 Colonel Charteris said you were expecting him. 210 00:19:09,273 --> 00:19:10,365 Yes. 211 00:19:10,983 --> 00:19:12,405 Where's Mercury? 212 00:19:13,194 --> 00:19:16,664 High up in the sky, Charles. It's where all the other planets are. 213 00:19:17,031 --> 00:19:19,955 - Your Majesty. - Professor Hogg. 214 00:19:23,287 --> 00:19:25,210 During the course of my new daily life, 215 00:19:25,289 --> 00:19:29,044 I have to spend a great deal of time alone with statesmen. 216 00:19:29,126 --> 00:19:32,926 Men, like yourself, of exceptional intellect, 217 00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:34,803 who've risen to the very top of their profession 218 00:19:34,882 --> 00:19:37,931 by virtue of their intelligence and their ability. 219 00:19:44,433 --> 00:19:46,481 There are frequently times 220 00:19:47,436 --> 00:19:52,033 when I am discussing agendas of the day with these people 221 00:19:52,108 --> 00:19:54,031 that I find myself 222 00:19:57,988 --> 00:19:59,490 on the back foot. 223 00:20:01,951 --> 00:20:05,797 At something of a disadvantage. Because I... 224 00:20:07,623 --> 00:20:09,000 I can't keep up. 225 00:20:10,459 --> 00:20:12,803 Or I don't know what lies behind something. 226 00:20:12,878 --> 00:20:15,222 And that's no way to live. 227 00:20:15,297 --> 00:20:19,928 To be uninformed and entirely at someone else's mercy. 228 00:20:20,010 --> 00:20:21,887 Quite. Which is why I was hoping 229 00:20:21,971 --> 00:20:25,066 that you might help me hold my own, some more, 230 00:20:26,058 --> 00:20:29,483 feel at less of a disadvantage, fill in... 231 00:20:31,230 --> 00:20:32,698 Fill in some of the gaps. 232 00:20:32,982 --> 00:20:37,954 Perhaps Her Majesty would give me an idea of roughly how far she got? 233 00:20:38,696 --> 00:20:41,415 - When? - With her education. 234 00:20:42,366 --> 00:20:43,663 In what sense? 235 00:20:43,826 --> 00:20:47,672 Which exams she might have taken and passed, 236 00:20:47,872 --> 00:20:52,002 that I might better know at what level to pitch our tutorials. 237 00:20:55,004 --> 00:20:58,508 The Higher School Certificate, for example. 238 00:21:03,512 --> 00:21:06,436 All right. The School Certificate, then. 239 00:21:10,311 --> 00:21:11,688 No. 240 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:16,359 Any privately-tutored equivalents thereof, perhaps? 241 00:21:20,196 --> 00:21:21,448 I see. 242 00:21:31,791 --> 00:21:33,543 Her Majesty the Queen, ma'am. 243 00:21:35,377 --> 00:21:37,471 This is a surprise. 244 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:40,974 To what do I owe the pleasure? 245 00:21:42,343 --> 00:21:45,893 I came because I wanted to ask you a question about my education. 246 00:21:47,932 --> 00:21:49,309 What about it? 247 00:21:51,185 --> 00:21:53,062 The fact that I didn't receive one. 248 00:21:53,562 --> 00:21:54,814 You did. 249 00:21:55,272 --> 00:21:58,492 Sewing, needlework, and saying poems with Crawfie. 250 00:21:59,360 --> 00:22:00,953 That is not an education. 251 00:22:01,028 --> 00:22:04,498 Darling, you also spent years one-on-one 252 00:22:04,573 --> 00:22:06,917 with the Vice-Provost of Eton College. 253 00:22:07,076 --> 00:22:08,669 Being drilled in matters of the constitution. 254 00:22:08,744 --> 00:22:11,372 Which is far more than your sister ever got. 255 00:22:12,122 --> 00:22:16,753 Mummy, I'm talking about a normal education, in normal subjects. 256 00:22:16,877 --> 00:22:19,096 You received an entirely appropriate education 257 00:22:19,213 --> 00:22:20,590 for a woman of your background. 258 00:22:20,756 --> 00:22:23,384 Which has entirely failed to prepare me for the life I lead now. 259 00:22:23,551 --> 00:22:28,102 We taught you how to be a lady, a princess. What do you want? A degree? 260 00:22:28,597 --> 00:22:32,192 No one wants a bluestocking or a college lecturer as Sovereign. 261 00:22:32,601 --> 00:22:33,727 They want a queen. 262 00:22:33,894 --> 00:22:39,151 Yes, a queen who is hopelessly ill-equipped to deal with the people that she has to meet. 263 00:22:45,948 --> 00:22:47,621 What has this to do with me? 264 00:22:49,159 --> 00:22:51,833 How could you have let me down like this? 265 00:22:53,205 --> 00:22:55,628 Is this a criticism of my motherhood? 266 00:22:58,794 --> 00:23:03,345 Because I would've thought you'd think twice before throwing stones on that score. 267 00:23:04,967 --> 00:23:06,389 What's that supposed to mean? 268 00:23:06,468 --> 00:23:09,392 I hardly see you blazing a trail in that department. 269 00:23:10,639 --> 00:23:11,686 That's not fair. 270 00:23:11,765 --> 00:23:15,986 Besides, I thought we were past the age now where we take cheap shots at our parents. 271 00:23:16,604 --> 00:23:19,357 I educated you as your father and I saw fit. 272 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,408 Why didn't we push harder? 273 00:23:21,483 --> 00:23:24,987 No one advised that we should. That includes the Vice-Provost. 274 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:32,711 Don't force something that doesn't come naturally, dear. 275 00:23:32,786 --> 00:23:34,254 That's what I've learned. 276 00:23:38,792 --> 00:23:41,762 We all have to accept our limitations in life. 277 00:24:05,319 --> 00:24:10,041 That's it, there. The grace-and-favor flat belonging to the Queen's private secretary. 278 00:24:10,699 --> 00:24:13,452 - Our new home. - How much of the ground floor is it? 279 00:24:14,203 --> 00:24:17,798 All of it. Including the rooms stretching to the back. 280 00:24:21,543 --> 00:24:23,170 The girls will be happy here. 281 00:24:24,755 --> 00:24:26,382 Now, we must go. 282 00:24:26,757 --> 00:24:28,976 - I don't want anyone to see us. - Why? 283 00:24:29,051 --> 00:24:30,974 Well, it's just indiscreet. 284 00:24:31,303 --> 00:24:34,773 - But I haven't got the job yet. - What about that tree? 285 00:24:35,891 --> 00:24:37,564 It's blocking all the light. 286 00:24:37,643 --> 00:24:40,021 Well, I daresay one could ask to have it trimmed back. 287 00:24:40,104 --> 00:24:41,822 Will you ask? 288 00:24:41,897 --> 00:24:46,528 I don't see the rush, but, yes, I can ask. Discreetly. 289 00:24:54,576 --> 00:24:55,623 Good God. 290 00:24:55,703 --> 00:24:59,503 A stroke, Bobbety, that's all, a minor stroke. 291 00:24:59,581 --> 00:25:02,175 But I'm on the mend, bouncing back. 292 00:25:02,251 --> 00:25:04,345 Well, you don't look very bouncy to me. 293 00:25:04,420 --> 00:25:06,047 - Who knows? - No one. 294 00:25:06,130 --> 00:25:08,883 And no one can know, especially the Queen. 295 00:25:08,966 --> 00:25:10,013 What? 296 00:25:10,092 --> 00:25:15,314 I have promised her that the country will always have a healthy man in charge. 297 00:25:15,389 --> 00:25:19,144 You know me, Bobbety, I am a man of my word. 298 00:25:19,935 --> 00:25:21,687 But you can't just hide it from her. 299 00:25:22,730 --> 00:25:25,950 I mean, you're head of the government which runs the country in her name. 300 00:25:27,192 --> 00:25:28,990 Besides, don't you think she'll smell a rat 301 00:25:29,069 --> 00:25:31,071 when no one turns up at her private audience? 302 00:25:31,321 --> 00:25:34,916 The Palace has been told that I have a cold. 303 00:25:34,992 --> 00:25:36,209 A cold? 304 00:25:37,619 --> 00:25:42,125 Jock, you have my permission to extend that to the flu. 305 00:25:42,624 --> 00:25:44,752 - Sir. - But no more. 306 00:25:44,835 --> 00:25:46,963 And what about the meeting with Eisenhower in Washington? 307 00:25:47,796 --> 00:25:52,427 Alas, as I have been refused permission to fly, 308 00:25:52,509 --> 00:25:54,682 I am left with no option. 309 00:25:54,762 --> 00:25:57,766 - To postpone it? - Are you mad? 310 00:25:57,848 --> 00:26:02,729 The Russian situation could not be more delicately poised, 311 00:26:03,270 --> 00:26:06,991 nor more needing of my influence. No. 312 00:26:08,859 --> 00:26:11,203 We have to get Eisenhower here. 313 00:26:12,529 --> 00:26:17,285 So, you see, Tommy, there's no other way. Well, how about the 12th of July? 314 00:26:17,367 --> 00:26:20,587 - I doubt it. - All right, the 13th? 315 00:26:21,455 --> 00:26:24,379 - I doubt that as well. - The 14th, then. 316 00:26:24,458 --> 00:26:27,177 I can put it to her, Bobbety, but I wouldn't hold your breath. 317 00:26:27,294 --> 00:26:29,092 Well, I'll leave it to your powers of persuasion. 318 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:31,681 Bye. 319 00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:05,916 Sorry to disturb you, ma'am, 320 00:27:05,999 --> 00:27:11,847 but I just had Lord Salisbury on the phone with an unusual request. 321 00:27:12,965 --> 00:27:16,640 President Eisenhower is due to meet the Prime Minister in Washington 322 00:27:16,718 --> 00:27:18,766 for summit next week, 323 00:27:18,846 --> 00:27:22,020 but Mr. Churchill's developed a cold, a nasty cold, 324 00:27:22,099 --> 00:27:24,227 and Lord Moran, his doctor, has forbidden him to fly. 325 00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:27,108 Now, the feeling is the meeting is of the utmost importance, 326 00:27:27,187 --> 00:27:30,361 so Downing Street was wondering whether we might be able to help. 327 00:27:31,024 --> 00:27:32,116 Help how? 328 00:27:32,401 --> 00:27:34,199 By inviting the President here. 329 00:27:35,779 --> 00:27:36,826 Where? 330 00:27:37,072 --> 00:27:40,451 Here, ma'am, to Buckingham Palace, to a state banquet next week. 331 00:27:40,576 --> 00:27:43,500 The feeling is that, by that time, 332 00:27:43,579 --> 00:27:45,923 Winston should have made a sufficient recovery. 333 00:27:46,665 --> 00:27:48,884 Well, I was planning on going to Sandringham. 334 00:27:51,587 --> 00:27:54,932 I'm afraid it would mean postponing that by a few days. 335 00:28:01,930 --> 00:28:05,355 We can extend an invitation through our ambassador in Washington. 336 00:28:05,434 --> 00:28:08,187 - Is that a green light, ma'am? - Yes. 337 00:28:08,770 --> 00:28:11,364 Then, if you'll excuse me, I better get cracking. 338 00:28:14,902 --> 00:28:17,530 Do you have a moment, Tommy? I need to speak to you on an urgent matter. 339 00:28:17,613 --> 00:28:20,162 I don't, I'm afraid, I have a state banquet to arrange, 340 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,038 so if it possibly wait until later... 341 00:28:22,117 --> 00:28:24,711 I think when you hear it, you'll share my sense of alarm. 342 00:28:24,786 --> 00:28:26,584 It seems that Martin Charteris 343 00:28:26,663 --> 00:28:30,759 is to replace you as Her Majesty's private secretary, not me. 344 00:28:30,834 --> 00:28:32,552 What? Says who? 345 00:28:32,628 --> 00:28:35,177 Says Margaret Colville, Jock Colville's wife, 346 00:28:35,255 --> 00:28:38,225 who plays bridge with Alice Jameson, lady-in-waiting, 347 00:28:38,300 --> 00:28:42,476 who, as you may know, plays tennis with Mary Charteris. 348 00:28:42,804 --> 00:28:44,181 Why on earth would I know that? 349 00:28:44,264 --> 00:28:46,892 Anyway, so confident are they of the appointment, 350 00:28:46,975 --> 00:28:50,070 - that Mary has even gone so... - Don't tell me. 351 00:28:50,145 --> 00:28:51,897 So far as to speak to the Palace head gardener 352 00:28:51,980 --> 00:28:54,153 about trimming the tree outside my window. 353 00:28:55,108 --> 00:28:56,280 Yes. 354 00:28:57,319 --> 00:28:59,538 Ask Martin to come and see me, would you? 355 00:28:59,613 --> 00:29:01,866 That is, if he and his lady wife are not too busy 356 00:29:01,949 --> 00:29:05,169 measuring carpets and curtains for what is still my home. 357 00:29:11,833 --> 00:29:14,712 - Right, it's a green light. Jump to it. - Sir. 358 00:30:16,231 --> 00:30:19,576 - You asked to see me, Tommy. - I did. Do sit down. 359 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:33,374 Martin, you've worked at the Palace now, for what, three years? 360 00:30:34,041 --> 00:30:36,590 I'd have thought that long enough for you to know the ropes, 361 00:30:37,044 --> 00:30:41,140 understand the rules, the way things are done. 362 00:30:41,256 --> 00:30:42,724 I think I do. 363 00:30:45,218 --> 00:30:46,765 Manifestly not. 364 00:31:10,452 --> 00:31:12,796 Professor Hogg, Your Majesty. 365 00:31:15,499 --> 00:31:17,217 - Your Majesty. - Professor. 366 00:31:23,298 --> 00:31:25,676 I know you were going to prepare some tutorials 367 00:31:25,759 --> 00:31:27,352 of a more general nature, 368 00:31:27,636 --> 00:31:31,982 but it seems I'm going to need some more specific knowledge first. 369 00:31:32,432 --> 00:31:34,605 On which subject? 370 00:31:34,684 --> 00:31:36,527 President Eisenhower. 371 00:31:37,229 --> 00:31:40,733 He'll be coming here in a matter of days, and I'll be expected 372 00:31:41,817 --> 00:31:44,616 to sit next to him and make conversation with him. 373 00:31:45,153 --> 00:31:48,657 So, I need to know all about him, and what interests him. 374 00:31:48,907 --> 00:31:51,660 The military-industrial complex, ma'am. 375 00:31:53,036 --> 00:31:54,253 What? 376 00:31:54,329 --> 00:31:58,584 And its threat to democratic government, it's what most concerns him. 377 00:32:02,003 --> 00:32:03,505 Something lighter, perhaps? 378 00:32:04,089 --> 00:32:05,261 Golf? 379 00:32:07,175 --> 00:32:10,019 - Anything else? - Oil painting. 380 00:32:10,679 --> 00:32:14,559 - I'm told he paints landscapes. - Don't they all? 381 00:32:18,186 --> 00:32:22,987 Would Your Majesty give me 24 hours to do some research and come back to you? 382 00:32:23,066 --> 00:32:24,113 Yes. Of course. 383 00:32:28,488 --> 00:32:32,789 He was baptized, wasn't he? Just six months ago. 384 00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:37,623 Yes, I think read about that. A Presbyterian. 385 00:32:40,375 --> 00:32:42,969 Did they dunk him, do you think? 386 00:32:43,044 --> 00:32:44,261 Dunk? 387 00:32:45,088 --> 00:32:48,137 A full immersion. In some river. 388 00:32:48,884 --> 00:32:51,387 If I were a gambling man, I'd say yes. 389 00:32:52,345 --> 00:32:53,562 Are you? 390 00:32:54,890 --> 00:32:58,360 Occasionally. The Derby, ma'am, and the Grand National. 391 00:32:59,144 --> 00:33:00,737 How did you get on this year? 392 00:33:01,229 --> 00:33:03,323 At the National, rather well. 393 00:33:03,398 --> 00:33:07,323 - I had Early Mist on an each-way bet. - Well done, you. 394 00:33:07,444 --> 00:33:10,914 You won by 20 lengths. I share your admiration for Mr. O'Brien, 395 00:33:10,989 --> 00:33:13,492 and everything he's doing at Ballydoyle Stables. 396 00:33:14,409 --> 00:33:16,628 - Who? - The trainer. 397 00:33:18,246 --> 00:33:19,793 That's not why you backed him? 398 00:33:20,081 --> 00:33:22,504 No. I just liked the name. 399 00:33:25,629 --> 00:33:26,801 I see. 400 00:33:27,839 --> 00:33:30,683 - Back in 24 hours. - Thank you. 401 00:33:45,607 --> 00:33:48,030 "I'm so sorry to hear that in these past days 402 00:33:48,109 --> 00:33:50,328 "you've not been in your usual good health..." 403 00:33:50,403 --> 00:33:51,746 Isn't that nice? 404 00:33:52,447 --> 00:33:55,872 "...and that your tireless exertions on behalf of this country 405 00:33:55,951 --> 00:33:59,626 "have resulted in this temporary inconvenience." 406 00:34:01,081 --> 00:34:02,799 "Temporary inconvenience." 407 00:34:04,584 --> 00:34:06,632 How much does she know exactly? 408 00:34:07,712 --> 00:34:09,464 Because from the tone of this... 409 00:34:10,924 --> 00:34:12,301 Winston. 410 00:34:14,135 --> 00:34:17,059 - She thinks it's a cold. - A cold? 411 00:34:17,138 --> 00:34:20,984 Yes, a cold. If she knew the truth, she would bid me stand down. 412 00:34:21,059 --> 00:34:23,187 - Good. - A replacement would have to be found. 413 00:34:23,270 --> 00:34:26,194 The wrong replacement. Because the right man... 414 00:34:26,273 --> 00:34:29,743 - Anthony. - ...is himself incapacitated. 415 00:34:29,818 --> 00:34:32,742 Too much knowledge can be a dangerous thing. 416 00:34:33,446 --> 00:34:35,198 Do you mean to tell me that, at the moment, 417 00:34:35,282 --> 00:34:38,957 this country's without a fit leader or a deputy leader? 418 00:34:39,703 --> 00:34:41,421 - Not so loud. - But... 419 00:34:41,788 --> 00:34:43,040 Come. 420 00:34:44,499 --> 00:34:47,503 Good news, sir. It's a yes from Eisenhower. 421 00:34:48,670 --> 00:34:50,764 You were right, an invitation from the Palace 422 00:34:50,839 --> 00:34:53,342 has proved impossible for the Americans to refuse. 423 00:34:53,592 --> 00:34:55,765 They've changed his schedule, and we're going to make it work. 424 00:34:55,844 --> 00:34:59,189 - That's wonderful news! - Don't get out of bed, Winston. 425 00:34:59,264 --> 00:35:01,767 - That's wonderful! - No, don't get out of bed, darling. 426 00:35:01,850 --> 00:35:03,352 Don't get out of bed. 427 00:35:03,643 --> 00:35:06,021 If Ike comes here, I can be leader again. 428 00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:07,981 - Winston... - That's what really matters. 429 00:35:08,064 --> 00:35:10,658 Getting me and Ike in the same room, so that he and I can... 430 00:35:10,734 --> 00:35:11,826 Do go back to bed. 431 00:35:11,901 --> 00:35:15,622 ...get on with building a real and lasting peace with the Russians! 432 00:35:15,697 --> 00:35:19,747 Darling, look, why don't you admit the truth, that you have been fighting for your life 433 00:35:19,826 --> 00:35:21,499 and tell the Queen? 434 00:35:23,538 --> 00:35:25,006 Winston? 435 00:36:02,410 --> 00:36:05,664 - How serious is it this time? - It's impossible to know. 436 00:36:08,833 --> 00:36:11,882 I fear we do now have to put off the Americans. 437 00:36:11,961 --> 00:36:13,178 Yes, of course. 438 00:36:13,254 --> 00:36:15,006 And tell the Queen. 439 00:36:15,423 --> 00:36:18,518 No. No, we're in too deep now for that. 440 00:36:20,011 --> 00:36:23,766 If Eisenhower isn't coming, blame it on him, not on Winston. 441 00:36:24,599 --> 00:36:27,443 The Queen must never know how much we've kept from her. 442 00:37:00,343 --> 00:37:01,811 Prepare for inspection! 443 00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:08,818 Sorry to disturb you, ma'am. 444 00:37:11,146 --> 00:37:14,366 I've been asked by Downing Street to inform you first 445 00:37:14,441 --> 00:37:18,571 that President Eisenhower is no longer able to leave the United States 446 00:37:18,653 --> 00:37:21,122 owing to a political crisis at home. 447 00:37:25,827 --> 00:37:27,374 Well, that's a relief. 448 00:37:27,829 --> 00:37:30,332 And that the Prime Minister still hasn't shaken off his cold, 449 00:37:31,166 --> 00:37:33,669 and will not be attending today's private audience. 450 00:37:33,752 --> 00:37:36,221 Really? Goodness. 451 00:37:36,796 --> 00:37:40,096 That's the second consecutive private audience that he's missed. 452 00:37:40,175 --> 00:37:43,349 - It's most unlike him. - Yes, isn't it? 453 00:37:44,846 --> 00:37:46,018 Are you all right, Martin? 454 00:37:48,892 --> 00:37:51,566 Your Majesty, I've had the opportunity 455 00:37:51,644 --> 00:37:55,399 to think about your very kind offer to become your private secretary. 456 00:37:57,192 --> 00:37:58,819 And I'm afraid I must decline. 457 00:38:02,447 --> 00:38:03,573 Why? 458 00:38:06,951 --> 00:38:11,422 In this instance, I really do believe you'll be better sewed by Michael. 459 00:38:13,541 --> 00:38:14,838 No, you don't. 460 00:38:15,752 --> 00:38:16,799 Ma'am? 461 00:38:18,004 --> 00:38:19,847 You don't think that. 462 00:38:19,923 --> 00:38:22,176 Nor could you ever think that. 463 00:38:22,258 --> 00:38:24,807 For the very good reason that it's not true. 464 00:38:25,720 --> 00:38:28,394 Have you been spoken to by Tommy Lascelles? 465 00:38:28,765 --> 00:38:30,517 - Ma'am... - You have. 466 00:38:31,434 --> 00:38:33,152 And what did he have to say? 467 00:38:36,481 --> 00:38:38,279 That I should've refused the offer in the room. 468 00:38:40,235 --> 00:38:42,909 That I obviously have no respect or understanding 469 00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:48,084 for Palace tradition and protocol, and that it must be Michael Adeane. 470 00:38:52,747 --> 00:38:53,964 Did he now? 471 00:38:56,417 --> 00:38:58,385 Would you excuse me for a moment, Martin? 472 00:39:29,826 --> 00:39:30,873 Come. 473 00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:36,800 - Your Majesty. - Look, Tommy. 474 00:39:38,710 --> 00:39:41,509 There's no pretty way of saying this. I would prefer Martin. 475 00:39:41,588 --> 00:39:43,716 And that is your right, ma'am. 476 00:39:43,798 --> 00:39:46,426 Yes. And I rather thought so, too. 477 00:39:47,176 --> 00:39:49,224 But it would be a mistake. 478 00:39:50,096 --> 00:39:51,643 And why is that? 479 00:39:51,931 --> 00:39:52,978 Please. 480 00:40:05,153 --> 00:40:06,951 There's a way of doing things here. 481 00:40:08,364 --> 00:40:11,709 An order developed over time, generations. 482 00:40:13,745 --> 00:40:17,795 And individuality in the House of Windsor, 483 00:40:18,666 --> 00:40:22,216 any departure from that way of doing things, is not to be encouraged. 484 00:40:22,754 --> 00:40:25,724 It results in catastrophes like the abdication. 485 00:40:26,674 --> 00:40:29,143 Abdicating the throne and choosing my private secretary 486 00:40:29,218 --> 00:40:30,891 is hardly comparing like with like. 487 00:40:30,970 --> 00:40:32,347 I disagree. 488 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:35,142 I served your uncle, as you know. 489 00:40:36,351 --> 00:40:40,106 And it's in the small things that the rot starts. 490 00:40:40,897 --> 00:40:43,616 Do the wrong thing once, it's easier to do it again. 491 00:40:43,691 --> 00:40:48,993 Do the individualistic thing once, it is easy to do it again. 492 00:40:49,072 --> 00:40:52,918 Now, in the case of your uncle, it started with wanting to use 493 00:40:52,992 --> 00:40:56,542 Buckingham Palace simply as the office, and York House as his home. 494 00:40:57,372 --> 00:41:02,629 Then he stopped attending church, decided he wanted to sell Sandringham. 495 00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:05,054 He dismissed courtiers who'd served under his father 496 00:41:05,129 --> 00:41:08,383 in favor of younger, sycophantic supplicants. 497 00:41:09,175 --> 00:41:12,679 Of course, no one saw the abdication coming then, 498 00:41:12,762 --> 00:41:17,438 but the ego, the willfulness, the individualism, 499 00:41:17,517 --> 00:41:19,645 the rot had set in. 500 00:41:19,727 --> 00:41:22,856 Martin and I have an understanding. 501 00:41:23,314 --> 00:41:24,816 I don't deny it. 502 00:41:26,109 --> 00:41:29,909 It would make me feel as if I had an ally, 503 00:41:30,822 --> 00:41:32,916 friend almost, 504 00:41:33,574 --> 00:41:35,918 in what can sometimes feel like a very... 505 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:52,017 Well... 506 00:41:53,803 --> 00:41:57,853 The next in line, and the senior of my two deputies, 507 00:41:57,932 --> 00:42:02,028 and the natural heir is Michael. 508 00:42:03,563 --> 00:42:05,907 - Your man. - The right man. 509 00:42:10,695 --> 00:42:15,075 But, as always, the final say is with you, ma'am. 510 00:42:26,794 --> 00:42:28,137 Thank you. 511 00:43:08,836 --> 00:43:12,215 Just had the Palace on the phone, requesting a private audience this afternoon. 512 00:43:12,673 --> 00:43:14,846 It seems the Queen wants to see you, sir. 513 00:43:16,177 --> 00:43:17,178 Me? 514 00:43:34,946 --> 00:43:36,243 So, what's all this about, Patrick? 515 00:43:36,322 --> 00:43:38,290 - I don't know, sir. - Can't you give me a clue? 516 00:43:43,788 --> 00:43:46,086 Mr. Colville, Your Majesty. 517 00:43:51,671 --> 00:43:53,844 - You asked to see me, Your Majesty? - Yes, Jock. 518 00:43:54,423 --> 00:43:59,350 You were my private secretary for two years before Martin Charteris. 519 00:43:59,428 --> 00:44:00,771 I was. 520 00:44:00,847 --> 00:44:04,647 And it was my impression that we always had a good understanding, 521 00:44:05,059 --> 00:44:08,484 and were able to speak openly with one another. 522 00:44:08,563 --> 00:44:11,988 - Yes, of course. - And trust one another. 523 00:44:12,608 --> 00:44:15,953 Speak plainly when matters of real importance came up. 524 00:44:16,028 --> 00:44:20,408 And before Her Majesty says anything else, let me just say how sorry I am. 525 00:44:21,701 --> 00:44:23,419 It's been agony. 526 00:44:23,494 --> 00:44:27,670 I tried to stop them, I told them my opinion, 527 00:44:27,748 --> 00:44:30,092 but they were so insistent we keep it from you. 528 00:44:30,585 --> 00:44:34,010 After the second one, I really was of a mind to let you know the truth. 529 00:44:35,089 --> 00:44:37,467 - Second what? - Stroke, ma'am. 530 00:44:38,509 --> 00:44:42,685 But they insisted again, everyone keep it quiet, say nothing. 531 00:44:46,267 --> 00:44:47,268 I see. 532 00:44:51,314 --> 00:44:54,614 And who was it that was doing the insisting? 533 00:44:55,359 --> 00:44:56,736 Lord Salisbury, ma'am. 534 00:44:57,945 --> 00:45:02,667 And the Prime Minister himself, on the rare occasions he was conscious. 535 00:45:07,163 --> 00:45:08,335 I see. 536 00:45:09,749 --> 00:45:12,548 That is what you asked me here to discuss? 537 00:45:13,961 --> 00:45:15,053 No. 538 00:45:15,922 --> 00:45:19,051 I asked you here to discuss whether I should take Michael Adeane 539 00:45:19,133 --> 00:45:22,637 for my private secretary, rather than Martin Charteris. 540 00:45:26,307 --> 00:45:30,483 But what you've just told me is far more important. 541 00:45:36,817 --> 00:45:38,319 - No. - Yes. 542 00:45:38,402 --> 00:45:40,154 The slippery old so-and-sos. 543 00:45:40,780 --> 00:45:43,249 It's rather worse than slippery, wouldn't you say? 544 00:45:43,324 --> 00:45:45,201 Somewhat unconstitutional. 545 00:45:45,868 --> 00:45:47,370 What are you going to do? 546 00:45:48,162 --> 00:45:51,962 Nothing, of course. That's my job. 547 00:45:52,541 --> 00:45:55,795 - Do nothing, and stay silent at all times. - Is it? 548 00:45:56,462 --> 00:45:59,887 From memory, and forgive me, ma'am, it's a while since I read Bagehot, 549 00:46:00,591 --> 00:46:05,392 but in circumstances such as these, is it not also your duty to act? 550 00:46:07,598 --> 00:46:09,692 I doubt it. I'd have to check. 551 00:46:09,767 --> 00:46:11,986 I think you know precisely. 552 00:46:15,106 --> 00:46:16,483 Yes, it is. 553 00:46:18,150 --> 00:46:22,371 But I can't just summon the brightest, most formidable men in the country, 554 00:46:22,446 --> 00:46:25,165 and give them a dressing-down, like children. 555 00:46:25,241 --> 00:46:28,996 Why? You are in the right, they in the wrong. 556 00:46:29,412 --> 00:46:32,666 Yes, but they're far more intelligent than I am. 557 00:46:32,748 --> 00:46:37,254 Any confrontation, they'd out-debate me, out-think me and out-maneuver me. 558 00:46:37,336 --> 00:46:40,465 But this isn't about education or intelligence. 559 00:46:40,548 --> 00:46:43,722 This is about integrity and principle. 560 00:46:44,510 --> 00:46:48,185 Ma'am, you say you don't have what it takes to do battle with these people. 561 00:46:48,264 --> 00:46:49,641 You do. 562 00:46:49,724 --> 00:46:53,319 You were drilled for years in the finer points of our constitution. 563 00:46:53,394 --> 00:46:56,273 You know it better than me, better than all of us. 564 00:46:56,731 --> 00:46:59,325 You have the only education that matters. 565 00:47:00,776 --> 00:47:02,494 So, what would you have me do? 566 00:47:02,570 --> 00:47:03,662 Summon them, 567 00:47:04,071 --> 00:47:07,541 and give them a good dressing-down, like children. 568 00:47:08,117 --> 00:47:09,790 Why would they stand for that? 569 00:47:09,869 --> 00:47:13,248 Because they're English, male and upper class. 570 00:47:13,331 --> 00:47:17,336 A good dressing-down from Nanny is what they most want in life. 571 00:47:22,298 --> 00:47:25,177 Unconventional to the end, Professor. 572 00:47:30,806 --> 00:47:32,308 Thank you, Professor. 573 00:47:33,976 --> 00:47:36,695 I'm afraid I urgently need something from Windsor Castle. 574 00:47:37,063 --> 00:47:39,031 At least I think it's at Windsor. 575 00:47:39,273 --> 00:47:42,117 It might be at Sandringham. Or Balmoral. 576 00:47:42,777 --> 00:47:44,950 - Or it might be here. - Ma'am. 577 00:49:17,037 --> 00:49:19,210 Lord Salisbury, please. 578 00:49:20,416 --> 00:49:23,841 If you wouldn't mind, Prime Minister. 579 00:49:46,901 --> 00:49:47,902 Ma'am. 580 00:50:00,915 --> 00:50:05,967 It has come to my attention that for a period of time last week, 581 00:50:06,045 --> 00:50:09,595 my Prime Minister was incapacitated. 582 00:50:11,217 --> 00:50:13,345 And the Foreign Secretary, too. 583 00:50:14,512 --> 00:50:18,938 And that you colluded in keeping that information from me. 584 00:50:20,100 --> 00:50:23,525 - Your... - No, it is not my job to govern. 585 00:50:23,604 --> 00:50:27,484 But it is my job to ensure proper governance. 586 00:50:29,443 --> 00:50:30,865 But how can I do that 587 00:50:31,070 --> 00:50:35,291 if my ministers lie and plot and hide the truth from me? 588 00:50:37,117 --> 00:50:40,212 You have prevented me from doing my duty. 589 00:50:40,287 --> 00:50:44,463 You have hampered and bamboozled the proper functioning of the Crown. 590 00:50:47,962 --> 00:50:49,384 How could you? 591 00:50:51,549 --> 00:50:54,177 My own late father valued you greatly. 592 00:50:54,760 --> 00:50:58,515 He believed the phrase, "History teaches, never trust a Cecil," 593 00:50:58,597 --> 00:51:00,599 deeply unfair. 594 00:51:03,811 --> 00:51:05,108 Perhaps not. 595 00:51:20,327 --> 00:51:21,419 You may go. 596 00:51:43,517 --> 00:51:44,860 Prime Minister. 597 00:51:47,146 --> 00:51:48,363 Please. 598 00:51:50,190 --> 00:51:51,942 The Prime Minister, Your Majesty. 599 00:52:06,248 --> 00:52:07,716 Your Majesty. 600 00:52:08,959 --> 00:52:10,211 Winston. 601 00:52:21,055 --> 00:52:24,935 I am just a young woman, starting out in public service. 602 00:52:25,976 --> 00:52:31,153 And I would never presume to give a man so much my senior, 603 00:52:31,231 --> 00:52:34,075 and who has given this country so much, 604 00:52:34,151 --> 00:52:35,573 a lecture. 605 00:52:38,405 --> 00:52:39,531 However, 606 00:52:41,700 --> 00:52:43,748 you were at my coronation. 607 00:52:44,787 --> 00:52:46,334 I was. 608 00:52:46,413 --> 00:52:50,884 And you therefore heard for yourself as I took the solemn oath 609 00:52:50,959 --> 00:52:54,930 to govern the people of my realms 610 00:52:55,005 --> 00:52:58,259 according to their respective laws and customs. 611 00:53:00,344 --> 00:53:02,517 Now, one of those customs 612 00:53:03,347 --> 00:53:09,070 is that their elected Prime Minister should be of reasonably sound body and mind. 613 00:53:10,020 --> 00:53:13,115 Not an outrageous expectation, one would've thought. 614 00:53:13,190 --> 00:53:14,237 No. 615 00:53:15,025 --> 00:53:18,245 But it seems that you have not 616 00:53:18,320 --> 00:53:21,745 been of sound body and mind these past weeks. 617 00:53:22,991 --> 00:53:28,498 And that you chose to withhold that information from me. 618 00:53:31,458 --> 00:53:36,555 A decision which feels like a betrayal, not just of the covenant of trust 619 00:53:36,630 --> 00:53:40,134 between us and the institutions that we both represent, 620 00:53:41,927 --> 00:53:44,521 but of our own personal relationship. 621 00:54:22,342 --> 00:54:26,063 In 1867, Walter Bagehot wrote, 622 00:54:27,014 --> 00:54:30,188 "There are two elements of the constitution, 623 00:54:31,518 --> 00:54:34,692 "the efficient and the dignified. 624 00:54:36,690 --> 00:54:41,537 "The Monarch is the dignified, and the government, the efficient. 625 00:54:43,071 --> 00:54:49,499 "These two institutions only work when they support each other, 626 00:54:50,662 --> 00:54:53,381 "when they trust one another." 627 00:54:55,793 --> 00:55:00,390 Your actions, your breaking of that trust 628 00:55:01,381 --> 00:55:03,349 was irresponsible, 629 00:55:04,218 --> 00:55:09,065 and it might have had serious ramifications for the security of this country. 630 00:55:16,230 --> 00:55:18,028 Is your health better now? 631 00:55:18,398 --> 00:55:19,945 - It is. - Good. 632 00:55:21,068 --> 00:55:22,991 But is it sufficiently better? 633 00:55:24,613 --> 00:55:26,661 Fit for office better? 634 00:55:27,908 --> 00:55:31,208 I would ask you to consider your response 635 00:55:31,286 --> 00:55:35,632 in light of the respect that my rank and my office deserve, 636 00:55:36,333 --> 00:55:40,008 not that which my age and gender might suggest. 637 00:55:42,172 --> 00:55:43,469 Ma'am, 638 00:55:44,800 --> 00:55:48,850 I look at you now, and I realize 639 00:55:50,138 --> 00:55:54,109 that the time is fast approaching for me to step down. 640 00:55:54,977 --> 00:56:00,529 Not because I am unwell, or unfit for office, 641 00:56:01,608 --> 00:56:04,862 but because you are ready. 642 00:56:06,280 --> 00:56:11,127 And therefore I have discharged my duty to your father. 643 00:56:13,787 --> 00:56:18,008 With your blessing and your forgiveness, 644 00:56:19,418 --> 00:56:24,424 I shall continue to serve as the leader of Your Majesty's government. 645 00:56:30,804 --> 00:56:32,306 Your Majesty. 646 00:57:10,302 --> 00:57:11,599 Hello? 647 00:57:21,521 --> 00:57:22,693 Hello. 648 00:57:24,024 --> 00:57:25,492 Where have you been? 649 00:57:26,485 --> 00:57:30,410 Charity cricket bash for the National Playing Fields Association. 650 00:57:30,489 --> 00:57:33,368 Spent some time at the airfield, doing some rolls. 651 00:57:34,076 --> 00:57:36,204 No Cabinet approval. Don't tell anyone. 652 00:57:37,037 --> 00:57:38,539 What are you dressed for? 653 00:57:39,122 --> 00:57:42,046 Haven't you heard? We've a state banquet this evening. 654 00:57:42,125 --> 00:57:45,129 Haven't you heard? It's been canceled. 655 00:57:46,046 --> 00:57:48,925 Christ. Why doesn't anybody tell me anything? 656 00:57:49,007 --> 00:57:50,680 Well, perhaps if you were here more. 657 00:57:50,884 --> 00:57:52,886 I've read two books on Eisenhower especially. 658 00:57:52,970 --> 00:57:54,722 - Have you really? - No. 659 00:57:57,307 --> 00:57:58,684 You look nice. 660 00:57:59,601 --> 00:58:01,603 - Do I? - Something's different. 661 00:58:02,562 --> 00:58:05,657 - What? - I don't know. You seem... 662 00:58:05,732 --> 00:58:08,485 I advise you to choose your next words very carefully. 663 00:58:08,568 --> 00:58:11,321 Taller, somehow. 664 00:58:11,405 --> 00:58:12,873 Or is it just that I've shrunk? 665 00:58:13,532 --> 00:58:15,500 There's nothing shrunken about you, dearest. 666 00:58:15,575 --> 00:58:16,576 Where are you going? 667 00:58:17,244 --> 00:58:19,622 I've got an appointment with my new private secretary. 668 00:58:19,705 --> 00:58:21,958 Oh, God. Tell him to bugger off. 669 00:58:22,040 --> 00:58:23,713 I can't do that. 670 00:58:26,169 --> 00:58:27,421 And do what instead? 671 00:58:30,924 --> 00:58:32,676 Two options, 672 00:58:32,759 --> 00:58:37,515 either I get some stilts, so I can reach the heights of my new, tall woman... 673 00:58:39,099 --> 00:58:40,100 Or? 674 00:58:45,772 --> 00:58:46,819 Or, 675 00:58:49,526 --> 00:58:51,119 she could get on her knees. 676 00:59:07,961 --> 00:59:12,933 Major Adeane, Her Majesty requests that your appointment might wait. 677 00:59:13,300 --> 00:59:15,678 - I see. - Until tomorrow. 678 00:59:17,012 --> 00:59:18,184 Right.