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00:05The Royals are the most talked about family on the planet.
00:09There's not another family that has that kind of notoriety.
00:13They have to mind their P's and Q's wherever they are and be careful of what they say.
00:17But what if we could find out what they're saying when they think nobody is listening?
00:22William glances at Catherine and she says, stop arguing.
00:27To if the Queen replies, let's stop this now. Of course I don't want you to suffer.
00:31In this programme, we will show the Royals as you've never seen them before.
00:36And to say all of this is not true. Absolutely not true.
00:42I've followed the Royal Family for many years and I've never had this kind of insight.
00:47Because a crack team of lip readers are scarring through the Royal Archives.
00:51It's like I'm listening through my eyes. My eyes are my ears.
00:55This is what they believe they're saying in their most unguarded moments.
01:00Megan is very jealous and a scaremonger.
01:03They will be lifting the lid on the pump and ceremony.
01:07And then Charles, half joking, says, what if you're nude?
01:11It's nice that they're actually laughing on the balcony because it's a very difficult thing to do the balcony appearance.
01:17William continues by saying, everyone seems to be having a jolly time. Celebrate it with us.
01:22Now we've got the words to go along with this.
01:25Wow, does it come alive.
01:26These insights were unprecedented.
01:28We didn't know any of this before the lip readers told us.
01:31This is the Royals as you've never heard them before.
01:42Queen Elizabeth II was born on the 21st of April 1926 and she became Queen at the age of 25
01:50when her father died.
01:53She was a young woman, very much in a man's world, and she was thrown right into it and she
02:00said, well, I just do what my father's done because I had no other way to go.
02:05I don't think we'll ever see again, certainly not in our lifetime, a young monarch like Queen Elizabeth was, 25,
02:14and her longevity.
02:18By her diamond jubilee in 2012, she had surpassed King George III as the longest serving British monarch.
02:28The Queen had this amazing reign, so most people that she reigned over could only ever remember Queen Elizabeth.
02:38When people think, what is royalty? What is monarchy? What is the crown? Quite simply, I think everyone would agree,
02:45it was Queen Elizabeth II.
02:50Once into her 90s, her royal duties underwent a significant planned transition away from an active travel-heavy schedule and
02:59she began to delegate to more able family members.
03:03I think as the Queen got older and into her 90s, it did start to dawn on people that she
03:11wouldn't be around forever.
03:13But then I also think a lot of people dismissed that because they just couldn't conceive of a time where
03:18Queen Elizabeth II wouldn't be on the throne.
03:23Her Majesty was notorious for putting duty first and she served the nation well into her 90s.
03:30But she wasn't just the Queen, she was a mother, a grandmother and even a great-grandmother.
03:37Her family cared about her deeply.
03:39And in our first in-depth look at the words they thought nobody could hear until now,
03:45our lip-readers have been analysing the Trooping the Colour balcony appearance in 2019
03:50and they believe they have revealed concerns for their beloved matriarch, who was 93 at the time.
03:58As they settle into their places, Charles and Anne speak together.
04:05They're standing just behind the Queen and they start speaking in low tone to each other.
04:13Anne says she is confused today.
04:17Anne leans in towards Charles at this moment and she appears to say,
04:24I want to talk to you about something.
04:28She's saying you have to admire her strength, but it's happening quite often now.
04:35What I believe she says at this moment, which I think is a key moment in the conversation is,
04:43I think she needs to come off the throne now.
04:47She's then saying you have to do it very soon.
04:53And a decision needs to be made very soon.
04:56I do think she'll accept it, although it'll be a tragedy.
05:04But surely you remember how strong she was.
05:08And then Anne continues.
05:11She asks so many questions, it's bloody unbound thing.
05:15And Charles replies, I'm aware.
05:21It's always hard when someone gets older.
05:24I think this conversation is pure worry about their mother.
05:28I think it's literally more for concern of her health as to what should we do.
05:33You know, the discussions need to be had, whether it's with mum or without,
05:37but they do need to be had.
05:38And it humanizes them incredibly.
05:41That is a family concerned and caring of their mother.
05:45Utterly extraordinary.
05:47Utterly extraordinary.
05:48And they were obviously, as a family, worried about their mother.
05:53And certainly in 2019, we had no idea that the Queen was having any kind of health problems.
06:01Because it wasn't until 2021, when she had a fall and went into hospital overnight,
06:08that we really knew that there was anything seriously wrong with her.
06:13Because she did it very, very well indeed.
06:21Our stoic Queen continued to work tirelessly for the next three years.
06:26Even meeting the new Prime Minister Liz Truss in Balmoral, where she was staying due to ill health.
06:33This marked the first time in Queen Elizabeth's long reign that a Prime Minister was appointed away from Buckingham Palace
06:40or Windsor.
06:41The photo is the last known ever taken of her.
06:47When we saw that photograph of the Queen in her sitting room, you know, on a stick, but she was
06:53standing up.
06:54She was standing there, which was extraordinary.
06:58And she was determined to do her duty until she absolutely couldn't anymore.
07:02But at that moment, she could.
07:11At 12.30, on the 8th of September, two days after meeting Liz Truss, Buckingham Palace put out a statement
07:18which said the Queen's doctors were concerned for Her Majesty's health and have recommended that she remained under medical supervision.
07:26Every single person outside Buckingham Palace, we'd all been watching that flagpole to see whether a flag would be raised
07:37to half-mast.
07:38And as soon as that happened, before the notice had gone on the gates of Buckingham Palace, before the press
07:44had been informed, we knew that this bad news was coming.
07:49When you have members of the Royal Family all travelling to one place, there's one reason for that, you know,
07:55without question.
07:58At 6.30pm, it was announced that the Queen had died peacefully at Balmoral.
08:06It was a sadness, it was a respect and it was a gratitude.
08:09And I think those were the emotions that Britain was feeling when she died.
08:15And I think it just goes to show what a figure she was for us and how the reverence that
08:21Britain had for her in the way in which they grieved.
08:26It was the end of an era, that very hackneyed expression, but it really was the end of an era.
08:38But the Royal Family endures, and with the death of his mother, Prince Charles became King Charles III.
08:46With little time to grieve, Charles returned to London to carry out his duty as the new monarch.
08:55The statement was put out about how the Queen had passed away at Balmoral.
09:02The next sentence, the King is due to return to London.
09:08I think Charles must have been absolutely heartbroken and nervous.
09:14He must have been all over the place and completely beside himself.
09:20On the 9th of September, the day after Queen Elizabeth II died, Charles and Camilla emerged from Buckingham Palace to
09:27look at the tributes made to his mother.
09:30And our lip readers are on hand to see what they said, as they meandered past the flowers.
09:38Charles opens the dialogue in this clip by saying, there's thousands here, it's incredulous.
09:43As they walk along, Charles waits to the crowd and says, thank you very much.
09:47They continue walking on, pointing at the occasional bouquet and flowers.
09:52Charles says to Camilla, do you want to go back?
09:54To which she replies, we will carry on.
09:58Camilla looks down at the flowers and says, there's so many, it's impressive.
10:01And Charles then turns to face the crowd and says, there's so many, thank you very much.
10:06Camilla looks down at the flowers and says, I'm astonished.
10:09Charles then waves his hand to the crowd and says, let's go.
10:17So they are walking around looking at the flowers after the Queen has died.
10:21And obviously they've got to be there, they're expected to be on show.
10:25You know, he may be feeling very upset, but he also knows he can't show that too.
10:31So it's kind of what I call performative marketing.
10:34Just imagine the gravity of that moment and all of the different emotions that you'd be feeling if you were
10:39Charles at that point.
10:41Well, we will carry on is, you know, such a British thing to do.
10:46And she's right. You know, they have to do it. They have to show respect to the people who have
10:50shown respect to his mother.
10:51You have to remember this is the day after she died.
10:56It's very real. It's very raw. And yet they have to carry on, put on a brave face and do
11:03what needs to be done.
11:04When you lose a parent, it's difficult. But for them, they've got this new role, a public role, and they've
11:12got to be seen.
11:13So they haven't really got time to grieve. They've got to go on with the duty, which I think is
11:16extraordinary.
11:22Coming up, the king must stay strong in front of a country grieving.
11:28He then says, I must address the nation. It's my duty. I'll avoid this room until then.
11:34He was clearly incredibly emotional, but he was delivering the speech as a king.
11:39And her majesty makes her final journey.
11:41And I believe that Anne said, I think she'd be glad it's all over. She was strong until the end.
11:49She's lived a hugely amazing life. And now she's at peace and she can stop doing how juicy is.
12:09The royals are one of the most talked about families in the world.
12:13I have a lot of American friends who are completely fascinated by the royal family and are very jealous that
12:19we have them.
12:21But what do they say in these public unguarded moments? A team of forensic lip readers are going to try
12:29to find out.
12:31What I believe she says at this moment, which I think is a key moment, is I think she needs
12:38to come off the throne now.
12:40Queen Elizabeth II, our longest serving monarch, died on the 8th of September, 2022.
12:50There would have been millions of people across our nation, all our nations, that would have had no concept of
13:00a monarch that wasn't Queen Elizabeth II.
13:02She'd been such a constant. She'd been on the throne for so many years that it's inconceivable for many people
13:09to have imagined the royal family without her.
13:12But now there was a new monarch, and it was his duty to make his first address to the nation
13:18as the new head of state.
13:21And our lip readers have been analysing the behind the scenes footage in the lead up to the address.
13:29At the start of the clip, you can see the camera crew moving the mic up and down on Prince
13:35Charles, and he jokes, saying,
13:37you don't want to see this on the TV, do you?
13:40As they're doing this, Charles says, where do you want me to look? At the camera.
13:43And then repeats it again, look at the camera.
13:46When they seem to have completed the filming of it, we see Charles getting up, and he asks, are we
13:50done?
13:50Is it right? I feel terrible.
13:53He then says, I must address the nation. It's my duty. I'll avoid this room until then.
14:02I think we see Charles here understanding that it is a weighty moment.
14:06He does it twice with his lips. That's often a sign of nervousness, a sign of stress.
14:11Not something that you've ever seen him do before, I don't think.
14:14I've never seen it in any of the clips I've ever seen.
14:17So it does show us that, you know, he does understand that this is a weighty moment,
14:21and that perhaps he's feeling a bit of pressure.
14:24They were setting him up for the most important moment of his life so far,
14:28when he was going to address the nation as king.
14:31He said, I feel terrible. He was also very emotional.
14:35He had to hold that in shape.
14:36He's switching roles. Back and forth.
14:39I'm monarch. You don't want to see the microphone in sight.
14:43I'm grieving son. I feel terrible.
14:46Because he does. He's grieving.
14:49Then, back to duty. I must give this broadcast to the nation.
14:54Most of us, when you lose somebody, you just want to lock yourself away in a room and be left
14:57alone.
14:58Well here, he's now going to address the nation.
15:00So he's got to get all that right.
15:02And it's a lot, it's a lot to take on.
15:10At 6pm on Friday the 9th of September 2022, the king's pre-recorded speech was broadcast to the nation.
15:21And to my darling Mama, as you begin your last great journey,
15:28to join my dear late papa, I want simply to say this.
15:36May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
15:43He broke down, as he said, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
15:49Those were his words, where he broke down really in tears at the end of the broadcast.
16:01On the 10th of September, two days after the queen's death, attention returned to Balmoral.
16:08While King Charles continued his duty as monarch in London, some of the queen's other children remained in Scotland, where
16:15she had spent her final days.
16:17They gathered at the gates of the castle to acknowledge the tributes left in her memory.
16:22Before now, we didn't know what they said, but our lip readers had been analysing their every whisper.
16:31Here we've got Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew, some of the queen's children, looking at some flowers laid
16:37out outside Balmoral.
16:39Andrew then crouches down and says, I have the doctor this week, he will tell me everything I need to
16:44know.
16:44Princess Anne then says, Blaster, you should look, it's that side.
16:49Edward then responds saying, is it?
16:51To which Princess Anne says, I don't want to go on, it's too much with the pain.
16:55And then Edward says, I don't think you should.
17:00Well, I think that Anne's remark is very moving.
17:05Anne is not an emotional person.
17:08She just didn't want to go on looking at the flowers and being photographed and, well, you know, mourning her
17:16mother and the whole situation and her brother becoming king.
17:20And she's like, I don't want to go on. This is enough.
17:23Princess Anne is, you know, she's struggling.
17:25And Edward's, therefore, and says, yeah, you need to just, you know, go take some time out and that's important.
17:34They're a grieving family. They are struggling and people are watching them grieve.
17:49By 2020, Harry and Meghan had stepped back from royal duties and relocated to North America.
17:57What followed were a number of high profile interviews and media projects that placed the monarchy under intense scrutiny.
18:06When the Queen's health deteriorated, they were already in Britain for a series of engagements.
18:12By the time the Queen died, relations within the royal family were deeply strained, particularly between the two brothers and
18:20their wives.
18:21The once heralded Fab Four was no more.
18:26Harry in particular, he and his wife deciding in 2020 to walk away from royal duty and the royal family
18:35was probably a shock to the family, particularly to the late Queen who held a lot of store in Harry
18:41that he would be an asset to the family.
18:45Up to the Queen's death, I mean, with Harry and Meghan, they'd very much become outcasts, if you like. The
18:54relations with the royal family were on an all time low.
18:59With the Queen's death, differences were set aside and amid national mourning, a joint walkabout was agreed, reuniting the Fab
19:07Four for the first time since their fallout.
19:10On the surface, it signalled unity. But as the four prepared to begin, our lip readers believed the private tensions
19:18had not gone away.
19:20So William turns to Catherine and says, let's move. Harry touches William on the shoulder just before they make their
19:29way to the gates. And William says to Harry, why are we together? This is not the end.
19:38And at that moment, Meghan chimes in, not today. She can obviously feel a tension here between William and Harry.
19:53When I watched the clip originally, I thought, oh, that's quite nice. They're all together.
19:57And even though they looked a little bit uncomfortable, I thought, but they're obviously OK. So now getting the lip
20:02readers view on it and hearing what was said, obviously it changes the dynamic of the situation because the reality
20:07is they were having an argument.
20:10We were all very surprised to see them together. William must have meant this is not the end of our
20:16argument. This is not the end of our differences.
20:19And I think they were probably, you know, on very awkward terms.
20:24There wasn't frustration. There was anger from William that Harry should bring up a personal issue at such a moment
20:33in time. It was the wrong time. The timing was all wrong.
20:36They weren't there to reconcile. They were there to pay respect to the people who had come out in support
20:43to grieve the loss of the Queen.
20:46And it wasn't the right moment and it wasn't the right time. And he reacted as only William could do
20:52and as only William should do.
20:53It's very hard for brothers in very different places and then publicly, you know, probably the only opportunity to talk
21:04because they're probably not talking behind the scenes.
21:07Who knows? It is such a sad situation, especially when there's falling out within family, especially with siblings.
21:13That is, that is tough.
21:19Coming up, for William and Harry, things go from bad to worse.
21:25Harry's saying, not now, please. I didn't foresee this.
21:29I feel like I'm sort of peeking behind the curtain as to so many different dimensions of their relationship, their
21:36argument, their character in just those few moments.
21:40And Princess Anne struggles to keep her composure.
21:43Anne sees the coffin and there's almost a pause when she sees it and she says, oh, I'm not looking
21:52forward to this.
22:09We've been fascinated by the royals for years. And now a team of forensic lip readers are giving us new
22:16insight into what they believe they're saying in previously inaudible conversations.
22:23Harry touches William on the shoulder just before they make their way to the gate. And William says to Harry,
22:31why are we together? This is not the end.
22:38The death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II plunged the nation into mourning. As we grieved, the royal family were
22:46expected to lead by example.
22:48It was a very British type of mourning, almost stiff upper lip versus being incredibly sad, which I think really
22:59reflected her in the way in which Britain grieved.
23:02In front of the crowds, the former Fab Four presented a united front. But giving us new insights, our lip
23:12readers believe that behind the carefully composed expressions, the argument was far from over.
23:19Harry says, not now, please. I didn't foresee this. As they're walking down the drive towards the cars and flowers,
23:28William glances at Catherine and she says, stop arguing.
23:33When they get to the gate and they can see all of the flowers. I can see a change in
23:39William, like he's put on a front at this point. And he says to Catherine, look at all the flowers.
23:47Meghan and Harry, on the other side, looking at the flowers and cars, are very close together. And she wants
23:55to keep Harry close to her. And she says, don't let go. And Harry replies to her, I got you.
24:04We've got Meghan grasping Harry's hand. And we now know that she says to him, don't let go. She always
24:12likes to show that she's got him.
24:15That would have been a palace decision, I think, for them to be seen together. And obviously the brothers had
24:24to agree to this as well. And it would have been a very difficult decision, I think, for them, because
24:29suddenly they're having to act, having to put the best foot forward and pretend everything's great again.
24:34We now know from what the lipreader has told us, you know, that they did have some words before they
24:40just started the walkabout. And that again, you know, when we have something happen to us, it does affect us,
24:46even though we try not to let it affect us.
24:49So Harry's obviously doesn't want to get involved in a shouting match with his brother. And he didn't foresee that
24:56they were all going to have to do this together.
24:58Interesting that Princess Catherine, Duchess of Sussex, they're trying to defuse the situation, you know, stop arguing, not today, because
25:07of course, this is supposed to be when they are united in grief.
25:11But the two brothers loathe each other at this point, and they can't be in each other's company without it
25:18turning into an argument.
25:20He is having to contend with so much feelings for his wife, for his loss of his grandmother, for his
25:27entire family, his brother, you know, there's so much going on.
25:31I think Meghan is probably a lot more nervous and insecure than perhaps we've given her credit for.
25:41This perhaps perceived moment of unity actually did the complete opposite.
25:47It showed us more clearly than ever where the rift was and how they were all handling it in their
25:53own different ways.
25:56While the tensions within the family continued, three days later, on the 13th of September, at Edinburgh Airport, the Queen's
26:05coffin was prepared for its journey south.
26:08Among those accompanying her was the Princess Royal and her husband, Timothy Lawrence.
26:15For Anne, this was not only her duty as a royal, but also her duty as a daughter, accompanying her
26:23mother on her final journey back to London.
26:27So Anne, Timothy and her officer are about to board the plane, and they're walking towards the plane.
26:35I believe that Anne said, I think she'd be glad it's all over.
26:39She was strong until the end.
26:42And Timothy responds, yes, we all knew that.
26:46The officer interrupts and says, I think we'll go round as pedestrians.
26:52As they round to go towards the plane, Anne sees the coffin, and there's almost a pause when she sees
27:00it, and she says, oh, I'm not looking forward to this.
27:06So we see in this clip Princess Anne being Princess Anne.
27:10It's not a journey anyone ever wants to take, but she hides it really well.
27:15We see her go into her duty mode.
27:18You know, you would never tell from her body language or her facial expressions that this is really a tough
27:23time.
27:23Even though she is feeling it inside, she hides it so well.
27:27That's really, really sad, isn't it?
27:30I think it's actually just a daughter, isn't it?
27:33Okay, in an extraordinary situation, bringing her coffin and her down on a plane from Balmoral.
27:40But it is still just a daughter.
27:43I think she would be glad it's all over.
27:47I mean, that is the relief of an incredibly ill relative passing away.
27:53She was strong until the end.
27:55This must have been an incredibly hard moment for Princess Anne, to get on a plane that is carrying your
28:03mother's coffin.
28:04But yeah, that's actually a very heartfelt, heartfelt moment.
28:09Royals don't say things like that.
28:11Royals, you know, they're duty-bind.
28:12That's a daughter speaking.
28:15It's extraordinary because of the, you know, you can see it's a daughter grieving and taking her mother home.
28:21It's very powerful.
28:32Accompanied by her daughter, Princess Anne, the Queen's coffin arrived at Buckingham Palace later on that evening.
28:38The streets of London were lined with well-wishers paying their respects.
28:44The following day, on the 14th of September, Queen Elizabeth II was moved to Westminster Hall and would lie in
28:52state for four days.
28:55250,000 people queued around the clock to file past her.
29:02I was one of the people that queued up for, I think, over six hours to just file past her
29:10coffin.
29:10Because I just wanted to bow my head and say, thank you.
29:15I was just incredibly sad, but also grateful.
29:22Two days later, on the 16th of September, the King's tour continued.
29:26A grieving son, but also the new sovereign, Charles travelled on, meeting leaders and receiving condolences.
29:36On the 16th of September, that duty brought him to the Senate in Cardiff.
29:41And in one brief exchange, the lip readers believe they have found a glimpse of how he was really coping.
29:49There's a camera change, and I believe Camilla says to Charles, I don't feel good.
29:56I'm rather done today.
29:58As they go further down the step, Charles and Camilla do continue to talk.
30:05And I pick up a moment where he lets Camilla know that his feet are freezing.
30:12He says, my feet are freezing.
30:15I don't know if it's a doorman or one of their peers or something.
30:19Says to Charles, we have another hour yet.
30:25And Charles says, I think we need to make an exception.
30:28We need to leave immediately.
30:30At that moment, because of Charles' directness, Camilla purses her lips and rolls her eyes.
30:39I've got the flu probably, but I'll try and carry on.
30:44So, and we know with what she says from the reader, that she's not feeling very well.
30:49So, this does track with what her body language is showing to, that she's not fully on form as she
30:55normally is.
30:56Here, we always see one side of them doing their duty, talking to everyone, shaking hands, accepting condolences.
31:03But actually, his feet are freezing.
31:06Camilla thinks she's got the beginnings of flu.
31:08She feels dreadful.
31:10And, but they've got to soldier on.
31:14King Charles and Queen Camilla are old.
31:15And now they're having to do this whirlwind tour immediately at an age where you would be retiring.
31:24And, they have no choice.
31:25They've got no choice.
31:27They've got to just crack on.
31:30This gives you a rare insight into Camilla because I think, you know, there she is, obviously, quite rightly saying
31:37she's not 100%.
31:38And he's giving her a get out card.
31:40She's saying, no, do you know what?
31:41I'm here for you.
31:42I'm going to support you through this.
31:43She wants to show him she's there to support him.
31:45And she knows this is one of the biggest moments of his life.
31:50Then, on the 19th of September, came the day where the Queen was laid to rest.
31:59The Queen's funeral was, I think, a day that Britain was never quite prepared for.
32:08Because she was such a figure in our history.
32:11There has never been a figure like her in our history.
32:15Every worldwide figure was at that funeral.
32:18Everyone wanted to be at that funeral because that was what kind of figure that she was.
32:28As the eyes of the world turned to Westminster Abbey, the royal family gathered to say their final goodbye.
32:35For the nation, it was history unfolding.
32:38For them, it was deeply personal.
32:42Behind the pageantry and beneath the weight of tradition, there were nerves and very real emotion.
32:50And now our lip readers have been scouring the footage of the day to reveal what they believe was being
32:55said.
32:57Camilla says to the priest, there will be strong emotion.
33:01And the priest replies to Camilla, obviously.
33:05As we go inside Westminster Abbey, Megan can be seen talking to the priest.
33:10And she says, we talked about it and we thought it was the way to go.
33:15And she also says, there's a lot of nerves going around as well.
33:21And the priest replies to Megan, it's an emotional and tough time.
33:26It happens.
33:27And Megan replies, thank you.
33:30I appreciate that.
33:32The hardest part is grieving with all these eyes on you.
33:37That just doesn't feel right or normal.
33:40These conversations that we're getting are very personal and not part of the whole show, if you like.
33:46This shows them as people, as a family grieving.
33:49These exchanges reveal that they were all together in this.
33:53They all shared the same emotion.
33:55Which was, you know, this grief for grandmother-in-law in Megan's case and mother in Anne's.
34:03But they were all sharing the same emotion.
34:05And I think they were quite united at that moment.
34:08I think the whole funeral was done to perfection, genuinely.
34:20Inside Westminster Abbey, a carefully choreographed farewell unfolded.
34:24Ancient prayers, the archbishop's address, the last post echoing beneath the vaulted ceiling.
34:33The imperial state crown resting on the coffin, a nation falling silent.
34:39For one hour, tradition and symbolism carried the weight of 70 years of service.
34:46And when the final hymn was sung, the royal family rose and stepped back out into the light in the
34:53darkest of times.
34:56So, Princess Catherine stands behind George and Charlotte and prompts them to say thank you to the priest, to which
35:02they do.
35:04Nearby, Camilla says thank you to the priest.
35:06And George and Charlotte then follow up with their own thank yous.
35:10After this, Princess Catherine steps forward and says thank you very much as well.
35:14So, the camera then shifts to inside the car where we see Camilla, Princess Kate and George and Charlotte.
35:23Princess Catherine then says to George, OK, we're going to ride in this together, George, not today.
35:29Camilla then leads forward and asks firmly, listen to what you're told, child.
35:35What's nice with that clip is you see Catherine very much involving her children and get them to say thank
35:40you so that they're actually able to communicate and express their gratitude, which is a nice thing.
35:48But Catherine's always been like that.
35:50She's always been very good at involving the kids in a lot of the things that she does, including the
35:56sad events.
35:57Catherine had to keep them under control for the moment that they were inside the abbey.
36:03And it was really important because, you know, she didn't want them to distract from what was going on, their
36:09little antics.
36:10So, she was under the stress to look after them.
36:13And I think Camilla was actually backing her up here.
36:16They've all grown up with the same kind of rules in place.
36:20So, it does take a grandma's stern hand at the end, unfortunately, but it seems like a nice, warm, gentle
36:27touch from Kate.
36:28Queen Camilla taking on her role as step-grandmother there as well.
36:34Listen to your mother, child.
36:37You won't want to get on the wrong side of her, even after a funeral.
36:42Coming up, Princess Anne faces her toughest test yet.
36:47Princess Anne leans over to Charles and says, it could be the end of the world today, Charles.
36:52Charles replied to that, saying, it's not easy. Her life is over.
36:56I mean, you could see on the television cameras how moved she was.
37:15The royals are the most well-known family anywhere on the globe.
37:20We all know the big moments.
37:22You've got the coronation, you've got jubilees, we've got weddings.
37:25But with the highs come the lows and our longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II's death.
37:33Now our lip readers are going to tell us what they believe is being said in these iconic moments.
37:41There was an outpouring of grief, not only from people in the UK, but from all over the world.
37:46And you just knew what was coming.
37:48You know, there was going to be this build-up to the funeral.
37:51There was going to be talk about her dying.
37:53And it was sad. It was sad.
37:59On the 19th of September, 2022, after 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest.
38:09World leaders and heads of states in attendance, and billions watching across the globe.
38:15A nation saying goodbye to the only monarch most had ever known.
38:22The reaction to her death was extraordinary.
38:24It was like somebody...
38:26I think people felt that she symbolised their life.
38:30Young people, she was the only monarch they'd ever known.
38:33It was like losing someone who was a really good friend.
38:37After the service at Westminster Abbey, the Queen's final journey was not yet over.
38:43The coffin travelled west, from London to Windsor, to the castle she had called home for so many years.
38:51There, at St George's Chapel, a more intimate committal service would take place.
38:57As the hearse made its way slowly up the long walk, the nation watched once more.
39:03When the Queen's coffin came up the long walk, and there was the horse that she loved, Emma, the fell
39:09pony, standing there.
39:10And then later on there were the corgis, and it was incredibly emotional.
39:15Everyone said when they saw Emma the pony, the fell pony, it's all saddled up with the Queen Hermes scarf
39:22over her saddle.
39:23Everyone said that they were bought to tears.
39:29Once at Windsor Castle, the crowds were no more.
39:32In the quadrangle, the family stood waiting.
39:35No ceremony now, just a brother and sister, watching their mother come home.
39:42And our lip readers are analysing their every word, and can tell us what they believe was being said.
39:49Princess Anne leans over to Charles and says,
39:51It could be the end of the world today, Charles.
39:53Charles replied to that, saying,
39:55It's not easy, her life is over.
39:57A few moments later, just before the hearse passes by,
40:00Charles says,
40:01It's rather sad, isn't it?
40:04I mean, that's actually quite a normal thing to say, isn't it?
40:09Genuinely, it does.
40:11You lose your parent.
40:12It is the end of the world.
40:14And it's actually a lovely moment for a brother and a sister to share.
40:18My word, that just shows the gravity of what he must have been feeling.
40:22It could be the end of the world today.
40:27Just showing the depth of feeling.
40:31They're now in Windsor for the smaller service taking place there, and the interment.
40:36And I suppose it's the very end.
40:39It's the end of the 10-day whirlwind of him getting the job, the grief,
40:45the respectful period of mourning for his mother.
40:47He's now in those final moments where he has to truly say goodbye.
40:54It shows us exactly what he felt of his mother, which, I mean, deep down, we all know it,
40:59but to hear him say it is quite special.
41:04After 10 days of ceremony and farewell, it was finally over.
41:11And the burden on the family balancing their public duty and personal grief was plain to see.
41:19Here we've got Princess Beatrice, her husband, Eduardo, and Sarah Ferguson.
41:24And you can see Princess Beatrice is quite emotional, and she appears to say, I'm sobbing here.
41:29Eduardo replied to that, saying it was a well-attended service.
41:33To which Princess Beatrice said, yes.
41:35Eduardo then states that that changes it.
41:38The only way we can move on is with pride.
41:42This is an absolutely devastated family.
41:45I mean, she was a formidable figure.
41:46She was the head of the family, but she was also their gran.
41:50And they knew her for a long time.
41:53They were lucky enough to have her for many, many years.
41:57Because the royal family are famous for not showing public emotion.
42:01But again, it's a different royal family.
42:03And the grandkids and the great-grandkids are not afraid of showing the emotion.
42:07It shows you how it's changing.
42:11The royal family is changing, and they are becoming, definitely becoming more emotional.
42:17With Beatrice, we see that emotion come through, which is entirely relatable, and makes the royal family more human.
42:24I think that those are quite rousing words as well.
42:27The way to deal with death is with pride.
42:30I suppose pride at knowing her, pride at how she lived,
42:32pride at what reaction the nation is giving.
42:37And I don't know, did that comfort them?
42:39I hope so.
42:44After almost a fortnight of formalities, what we've heard are not speeches.
42:51They are the intimate words of a family grieving under the gaze of the world.
43:00I think it is an extraordinary insight into the character of some of the members of the royal family.
43:07The royal family at one point were perceived to be cold, offish, not loving, not caring, aloof, lived in a
43:17different time.
43:18What lip reading has shown us from these conversations is the complete opposite.
43:24They are emotional.
43:25They do have feelings.
43:27They do care.
43:32We approach the representatives of the princess royal at Buckingham Palace with the lip reader's interpretation of her conversation with
43:39Charles,
43:40where she refers to the queen as confused and says she thinks she needs to come off the throne.
43:46At the time of broadcast, no response has been received.
43:51Next time, we reveal the secrets of the royal tour.
43:56Intrigue for some.
43:58Charles, who was behind that at the time, just leans in and says,
44:02so how did you know about me and Camilla?
44:05It used to be that what goes on tour stays on tour, but the lip readers have shattered that illusion.
44:11Heartbreak for others.
44:13Kay opens the table and says, how good did your mum look over there?
44:21Can a family who like to splash the cash still have fun on a budget break?
44:26Find out in New Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday tomorrow at eight.
44:30Next, a whispered romance between the widowed Queen Victoria and her devoted Highland groomsman.
44:35Was this the scandal that nearly brought down the empire?
44:38Brand new after the break.
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