1 00:00:59,325 --> 00:01:03,884 In seeking his British nationalization, His Royal Highness 2 00:01:03,965 --> 00:01:07,364 Prince Philip of Greece and of Denmark 3 00:01:07,444 --> 00:01:11,724 - renounces his Greek nationality... - Here, sir. 4 00:01:11,805 --> 00:01:15,805 ...and all foreign titles. 5 00:01:15,885 --> 00:01:22,444 And, from henceforth, he will be known as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Royal Navy. 6 00:01:22,525 --> 00:01:23,525 And here. 7 00:01:40,045 --> 00:01:42,444 Philip Mountbatten... 8 00:01:44,924 --> 00:01:45,924 I... 9 00:01:47,805 --> 00:01:50,564 I... 10 00:01:52,564 --> 00:01:53,765 I... 11 00:02:00,644 --> 00:02:05,045 I grant you and the heirs, male of your body, 12 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:11,724 lawfully begotten, the dignities of Baron Greenwich, 13 00:02:12,564 --> 00:02:19,085 Earl of Merioneth and Duke of Edinburgh. 14 00:02:19,164 --> 00:02:21,805 And Knight Companion 15 00:02:21,884 --> 00:02:26,365 of our Most Noble Order of the Garter. 16 00:02:39,604 --> 00:02:43,085 - Congratulations. - Thank you, sir. 17 00:02:55,965 --> 00:02:57,525 - Well done. - Thank you. 18 00:03:03,205 --> 00:03:04,205 Yes. 19 00:03:17,365 --> 00:03:18,365 And? 20 00:03:19,564 --> 00:03:22,284 They got through it. I got through it. 21 00:03:23,485 --> 00:03:25,764 I think they'd have preferred a nice, pink-faced marquis 22 00:03:25,844 --> 00:03:28,485 with a grouse moor in the Scottish Borders. 23 00:03:31,645 --> 00:03:33,805 Are you sure you wouldn't have preferred one of those? 24 00:03:33,884 --> 00:03:36,645 Someone with a grand title, rather than a homeless Charlie Kraut? 25 00:03:36,724 --> 00:03:37,844 No. 26 00:03:39,085 --> 00:03:42,125 - Oh. - That would have all been very antiseptic. 27 00:03:49,485 --> 00:03:53,365 Must you really smoke? You know how I hate it. 28 00:03:53,444 --> 00:03:55,805 Pity. Because I love it so very much. 29 00:03:57,085 --> 00:04:00,764 But, like a great many other things, I'm going to give it all up for you. 30 00:04:02,205 --> 00:04:04,685 Well, you still have 24 hours to change your mind. 31 00:04:04,764 --> 00:04:07,004 You think I can change my mind after all that? 32 00:04:07,884 --> 00:04:09,604 No. Too late. 33 00:04:12,324 --> 00:04:15,604 - I've signed myself away. - Or won the greatest prize on Earth. 34 00:04:18,444 --> 00:04:20,365 That's certainly what they think. 35 00:04:21,845 --> 00:04:22,725 Sir. 36 00:04:31,605 --> 00:04:33,284 It's what I think, too. 37 00:04:38,965 --> 00:04:40,284 Watch out. 38 00:04:52,524 --> 00:04:53,485 See you tomorrow. 39 00:04:55,084 --> 00:04:56,045 Try and get some sleep. 40 00:05:00,444 --> 00:05:01,365 You too. 41 00:05:01,444 --> 00:05:06,004 A naval officer's stag night? Chance would be a fine thing. 42 00:05:07,764 --> 00:05:08,805 Thank you. 43 00:06:32,564 --> 00:06:34,725 Question for you both. 44 00:06:36,764 --> 00:06:40,444 Spot of blood in my spittle yesterday morning. 45 00:06:40,524 --> 00:06:44,204 - Ought I be concerned? - Well, I'm not a doctor, sir. 46 00:06:44,284 --> 00:06:48,404 - If it's just specks, sir... - It was. 47 00:06:48,485 --> 00:06:53,764 It's probably just the cold weather. Gets right to the back of the throat. 48 00:06:53,845 --> 00:06:56,564 Cold weather. That's what I thought. 49 00:06:57,564 --> 00:06:59,884 The carriage will be cold too, Peter. 50 00:06:59,965 --> 00:07:02,084 I've arranged for there to be hot water bottles, sir. 51 00:07:02,165 --> 00:07:04,165 Oh, well done. 52 00:07:13,365 --> 00:07:15,404 Oh, for Christ's sakes, James! 53 00:07:15,485 --> 00:07:18,045 You're making bloody hard going out of this collar! 54 00:07:18,125 --> 00:07:21,285 - Sorry, sir. Nearly there. - You're doing it on purpose! 55 00:07:21,365 --> 00:07:25,845 Now, sir, we're not going to let something as small as a collar agitate us, are we? 56 00:07:29,964 --> 00:07:34,644 No, thank you, James. Sir, eyes front. Chin up. 57 00:07:39,245 --> 00:07:42,245 There was a young lady named Sally, 58 00:07:43,324 --> 00:07:46,324 who enjoyed the occasional dally, 59 00:07:48,204 --> 00:07:51,605 she sat on the lap of a well-endowed chap 60 00:07:55,204 --> 00:08:00,084 and cried, "Sir! You're right up my alley!" 61 00:08:05,685 --> 00:08:07,245 Right. 62 00:08:08,084 --> 00:08:11,485 There was an old Countess of Bray, 63 00:08:13,644 --> 00:08:14,764 and... 64 00:08:16,524 --> 00:08:19,165 you may think it odd when I say 65 00:08:19,245 --> 00:08:24,004 that despite her high station, rank and education... 66 00:08:24,084 --> 00:08:25,365 Your Majesty. 67 00:08:26,404 --> 00:08:29,685 ...she always spelled cunt with a K. 68 00:08:31,285 --> 00:08:32,644 Shall we? 69 00:08:54,764 --> 00:08:56,524 You look beautiful 70 00:09:01,325 --> 00:09:02,965 You'll be fine. 71 00:09:09,884 --> 00:09:11,044 All right. 72 00:09:18,365 --> 00:09:19,845 Here we go. 73 00:09:42,085 --> 00:09:43,565 Slow down. 74 00:09:48,524 --> 00:09:50,245 Are we the last? 75 00:09:51,485 --> 00:09:53,205 - Yes, sir. - Good. 76 00:09:56,965 --> 00:09:59,284 - Come along, Winston. - Wait, wait, wait. 77 00:10:02,684 --> 00:10:03,644 Now! 78 00:10:09,164 --> 00:10:14,524 ♪ I vow to thee, my country ♪ 79 00:10:14,605 --> 00:10:19,965 ♪ All earthly things above ♪ 80 00:10:20,044 --> 00:10:24,245 ♪ Entire and whole and perfect ♪ 81 00:10:24,325 --> 00:10:26,565 Has Winston no shame? 82 00:10:27,445 --> 00:10:30,044 It's a royal wedding, not a campaign trail. 83 00:10:30,125 --> 00:10:32,004 He's outrageous. 84 00:10:33,044 --> 00:10:35,524 But you have to admire him. 85 00:10:35,605 --> 00:10:38,205 There's poor old Attlee. He's our prime minister. 86 00:10:38,284 --> 00:10:40,565 - No one got up for him. - Yeah. 87 00:10:45,044 --> 00:10:46,524 No, no. 88 00:10:47,965 --> 00:10:52,085 Winston still thinks he's the father of the nation. 89 00:10:52,164 --> 00:10:57,445 ♪ The love that never falters ♪ 90 00:10:57,524 --> 00:11:03,205 ♪ The love that pays the price ♪ 91 00:11:03,284 --> 00:11:08,485 ♪ The love that makes undaunted ♪ 92 00:11:08,565 --> 00:11:12,164 ♪ The final sacrifice ♪ 93 00:11:12,245 --> 00:11:16,284 This whole thing's Mountbatten's triumph. He engineered it all. 94 00:11:18,725 --> 00:11:21,004 The man who gave away India. 95 00:11:56,445 --> 00:12:02,884 ♪ Praise, my soul, the King of heaven ♪ 96 00:12:02,965 --> 00:12:08,764 ♪ To his feet thy tribute bring ♪ 97 00:12:08,845 --> 00:12:14,485 ♪ Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven ♪ 98 00:12:14,565 --> 00:12:20,205 ♪ Who like me His praise should sing ♪ 99 00:12:20,284 --> 00:12:25,884 ♪ Alleluia, alleluia! ♪ 100 00:12:25,965 --> 00:12:32,044 ♪ Praise the everlasting King ♪ 101 00:12:35,884 --> 00:12:38,085 Dearly beloved, 102 00:12:38,164 --> 00:12:42,365 we are gathered together here in the sight of God, 103 00:12:42,445 --> 00:12:46,004 and in the face of this congregation, 104 00:12:46,085 --> 00:12:52,125 to join together this man and this woman 105 00:12:52,205 --> 00:12:54,245 in holy matrimony. 106 00:12:56,205 --> 00:13:01,085 Who giveth this woman to be married to this man? 107 00:13:12,404 --> 00:13:15,125 - I, Philip... - I, Philip... 108 00:13:15,205 --> 00:13:19,485 take thee, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. 109 00:13:19,565 --> 00:13:22,404 ...take thee, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. 110 00:13:22,485 --> 00:13:24,644 You know why his three sisters aren't here? 111 00:13:24,725 --> 00:13:27,365 - They're all married to Nazis! - Do shut up! 112 00:13:27,445 --> 00:13:30,245 Prominent Nazis! 113 00:13:30,325 --> 00:13:35,644 I, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary... 114 00:13:35,725 --> 00:13:37,924 I, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary... 115 00:13:38,764 --> 00:13:41,605 take thee, Philip... 116 00:13:41,684 --> 00:13:43,164 ...take thee, Philip... 117 00:13:43,245 --> 00:13:45,565 to my wedded husband. 118 00:13:45,644 --> 00:13:47,485 ...to my wedded husband. 119 00:13:47,565 --> 00:13:49,605 To have and to hold... 120 00:13:57,004 --> 00:14:00,284 To have and to hold... 121 00:14:03,804 --> 00:14:05,804 To have and to hold... 122 00:14:07,125 --> 00:14:09,245 from this day forward... 123 00:14:10,404 --> 00:14:11,884 ...from this day forward... 124 00:14:11,965 --> 00:14:16,245 - for better, for worse... - ...for better, for worse... 125 00:14:16,325 --> 00:14:19,644 - for richer, for poorer... - ...for richer, for poorer... 126 00:14:19,725 --> 00:14:23,924 - in sickness and in health... - ...in sickness and in health... 127 00:14:24,004 --> 00:14:30,004 to love, to cherish, and to obey. 128 00:14:32,125 --> 00:14:34,804 - "Obey"? - She insisted. 129 00:14:34,884 --> 00:14:36,804 It was discussed. 130 00:14:39,605 --> 00:14:40,845 And obey. 131 00:14:43,004 --> 00:14:45,884 ...to love and cherish and obey... 132 00:14:47,565 --> 00:14:52,284 - till death us do part. - ...till death us do part. 133 00:14:56,644 --> 00:14:59,524 - Sheer perfection. - Your Highness... 134 00:14:59,605 --> 00:15:03,044 You have to hand it to her. It's quite a victory. 135 00:15:03,125 --> 00:15:05,764 There wasn't a single person supported the match. 136 00:15:05,845 --> 00:15:09,524 Not a single ally at Court or in government. 137 00:15:09,605 --> 00:15:11,004 Yet here we all are. 138 00:15:11,884 --> 00:15:15,365 Utterly divine. May we have the groom's family, please? 139 00:15:15,445 --> 00:15:17,404 She turned us all on our heads. 140 00:15:17,485 --> 00:15:20,524 And barely opened her mouth in the process. 141 00:15:20,605 --> 00:15:24,565 - You overestimate her. - You underestimate her. 142 00:15:27,924 --> 00:15:31,404 Well, in the past 48 hours, reality has sunk in. 143 00:15:31,485 --> 00:15:33,565 With Philip's family. 144 00:15:34,365 --> 00:15:36,365 Would you look at the mother? 145 00:15:38,044 --> 00:15:42,404 - Just out of a sanatorium, I heard. - And dressed as a nun. 146 00:15:42,485 --> 00:15:45,085 - Are we ready? One... - A Hun nun. 147 00:15:45,164 --> 00:15:47,565 Ein, zwei, drei. 148 00:15:47,644 --> 00:15:49,205 Gutte schön. 149 00:15:49,284 --> 00:15:52,125 To me, please. Are we ready? 150 00:15:53,565 --> 00:15:56,325 Quite magnificent. Thank you, thank you. 151 00:15:56,404 --> 00:15:57,524 Your Majesties? 152 00:16:09,725 --> 00:16:13,205 That's quite charming. Are we ready? 153 00:16:14,485 --> 00:16:15,605 Thank you. 154 00:16:16,565 --> 00:16:19,845 - What's that? - This present is from me. 155 00:16:21,924 --> 00:16:23,884 - Can I open it? - Mm-hm. 156 00:16:26,485 --> 00:16:28,004 Oh, Papa! 157 00:16:30,205 --> 00:16:31,085 If your... 158 00:16:32,605 --> 00:16:37,164 marriage is as happy as mine has been, 159 00:16:38,205 --> 00:16:41,164 I don't want you to miss a single thing. 160 00:16:44,404 --> 00:16:46,245 Lilibet? They're waiting. 161 00:16:47,404 --> 00:16:48,245 Thank you. 162 00:16:49,804 --> 00:16:50,644 Put it in. 163 00:17:00,524 --> 00:17:02,365 - Bertie? - Are you ready? 164 00:17:04,805 --> 00:17:07,884 Everyone ready? Margaret? 165 00:17:07,964 --> 00:17:10,605 - Sir. - Thank you. 166 00:17:29,924 --> 00:17:30,964 Thank you. 167 00:17:41,845 --> 00:17:45,404 We want the king! We want the king! 168 00:18:58,884 --> 00:19:02,605 Row! Row you, bastards! 169 00:19:30,684 --> 00:19:32,884 Everyone inside. We're starting now. 170 00:19:35,525 --> 00:19:39,684 Thank you so much for coming. Oh, good, you're here! 171 00:19:39,765 --> 00:19:43,164 Right, come on, you two, inside. Can't start without you. 172 00:19:43,244 --> 00:19:45,164 - Boys, come on. - Yes, ma'am. 173 00:19:45,244 --> 00:19:47,164 Thank you. 174 00:19:53,924 --> 00:19:57,404 Ladies and gentlemen, pray silence for Her Royal Highness, Princess Elizabeth. 175 00:19:57,484 --> 00:19:58,684 Thank you, Martin. 176 00:20:00,404 --> 00:20:02,724 As I'm sure you all know, 177 00:20:02,805 --> 00:20:09,045 my dear husband will soon no longer be Lieutenant Mountbatten 178 00:20:09,125 --> 00:20:12,605 but Lieutenant-Commander Mountbatten. 179 00:20:12,684 --> 00:20:14,805 Thank you very much. 180 00:20:16,085 --> 00:20:19,845 Which, I gather, involves a whole new gold ring for me to sew onto your uniform! 181 00:20:19,924 --> 00:20:22,724 Half a gold ring, darling. Half a gold ring, gentlemen. 182 00:20:23,924 --> 00:20:29,525 So I've asked the two most important people here to do the presentation. 183 00:20:33,924 --> 00:20:36,884 Hello? Charteris. Yes? 184 00:20:39,045 --> 00:20:41,204 Ah. 185 00:20:44,244 --> 00:20:45,525 Very good. 186 00:20:47,884 --> 00:20:50,085 There we are. Good boy, Charles, well done! 187 00:20:50,164 --> 00:20:52,085 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 188 00:20:52,164 --> 00:20:54,805 Important call from London, ma'am. 189 00:21:54,724 --> 00:21:56,005 Charles! Anne! 190 00:21:56,845 --> 00:21:58,525 Children. Wait. Wait. 191 00:22:01,565 --> 00:22:03,565 They're waiting in the green drawing room, ma'am. 192 00:22:03,644 --> 00:22:04,924 - Right. - Where's grandpapa? 193 00:22:05,005 --> 00:22:06,325 He's upstairs with the doctors. 194 00:22:06,404 --> 00:22:09,164 Now, you wait with nanny and we'll be back in a minute. 195 00:22:10,045 --> 00:22:13,005 Charles, wait. Here. Okay? 196 00:22:21,444 --> 00:22:24,005 - Mummy. - So glad you're here. 197 00:22:24,085 --> 00:22:25,964 - We came as soon as we could. - I know. 198 00:22:27,724 --> 00:22:29,684 - Ma'am, I'm so sorry... - Granny. 199 00:22:32,884 --> 00:22:34,244 They're operating. 200 00:22:35,164 --> 00:22:37,285 It's been two hours. 201 00:22:54,484 --> 00:22:56,444 He's here. 202 00:23:02,765 --> 00:23:04,964 I'm happy to say the procedure went well, 203 00:23:05,045 --> 00:23:09,845 and that His Majesty's immediate post-operative condition is satisfactory. 204 00:23:15,765 --> 00:23:17,244 Thank you, doctor. 205 00:23:18,045 --> 00:23:23,924 That's good news, isn't it? Yes. Are you all right? 206 00:24:04,565 --> 00:24:06,845 ...after the votes are finally counted, 207 00:24:06,924 --> 00:24:08,765 Winston Churchill is Prime Minister 208 00:24:08,845 --> 00:24:11,765 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland once again. 209 00:24:11,845 --> 00:24:13,924 After the Conservative Party achieved a narrow... 210 00:24:14,005 --> 00:24:14,964 No bacon. 211 00:24:15,045 --> 00:24:17,684 A little bacon won't hurt, surely, Gerald? It's been five weeks. 212 00:24:17,765 --> 00:24:19,325 Let's cool this down. 213 00:24:21,125 --> 00:24:26,644 And make sure that egg is well-plated and no shell to risk irritation. 214 00:24:26,724 --> 00:24:30,164 And turn that noise off. He'll still be prime minister tomorrow. 215 00:24:30,244 --> 00:24:31,644 - Ready? - Ready. 216 00:24:31,724 --> 00:24:33,285 Let's get him back on his feet. 217 00:24:34,244 --> 00:24:36,805 ...who took office aged 83. 218 00:24:36,884 --> 00:24:40,164 We await the announcement of the new Cabinet in the coming days. 219 00:24:46,605 --> 00:24:47,884 Good morning, Your Majesty. 220 00:24:49,045 --> 00:24:52,724 - Your first day back at work. - Who won? 221 00:24:53,365 --> 00:24:55,164 Who, who won? 222 00:24:55,244 --> 00:24:58,964 Mr. Churchill, Your Majesty. By 17 seats. 223 00:24:59,045 --> 00:25:01,765 Good for him! You didn't hear me say that. 224 00:25:01,845 --> 00:25:03,964 ...Mr. Winston Churchill. 225 00:25:06,285 --> 00:25:09,724 They keep trying to count him out, 226 00:25:11,525 --> 00:25:13,484 but he keeps getting back up. 227 00:25:13,565 --> 00:25:18,724 ...and happy moment, to be elected for the second time, 228 00:25:18,805 --> 00:25:21,724 as your Prime Minister. 229 00:25:25,444 --> 00:25:31,525 What this nation needs is several years 230 00:25:31,605 --> 00:25:37,444 of strong, steady, experienced administration. 231 00:25:56,605 --> 00:26:00,325 Congratulations, sir. Dr. Moran is here for you. 232 00:26:07,444 --> 00:26:11,045 Yes, you just won a General Election, but... 233 00:26:13,884 --> 00:26:16,525 155 over 90. 234 00:26:16,605 --> 00:26:18,164 We can do better, Winston. 235 00:26:23,644 --> 00:26:25,325 Have a look at this for me, will you? 236 00:26:26,964 --> 00:26:31,325 In the war, we used mathematicians to decode the indecipherable. 237 00:26:31,404 --> 00:26:33,765 I need an expert to cut through the jargon. 238 00:26:36,964 --> 00:26:38,724 Are they keeping something from me? 239 00:26:40,285 --> 00:26:43,164 Well, I wouldn't be unduly concerned about the man's pneumatics. 240 00:26:44,005 --> 00:26:46,045 And, given his age, and he's a smoker. 241 00:26:46,125 --> 00:26:48,285 Catarrhal inflammation, it's not that unusual. 242 00:26:48,365 --> 00:26:51,964 But I would be concerned about the bronchoscopy. 243 00:26:52,045 --> 00:26:54,244 They wouldn't have done that unless they were looking 244 00:26:54,325 --> 00:26:56,285 for something far more serious. 245 00:26:56,365 --> 00:26:59,325 And they conspicuously fail to mention the results. 246 00:27:00,605 --> 00:27:03,204 Instead they go on about the lung resection. 247 00:27:03,285 --> 00:27:07,565 Which they performed because of "structural alterations". 248 00:27:08,684 --> 00:27:11,765 What are structural alterations? 249 00:27:11,845 --> 00:27:14,005 It's what doctors say when they avoid using the word 250 00:27:14,085 --> 00:27:16,724 that it almost inevitably describes. 251 00:27:19,924 --> 00:27:21,525 Who is this man? 252 00:27:29,525 --> 00:27:31,005 Just a little. 253 00:27:33,125 --> 00:27:35,565 One doesn't want to overdo it. 254 00:27:35,644 --> 00:27:38,125 One doesn't want to look ill, either. 255 00:27:38,845 --> 00:27:40,125 A sick... 256 00:27:42,565 --> 00:27:44,924 king is no good to anyone. 257 00:27:47,484 --> 00:27:49,525 There must be no weakness. 258 00:27:50,444 --> 00:27:52,365 No vulnerability. 259 00:27:55,924 --> 00:27:57,325 Oh, thank you. 260 00:28:08,125 --> 00:28:10,964 Evening Chronicle! Evening Chronicle! 261 00:28:28,964 --> 00:28:31,565 - What's that? - An armchair, sir. 262 00:28:31,644 --> 00:28:35,765 - I just thought, a man of his age... - This one never sits. Get rid of it. 263 00:28:37,845 --> 00:28:39,525 Mr. Churchill, Your Majesty. 264 00:28:44,765 --> 00:28:45,845 Your Majesty. 265 00:28:47,404 --> 00:28:49,444 The people have spoken. 266 00:28:49,525 --> 00:28:53,404 Your party has won the election, 267 00:28:53,484 --> 00:28:57,045 and as... as their Sovereign, 268 00:28:57,125 --> 00:29:00,125 I invite you to form a government in my name. 269 00:29:00,204 --> 00:29:03,125 An honor I gratefully accept. 270 00:29:03,204 --> 00:29:07,244 My dear Winston. Congratulations. 271 00:29:07,325 --> 00:29:13,164 Would it be terribly unconstitutional of me to say how happy I am? 272 00:29:14,404 --> 00:29:17,285 I've missed our weekly chats. 273 00:29:20,845 --> 00:29:24,525 Your predecessor is a fine parliamentarian. 274 00:29:25,525 --> 00:29:26,644 A good man. 275 00:29:26,724 --> 00:29:32,365 But, well, as company, as a companion... 276 00:29:33,724 --> 00:29:37,285 An empty taxi pulled up at the House of Commons, and Mr. Attlee got out. 277 00:29:37,365 --> 00:29:40,884 Quite. 278 00:29:42,805 --> 00:29:46,884 Now you may congratulate me in return. 279 00:29:46,964 --> 00:29:48,684 What for? 280 00:29:49,525 --> 00:29:51,525 My rapid recovery. 281 00:29:51,605 --> 00:29:54,325 - Oh. - Yes. 282 00:29:54,404 --> 00:29:58,605 I seem to have bounced back a lot quicker than people expected. 283 00:29:58,684 --> 00:30:00,404 Yes. 284 00:30:00,484 --> 00:30:04,964 Not sure I ever imagined what breathing through one lung would feel like. 285 00:30:05,884 --> 00:30:08,684 Turns out there's barely any difference. 286 00:30:08,765 --> 00:30:10,724 Good. Good. 287 00:30:15,085 --> 00:30:20,845 Though... probably wise to let the Princess Elizabeth 288 00:30:20,924 --> 00:30:23,805 undertake the Commonwealth tour? Hm? 289 00:30:23,884 --> 00:30:25,404 What say you? 290 00:30:26,924 --> 00:30:30,444 - Is she up to it? - Yes, I'd say so. 291 00:30:31,724 --> 00:30:37,365 Besides... we have to start breaking her in gently, don't we? 292 00:30:37,444 --> 00:30:38,285 Do we? 293 00:30:39,444 --> 00:30:41,484 Keep one eye on the future. 294 00:30:42,765 --> 00:30:44,484 The distant future. 295 00:31:22,684 --> 00:31:24,845 - Welcome back, sir. - What's this? 296 00:31:24,924 --> 00:31:27,285 - It's the teleprinter. - Let's have it upstairs. 297 00:31:27,365 --> 00:31:29,404 - Everything as it was before, sir? - Yes! 298 00:31:29,484 --> 00:31:31,565 Everything exactly as it was before. 299 00:31:31,644 --> 00:31:36,444 Ladies. Ladies. Now... Who's this? 300 00:31:37,684 --> 00:31:40,964 - Oh, Miss Venetia Scott, sir. - A new addition. 301 00:31:41,724 --> 00:31:44,444 - A good one, I'd say. - Thank you, sir. 302 00:31:46,325 --> 00:31:48,724 I had hoped I'd seen the back of this place. 303 00:31:49,565 --> 00:31:52,325 Could you give us a moment, please, Jock? 304 00:31:52,404 --> 00:31:53,404 Thank you. 305 00:31:56,244 --> 00:31:57,845 How was the king? 306 00:31:58,845 --> 00:32:04,805 He talked a great deal about his recovery. Lots of mentions of "bouncing back". 307 00:32:04,884 --> 00:32:07,765 Which always makes one fear the worst. 308 00:32:07,845 --> 00:32:09,525 Not to mention the make-up. 309 00:32:12,605 --> 00:32:14,125 He was wearing rouge. 310 00:32:15,125 --> 00:32:16,484 Poor man. 311 00:32:20,164 --> 00:32:22,005 It's cancer. 312 00:32:24,285 --> 00:32:25,325 What? 313 00:32:29,164 --> 00:32:32,565 - Who knows? - No one. 314 00:32:34,164 --> 00:32:35,724 Least of all him. 315 00:32:37,204 --> 00:32:40,805 - Sir? Lunch. - Let's have it in here. 316 00:32:40,884 --> 00:32:44,325 See what they've been serving for the past five years. 317 00:32:45,805 --> 00:32:49,484 - So he's dying? - We're all dying. 318 00:32:50,325 --> 00:32:53,684 That's what defines the condition of living. 319 00:32:53,765 --> 00:32:55,845 Will he die tomorrow? No. 320 00:32:55,924 --> 00:32:59,484 What about the day after tomorrow? And the day after that? 321 00:32:59,565 --> 00:33:02,005 The country needs to be led by someone strong. 322 00:33:02,085 --> 00:33:06,164 - Well, I'm strong! - You are also tired, Winston. 323 00:33:06,244 --> 00:33:08,085 We both are. 324 00:33:08,164 --> 00:33:11,005 A situation like that would require enormous energy. 325 00:33:13,045 --> 00:33:14,325 And I won't lie to you. 326 00:33:14,404 --> 00:33:18,285 I have considered resigning for Anthony's sake. 327 00:33:18,365 --> 00:33:19,805 For your sake. 328 00:33:19,884 --> 00:33:25,365 But then I realized a situation like that would also require statesmanship. 329 00:33:25,444 --> 00:33:28,325 The party needs me. The country needs me. 330 00:33:28,404 --> 00:33:29,964 She needs me. 331 00:33:30,045 --> 00:33:32,805 - Who? - Her! 332 00:33:34,684 --> 00:33:35,644 Oh, her. 333 00:33:38,404 --> 00:33:41,285 This is Clarence House dining room to Clarence House kitchen. 334 00:33:41,365 --> 00:33:42,805 Dining room to kitchen. 335 00:33:44,365 --> 00:33:47,444 - Dining room to kitchen! - Yes. Dining room to kitchen! 336 00:33:47,525 --> 00:33:48,525 Oh, bugger it! 337 00:33:48,605 --> 00:33:51,884 Right, check the circuits and up the amperage of the fuse wire. 338 00:33:51,964 --> 00:33:53,565 Right, I'm off. 339 00:33:54,365 --> 00:33:56,404 - Breakfast with your mother? - And Margaret. 340 00:33:56,484 --> 00:33:59,724 Imagine. I'm checking curtain fabrics in an hour. 341 00:33:59,805 --> 00:34:02,164 Yes. 342 00:34:05,724 --> 00:34:06,884 Let's pick the curtains. 343 00:34:07,845 --> 00:34:10,125 - Where to, ma'am? - Buckingham Palace, please. 344 00:34:13,605 --> 00:34:14,644 Buckingham Palace. 345 00:34:22,724 --> 00:34:24,605 I see. 346 00:34:24,684 --> 00:34:26,125 The queen has asked to see you. 347 00:34:27,045 --> 00:34:29,405 Yes, we look forward to seeing the doctor then. 348 00:34:29,485 --> 00:34:31,844 - Thank you. Goodbye. - Drawing room! 349 00:34:31,925 --> 00:34:33,844 - Now? - Yes. 350 00:34:40,644 --> 00:34:43,364 We do both so love living at Clarence House 351 00:34:43,445 --> 00:34:46,565 and he has all sorts of ideas about how to modernize it. 352 00:34:46,644 --> 00:34:48,724 He really is rather ingenious like that, actually. 353 00:34:48,804 --> 00:34:51,965 - Now, Peter. - Your Majesty. Your Royal Highnesses. 354 00:34:52,045 --> 00:34:54,525 I have to make a decision about Christmas. 355 00:34:54,605 --> 00:34:58,445 Tell me, do you think the King will be well enough to go to Sandringham? 356 00:34:58,525 --> 00:35:01,005 I do. As a matter of fact, I think it would do him good. 357 00:35:01,844 --> 00:35:04,804 - So it's decided. - Will you be joining us, too? 358 00:35:06,405 --> 00:35:07,244 Me? 359 00:35:08,605 --> 00:35:12,284 Course not. Peter will be spending Christmas at home with his family. 360 00:35:12,364 --> 00:35:14,364 I was only thinking of papa. 361 00:35:14,445 --> 00:35:17,005 Given the choice, you know he'd never let him out of his sight. 362 00:35:17,085 --> 00:35:18,804 Well, that's true. 363 00:35:18,885 --> 00:35:22,684 - He's quite devoted to you. - Then let me discuss it with Rosemary. 364 00:35:22,764 --> 00:35:25,724 Oh, no. No, it's out of the question. 365 00:35:25,804 --> 00:35:30,284 Why, mummy? Let Peter discuss it. 366 00:35:32,804 --> 00:35:34,684 - Well, he did offer. - Oh, very well. 367 00:35:35,844 --> 00:35:38,284 But, as a wife, I know what my answer would be. 368 00:35:38,364 --> 00:35:41,804 I'd want my husband at home at Christmas with his children. 369 00:35:41,885 --> 00:35:42,965 Excuse me. 370 00:35:56,045 --> 00:35:57,485 I saw that. 371 00:35:58,764 --> 00:36:01,885 What? No, I haven't finished. 372 00:36:01,965 --> 00:36:03,724 That look between the two of you. 373 00:36:06,405 --> 00:36:10,405 - Oh, Margaret! - You must tell no one. 374 00:36:10,485 --> 00:36:13,525 The papers all think I'm for Johnny Dalkeith or Billy Wallace. 375 00:36:13,605 --> 00:36:17,405 - Mummy and Papa, too, by the way. - They're just boys. Whereas Peter is... 376 00:36:17,485 --> 00:36:20,204 No, I quite see the attraction of Peter. 377 00:36:20,284 --> 00:36:21,445 But he's married. 378 00:36:39,005 --> 00:36:40,764 Doctor Weir, Your Majesty. 379 00:36:48,324 --> 00:36:51,045 You told me that, after the operation, 380 00:36:51,125 --> 00:36:56,005 I might expect some... soreness, 381 00:36:56,085 --> 00:37:00,525 some difficulty breathing. 382 00:37:00,605 --> 00:37:04,764 But you didn't tell me about this. 383 00:37:06,164 --> 00:37:07,885 - The coughing has returned? - Yes. 384 00:37:07,965 --> 00:37:09,925 - How often? - All the time. 385 00:37:12,125 --> 00:37:18,125 At the time of the operation, as you know, structural alterations were discovered. 386 00:37:18,204 --> 00:37:20,405 Of course. The blockage in the lung. 387 00:37:21,925 --> 00:37:24,405 It's time we gave that blockage a name, sir. 388 00:37:25,804 --> 00:37:27,965 It was a tumor. 389 00:37:28,045 --> 00:37:29,164 A malignant tumor. 390 00:37:36,724 --> 00:37:38,204 I see. 391 00:37:41,005 --> 00:37:45,005 - But... we removed it? - We did. 392 00:37:46,045 --> 00:37:48,244 So what is this? 393 00:37:48,324 --> 00:37:51,405 We removed the left lung, sir. But the right... 394 00:37:53,085 --> 00:37:57,965 has fewer, but still significant, blockages. 395 00:38:13,204 --> 00:38:14,324 So, what's next? 396 00:38:16,324 --> 00:38:17,204 Next? 397 00:38:23,164 --> 00:38:27,244 I argued that His Majesty should be told at the time. 398 00:38:27,324 --> 00:38:30,525 A patient has a right to know the full picture. 399 00:38:30,605 --> 00:38:33,764 But I was overruled. The theory was that, if His Majesty felt he'd been cured, 400 00:38:33,844 --> 00:38:38,445 he could throw himself into his work without undue stress and, and, and worry. 401 00:38:56,284 --> 00:38:58,485 I have two questions. 402 00:39:00,485 --> 00:39:02,445 Who knows the full picture? 403 00:39:04,085 --> 00:39:05,565 Apart from the surgeons? 404 00:39:06,724 --> 00:39:08,644 Perhaps the Prime Minister, sir. 405 00:39:14,204 --> 00:39:15,204 Of course. 406 00:39:18,244 --> 00:39:20,204 But not the queen? 407 00:39:21,885 --> 00:39:25,204 - Nor anyone else in my family? - No, sir. 408 00:39:31,204 --> 00:39:33,324 And the second question? 409 00:39:38,445 --> 00:39:40,565 It's impossible to say, sir. 410 00:39:41,565 --> 00:39:45,684 My understanding is the surgeons did everything they could. 411 00:39:48,405 --> 00:39:49,844 And? 412 00:39:51,844 --> 00:39:53,644 It could be years. 413 00:39:55,045 --> 00:39:57,445 More likely months. 414 00:40:00,804 --> 00:40:02,284 Thank you. 415 00:41:19,284 --> 00:41:24,125 ♪ In the bleak midwinter ♪ 416 00:41:24,204 --> 00:41:29,405 ♪ Frosty wind made moan ♪ 417 00:41:29,485 --> 00:41:36,085 ♪ In the bleak midwinter, long ago ♪ 418 00:41:36,164 --> 00:41:37,045 Merry Christmas. 419 00:41:42,085 --> 00:41:45,525 ♪ ...archangels ♪ 420 00:41:45,605 --> 00:41:50,125 ♪ May have gathered there ♪ 421 00:41:50,204 --> 00:41:51,324 Come on. 422 00:41:51,405 --> 00:41:56,045 ♪ Cherubim and seraphim ♪ 423 00:41:56,125 --> 00:42:00,324 ♪ Thronged the air ♪ 424 00:42:00,405 --> 00:42:05,284 ♪ But his mother only ♪ 425 00:42:05,364 --> 00:42:10,605 ♪ In her maiden bliss ♪ 426 00:42:10,684 --> 00:42:15,804 ♪ Worshipped the beloved ♪ 427 00:42:15,885 --> 00:42:20,605 ♪ With a kiss ♪ 428 00:42:22,684 --> 00:42:23,724 - Oh, look. - Oh... 429 00:42:40,844 --> 00:42:42,724 Charming. Quite charming. 430 00:42:48,965 --> 00:42:53,565 ♪ What can I give Him ♪ 431 00:42:53,644 --> 00:42:57,244 ♪ Poor as I am? ♪ 432 00:43:00,085 --> 00:43:04,844 ♪ If I were a shepherd ♪ 433 00:43:04,925 --> 00:43:09,324 ♪ I would bring a lamb ♪ 434 00:43:10,284 --> 00:43:15,644 ♪ If I were a wise man ♪ 435 00:43:15,724 --> 00:43:20,445 ♪ I would do my part ♪ 436 00:43:21,204 --> 00:43:27,605 ♪ Yet what I can I give him ♪ 437 00:43:27,684 --> 00:43:34,085 ♪ Give my heart ♪ 438 00:43:54,885 --> 00:43:55,925 Thank you. 439 00:43:57,764 --> 00:44:00,164 Thank you. Thank you. 440 00:44:06,005 --> 00:44:08,405 Very good. Charles, come on. 441 00:44:09,324 --> 00:44:10,364 - Alright. - No, Mummy. 442 00:44:10,445 --> 00:44:14,925 Ma'am, His Majesty has requested you attend him in his study. 443 00:44:16,125 --> 00:44:18,164 Urgently requested, ma'am. 444 00:44:19,644 --> 00:44:20,485 Alright. 445 00:44:21,684 --> 00:44:23,364 Will you take them? 446 00:44:23,445 --> 00:44:24,445 I'll be back soon. 447 00:44:28,164 --> 00:44:29,764 Off we go then! 448 00:44:37,885 --> 00:44:42,164 In case you're wondering, I haven't anything specific to say. 449 00:44:43,085 --> 00:44:45,005 Just wanted to spend time with you. 450 00:44:52,804 --> 00:44:56,605 If there's anything you wanted to ask me, just fire away. 451 00:44:59,284 --> 00:45:00,925 Are they a nuisance? 452 00:45:01,005 --> 00:45:03,485 Oh, the boxes. 453 00:45:03,565 --> 00:45:05,925 Not if you keep on top of them. 454 00:45:07,005 --> 00:45:10,085 - Even at Christmas. - Even at Christmas. 455 00:45:11,684 --> 00:45:13,485 Well, what's inside? 456 00:45:13,565 --> 00:45:17,045 Everything they want me to know, they stick on top. 457 00:45:17,125 --> 00:45:19,605 Everything they'd rather I didn't know, 458 00:45:19,684 --> 00:45:23,204 Cabinet meetings, Foreign Office briefings, 459 00:45:23,284 --> 00:45:25,525 they tuck away at the bottom. 460 00:45:25,605 --> 00:45:31,925 Which is why... the first thing I do when no one is looking, is this. 461 00:45:39,885 --> 00:45:41,684 Will you take that? Thank you. 462 00:45:55,324 --> 00:45:56,925 Yeah. 463 00:46:14,684 --> 00:46:15,925 Don't you get sick of it all? 464 00:46:17,885 --> 00:46:19,804 I do. 465 00:46:20,605 --> 00:46:22,605 And lonely? 466 00:46:25,284 --> 00:46:26,605 Sometimes. 467 00:46:27,965 --> 00:46:31,724 Which is why it's so important to have the right person by your side. 468 00:46:33,045 --> 00:46:35,644 I've been very lucky in that regard with your mother. 469 00:46:38,605 --> 00:46:39,644 How's your fellow? 470 00:46:40,445 --> 00:46:42,085 - Philip? - Mm. 471 00:46:44,204 --> 00:46:45,885 Well, he... 472 00:46:47,525 --> 00:46:51,724 Well, I'm afraid he's become something of a snagaholic. 473 00:46:51,804 --> 00:46:52,804 A what? 474 00:46:52,885 --> 00:46:57,085 Well, you know we're renovating Clarence House to make it our permanent home? 475 00:46:57,164 --> 00:46:58,125 Mm, yes. 476 00:46:58,204 --> 00:47:00,925 Well, ever since he started supervising the work, 477 00:47:01,005 --> 00:47:03,965 he can't look at anything without seeing its faults. 478 00:47:04,045 --> 00:47:08,764 "That switch is an inch too high. And that door handle's wrong." 479 00:47:08,844 --> 00:47:11,804 "Well, don't be silly," I say. "A handle's a handle." 480 00:47:11,885 --> 00:47:13,565 I should make more of an effort with him. 481 00:47:15,844 --> 00:47:17,364 Take him shooting. 482 00:47:17,445 --> 00:47:19,965 - Would he like that? - Yes, I think he'd love it. 483 00:47:20,045 --> 00:47:22,724 And then when your health's improved, we'll return to Malta 484 00:47:22,804 --> 00:47:26,125 and he'll have his navy again, and all will be well. 485 00:47:26,204 --> 00:47:27,605 Of course. 486 00:47:28,724 --> 00:47:34,764 But, in the meantime... I'm still not yet well enough to travel. 487 00:47:34,844 --> 00:47:38,085 Not long distances, anyway. 488 00:47:38,164 --> 00:47:41,724 Which brings me to the forthcoming Commonwealth tour. 489 00:47:41,804 --> 00:47:46,125 I was wondering if you would consider stepping into my shoes, so to speak. 490 00:47:47,485 --> 00:47:52,764 My health is improving but I'm still not yet well enough. 491 00:47:53,804 --> 00:47:57,844 - Well, if you think we're up to it. - You'll be fine. 492 00:47:59,525 --> 00:48:02,204 - Where is it? - Well... 493 00:48:02,284 --> 00:48:05,005 Ceylon. Australia. 494 00:48:05,085 --> 00:48:07,724 Then on to New Zealand. Bermuda. 495 00:48:07,804 --> 00:48:10,085 And there's talk of starting in Kenya. 496 00:48:10,164 --> 00:48:11,844 Very good! 497 00:48:11,925 --> 00:48:13,565 Right, we'll be gone months. 498 00:48:15,284 --> 00:48:18,605 Yes. But it would mean so much to papa that we do it. 499 00:48:18,684 --> 00:48:23,324 - What am I supposed to do all that time? - Don't worry, we'll put you to work. 500 00:48:23,405 --> 00:48:25,204 My work is as a naval officer, 501 00:48:25,284 --> 00:48:28,204 not grinning like a demented ape while you cut ribbons! 502 00:48:28,284 --> 00:48:31,724 - What about the children? - The children will be fine. 503 00:48:31,804 --> 00:48:35,485 Oh! Without their parents for months on end? 504 00:48:35,565 --> 00:48:38,925 - Daddy, can you come and play? - I won't be a moment, darling. 505 00:48:39,005 --> 00:48:41,485 If you go and play with grandpapa, I'll be right over. Good boy. 506 00:48:41,565 --> 00:48:44,485 Come on, darling, Daddy's busy. Come and start again. 507 00:48:44,565 --> 00:48:46,804 - Daddy's coming. - They won't know. 508 00:48:46,885 --> 00:48:49,244 - They're too young to notice. - Come on. Be quiet. 509 00:48:49,324 --> 00:48:51,405 It would so help in papa's recovery. 510 00:48:54,005 --> 00:48:55,965 Charles, come back here. 511 00:48:56,045 --> 00:48:59,164 - Daddy, can you play now? - Charles. 512 00:49:05,405 --> 00:49:06,364 Yes. 513 00:49:09,844 --> 00:49:10,804 Thank you. 514 00:49:10,885 --> 00:49:13,684 - What are we playing? - Granny's footsteps. 515 00:49:13,764 --> 00:49:15,885 Come on then. Let's go. And then it's bedtime. 516 00:49:15,965 --> 00:49:18,125 Ready, steady... 517 00:49:39,644 --> 00:49:40,684 Sir? 518 00:49:52,565 --> 00:49:57,445 - What's the weather like today? - Rather misty at the moment, sir. 519 00:49:58,764 --> 00:50:02,284 - Morning! - Bugger off! 520 00:50:03,804 --> 00:50:09,244 Yes, I'm not sure that's the correct address for the King of England. 521 00:50:09,324 --> 00:50:12,005 - It's a beautiful morning for duck. - What? 522 00:50:12,085 --> 00:50:14,684 I thought Wolferton Splash. 523 00:50:20,565 --> 00:50:21,605 Christ. 524 00:50:29,005 --> 00:50:31,324 Reed warbler, see? 525 00:50:33,125 --> 00:50:37,164 Oh, Teal. Below the withy there. 526 00:50:37,244 --> 00:50:41,405 When I woke up this morning, I thought we'd go to Babingley Flat or Eleven Acres. 527 00:50:41,485 --> 00:50:44,364 But, in the end, there's nowhere better than the Splash 528 00:50:44,445 --> 00:50:47,605 with a bagful of cartridges to lift the spirits. 529 00:50:47,684 --> 00:50:49,644 His Majesty's back to himself again. 530 00:50:49,724 --> 00:50:53,005 Oh, he is, thank you. Like a young man again. 531 00:51:01,644 --> 00:51:04,125 We'll be all right. My son-in-law's a naval man. 532 00:51:04,204 --> 00:51:07,085 We will. If I can handle a frigate. 533 00:51:23,284 --> 00:51:28,125 You understand, the titles, the... dukedom. 534 00:51:29,925 --> 00:51:32,724 - They're not the job. - Sir? 535 00:51:36,244 --> 00:51:38,125 She is the job. 536 00:51:39,644 --> 00:51:43,085 She is the essence of your duty. 537 00:51:44,485 --> 00:51:45,684 Loving her. 538 00:51:47,405 --> 00:51:49,164 Protecting her. 539 00:51:53,085 --> 00:51:54,965 Of course, you'll miss your career. 540 00:51:57,684 --> 00:52:01,445 But doing this for her, doing this for me... 541 00:52:05,005 --> 00:52:07,764 there may be no greater act of patriotism. 542 00:52:09,485 --> 00:52:10,605 Or love. 543 00:52:15,644 --> 00:52:17,164 I understand, sir. 544 00:52:19,684 --> 00:52:20,844 Do you, boy? 545 00:52:22,525 --> 00:52:24,284 Do you really? 546 00:52:29,284 --> 00:52:30,804 I think so. 547 00:52:40,965 --> 00:52:43,164 Come. 548 00:52:43,244 --> 00:52:45,644 Let's go shoot some duck, shall we? 549 00:52:45,724 --> 00:52:47,244 Three cheers for His Majesty! 550 00:52:47,324 --> 00:52:49,324 - Hip, hip! - Hooray! 551 00:52:49,405 --> 00:52:51,324 - Hip, hip! - Hooray! 552 00:52:51,405 --> 00:52:53,085 - Hip, hip! - Hooray! 553 00:52:53,164 --> 00:52:55,605 You're too kind. Thank you.