1 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,368 Unprecedented scenes here, 2 00:00:33,452 --> 00:00:36,038 as photographers from all over the world... 3 00:00:36,121 --> 00:00:37,182 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh 4 00:00:37,206 --> 00:00:39,041 hide from the world's eyes... 5 00:00:39,124 --> 00:00:41,293 ...rumors of a crisis in the marriage. 6 00:00:41,376 --> 00:00:44,046 Now the eyes of the world turn towards the Royal Yacht... 7 00:00:44,129 --> 00:00:45,940 ...intense speculation about relations 8 00:00:45,964 --> 00:00:48,342 between Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. 9 00:00:51,345 --> 00:00:52,387 Right. 10 00:00:56,767 --> 00:00:58,268 No, no, no. I see. 11 00:01:03,273 --> 00:01:05,692 Yes. Thank you. 12 00:01:24,670 --> 00:01:26,964 That was the palace press secretary. 13 00:01:28,006 --> 00:01:32,386 In his view, the steps that we've taken haven't quite done the trick. 14 00:01:35,138 --> 00:01:37,432 The rumors still haven't gone away. 15 00:01:43,981 --> 00:01:46,692 I think we both agree, it can't go on like this. 16 00:02:01,957 --> 00:02:05,294 So I thought we might take this opportunity, 17 00:02:05,711 --> 00:02:08,422 without children, without distraction, 18 00:02:09,256 --> 00:02:11,091 to lay our cards on the table 19 00:02:13,719 --> 00:02:15,887 and talk frankly, for once, 20 00:02:16,972 --> 00:02:20,892 about what needs to change to make this marriage work. 21 00:02:23,395 --> 00:02:25,689 All right. Who goes first? 22 00:02:26,189 --> 00:02:29,818 Stupid question. If I've learned one thing by now, it's that I go second. 23 00:02:31,611 --> 00:02:34,740 If I am to go first, that's where I'd start. 24 00:02:37,868 --> 00:02:38,869 Your complaining. 25 00:02:39,369 --> 00:02:41,246 - My complaining? - It's incessant. 26 00:02:41,455 --> 00:02:43,373 Whining and whingeing like a child... 27 00:02:43,457 --> 00:02:44,458 Are you surprised? 28 00:02:45,042 --> 00:02:46,793 The way those god-awful mustaches 29 00:02:46,877 --> 00:02:48,837 that run the palace continue to infantilize me. 30 00:02:48,920 --> 00:02:50,523 Perhaps if you weren't behaving like an infant... 31 00:02:50,547 --> 00:02:52,066 Giving me lists, sending me instructions. 32 00:02:52,090 --> 00:02:53,693 Can you imagine anything more humiliating? 33 00:02:53,717 --> 00:02:57,054 Yes. As a matter of fact, I can. 34 00:02:58,972 --> 00:03:01,767 I've learnt more about humiliation in the last few weeks 35 00:03:01,850 --> 00:03:03,602 than I hoped I would in a lifetime. 36 00:03:05,562 --> 00:03:08,523 I've never felt more alone than I have in the past five months. 37 00:03:09,232 --> 00:03:10,650 And why do you think that was? 38 00:03:11,401 --> 00:03:14,780 - Because of your behavior. - Because you sent me away. 39 00:03:14,988 --> 00:03:18,028 - Yes, and why do you think that was? - I don't know, Elizabeth. You tell me. 40 00:03:19,284 --> 00:03:21,578 Because you're lost. 41 00:03:21,745 --> 00:03:24,414 You're lost in your role, and you're lost in yourself. 42 00:03:30,212 --> 00:03:31,463 Look... 43 00:03:33,382 --> 00:03:36,343 I realize this marriage has turned out to be something quite different 44 00:03:36,426 --> 00:03:38,762 - to what we both imagined. - Understatement. 45 00:03:41,681 --> 00:03:43,350 And that we find ourselves in a... 46 00:03:44,393 --> 00:03:45,435 Prison? 47 00:03:47,771 --> 00:03:51,108 A situation which is unique. 48 00:03:52,025 --> 00:03:54,528 The exit route which is open to everyone else... 49 00:03:54,611 --> 00:03:55,779 Divorce. 50 00:03:55,946 --> 00:03:58,365 Yes, divorce. 51 00:03:58,824 --> 00:04:00,617 It's not an option for us. 52 00:04:03,495 --> 00:04:04,538 Ever. 53 00:04:11,545 --> 00:04:12,754 No. 54 00:04:22,764 --> 00:04:24,766 So, what would make it easier on you? 55 00:04:26,601 --> 00:04:29,396 To be in not out? 56 00:04:32,941 --> 00:04:34,151 What will it take? 57 00:04:38,071 --> 00:04:39,698 You're asking my price? 58 00:04:43,326 --> 00:04:47,456 I'm asking what it will take. 59 00:06:08,119 --> 00:06:10,372 Remind me. You fly first to? 60 00:06:10,455 --> 00:06:12,624 - Gibraltar. - Ah. 61 00:06:12,707 --> 00:06:15,502 - And from there? - Entebbe. Then Mombasa. 62 00:06:15,710 --> 00:06:19,256 - Ah, yes. To meet the Royal Yacht. - Yes. 63 00:06:19,339 --> 00:06:21,925 - I've told you this already. - Maybe I've forgotten. 64 00:06:22,008 --> 00:06:25,512 Maybe you should listen a little more carefully next time. 65 00:06:26,972 --> 00:06:30,976 From there we sail to Port Victoria. Then on to Colombo, New Guinea. 66 00:06:31,643 --> 00:06:32,686 Then Australia. 67 00:06:33,144 --> 00:06:36,731 - Yes. To open the Olympics. - As instructed. 68 00:06:38,149 --> 00:06:40,485 Then Gambia, 69 00:06:40,569 --> 00:06:44,281 Gibraltar again, and finally, uh, Lisbon. 70 00:06:44,614 --> 00:06:45,740 Goodness me. 71 00:06:46,866 --> 00:06:48,702 Five months. 72 00:06:51,580 --> 00:06:54,416 - Thank you. - What for? 73 00:06:54,499 --> 00:06:55,792 For doing the tour, 74 00:06:57,168 --> 00:06:58,753 stepping into my shoes. 75 00:07:00,046 --> 00:07:01,131 It is important. 76 00:07:02,382 --> 00:07:05,510 Actually, now I've made the decision, I'm rather looking forward to it. 77 00:07:06,094 --> 00:07:09,848 And, we've managed to add another leg to the journey. 78 00:07:10,015 --> 00:07:12,892 The South Pacific. And the Antarctic. 79 00:07:13,602 --> 00:07:14,894 Boys will be boys. 80 00:07:14,978 --> 00:07:17,897 Excuse me. Sub-zero temperatures. Men will be men. 81 00:07:20,233 --> 00:07:23,153 His Excellency Monsieur Sali... 82 00:07:23,862 --> 00:07:28,116 The annual presentation party for members of the diplomatic corps. 83 00:07:28,658 --> 00:07:31,661 - Do you remember last year? - Yes, I do, unfortunately. 84 00:07:31,745 --> 00:07:33,622 - It did go on rather. - Five hours. 85 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:35,850 - One moment, Your Majesty. - Oh, dear. 86 00:07:35,874 --> 00:07:37,917 The last guests are just arriving. 87 00:07:42,714 --> 00:07:43,757 You look nice. 88 00:07:44,883 --> 00:07:45,884 Do I? 89 00:07:46,551 --> 00:07:48,303 Even in full battle dress? 90 00:07:49,846 --> 00:07:52,182 That stuff used to wear you. Now you wear it. 91 00:07:52,307 --> 00:07:54,768 Oh, dear. It's all right, it's all right. I'll do it. 92 00:07:55,435 --> 00:07:57,228 - What is it? - Zip. 93 00:08:01,274 --> 00:08:03,068 Everybody turn around, please. 94 00:08:11,451 --> 00:08:12,577 Stop it! 95 00:08:14,371 --> 00:08:15,955 They're ready for you now, ma'am. 96 00:08:31,971 --> 00:08:34,057 My fellow Egyptians 97 00:08:35,392 --> 00:08:39,896 the Suez Canal, flowing through our country like a major artery 98 00:08:41,272 --> 00:08:44,776 was built by our fathers and grandfathers 99 00:08:45,443 --> 00:08:47,362 and belongs to us! 100 00:08:54,786 --> 00:08:56,639 But the company that purportedly owns this canal 101 00:08:56,663 --> 00:08:59,541 is British and French. 102 00:09:00,792 --> 00:09:04,295 Well, I say they do not own it. 103 00:09:04,921 --> 00:09:07,090 They stole it. 104 00:09:09,718 --> 00:09:14,013 I imagined I had seen Ferdinand de Lesseps 105 00:09:14,848 --> 00:09:16,141 'That's the codeword. ' 106 00:09:16,933 --> 00:09:18,351 Ferdinand de Lesseps. 107 00:09:23,481 --> 00:09:25,316 Ferdinand de Lesseps 108 00:09:26,401 --> 00:09:31,865 the engineer who built the canal in 1869... 109 00:09:35,827 --> 00:09:37,704 We have fought for years 110 00:09:38,371 --> 00:09:41,416 to eliminate the odious effects of the past 111 00:09:41,499 --> 00:09:43,543 of the colonialism and despotism 112 00:09:43,626 --> 00:09:45,666 Excuse me. What the devil do you think you're doing? 113 00:09:45,712 --> 00:09:46,856 which have ruled us for centuries! 114 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:48,089 Take your hands... 115 00:09:53,052 --> 00:09:57,098 Tonight fellow countrymen, I am proud to inform you 116 00:09:59,184 --> 00:10:02,812 Gentlemen. Your hands above your heads, please! 117 00:10:04,355 --> 00:10:07,150 we have taken back the Suez Canal! 118 00:10:09,903 --> 00:10:13,364 It is now in Egyptian hands. 119 00:10:13,948 --> 00:10:17,285 And it will be run 120 00:10:17,744 --> 00:10:18,953 by Egyptians! 121 00:10:20,997 --> 00:10:23,249 Because today our time has come 122 00:10:24,501 --> 00:10:28,421 for freedom from colonial oppressors! 123 00:10:30,256 --> 00:10:31,674 Freedom from colonial thieves! 124 00:10:32,342 --> 00:10:33,510 Freedom! 125 00:10:49,818 --> 00:10:50,944 Oh. 126 00:10:51,736 --> 00:10:53,071 Oh, what? 127 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,203 - I've woken up in this bed. - Yes, you have. 128 00:11:07,585 --> 00:11:10,713 - Where do you get your energy from? - I don't know. 129 00:11:17,470 --> 00:11:18,638 I am going to miss you. 130 00:11:25,228 --> 00:11:26,271 Come back to bed. 131 00:11:26,354 --> 00:11:29,399 No, I can't, darling. I've got 20 star jumps to do. 132 00:11:31,109 --> 00:11:32,485 You can do them here. 133 00:11:34,696 --> 00:11:36,489 - Can I? - Mmm-hmm. 134 00:11:37,615 --> 00:11:39,117 Well, why not? 135 00:11:42,620 --> 00:11:43,955 - No! No! - No, no! 136 00:11:44,038 --> 00:11:45,748 - Out! Out! - Sorry, sir. 137 00:11:45,832 --> 00:11:47,392 - Thank you. - Out, everyone. 138 00:12:22,535 --> 00:12:25,997 Right. My car or yours? Or is that a stupid question? 139 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,791 - It's a stupid question. - All right. 140 00:12:30,126 --> 00:12:32,629 Heads or tails to see who drives back. Ooh. 141 00:12:32,712 --> 00:12:35,590 - Tails. - Heads. Your wife. You lose. 142 00:12:35,673 --> 00:12:37,342 Now, now. 143 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,265 She and I are getting on rather well at the moment. 144 00:12:44,390 --> 00:12:46,017 - Oh, really? - Yes, really. 145 00:12:46,601 --> 00:12:48,061 Wish I could say the same. 146 00:12:49,312 --> 00:12:52,523 We're very fortunate to have a former pupil, 147 00:12:52,607 --> 00:12:54,442 and now Prime Minister, 148 00:12:54,525 --> 00:12:57,362 come to say a few words to us this morning. 149 00:12:57,862 --> 00:12:59,197 Sir Anthony. 150 00:13:06,871 --> 00:13:08,164 Thank you, Sir Claude. 151 00:13:11,542 --> 00:13:13,294 Now there's been a lot of talk recently 152 00:13:13,378 --> 00:13:17,090 about how much the world has changed since the war 153 00:13:18,549 --> 00:13:22,303 and how much society in Britain has changed 154 00:13:24,055 --> 00:13:26,224 or how much it jolly well ought to change. 155 00:13:27,934 --> 00:13:30,478 And that places like Eton 156 00:13:30,770 --> 00:13:35,566 should no longer be seen as the birthplace of Britain's leaders. 157 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:41,322 To which I, as a fully paid-up egalitarian 158 00:13:41,531 --> 00:13:44,826 and progressive member of the Conservative Party say, 159 00:13:45,785 --> 00:13:48,037 what a lot of absolute nonsense. 160 00:13:53,292 --> 00:13:56,379 If Britain's leaders aren't coming from Eton, 161 00:13:57,005 --> 00:13:58,881 then where should they be coming from? 162 00:13:59,382 --> 00:14:04,762 You see before you the 16th Etonian Prime Minister. 163 00:14:05,013 --> 00:14:08,391 Sixteen out of 40. 164 00:14:10,226 --> 00:14:11,811 Not a bad percentage. 165 00:14:12,020 --> 00:14:14,313 Harrow, incidentally, only accounts for seven. 166 00:14:16,899 --> 00:14:20,236 Well, yes, you might well argue that as a social pool, 167 00:14:20,319 --> 00:14:21,946 it is a bit narrow. 168 00:14:22,572 --> 00:14:26,492 But narrowness at the top is not necessarily a bad thing. 169 00:14:27,827 --> 00:14:30,371 For as any serviceman will tell you, 170 00:14:30,747 --> 00:14:32,248 in battle, 171 00:14:32,749 --> 00:14:36,836 when the heat is on, one needs a shorthand, 172 00:14:37,462 --> 00:14:40,465 a shared language and understanding. 173 00:14:40,882 --> 00:14:42,050 A clarity. 174 00:14:42,967 --> 00:14:48,514 Eton has, for generations now, provided Britain with that clarity. 175 00:14:50,975 --> 00:14:51,976 That code. 176 00:14:52,894 --> 00:14:57,273 That shared language. 177 00:14:57,815 --> 00:15:01,110 Sir, Nasser has seized control of the Suez Canal 178 00:15:01,194 --> 00:15:03,571 and taken command of the company's offices. 179 00:15:06,699 --> 00:15:08,993 I'm afraid we shall have to leave it there, gentlemen. 180 00:15:11,287 --> 00:15:12,330 Provost. 181 00:15:35,561 --> 00:15:37,313 - You asked to see me, ma'am? - Ah! 182 00:15:37,563 --> 00:15:40,733 Yes, I wanted to leave this letter and this gift 183 00:15:40,817 --> 00:15:43,361 somewhere that the Duke of Edinburgh might find it. 184 00:15:43,444 --> 00:15:46,322 Preferably on the airplane. And I thought perhaps in his luggage? 185 00:15:46,739 --> 00:15:48,574 That travels separately. 186 00:15:49,033 --> 00:15:51,160 I would suggest placing it inside his briefcase. 187 00:15:51,369 --> 00:15:54,539 Yes. Of course. Well, just let me know when the coast is clear. 188 00:15:54,622 --> 00:15:56,457 Actually, now, ma'am. 189 00:15:57,041 --> 00:15:58,584 He has an appointment with his tailor, 190 00:15:58,918 --> 00:16:01,045 followed by the lunch club with Commander Parker. 191 00:16:03,381 --> 00:16:04,382 Yes. 192 00:16:04,841 --> 00:16:06,384 It's Thursday. Of course. 193 00:16:06,926 --> 00:16:08,136 - Ma'am. - Mmm. 194 00:16:14,809 --> 00:16:17,979 Boot polish, binoculars, rifle and ammunition as well. 195 00:16:18,771 --> 00:16:19,856 Ma'am. 196 00:16:23,651 --> 00:16:24,694 Ma'am. 197 00:16:25,278 --> 00:16:26,279 Ha. 198 00:17:38,100 --> 00:17:39,602 Your Majesty. 199 00:17:39,685 --> 00:17:41,646 We've just had a call from Downing Street. 200 00:17:41,729 --> 00:17:44,273 The Prime Minister has asked to see you urgently. 201 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:11,801 So sorry to have kept you waiting, Prime Minister. 202 00:18:11,884 --> 00:18:13,135 Your Majesty. 203 00:18:14,220 --> 00:18:16,138 Late last night, 204 00:18:16,514 --> 00:18:18,766 uh, President Nasser's men 205 00:18:18,975 --> 00:18:21,894 stormed the offices of the Suez Canal Company 206 00:18:21,978 --> 00:18:25,898 and have now seized control of the canal. 207 00:18:27,984 --> 00:18:32,405 He claims to be doing this on behalf of the Egyptian people. 208 00:18:32,488 --> 00:18:34,699 In reality, it is the act of a thief. 209 00:18:35,825 --> 00:18:39,996 A petty hoodlum, showing off for the benefit of the Soviets. 210 00:18:42,415 --> 00:18:44,125 But we've dealt with worse. 211 00:18:45,126 --> 00:18:47,837 Appropriate measures are being put in place. 212 00:18:48,212 --> 00:18:52,967 We will simply pay the pilots to leave their posts. 213 00:18:56,012 --> 00:18:59,056 - Pilots? - Suez Canal pilots, ma'am. 214 00:19:00,308 --> 00:19:03,185 Highly-skilled mariners, British and French, 215 00:19:03,311 --> 00:19:07,690 who take the helm of any ship entering the canal to ensure its safe passage 216 00:19:07,773 --> 00:19:11,360 through extremely challenging and narrow waterways. 217 00:19:11,485 --> 00:19:13,821 Ah, I see. 218 00:19:13,904 --> 00:19:16,282 The Egyptians are not a seafaring people. 219 00:19:17,116 --> 00:19:20,077 They don't have the skills, and they don't have the men. 220 00:19:20,745 --> 00:19:24,415 Taking the pilots away will simply paralyze the canal. 221 00:19:24,498 --> 00:19:26,208 And it won't be long before 222 00:19:27,043 --> 00:19:32,465 President Nasser will come back repentant and humiliated. 223 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:36,802 If you say so. 224 00:19:40,514 --> 00:19:42,558 I do, ma'am. 225 00:19:57,948 --> 00:20:01,744 It's a hell of a gamble. I hope you told him so. 226 00:20:02,203 --> 00:20:04,163 - What? - The Prime Minister. 227 00:20:04,997 --> 00:20:06,165 Yes. 228 00:20:06,999 --> 00:20:09,001 Pulling the pilots out of the Suez Canal. 229 00:20:10,127 --> 00:20:12,171 How do you know he even intends to? 230 00:20:13,089 --> 00:20:14,090 A-ha. 231 00:20:14,173 --> 00:20:17,718 Oh, no, don't tell me. Contacts from your lunch club. 232 00:20:17,843 --> 00:20:18,969 No need to say it like that. 233 00:20:19,095 --> 00:20:20,262 Well, information like that 234 00:20:20,346 --> 00:20:21,972 could only have come from inside Cabinet. 235 00:20:22,056 --> 00:20:25,142 Or high up in the Foreign Office. Or the intelligence services. 236 00:20:25,226 --> 00:20:27,603 Our members come from all corners, darling. 237 00:20:28,938 --> 00:20:32,274 Well, I'm not entirely persuaded that this club is a good thing. 238 00:20:32,358 --> 00:20:34,443 It keeps me busy. Keeps me informed. 239 00:20:35,403 --> 00:20:36,779 It keeps me sane. 240 00:20:38,531 --> 00:20:40,634 I'd say it's a very good thing. Would you like to know exactly 241 00:20:40,658 --> 00:20:42,451 why navigating the canal is so difficult? 242 00:20:42,535 --> 00:20:43,536 Perhaps another time. 243 00:20:43,619 --> 00:20:45,413 People think it's just the water pressure, 244 00:20:45,496 --> 00:20:47,998 but hydraulics are only the half of it. 245 00:20:48,082 --> 00:20:50,668 The canal is narrow. The ships are vast, great big things. 246 00:20:52,294 --> 00:20:55,840 Uh, the tide is diurnal one end, seasonal at the other. 247 00:20:55,965 --> 00:20:59,552 So the wind whips in off the desert, your bow's always to the weather bank. 248 00:21:00,052 --> 00:21:04,890 The pilots have to track a steady course for the best part of 100 miles. 249 00:21:05,933 --> 00:21:07,852 Excuse me. What are you doing? Put them back. 250 00:21:08,436 --> 00:21:09,478 Sir. 251 00:21:11,147 --> 00:21:12,148 They're my tankers. 252 00:21:13,732 --> 00:21:17,528 I mean, it takes them seven years to learn how to do it. 253 00:21:18,404 --> 00:21:20,906 - Where are you going? - I'm tired. 254 00:21:22,616 --> 00:21:24,743 It's our last night in five months. 255 00:21:29,540 --> 00:21:33,169 A bit more. A bit more. All right. 256 00:21:33,919 --> 00:21:34,920 Michael, what's that? 257 00:21:35,754 --> 00:21:38,132 - DC-4. - Good man. 258 00:21:40,176 --> 00:21:42,553 You know we will be separated for Christmas again. 259 00:21:43,471 --> 00:21:45,347 I know. Not ideal. 260 00:21:45,431 --> 00:21:47,516 And your daughter's birthday. Again. 261 00:21:47,850 --> 00:21:51,020 I'll call this time. I won't forget. 262 00:21:51,187 --> 00:21:53,772 And our anniversary. Again. 263 00:21:56,984 --> 00:21:58,611 What do you want me to say, Eileen? 264 00:21:59,153 --> 00:22:01,298 You were as excited as I was when Philip offered me this job. 265 00:22:01,322 --> 00:22:03,522 You thought it would be good for me, good for all of us. 266 00:22:03,866 --> 00:22:06,285 I didn't expect the job to become your life. 267 00:22:06,660 --> 00:22:09,747 When I get back, I will make it up to you. I promise. 268 00:22:28,390 --> 00:22:29,642 Bye, Dad! 269 00:22:30,226 --> 00:22:32,645 Goodbye, Daddy! Bye! 270 00:22:33,812 --> 00:22:34,813 Bye! 271 00:23:16,522 --> 00:23:18,691 - Oh, hello. - Your Majesty. 272 00:23:20,192 --> 00:23:21,777 - Welcome aboard, sir. - Hello. 273 00:23:22,361 --> 00:23:23,654 Good to see you. 274 00:23:25,281 --> 00:23:27,658 Right, well. I suppose we'd better say goodbye properly. 275 00:23:28,284 --> 00:23:29,493 Charles. 276 00:23:40,713 --> 00:23:43,215 We're not in front of the cameras now, are we, Charles? 277 00:23:44,592 --> 00:23:45,634 No. 278 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:47,803 Come here. 279 00:23:51,056 --> 00:23:52,349 Be a good boy. 280 00:23:52,433 --> 00:23:54,852 - Look after your sister. - Yes, I will. 281 00:24:08,282 --> 00:24:09,408 Kiss. 282 00:24:11,327 --> 00:24:12,536 Come on, darling. 283 00:24:14,955 --> 00:24:17,416 - When you're ready, sir. - Thank you. 284 00:24:20,628 --> 00:24:22,087 Right, well... 285 00:24:28,093 --> 00:24:29,595 Uh... We won't keep you. 286 00:24:30,429 --> 00:24:31,680 Have a safe journey. 287 00:24:39,021 --> 00:24:41,065 - Are you all right? - Splendid. 288 00:24:44,943 --> 00:24:47,780 I tell you, the idiot that came up with the idea of marriage 289 00:24:47,863 --> 00:24:49,865 has a lot to answer for. 290 00:24:58,916 --> 00:25:01,001 Well, you know what they say, 291 00:25:01,585 --> 00:25:04,213 marriage is a wonderful institution, but let's face it, 292 00:25:05,214 --> 00:25:06,654 who wants to live in an institution? 293 00:26:00,561 --> 00:26:01,603 Assalam-alaikum. 294 00:26:09,820 --> 00:26:12,114 In the wake of President Nasser's seizure 295 00:26:12,197 --> 00:26:13,449 of the Suez Canal, 296 00:26:13,532 --> 00:26:16,785 Russian mariners have been pouring into Egypt. 297 00:26:16,869 --> 00:26:20,873 These Soviet master seamen are now training Egyptian pilots, 298 00:26:20,956 --> 00:26:24,460 who are proving to be more adept sailors than many predicted. 299 00:26:24,543 --> 00:26:27,171 Hopes that the loss of British and French trained pilots 300 00:26:27,296 --> 00:26:29,423 would close the waterways have been dashed. 301 00:26:30,174 --> 00:26:32,050 Britain now finds herself at the center 302 00:26:32,134 --> 00:26:34,428 of rising tensions between East and West, 303 00:26:34,511 --> 00:26:36,764 and with only six weeks of oil reserves, 304 00:26:36,847 --> 00:26:39,725 in an increasingly desperate situation at home. 305 00:26:39,808 --> 00:26:42,311 The United States is refusing to be drawn 306 00:26:42,394 --> 00:26:44,646 on its position in the escalating crisis. 307 00:26:44,938 --> 00:26:47,733 But with the Soviet Union backing President Nasser, 308 00:26:47,816 --> 00:26:51,153 commentators are calling this the most serious international crisis 309 00:26:51,236 --> 00:26:54,198 the world has faced since the Second World War. 310 00:26:58,035 --> 00:27:00,496 Yes, yes. The results are quite disturbing. 311 00:27:03,499 --> 00:27:05,375 - Yes. - The Chancellor, sir. 312 00:27:07,294 --> 00:27:08,295 Harold. 313 00:27:09,546 --> 00:27:14,635 I'm afraid that, "When sorrows come, they come not single spies..." 314 00:27:14,718 --> 00:27:17,763 - "But in battalions." - Indeed. 315 00:27:18,472 --> 00:27:20,182 As the world now knows, 316 00:27:20,933 --> 00:27:24,520 Nasser's ragtag collection of part-time pilots 317 00:27:24,603 --> 00:27:29,691 have somehow managed to retain control of the canal. 318 00:27:29,775 --> 00:27:31,401 And to make matters worse, 319 00:27:31,485 --> 00:27:35,572 it seems they've been helped by the Russians. 320 00:27:36,532 --> 00:27:39,660 If they get away with this, we will be a complete laughingstock. 321 00:27:39,868 --> 00:27:44,414 Nasser will be able to close the canal at any time 322 00:27:44,540 --> 00:27:49,086 and cut us off from the oil on which we absolutely depend. 323 00:27:49,419 --> 00:27:50,587 We must, um... 324 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,966 We must attack. 325 00:27:54,299 --> 00:27:58,846 We have no alternative. We must attack. Swiftly and decisively. 326 00:27:58,929 --> 00:28:02,349 We must restore the status quo. 327 00:28:05,686 --> 00:28:06,687 What do you say? 328 00:28:13,277 --> 00:28:15,028 I say it's the right thing 329 00:28:17,823 --> 00:28:19,116 for the country 330 00:28:20,993 --> 00:28:23,203 and for you, personally, 331 00:28:24,788 --> 00:28:27,291 to finally step out from Winston's long shadow. 332 00:28:31,962 --> 00:28:34,673 "Take but degree away 333 00:28:36,675 --> 00:28:38,844 "untune that string..." 334 00:28:39,636 --> 00:28:42,389 "And, hark, what discord follows." 335 00:28:45,225 --> 00:28:46,585 Military action! 336 00:28:47,436 --> 00:28:48,687 Military action! 337 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:54,318 There is only one proven way to deal with fascists. 338 00:28:54,443 --> 00:28:56,236 Hear, hear! 339 00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:57,463 And while I'm sure... 340 00:28:57,487 --> 00:29:00,824 While I'm sure we all commend our Prime Minister's confidence, 341 00:29:01,575 --> 00:29:06,079 he seems to forget that there can be no military action 342 00:29:06,163 --> 00:29:08,415 without support from the UN. 343 00:29:08,540 --> 00:29:11,126 Support we do not have. 344 00:29:12,294 --> 00:29:14,796 We cannot go to war alone. 345 00:29:35,275 --> 00:29:37,861 Ah! Don't you look smart? 346 00:29:38,987 --> 00:29:40,906 - You've got your presents? - Yes. 347 00:29:41,448 --> 00:29:45,202 Mommy was hoping to come with you, but I've got very behind. 348 00:29:45,369 --> 00:29:46,703 So, could you send my apologies 349 00:29:46,787 --> 00:29:48,372 - to Mrs. Parker? - Of course, ma'am. 350 00:29:49,706 --> 00:29:51,792 Enjoy yourselves. Hmm? 351 00:29:55,504 --> 00:29:56,546 And be good! 352 00:29:59,049 --> 00:30:00,777 Right, then. Attention. 353 00:30:00,801 --> 00:30:03,053 Who wants to play I Spy in the car? 354 00:30:03,762 --> 00:30:05,305 Come along, children. Come along. 355 00:30:05,389 --> 00:30:06,598 Come now, it's time. 356 00:30:11,478 --> 00:30:12,854 Come here, you. 357 00:30:14,064 --> 00:30:15,357 There you are! 358 00:30:24,241 --> 00:30:25,617 Daddy! 359 00:30:25,701 --> 00:30:28,954 - Is that Daddy? Shall we speak to him? - Yes! 360 00:30:32,499 --> 00:30:33,583 Hello? 361 00:30:40,632 --> 00:30:42,843 Uh, no, 7:00 will be fine. 362 00:30:44,261 --> 00:30:45,429 Thank you. 363 00:30:48,265 --> 00:30:49,599 It wasn't Daddy. 364 00:30:50,767 --> 00:30:53,186 I'm sure he'll call later, all right? 365 00:30:53,270 --> 00:30:58,442 Happy birthday to you 366 00:30:58,525 --> 00:31:00,360 - Hip, hip! - Hooray! 367 00:31:00,444 --> 00:31:01,945 - Hip, hip! - Hooray! 368 00:31:02,029 --> 00:31:03,530 - Hip, hip! - Hooray! 369 00:31:03,613 --> 00:31:05,008 All right, who wants a slice of cake? 370 00:31:05,032 --> 00:31:06,324 Me! 371 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:09,453 Why didn't Daddy telephone? 372 00:31:10,328 --> 00:31:11,663 I don't know. 373 00:31:12,748 --> 00:31:13,874 He must be very busy. 374 00:31:15,751 --> 00:31:16,960 He loves you very much. 375 00:31:19,004 --> 00:31:20,172 Right? 376 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,050 Go to sleep now. 377 00:31:25,635 --> 00:31:26,845 Good girl. 378 00:32:22,943 --> 00:32:24,111 Hello? 379 00:32:25,862 --> 00:32:27,006 Would you like to know the principal, 380 00:32:27,030 --> 00:32:28,657 perhaps only, advantage 381 00:32:28,740 --> 00:32:31,660 of being the Chief Patron of the English Bowling Association? 382 00:32:36,373 --> 00:32:37,457 Go on. 383 00:32:38,875 --> 00:32:43,463 My fellow patrons are frequently too old or too ill to meet. 384 00:32:43,672 --> 00:32:47,300 Which means I find myself unexpectedly free for lunch. 385 00:32:47,676 --> 00:32:50,303 Well, I've just woken up. 386 00:32:51,012 --> 00:32:52,973 - It's 11:30. - Yes. 387 00:32:53,223 --> 00:32:54,724 And I got in at 4:00. 388 00:32:56,726 --> 00:32:59,938 I left strict instructions not to be disturbed by anyone. 389 00:33:00,188 --> 00:33:01,648 For any reason. 390 00:33:04,067 --> 00:33:08,029 I can see the conspiracy to drive me insane is well underway. 391 00:33:09,281 --> 00:33:10,699 We started at Mirabelle, 392 00:33:10,824 --> 00:33:14,327 and then went to The 400, and then ended up at Les Ambassadeurs. 393 00:33:16,121 --> 00:33:17,247 Who's "we"? 394 00:33:17,914 --> 00:33:20,041 Just Colin, Johnny, Judy Montagu. 395 00:33:21,168 --> 00:33:22,252 - Margot? - Mmm-hmm. 396 00:33:23,795 --> 00:33:25,714 Is it possible that you're still drunk? 397 00:33:27,132 --> 00:33:30,218 Do you know, I think I might be, slightly. 398 00:33:33,597 --> 00:33:36,433 - You need to be more careful. - Yes, quite right. 399 00:33:36,808 --> 00:33:38,185 Grain and grape don't mix. 400 00:33:38,518 --> 00:33:39,603 No. 401 00:33:40,228 --> 00:33:43,607 I meant about where you're seen. And with whom. 402 00:33:46,568 --> 00:33:48,737 You're drinking far more than you used to. 403 00:33:49,654 --> 00:33:51,239 Why do you think that is? 404 00:33:53,241 --> 00:33:55,327 Because I'm unhappier than I used to be. 405 00:33:55,911 --> 00:33:58,622 And why is that? Because I am still unmarried. 406 00:33:58,705 --> 00:34:01,708 And why is that? Oh, because you denied me my perfect match. 407 00:34:04,669 --> 00:34:05,754 That's not fair. 408 00:34:06,296 --> 00:34:09,507 As your sister, I would have been perfectly happy for you to marry Peter. 409 00:34:09,591 --> 00:34:12,594 - What? - It was the Crown that forbade it. 410 00:34:14,054 --> 00:34:16,473 Not to mention the fact that he was a little old. 411 00:34:18,183 --> 00:34:19,243 Not really from the right... 412 00:34:19,267 --> 00:34:20,987 No, no, no. Don't you dare say "background." 413 00:34:21,603 --> 00:34:24,814 Well, I just think it might have all come back to haunt you. 414 00:34:25,899 --> 00:34:28,735 What, did Philip's Nazi sisters come back to haunt him? 415 00:34:28,818 --> 00:34:31,988 Or his lunatic mother? Or his womanizing, bankrupt father? 416 00:34:38,578 --> 00:34:39,621 How is he? 417 00:34:41,957 --> 00:34:43,083 Philip? 418 00:34:43,250 --> 00:34:44,251 Yes. 419 00:34:45,961 --> 00:34:47,796 He's fine. I think. 420 00:34:49,339 --> 00:34:50,715 What, you don't know? 421 00:34:56,096 --> 00:34:57,430 Where is he now? 422 00:34:57,973 --> 00:34:59,057 Ceylon. 423 00:35:02,811 --> 00:35:05,855 - No, Malaya. - You don't know that either. 424 00:35:06,064 --> 00:35:07,065 No. 425 00:35:11,695 --> 00:35:14,030 - Is that bad? - It's just a little odd. 426 00:35:15,198 --> 00:35:17,075 A little remote. A little chilly. 427 00:35:18,618 --> 00:35:20,161 - Doesn't he write to you? - Oh. 428 00:35:20,829 --> 00:35:22,539 He's not much of a writer. 429 00:35:23,623 --> 00:35:25,542 Neither of us is. 430 00:35:28,336 --> 00:35:30,731 Mike telephoned from Mombasa to say that they'd arrived safely. 431 00:35:30,755 --> 00:35:32,132 Who's Mike? 432 00:35:32,549 --> 00:35:33,967 His private secretary. 433 00:35:34,718 --> 00:35:36,886 - Oh, yes. That little Australian. - Yes. 434 00:35:37,095 --> 00:35:40,223 - What do you make of him? - I'm not sure I make anything of him. 435 00:35:41,182 --> 00:35:42,267 He's Mike. 436 00:35:46,980 --> 00:35:49,024 We were all very close in Malta. 437 00:35:49,691 --> 00:35:51,860 The children sometimes play together now. 438 00:35:52,694 --> 00:35:54,487 Philip says he'd be lost without him. 439 00:35:54,571 --> 00:35:56,823 Oh. Just as long as he isn't lost because of him. 440 00:35:57,824 --> 00:35:58,908 What does that mean? 441 00:35:59,326 --> 00:36:01,703 It means he's got something of a reputation. 442 00:36:01,828 --> 00:36:03,580 - Who, Mike? - Yes, Mike. 443 00:36:04,205 --> 00:36:07,167 Isn't he thick as thieves with that sinister osteopath? 444 00:36:07,250 --> 00:36:09,586 - What osteopath? - You know, the one who knows everyone. 445 00:36:10,253 --> 00:36:13,006 Always arranging gentlemen's weekends here and there 446 00:36:14,716 --> 00:36:16,676 - with actresses and... - Ballerinas. 447 00:36:17,761 --> 00:36:18,762 Yes. 448 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:21,973 How did you know that? 449 00:36:32,692 --> 00:36:35,320 I don't mind telling you, everything else 450 00:36:35,445 --> 00:36:37,072 I've achieved in life, 451 00:36:37,155 --> 00:36:38,948 Viceroy of India, 452 00:36:39,282 --> 00:36:42,410 Supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia, 453 00:36:42,494 --> 00:36:44,871 even First Sea Lord, 454 00:36:45,497 --> 00:36:48,541 all pale by comparison to this. 455 00:36:49,918 --> 00:36:56,466 To match my father and be Admiral of the Fleet really is most satisfying. 456 00:36:56,758 --> 00:36:59,636 - Sir. - I said we were not to be disturbed. 457 00:37:00,470 --> 00:37:03,181 It's the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, sir. 458 00:37:04,349 --> 00:37:05,725 He said it was urgent. 459 00:37:09,687 --> 00:37:12,107 I'm afraid I didn't know who else to come and see. 460 00:37:12,232 --> 00:37:13,608 Not at all. 461 00:37:15,985 --> 00:37:17,070 Come on up. 462 00:37:17,904 --> 00:37:19,239 - Hello, darling. - Don't stay up. 463 00:37:19,322 --> 00:37:20,323 Won't be back until late. 464 00:37:20,448 --> 00:37:21,950 Have fun. Where are you off to? 465 00:37:22,075 --> 00:37:23,993 I thought we agreed, mysteries on both sides. 466 00:37:24,702 --> 00:37:26,496 - We did. - Then don't ask. 467 00:37:26,663 --> 00:37:28,957 May I present Anthony Nutting? 468 00:37:29,165 --> 00:37:30,792 Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. 469 00:37:30,875 --> 00:37:32,544 - How do you do? - Lady Mountbatten. 470 00:37:32,919 --> 00:37:35,713 - I entirely approve of foreign affairs. - Now, now, darling. 471 00:37:36,005 --> 00:37:37,924 Oh, this one's even more handsome than Eden. 472 00:37:38,007 --> 00:37:39,509 A cabinet of dishes. 473 00:37:39,592 --> 00:37:42,929 - You're very kind. - How was the fitting, dear? 474 00:37:43,555 --> 00:37:45,640 I'll let you into a secret, Mr. Nutting. 475 00:37:45,723 --> 00:37:47,892 My husband cares for nothing and no one 476 00:37:47,976 --> 00:37:50,103 in quite the same way he cares for his uniforms. 477 00:37:51,187 --> 00:37:53,690 We're fortunate enough to have a ballroom in this house. 478 00:37:53,940 --> 00:37:56,359 But is it the largest room here? No. 479 00:37:56,818 --> 00:37:58,611 That's reserved for my husband's uniforms. 480 00:37:58,987 --> 00:38:02,991 One can only ask oneself what it all compensates for. 481 00:38:03,241 --> 00:38:04,801 I should have thought that was obvious. 482 00:38:06,661 --> 00:38:10,165 The gaping wounds left by the simplest encounter with you, my dear. 483 00:38:10,248 --> 00:38:11,249 Hmm. 484 00:38:12,584 --> 00:38:13,668 Shall we? 485 00:38:14,002 --> 00:38:17,297 I'm not saying I condone how Nasser is behaving, not at all. 486 00:38:17,380 --> 00:38:19,966 The man clearly needs to be put back in his place. 487 00:38:20,049 --> 00:38:23,553 But my greater concern is that our Prime Minister's response 488 00:38:23,636 --> 00:38:27,265 to the whole situation is personal. 489 00:38:27,599 --> 00:38:28,892 Deeply personal, and... 490 00:38:28,975 --> 00:38:32,729 And that he will reach for the ultimate solution, armed conflict, 491 00:38:32,812 --> 00:38:35,482 without waiting for an international coalition to join him. 492 00:38:35,940 --> 00:38:36,941 Today, 493 00:38:37,525 --> 00:38:40,445 a delegation of French government and intelligence officials 494 00:38:40,528 --> 00:38:43,656 came to Downing Street for secret talks. 495 00:38:45,033 --> 00:38:48,995 Further secret talks are planned with Israeli officials next week. 496 00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:52,640 So, what have we got today then? 497 00:38:52,707 --> 00:38:56,127 Potted shrimp or deviled crabmeat imperial. 498 00:38:56,211 --> 00:38:58,838 Followed by cassoulets à la jockey club. 499 00:38:59,214 --> 00:39:01,633 Lord Mountbatten, Your Majesty. 500 00:39:02,759 --> 00:39:04,719 Thank you for seeing me. 501 00:39:04,802 --> 00:39:09,307 Well, I've got a long-standing commitment at the theater, I'm afraid. 502 00:39:09,599 --> 00:39:12,060 But I thought we'd have an early supper before I go. 503 00:39:12,185 --> 00:39:15,104 Mummy's most put out she hasn't been invited. 504 00:39:18,983 --> 00:39:22,487 Under normal circumstances, uh, 505 00:39:22,570 --> 00:39:25,240 a mad rush to war 506 00:39:25,740 --> 00:39:28,785 might be explained as a play for legacy. 507 00:39:29,369 --> 00:39:31,746 He was in Winston's shadow for so long, 508 00:39:31,829 --> 00:39:36,251 a quick and successful war might look good on his record. 509 00:39:36,668 --> 00:39:37,961 But in this case, 510 00:39:38,044 --> 00:39:42,173 I think it boils down to an irrational personal dislike. 511 00:39:43,424 --> 00:39:45,218 The two men, he and Nasser, 512 00:39:45,552 --> 00:39:47,762 just hate one another. 513 00:39:47,929 --> 00:39:50,473 And the rest of us are just getting caught up in it. 514 00:39:50,598 --> 00:39:52,600 What are you suggesting that I do about it? 515 00:39:52,684 --> 00:39:55,853 You have your weekly private audience in which the two of you are alone. 516 00:39:55,937 --> 00:39:59,357 Observe him carefully. Listen to him closely. 517 00:39:59,524 --> 00:40:03,278 Read your cabinet minutes minutely. 518 00:40:03,695 --> 00:40:05,530 Speak your mind. 519 00:40:05,655 --> 00:40:07,740 Yes, well, I'm not really supposed to do that. 520 00:40:07,824 --> 00:40:10,034 Even if it's in the interests of national security? 521 00:40:13,830 --> 00:40:15,164 All right. Fine. 522 00:40:17,667 --> 00:40:18,835 I'll keep an eye on him. 523 00:40:20,420 --> 00:40:21,588 Carefully. 524 00:40:22,422 --> 00:40:23,631 Closely. 525 00:40:24,340 --> 00:40:25,550 Minutely. 526 00:40:25,967 --> 00:40:27,969 Thank you for supper. 527 00:40:28,720 --> 00:40:31,931 You... You will let me know, won't you, 528 00:40:32,015 --> 00:40:34,726 when I can take care of all this and send you someone really good? 529 00:40:34,809 --> 00:40:35,893 What? 530 00:40:36,144 --> 00:40:38,688 - The food. - What's wrong with it? 531 00:40:38,771 --> 00:40:40,315 It belongs in a nursery. 532 00:40:41,190 --> 00:40:42,876 Everything that should've been hot was cold. 533 00:40:42,900 --> 00:40:44,944 Everything that should've been soft was hard. 534 00:40:45,028 --> 00:40:47,238 I've neither noticed or cared. 535 00:40:47,322 --> 00:40:51,200 And frankly, Dickie, the older and grander you get, 536 00:40:51,576 --> 00:40:53,995 the more common you become. 537 00:40:55,455 --> 00:40:57,655 - Have you heard from Philip? - How's Philip? 538 00:40:58,041 --> 00:41:00,168 No, no, not a word. 539 00:41:01,002 --> 00:41:03,671 - They will be keeping him busy. - Oh, yes, of course. 540 00:41:06,549 --> 00:41:08,926 You married a wild spirit. 541 00:41:10,553 --> 00:41:11,846 We both did. 542 00:41:12,805 --> 00:41:15,516 Trying to tame them is no use. 543 00:41:17,101 --> 00:41:20,813 There were times in India it was all right under my nose, 544 00:41:20,897 --> 00:41:24,567 with Nehru of all people, my opposite number. 545 00:41:25,985 --> 00:41:28,863 The humiliation could not have been more complete. 546 00:41:30,782 --> 00:41:32,992 Of course, I considered ending it. 547 00:41:33,201 --> 00:41:37,955 And then I imagined how thin and how poor life would be. 548 00:41:38,790 --> 00:41:43,252 And I realized that when you really adore someone 549 00:41:44,671 --> 00:41:49,467 as fully and as hopelessly as I think you and I do, 550 00:41:51,135 --> 00:41:52,470 you put up with anything. 551 00:41:57,350 --> 00:41:58,351 Hmm. 552 00:42:01,813 --> 00:42:02,855 What's the play? 553 00:42:04,232 --> 00:42:05,566 Did I say play? 554 00:42:06,192 --> 00:42:07,193 I meant ballet. 555 00:42:07,735 --> 00:42:10,530 - Ah. - Well, I... I should say Royal Ballet. 556 00:42:11,072 --> 00:42:14,325 We've just given them a charter, so I really do have to go. 557 00:42:14,492 --> 00:42:16,577 - It's Giselle. - Oh, isn't that... 558 00:42:16,661 --> 00:42:18,621 Isn't that Galina Ulanova? 559 00:42:19,288 --> 00:42:21,749 - Yes. - Lucky you. 560 00:42:21,833 --> 00:42:23,543 They say she's quite the thing. 561 00:42:23,710 --> 00:42:25,586 - Do they? - That's what they say. 562 00:44:39,846 --> 00:44:44,725 They're, uh, wondering if you'd like now to meet Miss Ulanova, ma'am. 563 00:44:49,647 --> 00:44:50,773 No, thank you. 564 00:45:01,450 --> 00:45:04,537 I've prepared some tea. Would Her Majesty like... 565 00:45:35,318 --> 00:45:36,652 All my life 566 00:45:36,986 --> 00:45:38,696 I've been a man of peace. 567 00:45:40,364 --> 00:45:41,490 Working for peace, 568 00:45:42,158 --> 00:45:45,286 striving for peace, negotiating for peace. 569 00:45:47,038 --> 00:45:51,334 I could not be other, even if I wished. 570 00:45:51,667 --> 00:45:55,087 And even though we are faced 571 00:45:55,171 --> 00:45:58,382 with an illegal act of plunder 572 00:45:58,883 --> 00:46:02,053 by a dangerous tyrant in the Middle East, 573 00:46:02,219 --> 00:46:06,933 which threatens our livelihood and that of many nations, 574 00:46:07,099 --> 00:46:11,896 I am determined to find a peaceful solution. 575 00:47:27,513 --> 00:47:29,598 - Your Majesty. - Prime Minister. 576 00:47:32,560 --> 00:47:36,772 - Events are unfolding at great speed. - Do sit down, Prime Minister. 577 00:47:40,985 --> 00:47:43,279 In the early hours of this morning, 578 00:47:43,362 --> 00:47:47,992 the Israeli army launched an attack into Egyptian territory, 579 00:47:48,075 --> 00:47:49,910 the Sinai Peninsula, 580 00:47:50,494 --> 00:47:53,539 and is rapidly approaching the Suez Canal. 581 00:47:53,998 --> 00:47:58,627 The Egyptian army has mobilized a retaliatory force 582 00:47:59,128 --> 00:48:01,839 and is about to engage. 583 00:48:04,008 --> 00:48:07,303 Her Majesty's government has now issued a deadline 584 00:48:07,386 --> 00:48:10,723 to both Israel and Egypt 585 00:48:11,390 --> 00:48:13,684 to halt all acts of war 586 00:48:14,852 --> 00:48:16,312 and to allow 587 00:48:16,437 --> 00:48:19,857 Anglo-French forces into the country to preserve the peace. 588 00:48:19,940 --> 00:48:23,027 The Israelis have expressed a willingness to comply 589 00:48:23,110 --> 00:48:25,362 if the Egyptians do, but alas... 590 00:48:27,490 --> 00:48:30,868 President Nasser has thus far refused. 591 00:48:32,119 --> 00:48:33,913 When does the deadline expire? 592 00:48:34,413 --> 00:48:35,664 Tomorrow morning, ma'am. 593 00:48:38,042 --> 00:48:41,295 And the next step, in your view, would be? 594 00:48:41,545 --> 00:48:43,130 Military intervention, ma'am. 595 00:48:43,380 --> 00:48:45,633 - War? - Indeed. 596 00:48:46,884 --> 00:48:49,095 But to keep the peace. 597 00:48:51,764 --> 00:48:53,808 It is the correct thing to do, ma'am. 598 00:48:55,267 --> 00:48:59,688 Nasser is playing roulette with the stability of the whole world. 599 00:49:01,565 --> 00:49:02,650 Well... 600 00:49:03,192 --> 00:49:04,777 Thank you for your explanation. 601 00:49:10,741 --> 00:49:14,328 Before you go, I do have one or two questions. 602 00:49:16,205 --> 00:49:19,458 When you mentioned that the Israelis had launched an attack, 603 00:49:20,126 --> 00:49:21,794 you didn't seem surprised. 604 00:49:24,296 --> 00:49:26,549 Why would I seem surprised? 605 00:49:26,715 --> 00:49:31,220 Unless I'm mistaken, the Israeli position has always been 606 00:49:31,303 --> 00:49:36,058 that they would, under no circumstances, launch a full-scale attack by themselves 607 00:49:36,225 --> 00:49:38,394 for fear of diplomatic isolation. 608 00:49:39,270 --> 00:49:41,605 And yet they've gone on to do precisely that, 609 00:49:42,022 --> 00:49:45,943 indicating that either they changed their mind, 610 00:49:46,485 --> 00:49:47,611 or 611 00:49:48,737 --> 00:49:51,282 there'd been some kind of collusion. 612 00:49:55,619 --> 00:49:56,829 Have we? 613 00:49:57,830 --> 00:49:59,165 "Have we" 614 00:50:00,416 --> 00:50:01,458 what? 615 00:50:04,211 --> 00:50:05,796 Colluded with Israel? 616 00:50:07,131 --> 00:50:08,257 In any way? 617 00:50:30,029 --> 00:50:31,989 Six days ago, 618 00:50:34,700 --> 00:50:38,954 uh, this government met with representatives 619 00:50:39,121 --> 00:50:43,834 of the French and Israeli governments in a small village 620 00:50:44,251 --> 00:50:45,961 on the outskirts of Paris, 621 00:50:46,587 --> 00:50:49,590 where a document was signed, 622 00:50:52,426 --> 00:50:53,719 the Sèvres Protocol, 623 00:50:54,887 --> 00:50:59,808 which outlines plans for a coordinated offensive against Egypt, 624 00:50:59,934 --> 00:51:05,147 whereby the Israeli army would attack the Egyptian army near the Suez Canal, 625 00:51:05,272 --> 00:51:08,651 thus allowing the intervention of Anglo-French forces. 626 00:51:16,617 --> 00:51:17,993 Who else knows about this? 627 00:51:18,285 --> 00:51:20,454 Individual members of Cabinet. 628 00:51:21,830 --> 00:51:24,041 - Senior members. - But not Parliament? 629 00:51:24,583 --> 00:51:26,460 - No. - Or the United Nations? 630 00:51:29,922 --> 00:51:31,173 When does all this begin? 631 00:51:34,760 --> 00:51:36,637 Airstrikes begin tomorrow. 632 00:51:37,096 --> 00:51:39,223 - You don't want to give it more time? - No, ma'am. 633 00:51:39,598 --> 00:51:43,644 The right thing to do is to go in now and to go in hard. 634 00:51:44,103 --> 00:51:46,897 I was right about Mussolini, 635 00:51:47,189 --> 00:51:52,236 I was right about Hitler, and I am right about this fella. 636 00:51:53,529 --> 00:51:54,905 Do I have your support? 637 00:52:19,638 --> 00:52:22,516 The Prime Minister always has the sovereign's support. 638 00:52:29,106 --> 00:52:30,149 Majesty. 639 00:55:33,123 --> 00:55:34,124 Amen.