All language subtitles for The.Crown.S05E10

-I think l've found it.
- What?

The perfect house.

Where ?

Malibu.

How can it be perfect
if it's so far from home?

Because Los Angeles is my home now.

How much ?

It's less expensive
than the Iast place I told you about.

But I have to put down a deposit today,

or l will lose it to Michael Douglas.

Who?

Come on , Baba. The actor.

He wants it too, so we have to move fast.

It really is perfect.

And speaking of perfection ,
there's someone I'd Iike you to meet.

A girl.

For me?

No.

This one's for me. She 's special.

If I bring her to London next week,

would you have time to meet her?

Sure.

Will you. . . send the plane ?

Are you crazy? To Los Angeles?

That's 50, 000 just in gas.

Trust me.

She's worth it.

Welcome to
Monarchy: The Nation Decides,

the biggest live debate
ever staged on television.

Good evening. There's only one thing
the country's been talking about,

and that's this program and your role
in the future of the monarchy.

These two telephone numbers
will stay on-screen throughout the program

as we ask: Do you want a monarchy?

Don't forget, there are 14, 000 lines open,

and they'll be open
all through News at Ten .

The real reason
this program 's on

is because we're facing
the prospect of Charles lll.

He is gonna divide this country...

You have voted no for a monarchy.

...choose their next head of state.

The overall public feeling is that...

You have voted no for a monarchy.

The cost of
the House of Windsor compared...

You have voted no for a monarchy.

...is astronomical.

Let the Windsors...

You have voted no for a monarchy.

...while we choose our own head of state.

You have voted no...

...no...

You have voted no...

Are they value for money?

My contention is this would be
a gray and drab country

without the color
the royal family bring to it.

Because the people of this country
want to have the freedom

to be citizens rather than subjects.

You have voted no...

You have voted no for a monarchy.

If you want to see
a King Charles and a Oueen Camilla,

hold up a blue card.

If you don 't,
then please hold up a red card.

It looks like no.

Have royal scandals
damaged the country's reputation ?

-An overwhelming majority says yes.
-. . .no for a monarchy.

In our final show of voting cards,
we want our audience to tell us,

if you want a monarchy,
show a blue card.

You have voted no...

lf you don 't,
then please use the red card.

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear Lilibet

Happy birthday to you

-Well done.
-Oh , I did that in one puff.

Wish ! Wish !

-Is this from you?
-Yes. It's from me.

-What are they?
-What is it?

Oh , look. Just what I need .

Well , I swear by them, Lilibet.

They're very handy.

Show me.

It's one of mine. It's...

It's Huna Mill , near John O'Groats.

-Yes.
-It's good . Very good .

-Thank you . Thank you .
-Marvelous.

I saved the best till Iast, Mummy.

-This'II be good .
-Let's take that off.

Oh , what is this?

Oh , it's a...

Look, you press this. Look. Look.

-That's terribly funny.
-It's ingenious.

You like it?

Oh , that is absolutely marvelous.

You should put it above your bed .

You always buy the best presents.

-Win anything this week?
-Not a thing .

I don't suppose
any of you watched that program?

The monarchy debate?

God , it was awful .

I'm afraid I went to bed .

I started , and then when I saw it was
going in our favor, I switched it off.

I n our favor?

I'm not sure I saw it that way.

"Is the royal family value for money?"

More than half said no.

"Can you name
three useful things the royals do?"

Eighty-three percent couldn't.

"Do you want a referendum
to decide the future of the monarchy?"

Seventy percent said yes.

-"Does anyone want King Charles I I I?"
-One hundred percent said no.

Oh , shame, you naughty boys.

Now, with a general election
in its wake...

-What are the polls predicting?
-A Iandslide.

For Mr. BIair and the Labour Party.

So I think we can safely say
that wholesale change is afoot.

Speaking of wholesale change,
what are we going to do about Hong Kong?

The Great Chinese Takeaway?

-Granny.
-She didn't just say that.

Why? Hong Kong's ours.
The Chinese are taking it away.

Taking it back.

Philip and I are due to be in Canada
on the day of the handover.

They're suggesting Charles go
to Hong Kong in our place.

Hong Kong is clearly
the more significant occasion .

Shouldn't you be there? As sovereign?

A monarch should never attend celebrations
when a colony cuts ties.

It's undignified .

Like attending the wedding
of someone you Ioved

and trying to Iook happy for them.

Been there, done that.

You go to Canada, darling .

Let Charles do Hong Kong .

H i !

Oh , my God .

Okay?

Kelly, meet G4.

G4, meet Kelly.

You're telling me

you had no idea your husband
was robbing a bank at that time?

No. I'm telling you ,

I was probably out shopping
or having Iunch .

You know, the things women Iike me do.

Don't be frightened to play
that Iast Iine a Iittle sexier. Try again .

Okay.

No.

I told you ...

I was probably out shopping
or having Iunch .

You know...

the things women Iike me do.

Mrs. Farnham, I have no idea
what women Iike you do.

But your husband's Iooking at 1 5 years.

Wait. How do I feel about that?

She's angry.

Sick of being betrayed .

-The anger is all in her next Iine.
-Okay.

I am tired of being unwanted !

Someone as gorgeous as you
could never be unwanted .

Wait, that's not the Iine.

I just went off-script.

But it's how he truly feels.

The character?

Or you?

We definitely made
the right choice with these architects.

Really think your dad'Il pay for it?

I hope so.

But he can be hard to predict.

What will make the difference?

If he likes you .

Well , that's pressure.

But he will Iike you .

What's not to Iike?

You said he Iikes Scandi girls.

You could be Scandinavian .

I'm from Kentucky.

You could .

They're asking for three days,
including travel .

Hong Kong's a Iong way to go
for three days.

U nless Mrs. Parker Bowles and I combine it
with a short holiday afterwards.

On Britannia.

It is her final voyage.

We could invite some friends.

Leave it with me, sir.

Might it not also be an opportunity
for me to meet with Mr. BIair?

Why would he be in Hong Kong?

-As British prime minister.
-He's got to win the election first.

I know, but surely that's just a question
of how big his majority will be.

True.

And I've always felt there could be
a productive alliance there.

Two men of a similar age.

Both committed and impatient for change.

I'Il speak to his people.

Table Four. Two Iobster salads,
one saddle of Iamb, one chicken supréme.

Yes, chef!

Right, service, please. Table 1 6!

-Sir. Madam .
-Thank you .

-Salmon .
-Lovely. Thank you .

And steak.

So...

what do you think?

She's cute.

Yes, she is.

Isn't it enough just to fuck her?

What do you want me to say?

Maybe...

how happy you are for me?

But I'm not happy for you or for me.

Is it a bad sign
they're speaking Arabic to each other?

No, they always do that.

Does it bother you?

I mean , it's a bit rude.

You get used to it.

Do you know her family?

Of course.

They're good people.

But do they have money?

Are they our equals?

We have to be careful .

Do you speak Arabic?

At my age, it's hard .

And anyway, most of the time,

you don't need to speak the Ianguage
to know what they're saying .

And this Maliba house?

Malibu .

Malibu , Maliba.

Ten million dollars.

Let me guess. She chose it?

Actually, we both chose it.

And what's the deal
with all the sanitizing?

Oh , you get used to that too.

But I Iike clean hands on a man .

Don't you?

And I will pay you back every cent.

How?

With money I will earn .
With movies I will make.

I'Il win you another Oscar.

You'Il see.

Don't make me laugh .

Recently, your company is a joke.

FIop after flop, all bankrolled by me.

I offer you other jobs.
Directorships, serious things.

And each time, you Iet me down .

The one thing you have always
had a talent for is women .

The one area where I think,
"He might still hit the jackpot."

And you bring home a swimwear model
expecting it to make me happy!

I think the point is
she will make me happy.

Making your father happy
should make you happy.

Bringing honor to the name Fayed
should make you happy.

You two having a nice chat?

We are.

You okay, baby?

You are right...

"Baby."

1 974 was the last time
they won an election,

and it is a vast majority.

Nothing can take away
the magnitude of the Labour victory.

They got 4 million more votes
than the Conservatives.

This is Tony Blair's hour.

And everyone knows it.

Thank you. All right.

Well, a new dawn has broken,
has it not?

We have been elected
as New Labour,

and we will govern as New Labour.

And as we head
into the millennium,

we have the opportunity to change Britain .

It is strange, the...

The human capacity for self-deception .

Despite all the polls...

I still felt I had a chance of winning .

I nstead , my party has just suffered
its worst defeat in memory.

I do hope the history books
will judge my premiership

rather more kindly
than the electorate has.

Whatever the historians make of it,

you will always rank highly
in my personal table of prime ministers.

Very highly.

I shall miss your calm,
forthright, dependable presence.

And I'm especially grateful to you
for your help with the Waleses.

I am still frustrated I was never able
to resolve the issue of the royal yacht.

And I gather the Labour Party is
still committed to decommissioning her.

Yes.

It is just possible
that the scale of his victory

will make Mr. BIair magnanimous,

and I could try
having a word through back channels,

and I might be able to persuade
his administration to keep her affer all .

That would mean the world to me.

What do you make of him?

Mr. Blair?

Oh , I shouldn't have done that.

Well , the oft-touted criticism

is that his Ieadership style is
a triumph of image over substance.

Much attention is also paid to his age.

Forty-three, I checked .

The youngest prime minister
since Lord Liverpool in 1 81 2.

Whatever the criticisms,
there's no denying his achievements.

He's broken the stranglehold
the unions had over his party

and made Labour electable again ,
which is no mean feat.

And he has caught the mood of the country,
in a way that I clearly failed to do.

Let's see.

True statesmanship is not confined
to a time in public office.

And you're still a young man too.

Your Majesty.

One moment, darling .

Congratulations.

Thank you , John .

It's a funny old business.

One day you're prime minister,
arguably the most--

Well , the second-most important person
in the country,

and the next, you lose your job, your car,
and you're evicted from your home,

all before lunch.

I left a note for you on . . . On your desk.

Good luck.

The prime minister, Your Majesty.

-Your Majesty.
-Prime minister.

The new prime minister
came to see me today.

So how are you settling in?

After some polite chit-chat,
I brought up the Royal Yacht Britannia,

hoping for a Iast-minute reprieve,

and he offered a new idea.

A brand-new yacht,
but not paid for by the government.

-What?
-How, then?

By private finance.

At a cost of some 65 million pounds.

Which means that...

...whichever individual or company
pays for it would own the yacht

and Iease it back to the government

whenever the royal family
required its use.

What, like a rental?

Like Avis.

Actually, it's not that unusual .

I n the modern commercial world ,

that's what they do
for shipping containers and oil tankers.

Britannia isn't a shipping container.

She's a royal yacht

and a symbolic representation
of your mother.

So, what are they suggesting?

That "H MY Britannia
sponsored by McVitie's Biscuits"

be emblazoned on the side?

They're suggesting
the yacht would no longer be Britannia.

She would have a new name.

Go on .

New Britain.

I rather Iike it.

Wait, wasn't that
BIair's political slogan?

-Yes.
-Oh , come on .

Next they'Il want his grinning face
on the side with a big red rosette.

I said if those were the terms
of the royal yacht's existence,

I would sooner it be decommissioned .

So that's the decision .

Charles' trip to Hong Kong
will be her Iast official trip.

After 43 years of service

and more than a million nautical miles
around the globe...

the royal yacht is to be retired .

It was the first time
l've seen it so clearly.

The toll that the past few years
have taken on her.

And her distress or her grief,

it was not for the royal yacht,
nor her precious memories.

It was for herself.

And the institution she represents.

Like she felt
she was being decommissioned .

I n which case, you must be ready, sir.

And the country must start
to prepare for you as the future.

To that end ,
I had a look at the itinerary,

and I've managed to find some time

for you to meet with the prime minister
one-on-one on the royal yacht.

I also identified one or two places

in the speech
that Buckingham Palace has sent for you

to read out at the farewell ceremony,
just to tweak it a bit.

Just to give it a bit more of your voice.

The only thing
I haven't been able to change is...

business-class seats.

The politicians,
foreign secretary Robin Cook,

former foreign secretary Douglas Hurd
and former prime minister Edward Heath ,

are all going first class.

And the heir to the throne is in business?

Afraid so.

Doesn't that tell you everything?

You're going
to have to be very brave.

But I promise you , you'II survive.

-I'Il talk to him .
-I'm not gonna ask you .

There you are.

I mean , the excitement is being
in a position to actually do this stuff.

Prince Charles flew
into Hong Kong today

as the final countdown
to the handover begins.

The foreign secretary, Robin Cook,
criticized China 's plans

to send in troops
hours after the handover.

Dodi called me today.

To tell me he paid a deposit
on the house in Malibu .

Good .

Be happy for him .

But what if
he actually proposes to this girl?

Then we will give him
a magnificent wedding .

I n Paris.

With the reception at the Ritz.

Or in Scotland , in your castle.

My firstborn son marrying a model .

That's all I was.

You were so much more than a model .

You were a socialite.

I'm feeling a bit gloomy this evening .
I don't want to spoil your night.

No, you will spoil it only by not coming .

Just one course.

Twenty minutes.

AII right. All right.

I thought after the divorce,
I'd be this happy, smiley thing again ,

but I'm more glum than ever.

It's Camilla's 50th birthday coming up.

Charles wants to throw her
a big party at H ighgrove.

I don't want to be
in the country for that.

Where to go?

I had plans to take the boys to America
for a summer holiday,

but that was shut down
for security reasons, so...

Why don't you come
to Saint-Tropez with us?

PIease.

No, I wouldn't inflict all this on you .

CIear off. Get out!
Go on , get out of here!

CIear off. Get out of here.

My bodyguards are all special forces,
so you will be fine.

For the boys,
there will be speedboats and Jet Skis

and movies and burgers and french fries.

For you ,
there will be sunshine and shopping

and a big new yacht.

And a helicopter and a plane
to get you there.

You will think
it's all very Egyptian and vulgar.

But you will Iove it.

So?

Promise me you will think about it?

Your Excellency, prime minister,
ladies and gentlemen...

...l've been asked by Her Majesty
the Oueen to read the following message.

Five hours from now,
the Union Flag will be lowered.

The flag of China will fly over Hong Kong,

and more than a century and a half
of British administration

will have come to an end.

And now the people of Hong Kong
can look to a new future.

As the old certainties give way,

l feel hopeful
Hong Kong's unique character and spirit

will be a lesson to the world
of independence and progress.

This strong sense of identity...

this deep commitment
to its own way of doing things,

has been the engine
of Hong Kong's spectacular success.

By preserving these Iiberties,

we are not merely
protecting a people's way of Iife.

We are inviting the world
to Iearn from their example.

I wish you all a successful transition

and a prosperous and peaceful future.

The prime minister,
Your Royal Highness.

Prime minister, I'm so grateful
to you for making the time.

Your Royal Highness.

Look at you .

The first prime minister young enough
to be the Queen's son .

Winston Churchill ,

who sat in that armchair
a great many times,

was old enough to be her grandfather.

Anthony Eden , Harold Macmillan ,
her father.

Wilson and Heath , her husbands.

Mrs. Thatcher, her twin sister.

And you , her son .

Which I suppose,
by extension , would make us...

-Brothers.
-Yes.

Two men of the same age and generation .
And , hopefully, of a similar mindset.

And I want to say, if this meeting is
about the decommissioning of the yacht,

I want you to know, especially in Iight
of having been shown around her today,

how bad I feel .

Why?

-Well , I . . .
-PIease.

I suppose I wasn't prepared
for how striking she'd be up close.

Or how remarkable
the sense of tradition is

that you get aboard her or...

I suppose it almost
makes one regret the decision .

To get rid of her? Really?

And here am I , thinking the opposite.

The very thing
that has brought us to Hong Kong

has made clear that
there's no point clinging to the past.

We must be excited by the future.

And what an example you've set
with your party.

You've taken a rusty old socialist tractor

and turned it into
a gleaming modern sports car.

-And look how the public has responded .
-I hope so.

I probably shouldn't say this, but...

I think the royal family needs
a similar renovation .

Not just in terms of size and cost,
though certainly those things too, but...

also in terms of attitudes.

My parents can be
a Iittle hidebound in their ideas

about, for example,
how I should be permitted to Iive.

Divorces and second marriages,
these things exist.

They're the reality for many people today.

You understand that.

You understand the public mood
better than anyone.

Don't you think they'd prefer to see
a happy, remarried Prince of Wales,

rather than an unhappy, unmarried one?

It was pretty gobsmacking
what he was doing.

Effectively briefing
against his own mother.

But I have some sympathy with him .

Can't be much fun
being the Prince of Wales

if you're an impressive man .

Is he?

Oh , yes, with energy and a brain .

And a conscience and a beating heart

and a genuine desire to engage
and make a difference.

Same with this yacht.

Magnificent though she is, the fact is,
she's done over a million miles.

Her glories belong to the past.
She's not fit for purpose today.

Of course, I have enormous respect
for the people who advise the Queen ,

but, well , let's be honest,
there's a Iot of gray hair there.

And they do display
a certain tone deafness at times.

If we want to preserve
what's best about the Crown ,

then two modern , forward-thinking men
might need to work together

to help protect...

well , not only
the monarchy's future, but...

as heir to the throne, my future too.

To be stuck in a system
that wants you to be nothing , no one,

without a voice.

". . .Sidelong glances,

and the Ieader of the bushmen
attached himself to this man

as if it was his natural right,
but soon a remarkable change set in ."

That is so good .

It would be Iike being trapped
for eternity in opposition .

I mean , we had 1 8 years.
That was bad enough .

He's already had 50.

It can 't be easy
knowing your own mother has the final say

on who you can or can't marry.

I magine if your mum
had had a veto over me.

She wouldn't have dared .

Hong Kong's new dawn
heralded a new military power today.

Troops of China 's
People 's Liberation Army, the PLA,

trundled across the border
as a friendly invasion.

But it is the sight
of armored personnel carriers

that has stirred particular unease
in some quarters.

The Prince of Wales Barracks
on Hong Kong lsland

was the British military headquarters
until midnight last night.

But no more.

Today inscrutable Chinese sentries
came face-to-face with...

Your Majesty.

...struggling home
after a long and liquid night.

The PLA arrived--

One or two bits and pieces, if I may.

The Princess of Wales has asked permission

to take the princes with her
on a holiday in the South of France,

as guests of Mohamed AI Fayed .

Should we go back with a no?

That would be my preference,

but it is Diana's turn
with the boys this year.

Which is what I'm told
divorced couples call "parenting ."

So it's none of my business.

Ma'am .

Was that the bit?

I'm bracing myself for the pieces.

The Prince of Wales...

Go on .

... is believed to have granted
the prime minister a private audience

while in Hong Kong ,

before heading off on a private holiday
with Mrs. Parker Bowles and some friends

on the royal yacht.

I've taken the Iiberty
of drafting a statement

clarifying that the holiday
was at the prince's expense.

But that doesn't deal
with the private audience.

What do you think they discussed?

The ostensible subject was
the future of Britain in the region .

Will you ask the Prince of Wales to come
and see me as soon as he has a moment?

Ma'am .

And before she is decommissioned ,

do you think I might be allowed to say
my own private farewell to Britannia ?

Of course.

Let me arrange that.

Your Royal Highness.

The Prince of Wales, Your Majesty.

Mummy.

How was Canada?

Wonderful , thank you .

Not a spot of rain .

No, I'm afraid I got the rain .
AImost drowned out my speech .

My speech .

I hope it didn't spoil
your subsequent holiday in the...

-Where was it?
-Manila and the Paracel Islands.

I must say,
I was surprised to hear of the trip.

And that you would use the royal yacht

as a place to conduct your affair
with Mrs. Parker Bowles.

My affair, Mummy? I'm an unmarried man .

Divorced man whose wife is still alive.

Are we really having this conversation?

Camilla and I are mature, willing adults.

-No doubting the "willing ."
-Who make one another happy.

No doubting that either.

But isn't it time you asked yourself:

What good can ultimately come of it
when the public is so against it?

This is madness.

I tend to agree.

For years, Diana has washed
her dirty linen in public.

She's thrown endless grenades over
the palace gates trying to blow us all up.

And throughout this,
Camilla has remained a model of discretion

and decency and dignity.

And yet you save
your most bitter condemnation for her.

The prime minister...

Ah , yes, the prime minister.

...a young man who understands the public
better than anyone,

told me that what they want
is a happy heir to the throne

whose private Iife reflects the world
as they see it.

I don't want to get drawn on Mr. BIair

or whether he understands the people
better than me or not.

I'd say he does.

But I do want to make clear
that the only person in this family

to have a direct relationship
with the first minister is the sovereign .

-Which will one day be me.
-One day, but not yet.

When?

You should know the answer
better than anyone

because, God willing,
you will one day take the oath yourself.

This job is for Iife.

Let's hope there's still an institution
for me to take the oath for.

I don't think it's my behavior
that's threatening its survival .

Isn't it?

It hasn't been on my watch that there's
been a complete breakdown of authority,

that a program on national television's
made such a mockery of us.

The vote, as I understand it,
went comfortably in our favor.

Less in yours.

I n Hong Kong ,
I saw how easy it is to dispose of us.

Buildings renamed .
Your head removed from the stamps.

Hundred and fifty years
of Iiving under the Crown ,

they couldn't have been shot of us
more quickly.

That's what happens
when we fail to move with the times.

You can't be blamed
for Iiving a Iong life.

Thank you .

But you have to accept that your values
were shaped by Queen Mary.

Yes. Proud of it.

Hers by Queen Victoria.

Proud of that too.

I'm just worried , Mummy, that...

if we continue to hold on
to these Victorian notions

of how the monarchy should Iook,
how it should feel ,

then the world will move on .

And those who come after you will be...

Will be Ieff with nothing .

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

I love you .