00:07Yesterday morning at 2.41 a.m. at General Eisenhower's headquarters, General Jodl,
00:17the representative of the German High Command, signed the act of unconditional surrender of all
00:26German land, sea, and airports in Europe, hostilities will end officially at one minute after midnight
00:38tonight, Tuesday the 8th of May.
00:54We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing, today is victory in Europe's day, long live
01:05the cause of freedom. God save the King.
01:14Ready? Margaret, I'm not sure this is a good idea.
01:17Come on, the war is over. We have to celebrate. What if something goes wrong?
01:21We'll have Porchy and Peter Townsend with us. What could possibly go wrong?
01:30We're escaping from the palace. Quick, out the servants' door before anyone sees us.
01:39We can't just break out like this. Oh shush, hurry up.
01:46Come on, girls. Hold your noses. Why?
01:54It stinks of alcohol. And sweat. It smells of life.
02:22No. Green Park or Trafalgar Square? I say the Ritz. It's where all the most elegant people go,
02:28and some G's in Worcester. Good plan. The Ritz it is.
02:31Shall we be inside the palace? Why? So we can wave to Mummy and Papa?
02:35Honestly, what's the matter with you? Can't you be irresponsible just once?
02:51Margaret? Margaret? Oh.
02:59Next week is May the 8th. Do you know, it's been over 50 years, and we've never done anything to
03:07commemorate it.
03:08What are you talking about? The Sovereign? I attend VE Day celebrations every year.
03:15No. I mean, our VE Day. It was quite a night. Do you remember?
03:25Of course I remember. We almost lost you. And then we very much found you. The real you. The you
03:39that you gave up in order to be the other you.
03:43Yes, all right. Don't you miss her? She was so much fun.
03:48Oh, it ain't my fault. Oh, it ain't my fault.
03:56And as I recall, we swore to keep the events of that evening secret.
04:05Gin.
04:07Well done.
04:09Revenge?
04:10I can't, I'm afraid. Early start. I'm expected in Clapham Junction, first thing.
04:17Whatever for?
04:18Something to do with the local council's closed circuit television system.
04:25Oh. Do you not have anything tomorrow? No. But, must eat soon. At the weekend. Good.
04:40Why? I always think that's where you're happiest. Come on, dogs. Come on.
04:48Come on.
05:07Green with lust. And sick with shyness. Let me lick your lacquer, Jones.
05:17God, oh, gosh, your royal highness. Put your finger up my nose.
05:29John Betjeman was so mad for me that his friend Morris Bower wrote this filthy bone about it.
05:39Pin your teeth upon my dress. Plant my head with watercress. Only you can make me happy. Wrap me in
05:51a woolen nap.
06:01Good, man.
06:10In...
06:14In a plush and a plated pram, wheel me round St. James's, ma'am, let your...
06:30Ma'am?
06:34Let your...
06:41Ma'am?
06:42Ma'am?
06:42Is she on?
06:43Ma'am, galop!
06:45Ma'am!
06:47Ma'am!
06:47Ma'am!
06:47Ma'am!
06:48Ma'am!
06:48Ma'am!
06:48Ma'am!
07:01Ma'am!
07:08Ma'am!
07:10Ma'am!
08:25I'm afraid I had a teeny tiny stroke.
08:31All a bit of a shock.
08:33One minute I'm in full flow at the Lawrences,
08:37and the next minute I'm in an air ambulance,
08:41unable to feel my arms and legs.
08:45Where are you now?
08:46In hospital.
08:49In Barbados.
08:51Right.
08:53Poor thing.
08:55The doctors assure me I'm going to be fine.
09:01What? I can't hear you properly.
09:02That's because my mouth is still numb.
09:06I could bite off my own tongue and I wouldn't feel a thing.
09:12Are we bringing you home?
09:14Yes, tomorrow, apparently, for further tests
09:18and edible food.
09:20With any luck.
09:22I'm smiling as I say that.
09:27Not that you'd notice.
09:32But goodbye, Lilibus.
09:35See you tomorrow.
09:38Oh.
09:40Oh.
11:07So, no more Chesterfields, no more whiskey, no more sweet treats, just lemon barley water, nicotine
11:23gum, and lots of rehabilitation exercises.
11:33Get out of here and get me some money too.
11:42A flea and a fly in a food were in prison, so what could they do?
12:13I'm still alive.
12:17Like some other men do.
12:22Get out of here and get me some money too.
12:30Why don't you do right?
12:33Like some other men do.
12:37Like some other men do.
12:41Like some other men do.
12:51Oh.
12:56Bad time?
12:58Good time?
12:58Mm.
13:02Honestly.
13:03I take a nap and everyone thinks I've kicked the bucket.
13:08And now you arrive unannounced with anxious looks.
13:13I just wanted to see how you are.
13:16I'm well, thank you.
13:18Of course you are.
13:19Of course you are.
13:19But I do hope you're taking it easy.
13:21And cancelling official engagements?
13:25Some of them, yes.
13:27No need to cancel all of them.
13:29You know how I hate an empty diary.
13:33See?
13:35There's that look again.
13:37I'm fine, Lilibet.
13:40Bouncing back on the way up.
13:43Not on the way out.
13:45Not on the way out.
14:08Mom?
14:28I thought perhaps a gentle stroll, nice siesta, and then dinner on the terrace.
14:36Just the two of us.
14:36Stroll?
14:38Yes.
14:39But then I'd like a picnic on the beach with the whole gang, cocktails at the Cotton Club,
14:46and dinner, followed by General Bacchanalia at Basil's.
14:50I'm only here for two weeks.
14:53I intend to make the most of it.
14:55All right.
14:57You're the boss.
14:59I most...
14:59I certainly am.
15:05I certainly am.
15:29I'm not.
15:40I'm only here, I'm not.
15:54Go.
15:57You're the boss.
16:27Oh
16:29Oh
17:27Oh
17:33The doctor saw instantly that I'd had another stroke
17:39But that, as it turns out, was the least of my problems
17:43Because even after he'd stabilised me with a cocktail of drugs
17:49The soles of my feet were so burned
17:52It meant I couldn't stand, never mind walk
17:56Then why didn't you come home sooner?
17:58Because all manner of humiliating preparations needed to be made
18:05A car had to be specially modified
18:11Handrails put all over the place
18:14Like a home for geriatrics
18:17I don't have handrails anywhere
18:19Now I'm back
18:21The doctors want to use leeches on my feet
18:25As an anticoagulant
18:33Her voice is a little odd, but what did she say?
18:35I think it was anticoagulant
18:36You've given me the velcro slippers instead of shoes
18:42Gone are the days of heels
18:45Gone are the days of feet, for that matter
18:49Why not try some gentle exercise?
18:53Why not try some gentle exercise?
19:05You could use the palace pool
19:19Why not try some gentle exercise?
19:20What?
19:21What?
19:21What?
19:22What?
19:24What?
19:25What?
19:27What?
19:53What?
19:55What?
19:55Look at how I'm dressed. Do you think they all have seen?
19:59Of course. Just tell them who you are.
20:02That is the one thing I'm not going to do.
20:04Then you're going to have to bet your eyelids a little.
20:08Go on.
20:18Evening, miss.
20:19Here you go.
20:25I'm going to pull the elixir.
20:27Here you go.
20:30Will you look at that?
20:32What do we do now?
20:35Dive in, I suppose.
20:48Miss this class.
20:50Cheers with the gears.
20:54Cheers.
20:59I said so.
21:01Come on.
21:22I'm going to put this in the cloakroom.
21:23Oh, let me escort you.
21:25No need.
21:31Hello, miss.
21:39I'll show you that.
21:40Thanks.
21:44Excuse me, Claire.
21:45Sorry.
21:47Have a nice evening.
21:49Wait.
21:51Don't go up there.
21:53Come with us.
21:54Way more fun.
21:59I mean, there's a lot of pressure.
22:19I wouldn't go down there if I were you.
22:22Americans.
22:24Have you heard of the jitterbug?
22:26Well, I know about the doodlebug.
22:28It's a dance.
22:29Band here, and with good reason.
22:32Comes from Harlem.
22:33Where?
22:34A ghetto in New York.
22:38Wait.
22:40Don't I recognize you?
22:42I don't think so.
22:52All right.
22:54I'll be off.
22:55Will you make my apologies?
22:57I will.
22:58And wish the birthday girl a very happy birthday.
23:02I will.
23:03You taking anyone?
23:06Anne and Porchie will be there.
23:08Ah.
23:09Good old Porchie.
23:10Yes, good old Porchie.
23:11Always good company.
23:13Never lets one down.
23:19Is everything all right?
23:23Sorry.
23:25I just find myself worrying about Margaret all the time.
23:29Well, hasn't it always been like that?
23:32Yes.
23:33I suppose it has.
23:44I don't know.
24:05Sorry, ma'am.
24:08Go on.
24:23Do you need a hand, ma'am?
24:34No, I'm all right.
24:35Are you feeling no, ma'am?
24:39Are you still smoking cigarettes, ma'am?
24:43How are you feeling?
24:44I'll hear that.
25:02Thank you all for coming this evening.
25:08As you know, I've spent much of my time recently lying in hospital beds, sitting in wheelchairs,
25:20staring out of windows at that little patch of blue that prisoners call the sky.
25:33But one thing that throughout it all sustained me.
25:43Memories.
25:46As it turns out, I have rather fond memories of quite a few evenings at the Ritz.
25:57That I'd like to share with you, one in particular comes to mind when a very different side of the
26:08young princess Elizabeth was revealed.
26:16And I'm sure everyone would love to hear about that.
26:20Yes, they would, Lilibet, which is why I'm telling it.
26:24It would miss the point entirely of why we're all here tonight, to celebrate you.
26:34As a child, I always felt sorry for children who didn't have a brother or a sister.
26:39From the day she was born, Margaret Rose has been my constant companion.
26:46Rarely able to see other children, we relied on one another, and like Juno's swans, we were inseparable.
26:55We shared a room, wore the same clothes, enjoyed the same activities.
27:02In particular, managing our collection of wooden horses on wheels that we would groom and water and race.
27:13And whenever we got into trouble, Margaret would blame everything on her imaginary friend, Cousin Halifax.
27:21Yes, I would.
27:23There really wasn't anything Cousin Halifax wouldn't do.
27:28Sounding the air raid bell to wake the guards, hiding the gardener's tools, he really was very mischievous.
27:37It's not always easy, growing up in a family where one person has to wear the crown, being the number
27:45two.
27:47But Margaret has been my ally, day in, day out.
27:52And that's the person I wanted to tell you about tonight.
27:55Not the dazzling, you all know that already.
27:59But the dutiful.
28:02Never wavering.
28:03My lifelong companion, my lifelong companion, and support.
28:09Without whom?
28:15Well.
28:19It would be unimaginable.
28:24Dearest Margaret.
28:27Many happy returns.
28:39I don't know whether to be touched or cross.
28:43Why?
28:45I've always wanted to sing your praises in public.
28:48Well, it was both uncalled for and rather thrilling.
28:55Everyone is being so nice.
28:58One should be seriously ill more often.
29:03Listen to that cough.
29:05You haven't started smoking again.
29:07No, of course not.
29:11That was...
29:12Cousin Halifax.
29:14That's all.
29:18Good night, Lilibet.
29:20Good night.
29:27Mmm.
29:37Good night.
29:45Good night.
29:46Good night.
29:48Good night.
29:48Good night.
29:48Good night.
29:48Good night.
29:48Good night.
29:48Good night.
29:48Good night.
29:53Good night.
30:19Oh, my God.
30:28Oh, my God.
30:54Oh, my God.
30:54Oh, my God.
30:55Oh, my God.
30:55Oh, my God.
30:56Oh, my God.
30:59Oh, my God.
31:20Oh, my God.
31:26Oh, my God.
31:30Stop it.
31:33We'll have you up and out of here in no time.
31:35No, I'm afraid it's serious this time.
31:42I can't feel it.
31:44I can't feel it or can't feel it or can't feel anything or see anything.
31:56My body's...
32:06The doctors tell me.
32:10You aren't eating.
32:13I'm really not hungry.
32:17Well, I brought you these.
32:19Your favorite, your favorite, your favorite, now, you're talking.
32:27Now, you're talking.
32:32Now, you're talking.
32:40You're talking, you're talking, and you're, you're saying, you're saying, yeah.
33:09Well, I'm not, and I'm not, but I'm not, but I'm not, but I'm not, but I'm not.
34:40Two terrorist weapons, four hijacked passenger planes. Two crashed with awful effects into the World Trade Center in New York.
34:47The third into the Pentagon in Washington. The fourth in Pennsylvania.
34:51America spends billions of dollars every year gathering and assessing intelligence reports to prevent attacks like these.
35:01A San Francisco husband slept through his wife's call from the World Trade Center. She left her last message to
35:11him on the answering machine. There was really only one thing left for her to say.
35:17I love you. She said it over and over before the line went dead. And then, oblivion.
35:29So sad. And such terrible news about Lord Carnarvon, too.
35:40He collapsed while he was watching the news. Heart attack.
35:50Poor Jean. Poor you, too. He was such a special friend.
36:03He would bring horse news, which is the only news I ever really want to hear. He used to hold
36:10up his mobile phone when horse bidding was underway so I could hear the action.
36:15He was devoted to you. Now, all those closest to you are abandoning you one by one.
36:27What are you talking about?
36:29What are you talking about?
36:30Portie? Yes. Mummy? Soon? Yes. Me? Don't you dare. It's the truth. I'm not thrilled about it. In fact, I'm
36:45furious about it. I'm not ready to leave this particular party. But we need to discuss it.
36:55I've written a very detailed plan for my funeral. You know what a planner I am. And I want your
37:04reassurance that it will go exactly as I intend.
37:13I want to wear my flower dress, not some horrid black thing. And please don't let them put red lipstick
37:24on me.
37:25For the chapel, I want roses and tulips. And I want the finale. The Swan Lake playing on the organ
37:37as people arrive.
37:40And one more thing, very important, is, of course, promise me that I will actually be dead when they close
37:55the coffin.
37:58Oh, Mum.
38:02Oh, Mum.
38:25Oh, it's wonderful. Go on.
38:30What are you doing in London? I asked. Oh, buzzing round. We're just up for the day. Flying visit, strictly
38:38unofficial. We oil back on the 310.
38:42We oil back on the 310. And now, touching on that lunch you very decently volunteered to stand us, which
38:51should it be? Ritz? Savoy? Carlton?
38:55Ritz, please. Because we love the Ritz, don't we? Honestly. You and the Ritz. No. You and the Ritz. If
39:06people don't know about that night, they'll never fully understand.
39:10How irresponsible I was. The scale of the sacrifice you've made. How much of your true self you've locked up.
39:25Hidden away. You caused havoc that night. It was the end of the war.
39:33Your true self-control. No.oooo.
39:49No. No...
39:49No. No, please no. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Vist.
41:19I'm actually in with friends upstairs and really should go.
41:21Why? Down here is the place to be.
41:29And why is that?
41:31Because down here there's no rank or background. Just music.
41:42Well, in that case...
41:58Well, no, it ain't my fault.
42:02I said no, it ain't my fault.
42:07Hell no, it ain't my fault.
42:13You blame her, I blame her, it ain't my fault.
42:16Let's go!
42:18Well, no, it ain't my fault.
42:22I said no, it ain't my fault.
42:27Well, no, it ain't my fault.
42:32You blame her, I blame her, it ain't my fault.
42:36Alright.
42:37No, it ain't my fault.
42:41But no, it ain't my fault.
42:45I said no, it ain't my fault.
42:50I said no, it ain't my fault.
42:51You blame her, I blame her, it ain't my fault.
43:11You two haven't seen Elizabeth, have you?
43:13Stop worrying about her.
43:14She never does anything irresponsible.
43:16Look, she's been a long time.
43:18I'm going to look for her.
43:22I'll come with you, Porchy.
43:27Alright, tweet for me.
43:39You do, Toby.
43:42Yeah, we tripping on this hunt Sudden!
43:46It ain't my fault.
43:49It ain't my fault.
44:03Come on, Portie.
44:04Let's get her out of here.
44:06No, don't.
44:08Leave her.
44:10Look how happy she is.
44:26Let's get her out of here.
44:52Let's get her out.
45:22Let's get her out of here.
45:36You dark horse.
45:39You'd have known you could jive.
45:41There must have been 50 men chasing you out.
45:44Don't exaggerate.
45:45What?
45:47I said don't exaggerate.
45:49It's hard to talk.
45:51When you're sloshed.
45:52When you're chewing gum.
45:56When did you get that?
45:58Well, I'm not sure.
46:01I think it might have come after a kiss.
46:03Minivert.
46:04I didn't intend to kiss him.
46:06This is what everyone else was doing.
46:07They didn't want to be rude.
46:10I think Portie might have seen got a bit cross.
46:13Oh, dear.
46:14I think we are.
46:29Look.
46:31The blossom's out.
46:33Yes.
46:34The sun is rising.
46:40What will this future hold?
46:43For us all?
46:51Aren't you coming?
46:53We can join Mummy and Papa for breakfast.
46:59I'm afraid not.
47:03But I will always be by your side.
47:09No matter what.
47:35Couldn't sleep and wouldn't sleep
47:39When love came and told me I shouldn't sleep
47:44Bewitched, bothered and bewildered
47:49Am I lost my heart, but what a bit
48:01He is cold, I agree
48:07He can laugh, but I love it
48:11Although the laugh's on me
48:16I'll sing to him
48:20Each spring to him
48:22And long for the day
48:26When I'll cling to him
48:28Bewitched, bothered and bewildered
48:36Am I
48:43What is it for you?
48:44Do you know what it is?
48:45Love it
48:48When you call me
48:48Like us
48:51Keep going
48:52Keep going
48:56Takeover
48:57Find us
48:57With going
48:57afecto
48:57Holy
48:57All
49:05To
49:06Do you
49:07To
49:08Para
49:08delighted
49:09Wait
49:09Did you
49:11You
50:07You
50:19You
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