All language subtitles for The.Crown.S05E05

And how does one describe
being Prince of Wales?

I mean, it's hardly a job.

Still less a vocation.

It's simply a. . . predicament.

Previous Princes of Wales

have been happy to misspend their lives
in idle dissipation,

but my problem is, l can't bear idleness.

Or dissipation.

Every day, l meet people
from all walks of life.

Ministers, scientists, entrepreneurs,

men and women my age who've gone out
into the world and made their mark.

It's precisely the thing...

that l'm not allowed to do.

I n any other professional sphere,
I'd be. . . at the peak of my powers.

I nstead ,

what am I? I'm just a...

useless ornament,

stuck in a waiting room,

gathering dust.

There I go again .
AIways a Iittle whine with my cheese.

No, it just feels so good
to tell it as it is to close friends.

We understand .
You're a criminally wasted resource, sir.

Look at the extraordinary work
you do with the Prince's Trust.

Turning young lives around ,
giving out thousands of grants a year.

Twenty thousand , to be precise.

Our Iatest initiative is this funding
of evening centers up and down the country

where children from crowded
and Iow-income households

can come and do their homework.

What a wonderful idea.

Doesn't sound Iike
an ornament gathering dust to me.

Oh , thank you , Nancy.

Now, the day's work is still not done,
so will you excuse me?

-Good night.
-Good night, sir.

One, two, three, pass me up.

Come on , you're doing it so slowly.
Come on .

-I've got five cards.
-Hello?

Andrew.

-Your Royal Highness.
-Does that mean I still Iose?

Mummy?

-Is she. . .?
-She 'll be with you in just a moment.

I have to wait
until she picks up in the other room.

One, two, three, pass me up.

So, is everyone there together?

Yes, all here.
Such a special time of year.

And is it just the four of you
for Christmas or. . .?

I believe that's her now, sir.

Thank you .

Right, I'm playing . Move up.

Laura, you been cheating again?

Hello.

Wish you would answer the phone.
I never know what to say.

We're alone now.

I'm in the bedroom.

In bed?

On top of it.

Lucky old bed .

Are you still in Cheshire ?

I am, yeah .

Missing you terribly.

Back soon, though, my darling.

Are you still making the speech
in Oxford tomorrow?

Yes.

That's the reason I called , actually.
Could you bear to quickly Iisten to it?

Is it very Iong?
We're a full house.

No, no, no, short. And punchy.

And a bit controversial .

Which is why I want your opinion .
You always know best when to rein me in .

AII right.

Remind me of the subject.

The teaching of English language
in schools.

It is quite astounding
to think that in England

we have produced one of the world's
most beautiful languages.

However, the rate at which
that Ianguage is degenerating

has become a cause for concern .

It's a tragedy for the next generation

that in the birthplace
of the Ianguage of Keats,

of Shelley, of Shakespeare,
efforts to preserve that language

and uphold the standards of its teaching
are no Ionger a priority.

If we look at the way English is used
in business, in the popular press,

or on television programs,

or indeed in our schools,
universities and institutions...

...you'll see
just how impoverished

our great mother tongue has become...

- What's the address?
-Sutton Drive.

-And what town are you in?
-Chester.

Emergency,
tell me exactly what's happened.

I need an ambulance.

...minor accident
on the Hedley crossroads,

possible drink driving.

Is the patient bleeding?

Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, l think so.

Yeah, no, he is bleeding.

He 's taking the piss. He 's lost it.

Okay, sir, can you calm down

and tell me exactly what's happened?

...see just how impoverished

our great mother tongue has become.

Everything happens at the end of the day.

And every situation is a win-win.

As Prince of Wales,
l won 't be thanked for saying this,

but the rot begins
in the very institutions whose duty it is

to preserve our proud linguistic
and cultural heritage.

If we want to produce
the next generation of great writers,

we must use our education system

to protect what is surely
our greatest national export,

the English language,

which, like any language,

is so much more
than a collection of words.

It is a means of building bridges

between people of different backgrounds,
cultures and generations.

What do you think?

I think it's brilliant.

I think you could go further.

Our language is like an endangered species
that needs to be protected.

It's a scandal
the way we're letting it be slaughtered.

Well, l quite agree.

But l read it to my private secretary.
He thinks l might have gone too far.

I suppose it might be better
to leave the audience wanting more.

Yes.

I suppose one has to be aware of it
in the room.

Just feel one 's way
along with it, if you...

lf you know what l mean.

You're awfully good
at feeling your way along.

Stop it.

It's too dangerous.

If we run this,
we'd risk being responsible

for breaking up a royal marriage.

But I don't want
our friend crossing the street

and selling it to anyone else either.

So pay him what he wants.

Keep the tape.

Put it in the safe
and hope for another day.

Lift going down.

Have you gone to sleep?

No, I'm here.

N ight. Love you .

Adore you.

Night.

N ight.

You are both resolved on this?

No doubts? No hesitancy?

This is really what you want?

Very well .

With permission, Madam Speaker,
l wish to inform the House

that Buckingham Palace is,
at this moment, issuing this statement.

It reads as follows:

"lt is with regret

that the Prince and Princess of Wales
have decided to separate.

Their Royal Highnesses
have no plans to divorce,

and their constitutional positions
are unaffected ."

"We share the great sorrow
which this announcement will cause

and ask the public to join us in praying

that God will bring comfort
and strength to the prince and princess."

"The decision by the Prince
and Princess of Wales to separate

has been reached amicably.

They will both continue
to participate fully

in the upbringing of their children. . ."

". . .And will continue to carry out

full and separate programs
of public engagements."

"The Oueen and
the Duke of Edinburgh, though saddened,

understand and sympathize
with the difficulties

that have led to this decision."

That is the text of the announcement.

L'm sure that l speak for the whole House

and millions beyond it
in offering our support

to both the Prince and Princess of Wales
at this difficult time.

Hear, hear.

When a vessel is in rough seas,

it's sometimes necessary
to alter her course.

That's why we're all here today.

Now, this particular expedition
is the brainchild of the Iord chamberlain .

David , did you want to say a few words?

Thank you , sir.

I think we can all agree

the Iast few years have been
particularly challenging for the monarchy.

The fire at Windsor Castle,

the failure of several royal marriages,

questions being raised

as to the family's value for money,
its relevancy--

Yes, all right.
No need to go over it all again .

And so, in consultation
with Her Majesty the Queen

and H is Royal Highness
the Duke of Edinburgh ,

we've decided to set up
an informal council of war.

A task force to safeguard
the monarchy's survivaI

in a rapidly changing world .

And since the idea is
to find new directions for a way forward--

Ahead .

Sir?

Ahead , David .

Way ahead .

...we would call it the Way Ahead Group.

I suppose l should be grateful.

I've been preaching
the gospel of change for...

I don't know how Iong ,
and affer 25 years, they finally agree.

-And what did they come up with?
-Oh , ready for this?

AIIowing the public into the royal box
at the AIbert Hall from time to time.

Radical .

Making the requirement to bow or curtsy

to some members
of the royal family optional .

Giving the Royal Air Force Central Band
a more enhanced role

in the Changing of the Guard ceremony
at the palace.

That's progressive because. . .?

They have women members
within their ranks.

Vive la révolutionl

Quite. Meanwhile,
nothing on constitutional reform,

nothing on the monarch
being both head of state

and Supreme Governor
of the Church of England .

How to square that with a country
that's supposed to be a modern democracy?

I told them , we should be
thinking of something much more...

... radical .

You talk of cost-cutting measures
and reform of the civil Iist.

I say why not abolish it altogether?
Have the monarchy fund itself.

You talk about including more women
in the pomp and pageantry,

but why not something
more far-reaching than that?

Ending the bar on the eldest daughters
inheriting the throne?

The problem with the ideas
that you've presented today

is that they don't reflect
a modern Britain ,

what it Iooks Iike,
what it feels Iike, what its concerns are.

Education , the threat to the environment,

better opportunities
for disadvantaged youth ,

things I've been campaigning on for years.

I'm afraid I did get rather carried away.

Even dared bring up our great leader.

To her face.

God .

We all saw the unfortunate poll recently
about Queen Victoria Syndrome

and how many people find the Crown
remote and out of touch .

You claim to want to refresh the monarchy.

Well , what I'm proposing
is precisely that.

A new welfare monarchy

that's less about mystery
and magic and divine right

and more about our practical role
in today's society.

That was
a different Charles today.

Separation from Diana has liberated him.

Energized him.

And what if being informed and in touch
is what people want from their sovereign?

Having controversial opinions
and agitating politically

is not what people want
from their sovereign .

I just think, while we're setting up
committees or task forces,

hoping to find ways forward ...

it might be useful to acknowledge

that the solution we are looking for...

could be right under our noses.

Buzzing around me here.

Aylard .

Yes.

Yep.

Yep.

- We 've checked our end.
-Right.

Sir.

The recording was made
by an amateur radio enthusiast.

Having correctly identified your voices,
he then sold it to the Daily Mirror.

At the time, the newspaper decided
not to go ahead with it

because of the potential damage
it might do to the royal marriage.

But now that you and the Princess of Wales
have officially separated ,

the newspaper feels at Iiberty to publish .

And I think we must brace ourselves

for the transcripts to be published
in the U K in the coming days.

How can they get away with this?

It's a private conversation .

A private matter between two adults.
No one else's business.

U nfortunately, sir,

while the intentional interception
of private phone calls is illegal ,

the amateur radio operator in this case

claims to have stumbled
upon the conversation by chance.

Which could be difficult to disprove.

Don't even remember the conversation .

Have we discovered what was actually said?

No details yet,
but we're told it was. . . intimate.

Very intimate.

- What do you think?
-l think it's brilliant.

I think you could go further.

Our Ianguage is like an endangered species
that needs to be protected .

It's a scandal
the way we're Ietting it be slaughtered .

I quite agree.

But l read it to my private secretary.
He thinks l might have gone too far.

I suppose it might be better
to. . . Ieave the audience wanting more.

Yes.

I suppose one has to be aware of it
in the room .

Just feel one's way
along with it, if you ...

If you know what I mean .

You're awfully good
at feeling your way along .

Stop it.

God, l want to feel my way along you.

All over you.

Up and down you. ln and out.

Particularly in and out.

That's just what l need at the moment.

Is it?

I know it would revive me.

But l can 't bear a Sunday night
without you.

God.

It's like that program,
Start the Week.

I can't start the week without you.

I fill up your tank.

Yes, you do.

-So you can cope.
- Then l'm all right.

What about me?

The trouble is,
l need you several times a week.

So do l.

I need you all week.

I need you all the time.

Oh , darling , I just want you now.

Do you?

So do l.

Desperately. Desperately.

God , I wish I could just...

Iive inside your trousers or something .
It would be so much easier.

What are you going to turn into?
A pair of knickers?

Or, God forbid, a Tampax.
lt'd be just my luck.

You're a complete idiot.

What a wonderful idea.

My Iuck to get chucked down the Iavatory

and keep on going on and on forever,

swirling around on top, never going down .

Oh , darling .

Till the next one comes through.

Perhaps you could
just come back as a box.

- What sort of box?
-A box of Tampax.

You couldjust keep going.

That's true.

Have you gone to sleep ?

No, l'm here.

Will you ring me when you wake up?

N ight-night, my darling . I do Iove you .

I love you too.

I don 't want to say goodbye.

Neither do l.

But you must get some sleep.

Bye, darling.

-Bye.
-Bye.

Press the button .

Going to press the tit.

All right, darling,
l wish you were pressing mine.

Oh, God.

So do l.

Harder and harder.

Oh, darling.

Night.

N ight.

Love you .

Adore you.

Night.

N ight.

There 's uproar in Britain
over the publication

of the so-called Camillagate tapes.

The call, allegedly between
Prince Charles and a close female friend,

was taped three years ago.

He will not come back
from this. The tapes are filthy.

It's raised doubts over
whether the Prince of Wales can be king.

Yet another royal scandal
making headlines.

Yet another bitter blow
to a monarchy in crisis.

Sally Hinkman, NBC News, London.

Here.

I brought you some weapons-grade,
entirely chemical cold medication .

I know you're probably taking
some sort of root or herb.

Garlic, ginger and elderberry.

I thought I'd bring you
something that actually works.

Poor you .

It's an assassination .

Complete decimation of my character and ...

of everything I've worked so hard for.

It's no secret I think, over the years,

you've brought a great many
of your problems upon yourself.

But no one deserves this.

Thank you .

It's the hypocrisy that gets me.

As if none of these journalists have ever
spoken to a Iover over the phone.

Or said embarrassing things.

It was all a bit embarrassing , wasn't it?

It was a little. . . gynecological
for my taste.

Well ...

once I'd taken my head out of my hands
and my fingers out of my throat...

God .

...there was a surprising residue Ieff

of being touched by. . .
two teenagers of a certain age being

so gloriously human and ...

entirely in love.

For that alone, you deserve some credit.

I n this family especially.

You are sweet.

I doubt our dear papa
will see it that way.

AII right.

I'Il speak to you tomorrow. Or whenever.

If I weren't so ashamed ,

I might confess to admiration
of the sheer scale of your achievement.

I n one fell swoop,

you've succeeded in alienating the Church
over your moral fitness,

the politicians over
your conduct unbecoming .

The House of Commons is in uproar.

They're saying we've pressed
the self-destruct button .

Among your many,
entirely unjustified , military honors

is colonel-in-chief
of the Royal Regiment of Wales.

I wonder if you might remind us
of their motto.

I n English .

Better death than dishonor.

-What's that? Speak up.
-Better death than dishonor.

A sentiment on which
you would do well to reflect.

Are you still here?

It was so painful .

And so public.

And so unnecessary too.

Everyone at HQ is frightened ,
my dear father included .

They don't know how the world has changed ,
and everyone's just blaming everyone else.

That's no excuse
for gratuitous, sadistic exhibitionism.

It sounds like playground bullying .

The way the sycophants all nodded .

Grateful that his invective
wasn't directed at them for once.

It Ieaves me no choice but to...

To protect yourself.

To Iook after yourself.

Yes.

Historians won 't be able
to pinpoint a moment

when the breakaway happened,
because nothing official has happened.

But a change is happening.

I ask you to look around you.
What do you see ?

Not old , stuffy courtiers, but young
professional men and women of today.

The Way Ahead Group,

or the Lagging Behind Group,
as I like to call them ,

was set up to prepare the monarchy
for the coming millennium ,

but it seems they hold some confusion
as to which millennium we're actually in .

I think, as a guiding principle, if we're
interested in saving the monarchy,

we should do the exact opposite
of what the Way Ahead Group recommends.

I think we all agree,
and polls certainly show,

that the monarchy is in a rut.

A dangerous rut.

It's vital that people are given a reason

to believe in
and be excited about the future.

If one asks oneself

what the future of the monarchy is,
then the answer is. . . is you , sir.

But right now the problem is,
no one knows you .

They don't know who you really are,
nor what you think or feel--

I quite agree.

But what should we do about that?

Well , one thought that we had

was that perhaps a mature,
progressive, open television special

would be a way to go.

Where the Prince of Wales
is finally given the opportunity

to freely air his voice.

AIongside an expansive
and wide-ranging interview,

we could grant cameras
unprecedented access

to a future king at work.

An intimate and authoritative profile

of an enlightened ,
thoughtful , forward-thinking man

who has been Prince of Wales
for a quarter of a century,

and a chance for him to Iay out his vision
for a modern monarchy, a modern Britain .

Who were you thinking of
as the interviewer?

There are a number of candidates,

but the name we're most excited about
is Jonathan Dimbleby.

He's serious. He's forthright.
He's independent-minded .

County Durham would be ideal
if we're going from South Shields to...

People will know
that it's not puffery

or chocolate-box royalism with Dimbleby.

There is an element of risk.

He 's bound to ask
about the marriage at some point.

But in our view,
there 's a far greater prospect of reward.

Just take your time.
Think measured , considered .

-Chaps, we all set?
-Ready to go.

-Good .
-Right, this is it.

Thank you .

Hello, Jonathan . How are you?

-Sir.
-Where do you want me?

Sitting here, please.

-PIease.
-Quiet, please.

-Right.
-Five, four, three.

Your Royal Highness,
it's fair to say that in recent years

the royal family has been plagued
by a certain amount of adversity.

Do you think, with all these setbacks
to your family and to you personally,

that the monarchy can still survive?

Well , more than that,

I hope it can flourish .

But to do so, it needs to adapt.

It's no secret
that I'm open to the idea of reform.

I think that we're at
a make-or-break time for the monarchy,

and we need to be radical .

But, of course, there's only so much
that I can do as Prince of Wales.

As king , you will also find yourself
at the head of an established church .

I n the past, you have shown
an interest in other faiths.

How does that sit with a future role

as Supreme Governor
of the Church of England ,

Defender of the Faith?

I prefer to think of myself
not as defender of just one faith ,

the Church of England ,
but as defender of faith in general .

Why should the Church of England
have a monopoly on the Crown?

What about the Jews and Catholics
and Sikhs and Muslims and Hindus?

Are they not its subjects, as well?

There is, of course, one question
above all that burns in the public's mind ,

and that relates to your marriage
to the Princess of Wales.

One of the most serious allegations
concerning your marriage

is that you were repeatedly unfaithfuI

and that your close association
with Camilla Parker Bowles

was a deciding factor in its collapse.

How do you answer that?

Mrs. Parker Bowles is
a dear friend of mine,

a wonderful friend
that I'm jolly Iucky to have.

And even within a marriage,

one must still nurture
outside friendships.

And Mrs. Parker Bowles
is just one of a number of friends

that l've been close to over the years.

When you married your wife,

you made a pledge before God

to uphold your wedding vows.

Did you at least try to be faithful
from the start?

Of course.

-And were you?
-Yes.

Until...

Until it became. . . obvious that...

the marriage couldn 't be saved.

Both of us having. . . done our best.

At which point, l...

tried to do my duty.

But there was...

there was nothing to be done.

So, yes...

old friendships were rekindled.

You've been very forthright
in your response, very honest.

Is it your hope
that this issue will now go away?

Well, l'd certainly prefer it.

The difficulty stems,
l think, from when...

When we in the monarchy
set ourselves up as a sort of ideal.

As husbands or as wives or as parents.

And very often
the truth is very far from that.

The question people have to ask themselves
is what do they want in their leaders?

Do they want someone who errs

but who learns from their mistakes,
who grows,

who recognizes the need for change,

who has a vision...

or someone who is content
to continue making the same mistakes

and to keep things as they are ?

Really, l think that's the clear choice
that that people are faced with.

This desire for progression

extends to many aspects
ofyour work as Prince of Wales.

Prince Charles bared his soul
to the nation last night

in a television documentary

designed to showcase
his work as Prince of Wales,

and he appeared to have no regrets
as he greeted onlookers today

during his first public appearance
since the program aired.

His aides were letting it
be known they've been delighted

with the response
to his controversial television profile.

Palace officials said
they'd been deluged with calls of support.

The program contained
a number of intimate revelations,

including the prince's close friendship
with Mrs. Camilla Parker Bowles.

The admission divided viewers

between those who felt it was
a refreshing attempt to clear the air

and those who felt
the prince had made an error ofjudgment.

There was no comment
from Kensington Palace,

but the Princess of Wales
upstaged her husband

by attending the Serpentine Gallery's
annual summer party this evening,

putting on a defiant display

in what many are already calling
her "revenge dress."

The prince and princess
remain focused on their public roles,

but there is little doubt
that the war of the Waleses

has entered a new and more volatile phase.

Diana!

Camilla!

Camilla! Camilla!

The newspapers called you Plain Jane.
What do you say to that, Camilla?

Just move back.

Reaction to the interview
is divided

between those that feel the prince
has shown himself unfit to be king

and should have had the good grace
to stay silent,

and those that have been ...

pleasantly surprised
by what they saw and heard .

I nterestingly, it was his desire
to be defender of faith in general ,

to Jews, Muslims,
Catholics, Sikhs, Hindus,

rather than Defender of the Faith
that has won most favor.

H is words having undeniably connected
with whole constituencies

that are traditionally Ieff unreached
by the monarchy.

It is not a monarch's role to campaign
or chase constituencies Iike a politician ,

because the Crown itself
is a unifying symbol .

It binds together
a kingdom of four nations

and a worldwide multiracial Commonwealth .

Symbolically.

Charles is frustrated

because the Crown has many
of the functions of an inanimate object.

He prefers to be animate.

But there's a danger in that.

One can end up undoing more than doing .

Your Royal Highness.

You're not eating?

No, I don't have an appetite.

Must say, I'm surprised you do.

Why? It's delicious.

What's all this I hear about a book?

The idea is to do a book
following on from the interview,

taking some of the points further.

Why?

Because a lot of the important things
I wanted to say,

about education and environment
and architecture,

got drowned out
by all the hoo-ha about adultery.

AIso, people are interested .

Maybe not as interested as you think.

Maybe more interested than you think.

If my postbag is anything to go by.

I n the 1 8th century,
it was considered perfectly normaI

for the Prince of Wales
to set up shop at Leicester House

to generate fresh ideas.

A shadow monarchy, in essence.
A rival court.

But this is not the 1 8th century.

And creating rival courts
is not what we do in this family.

We close ranks behind the sovereign ,
not criticize her.

We're all after the same thing , Anne.

You sure you won't have
some of this asparagus?

It's fresh from the garden .

Right.

Thanks for coming .

For years, l've doubted Charles.

That he wasn 't strong enough.

Tough enough.

But Iook what he's just come through .

First that phone recording ,
subsequent humiliation ,

then that interview
and subsequent criticism.

And it hasn't broken him .

The opposite.

He might be as mad as everyone thinks,

but he's not as weak as everyone thinks.

The Charles I saw today was strong .

Confident.

Mature.

Not only does he have
what it takes for the job,

in some ways, he's already begun .

What do you mean?

For the past year,

possibly more,

Charles has been slowly but surely
setting up his own court at St. James's.

H is own Camelot.

His own advisers,
his own modern, progressive agenda.

He knows one day
he will be King Charles lll.

And if we want to know
what that will look and feel like...

well , he's starting to show us.

The whole point
of the Prince 's Trust

is to equip young people like you

with the skills and the confidence
to fulfill your dreams and ambitions.

It's nice to meet you .

Now, you may think
that someone of my age and background

wouldn't understand young people
in your communities

and the unfair judgment of society
that you sometimes face.

Well , as it happens,
I do understand a Iittle bit

about what it is
to be criticized and judged .

And I also know
that those judgments are mostly not true.

That people out there
have no idea who l really am.

How about you?

L'm sure that each ofyou
has something within you.

An unacknowledged greatness.

A talent that deserves to be recognized .

And that's what
the Prince's Trust is all about.

To give you the confidence
to believe in your ideas

and the money to bring them to fruition.

I want to reach those
that have been overlooked , rejected ,

to make sure
that you've been given a chance.

Because it's only
when we risk reaching too far

that we find out
how far it's possible to go.

Thank you .

Thank you very much .