00:11Are we late?
00:12Sorry.
00:13Go, go, go.
00:15You're coming to my dream.
00:17Oh, you are naughty.
00:23Dress ready, darling.
00:24Yes, we are.
00:25Shoes.
00:26Good.
00:30How many people in the world actually know about this?
00:32Four.
00:41The crowd's out in force tonight outside the Royal Opera House to welcome their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess
00:48of Wales.
00:49The Prince, of course, is the President of the Friends of Covent Garden who are hosting tonight's event.
00:54Princess Diana in a strapless lilac chiffon gown printed with gold pattern receiving the attention.
01:00But it's the Prince's night, His Royal Highness celebrating his 37th birthday at this special gala event.
01:08The Prince's Night.
01:40CHOIR SINGS
02:10CHOIR SINGS
02:13CHOIR SINGS
02:13CHOIR SINGS
02:19Back in a tick.
02:20Can't you powder my nose?
02:24CHOIR SINGS
02:29CHOIR SINGS
02:30CHOIR SINGS
02:38CHOIR SINGS
02:54CHOIR SINGS
03:04CHOIR SINGS
03:06CHOIR SINGS
03:24CHOIR SINGS
03:28CHOIR SINGS
03:30CHOIR SINGS
03:32CHOIR SINGS
03:40And when she loves what she wants from her time
03:47And when she waves up and fades from her time
03:54She'll see I'm not so tough
03:58Just before you know her
04:01There's a little temper
04:04You know I've seen her in September
04:07But she's getting tired over me
04:10Let's talk about her
04:51Happy birthday.
05:17What were you thinking?
05:20I was only trying to make you happy.
05:22That grotesque, mortifying display had nothing to do with me or my happiness.
05:28Eight minutes they were on their feet, cheering you.
05:32tomorrow the newspapers will be about nothing other than you and people will
05:36see that it was about my feelings for if you had any feelings for me if you had
05:40any understanding of me if you had anything between your ears other than
05:45self-obsession you know public displays like that horrify everything I do seems
05:49to horrify you increasingly yes I never thought you'd manage this but you're
05:53really succeeding now then what's that I'm starting to properly load what's
05:57taking you so long the rest of us have been there for some time
06:19what are you doing I'm going back to Gloucestershire of course it's where
06:25she'll be waiting for you I'm sure she'll know exactly how to make you
06:30happy
06:42Charles and Diana seem to be getting on again hallelujah apparently she surprised
06:48him with a dance last night at the Opera House full of high kicks and spins why
06:54did you never do that for me dance on your birthday yes like salome because if
07:02memory serves you had your own ballerinas for that honestly rubbish you talk
07:10sometimes it says here they're off to Switzerland skiing with friends perhaps
07:17their marriage has turned a corner now much more importantly who is Billy Joel
07:24Billy Joe oh Joe is uptown girl what are you talking about
07:32there who is
07:44he is
07:44there who is
09:17Right.
09:21Right.
09:22Obviously the minute you can confirm anything.
09:24Anything at all.
09:26I need to see the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Immediately.
09:30Prince Charles has been caught in an avalanche at the Swiss resort of Closters.
09:34The Prince of Wales was skiing with a group of friends when the avalanche struck.
09:38There had been a warning of possible avalanches in the region after heavy snowfall.
09:43Rescue helicopters are attending the scene, but it is not known whether the Prince has survived.
09:49A desperate rescue operation is now underway. Efforts to locate the Prince continue.
09:55They were on the Haglomad, a notoriously challenging off-piste slope when the avalanche struck.
10:04It seems that two of the party were hit and swept away.
10:09Why were they even skiing if the conditions were dangerous?
10:13Conditions this morning were apparently ideal.
10:16And a male body has been found?
10:20Those are the first unconfirmed reports.
10:23Yes.
10:24Obviously every effort possible is being made to identify the body.
10:28But should the unthinkable turn out to be true and the Prince of Wales is in fact...
10:36Um...
10:36Um...
10:39We have contingency plans in place for all members of the royal family.
10:43Menai Bridge is no exception.
10:47It's the codename for the death of the Prince of Wales.
10:50Thank you, Martin.
11:03Why bridges?
11:06We're all bridges.
11:08I'm London Bridge.
11:09Mummy's Tay Bridge.
11:10You're fourth bridge.
11:13The choice of name was to suggest a link between this life and...
11:18And the next.
11:20And the next.
12:13We've had it confirmed.
12:14The Prince of Wales is safe, ma'am.
12:18Although one of the guests, Mrs. Palmer Tomkinson, is still in intensive care.
12:23And the one fatality was Hugh Lindsay.
12:27Oh no.
12:29His wife, our widow, works in the press office.
12:34Sarah.
12:36Hmm.
12:36If you wanted to send a letter.
12:38Of course.
12:45Martin?
12:47Yes, ma'am.
12:48Just to say, along with the coverage of His Royal Highness's near escape, we should
12:55also brace ourselves for more speculation about the Wales' marriage.
13:00It seems the Prince and Princess had not been on the best of terms prior to the accident
13:04and we'd received reports of arguments and raised voices.
13:09Certain newspapers were about to run stories, and although we might expect a reprieve of
13:13a few days, given the circumstances, we can't expect it to last for long.
13:23Now.
13:41The Prince and Princess of Wales are travelling back to Britain this afternoon, following a
13:46devastating accident that has cut short their skiing holiday in Switzerland.
13:50On board their flight will be the body of Major Hugh Lindsay, a close friend of the couple,
13:55who died in the avalanche yesterday.
13:57The Prince of Wales was himself only inches away from death.
14:01But and at the beginning of the馴è·å£«, the Bruce Lee halo明,
14:36Oh, my God.
15:09You said you were on your way.
15:10Hello, darling.
15:15Oh, thank you.
15:17What have I done now?
15:19You, nothing.
15:20But as his sister and confidant,
15:22I thought you might throw some light on a subject
15:25about which I've been ostriching, rather.
15:27The true state of Charles' marriage.
15:29You don't want to know.
15:31Actually, I do.
15:35Tea?
15:36Yes, please.
15:58The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
16:02Please.
16:05All right.
16:10Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl
16:12who fell madly in love with a handsome prince.
16:14Unfortunately, the prince was already in love with someone else
16:17who was herself in love with someone else,
16:19and they all lived unhappily ever after.
16:22That's it.
16:23In a nutshell, do you need more?
16:25A little.
16:26There's already a big age difference, but Charles is older than his years,
16:30and Diana is younger than hers,
16:31which makes it not an age gap, but an age chasm.
16:34On the face of it, they come from similar aristocratic backgrounds,
16:37but their personalities come from different planets.
16:40They have different interests, different friends.
16:43He doesn't understand her.
16:44She doesn't understand him.
16:46And considering all that, they've actually done remarkably well.
16:53But there comes a point in any failing marriage,
16:55and here I speak with some experience,
16:58when you realize there's no point in trying anymore.
17:00It's easier to just let the current take you away.
17:05And the minute Harry was born and duty was done,
17:07the marriage was effectively over,
17:09and they started to find comfort in the arms of others.
17:12How many others?
17:15Diana's been with her bodyguard, her riding instructor.
17:20And Charles?
17:22He's just been with one.
17:24He's also been a bit more discreet.
17:26The only people who know about Camilla are...
17:28Well, pretty much the old of Gloucestershire,
17:30who all seem to be involved in facilitating it.
17:33You can't conduct an extramarital affair without somewhere to meet,
17:36or sleep, or...
17:38Do you think?
17:38But Diana, Aunt Margot tells me at Kensington Palace,
17:42it's like a revolving door.
17:46The suitors park outside her office
17:49because it's the only place with no security cameras.
17:51One after another.
17:53In and out.
17:56In and out.
17:59Unfortunate.
18:00Unfortunately, the Wales marriage is a rare example
18:02of something that is actually worse than the newspaper's report.
18:31So...
18:33The Queen...
18:34I was asked to see you in the princess of Wales at the earliest opportunity.
19:33I was asked to see you in the past.
20:01I was asked to see you in the past.
20:09I was asked to see you in the past.
20:23I was asked to see you in the past.
20:37I was asked to see you in the past.
21:01I was asked to see you in the past.
21:31I was asked to see you in the past.
22:01I was asked to see you in the past.
22:31I was asked to see you in the past.
23:06I was asked to see you in the past.
23:10I was asked to see you in the past.
23:33I'm in thank you both for coming I asked you here today because word has reached
23:48me about the difficulties you're experiencing but something as important
23:53as the marriage of the future monarch simply cannot be allowed to fail your
24:00marriage all our marriages are a reflection on the integrity of the crown
24:06and if they show cracks but they cannot be relied upon then the constancy and
24:11stability that the monarchy is supposed to represent is called into question too
24:16so I would like to ask one fundamental question of you both
24:21does either of you no longer want this marriage to work
24:39well now mention it I have given it all some thought no wait I still want to make this
24:55marriage work with all my heart and why have you broken your vows as I understand
25:04you have
25:15because sometimes you don't know how you feel about something until you've nearly
25:22had it taken away the moment I heard about the avalanche and the possibility that Charles
25:29might have I can't even say it in that instant I felt an overwhelming emptiness and loss and
25:40for the first time I saw all the hurt and the pain that I've been inflicting on you and you
25:48and suddenly it all seemed so childish so pointless
25:56and do you understand what it takes to make a marriage work the respect one must show the other
26:03party the blind eyes one needs to turn the arrangements both of you must come to the freedoms both of
26:13you must respect
26:14and the rules you must abide by I am ready to commit to anything to go to any lengths and
26:28I want to say to you
26:41good well that's that then what do I get a chance to speak say what
26:52good well what else is there to say
26:57you
27:37It's a nightmare.
27:39If the whole speech prepared, then out of nowhere Diana does that.
27:43Ambushes me like that.
27:45And Mummy, you know her.
27:48So grateful the subject was over she couldn't get out of the room quickly enough.
27:53Well, I won't let this go.
27:55Spoke to my protection officers.
27:57They all know what she gets up to.
27:59And if anything happens, if Diana puts even the slightest foot wrong,
28:03if she even thinks about straying, they'll let me know.
28:23Major Hewitt's gone.
28:29I gave him the heave-ho.
28:33Everyone else too.
28:35No more little flirtations.
28:37No more Plan Bs.
28:40All doors firmly shut.
28:46Any more telephone calls from Major Hewitt?
28:48Make sure to say I'm out.
28:50I don't want to hear from him.
28:54He can't just show up.
28:56He's not welcome here anymore.
28:58No.
28:59For the first time, things do feel different.
29:02I feel different.
29:04Because I've realised how much I want to make this marriage work.
29:08And to that end, with our seventh anniversary coming up.
29:13Well, I've had some ideas.
29:18On the 21st, we have lunch at the Community Enterprise Trust in Hartlepool,
29:24followed by a turf-cutting ceremony at Hilton Colliery Redevelopment Site in Sunderland.
29:31What about the 22nd?
29:33A presentation of new colours to the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders at Fort George in Vanessa.
29:38I'm trying to find time for a weekend in Scotland with Mrs. Parker Bowles.
29:42What about the 29th?
29:45That might be tricky.
29:47Why?
29:47I'm free the day before, not due back in Cornwall until the 2nd, which is a Tuesday.
29:51The 29th is your wedding anniversary, sir.
29:59Of course.
30:01As a matter of fact, the Princess of Wales made a point of requesting you be in Highgrove that weekend.
30:09She said she had something specific in mind.
30:19She said she had something specific in mind.
30:38A vision, a vision, a vision, a pearl, a pearl in the world,
30:43That lady who would wear to a picture of her family.
30:51A vision, a pearl, a pearl in the world,
30:56That lady who would wear to a picture of her family.
30:57How they clean, realize, get him, get him, get all my chance.
31:04I'm safe without a secret, but it's not a secret
31:07I'm safe for a while, I'm alone, and I can't see anything
31:11I'm afraid you need a little bit of color
31:35Come on!
31:36Come on!
31:38Come on!
31:43Thank you, thank you
32:01Come on!
32:02Let's go!
32:03Go for that!
32:06Go for it!
32:08Go for it!
32:08Go for it!
32:09Go for it!
32:11Go for it!
32:13Go for it!
32:15Go for it!
32:17Go for it!
32:21I like it!
32:23It's me for it!
32:25I'll help!
32:27Come on!
32:31Go for it!
32:35Go for it!
32:37Go for it!
32:38Go for it!
32:38Go for it!
32:49Go for it!
32:49Thank you!
32:55Gosh!
33:01We haven't done our presents!
33:02Rayson?
33:05Yes.
33:31Ides Orthopianae.
33:33The history of your family home.
33:35Commissioned by your great-great-great-grandfather in 1822.
33:39It's a first edition.
33:41Oh, Charles, that's lovely.
33:49Now me.
33:54It's a bit smaller.
34:01Hm.
34:08I know how horrified you were the last time I performed for you.
34:12About how public it was.
34:14I wasn't horrified.
34:16Yes, you are.
34:18I...
34:20It is a shock.
34:22Seeking by surprise.
34:24I know.
34:24But I love to perform.
34:26It's how I can best express myself.
34:29And...
34:30How I can show what I really feel.
34:34So this time...
34:35It's just between us.
34:37No public.
34:38No-one watching.
35:03What is this?
35:04Wait, what?
35:05It's a very much.
35:15But I don't know how much.
35:31Let me be your freedom, let the day not try your tears.
35:39I'm here with you beside you, to guard you and to guide you.
35:47Stay with me every waking moment, turn my head with thoughts of summer dawn.
36:04Stay with me every waking moment, turn my head with thoughts of summer dawn.
36:14Awful, I thought the agony she inflicted on me at the Opera House couldn't be topped.
36:18What was it?
36:19A video of Diana singing some dreadful song in some musical.
36:24The Phantom of the Opera.
36:26What?
36:27On the actual stage in the West End, in costume, with all the real actors.
36:32Singing?
36:32If you could call it that, I didn't know where to look.
36:36The chap playing the Phantom at least had a mask to hide behind.
36:39Honestly, there's nothing more exhausting than putting on a kind face.
36:42I never realised how much scaffolding a smile required.
36:47When is this nightmare ever going to end?
36:49Charles.
36:50What?
36:51I'm going to be frank with you.
36:54No one wants your marriage to end, not a single person.
36:57Not Diana, not your children, not your mother or father, not me, not a single one of your friends.
37:03And most importantly, not even the woman you think loves you.
37:06What rubbish.
37:07No, listen.
37:07Listen to me.
37:09No one can bear to watch the mess you are making of this, and someone needs to explain things to
37:13you.
37:14I'm close to Camilla's husband, as you know.
37:17Yes, I'm aware.
37:18And speak to Andrew regularly, and while theirs is not a perfect marriage...
37:21Understatement.
37:22It is a long-lasting marriage.
37:24And in its own way, a happy marriage.
37:26Oh, she is not happy.
37:28She's happier than you think.
37:29Well, he's bedding most of her friends.
37:31It's complicated.
37:32The majority of marriages survive because the majority of people aren't fantasists.
37:37They are realists, and accept the imperfect reality of being human.
37:43And although Camilla doubtless has feelings for you, deep feelings...
37:48It is maybe not quite the great Romeo-Juliet thing that you imagine.
37:52What?
37:52You're lying.
37:53No, I'm not.
37:54I'm trying to protect you.
37:56I come here seeking comfort from my sibling, and what do I get?
37:59The unvarnished truth.
38:00What does one have to do to get some kindness in this family?
38:03That's right.
38:03One, two, three, three...
38:10One, two, three.
38:24No, three, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four.
38:49I can't stay long.
38:50The children are home.
38:54I need to know.
38:58Do you still have feelings for Andrew?
39:02What?
39:03I don't mean normal feelings.
39:04He's your husband and the father of your children, right?
39:08I mean special feelings.
39:16Anne told me that...
39:19Andrew, not I, was the big love of your life
39:21and that your feelings for me were perhaps not as deep as I'd imagined.
39:24That's not true.
39:28Andrew has never adored me like you do
39:30or shown me the same devotion.
39:34He also doesn't need me like you do.
39:37I do need you.
39:39And that's why it's so important.
39:42We both feel the same
39:45and want the same.
39:50And that if the opportunity were to present itself
39:52and I were able to escape this...
39:59calamity of marriage,
40:01that you be prepared to do the same thing
40:03and leave Andrew.
40:06can you make me that promise?
40:15What we both want
40:16and what we can actually do
40:18are not the same thing.
40:21It's important we remain realistic, sir.
40:27But you have my word.
40:30My love for you is real.
40:42Let's go.
40:48Let's go.
41:12And the environment are being damaged.
41:14Mrs. Thatcher has been welcomed in Canberra
41:17by the Australian Prime Minister.
41:39And one,
41:41and two,
41:42and three,
41:43and four,
41:44and turn towards the bar
41:46and arm loose like this.
41:49Come along, Diana.
41:51And again,
41:53and one,
41:54and two,
41:55and three,
41:56and...
42:06Hi, Grove.
42:11Sir, the Princess of Wales
42:13is on the phone.
42:14No.
42:16Very good.
42:22I'm afraid the Princess of Wales
42:23isn't available,
42:24but I will inform him
42:26if you call...
42:31I want you,
42:33I want you,
42:35I want you,
42:36I want you,
42:37so I can't see you.
42:40I want you more than you.
43:49Hello?
43:54Well, well, well.
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