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.
06:04Oh, ma'am.
06:10You kiss my hair.
06:11It...
06:12In a plush and plated wrap...
06:19wheeled me round...
06:22St. James's, ma'am, let your, ma'am, let your, ma'am, let your, ma'am, let your, ma'am,
06:42is she on?
06:42Is she on?
06:43Oh, good luck.
06:44Oh, good luck.
07:41Oh, good luck.
07:44Oh, good luck.
08:17Princess Margaret, your majesty.
08:20Hello?
08:22Margaret, what on earth happened?
08:25I'm afraid I had a teeny tiny stroke.
08:31Oh, a bit of a shock.
08:33One minute I'm in full flow at the Lawrences, and the next minute I'm in an air ambulance, unable to
08:42feel my arms and legs.
08:44Where are you now?
08:47In hospital.
08:49In Barbados.
08:51Right.
08:53Poor thing.
08:55Well, the doctors assure me I'm going to be fine.
09:01What?
09:01I 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.
09:11Are we bringing you home?
09:13Yes, tomorrow, apparently, for further tests and edible food.
09:20With any luck, I'm smiling, as I say that, not that you'd notice, but goodbye, Lilibus.
09:35I'll see you tomorrow.
09:38Oh.
09:42Oh.
09:44Yeah.
09:45Hey, hey, hey, hey.
10:12Hey, hey, hey.
10:32Well, I'm happy to say the stroke was relatively mild, ma'am, and we ought to be able to treat
10:37the condition effectively with just an aspirin a day to thin the blood, along with statins,
10:43to reduce your cholesterol, and etanolol to lower your blood pressure.
10:46I do.
10:49But these alone will not be enough, ma'am, to prevent the risk of a second, more serious stroke.
10:58You will need to look more closely at your lifestyle and make one or two modifications.
11:07So, no more Chesterfields, no more whiskey, no more sweet treats, just lemon barley water,
11:23nicotine gum, and lots of rehabilitation exercises.
11:33Get out of here.
11:35I'm not willing to...
11:42A flea and a fly in a flu were in prison, so what could they do?
11:48And then...
12:06If you had prepared 20 years ago, you wouldn't be wandering out from toe to toe, why don't
12:15I'm still alive!
12:56Bad time? Good time?
13:01Honestly, I take a nap and everyone thinks I've kicked the bucket.
13:08And now you arrive, unannounced, with anxious looks.
13:12I just wanted to see how you are.
13:15I'm well, thank you.
13:18Of course you are. But I do hope you're taking it easy.
13:21And cancelling official engagements?
13:25Some of them, yes. No need to cancel all of them.
13:30You know how I hate an empty diary.
13:35See? There's that look again.
13:37I'm fine, Lilibet. Bouncing back on the way up.
13:43Not on the way out.
13:45Not on the way out.
13:46Not on the way out.
14:15And on.
14:18Mwah. Mwah.
14:19Mwah.
14:19Well, Highness.
14:28I thought perhaps a gentle stroll, nice siesta, and then dinner on the terrace, just the two of us.
14:37Stroll? Yes.
14:39But then, I'd like a picnic on the beach with the whole gang, cocktails at the Cotton Club, and dinner,
14:47followed by General Bacchanalia at Basil's.
14:50I'm only here for two weeks. I intend to make the most of it.
14:55All right. You're the boss. I most certainly am.
15:36I'm going to make the most of it, yes.
15:49How am I going to do it?
15:51What's my name?
15:52Oh, my God.
16:29Oh, my God.
17:03Oh, my God.
17:19Oh, my God.
17:39Oh, my God.
18:21Oh, my God.
18:21Oh, my God.
18:21Oh, my God.
18:30Oh, my God.
19:09Oh, my God.
19:24Oh, my God.
19:27Oh, my God.
19:40Oh, my God.
19:45Oh, my God.
19:49Oh, my God.
19:52Oh, my God.
19:55Oh, my God.
20:17Oh, my God.
20:22Oh, my God.
20:29Oh, my God.
20:50Cheers in the gears.
21:21I'm... I'm going to put this in the cloak.
21:23Oh, let me escort you.
21:24No need.
21:31Hello, miss.
21:44Excuse me, ma'am.
21:45Sorry.
21:46Have a nice evening.
21:49Wait.
21:51Don't go up there.
21:52Come with us.
21:54Way more fun.
22:20I wouldn't go down there if I were you.
22:23Americans.
22:24Ever heard of the Jitterbug?
22:26Well, I know about the Doodlebug.
22:28It's a dance.
22:29Banned here and with good reason.
22:32Comes from Harlem.
22:32What?
22:34A ghetto in New York.
22:38Wait.
22:40Don't I recognize you?
22:41I don't think so.
22:44I don't think so.
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?
23:31Yes.
23:33I suppose it has.
23:37Yes.
23:58I suppose it has.
24:05Sorry, ma'am.
24:08Go on.
24:33Do you need a hand, ma'am?
24:34No, I'm all right.
24:35How do you see me now, ma'am?
24:42How are you feeling?
24:44How are you feeling?
24:45How are you feeling?
24:47How are you feeling?
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, staring out of
25:23windows at that little patch of blue that prisoners call the sky.
25:33But one thing that, throughout it all sustained me, memories.
25:46As it turns out, I have rather fond memories of quite a few evenings at the Ritz that I'd like
25:59to share with you.
25:59you one in particular comes to mind when a very different side of the young princess elizabeth
26:11was revealed and i'm sure everyone would love to hear about that yes they would lilibet which
26:22is why i'm telling it it would miss the point entirely why we're all here tonight to celebrate
26:28you as a child i always felt sorry for children who didn't have a brother or sister from the day
26:39she
26:39was born margaret rose has been my constant companion rarely able to see other children
26:48we relied on one another and like juno swans we were inseparable we we shared a room
26:57wore the same clothes enjoyed the same activities in particular managing our collection of wooden
27:06horses on wheels that we would groom and water and race and whenever we got into trouble
27:16margaret would blame everything on her imaginary friend cousin halifax
27:21yes yes i would there there really wasn't anything cousin halifax wouldn't do you sounding the air raid
27:29bell to wake the guards hiding the gardener's tools he he really was very mischievous
27:38it's not always easy growing up in a family where one person has to wear the crown
27:44being the number two but margaret has been my ally day in day out that's the person i wanted to
27:53tell you
27:54about tonight not the dazzling you all know that already but the dutiful never wavering
28:03my lifelong companion and support without whom
28:15well
28:19it would be unimaginable
28:23dearest margaret
28:27many happy returns
28:40i don't know whether to be touched or cross
28:43why
28:44i've always wanted to sing your praises in public
28:47well
28:48it was both uncalled for
28:52and rather thrilling
28:54everyone is being so nice
28:57one should be seriously ill more often
29:03listen to that cough you haven't started smoking again
29:07no of course not
29:09that was
29:12cousin halifax
29:17good night
29:19good night
29:20good night
29:21good night
29:30good night
29:32good night
29:32good night
29:32good night
29:34good night
29:35good night
29:36good night
29:37good night
29:38good night
29:39good night
29:39good night
29:39good night
29:45Oh, my God.
30:19Oh, my God.
31:04Oh, my God.
31:09Oh, my God.
31:13Oh, my God.
31:14Oh, my God.
31:18Hello, you.
31:27Well, goodbye, you.
31:30Stop it.
31:32We'll have you up and out of here in no time.
31:35No.
31:37I'm afraid it's serious this time.
31:42I can feel it.
31:46Or can't feel it.
31:48Or like...
31:51I can't feel anything.
31:54Or see anything.
31:59My body's...
32:03deserting me one limb at a time.
32:08The doctors tell me you aren't eating.
32:12I'm really not hungry.
32:17Well, I brought you these.
32:20Your favourite.
32:23Jam tarts.
32:24Yeah.
32:26Now you'll talk.
32:30And...
32:33a very pretty...
32:36walking stick
32:37for when you're back on your feet.
32:40Mm-hmm.
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35:31And such terrible news about Lord Carnarvon, too.
35:38Bored you. Why? What's happened?
35:43He collapsed while he was watching the news. Heart attack.
35:50Poor Jean. Poor you, too.
35:55He was such a special friend.
36:03He would bring horse news, which is the only news I ever really want to hear.
36:09He used to hold up his mobile phone when horse bidding was underway so I could hear the action.
36:15He was devoted to you.
36:20Now all those closest to you are abandoning you one by one.
36:27What are you talking about?
36:28Portie? Yes.
36:32Mummy? Soon? Yes.
36:37Me? Don't you dare.
36:39It's the truth.
36:42I'm not thrilled about it. In fact, I'm furious about it.
36:47I'm not ready to leave this particular party.
36:52But we need to discuss it.
36:55I've written a very detailed plan for my funeral. You know what a planner I am.
37:03And I want your reassurance that it will go exactly as I intend.
37:13I want to wear my flower dress, not some horrid black thing.
37:20And please don't let them put red lipstick on me.
37:25For the chapel, I want roses and tulips.
37:30And I want the finale, the Swan Lake playing on the organ as 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.
37:57Oh.
38:00Oh, my.
38:04Oh, my.
38:25Oh, it's wonderful. Go on.
38:30What are you doing in London? I asked.
38:32Oh, buzzing round.
38:34We're just up for the day.
38:36Flying visit, strictly unofficial.
38:39We oil back on the 310.
38:42We oil back on the 310.
38:45And now, touching on that lunch you very decently volunteered to stand us, which shall it be?
38:52Ritz? Savoy? Carlton?
38:55Ritz, please.
38:57Because we love the Ritz, don't we?
39:00Honestly. You and the Ritz?
39:02No. You and the Ritz.
39:06If people don't know about that night, they'll never fully understand.
39:12How irresponsible I was.
39:14It's the scale of the sacrifice you've made.
39:19How much of your true self you've locked up, hidden away.
39:28You caused havoc that night.
39:32It was the end of the war.
39:44Now.
39:47Now you rest.
41:18We're actually in with friends upstairs and really should go.
41:21Why?
41:22Down here is the place to be.
41:29And why is that?
41:31Because down here there's no rank or background.
41:34Just music.
41:42Well, in that case...
41:58Well, no, ain't my fault.
42:02I said, no, it ain't my fault.
42:07Hell, no, it ain't my fault.
42:12You blame her.
42:14I blame her.
42:15It ain't my fault.
42:17Let's go!
42:18Hell, no, it ain't my fault.
42:22I said, no, it ain't my fault.
42:26Well, no, it ain't my fault.
42:32Well, no, it ain't my fault.
42:32You blame her.
42:33I blame her.
42:34It ain't my fault.
42:36All right.
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.
42:53I blame her.
42:54It ain't my fault.
43:11You two haven't seen Elizabeth, have you?
43:13Stop worrying about her.
43:14She never does anything irresponsible.
43:16She's been a long time.
43:18I'm going to look for her.
43:22I'll come with you, Porchie.
43:27All right, wait for me.
44:03Come on, Porchie.
44:04Let's get her out of here.
44:06No, don't.
44:08Leave her.
44:10Look how happy she is.
44:12Oh, she's been a long time.
44:19Oh, she's been a long time.
44:20Hey, her family's been a long time help.
44:27Go in, girl.
44:29All right.
44:34We love our children.
44:36We love our children.
44:40We love our children.
44:41We love our children.
44:44We love our adults.
44:49We change the lives.
44:50We learn the—
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.
45:46What?
45:46I 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.
46:00I think it might have come after a kiss.
46:03Ninevites!
46:04You 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 Portia might have seen and got a bit cross.
46:13Oh, dear.
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.
47:34Couldn't sleep and wouldn't sleep.
47:39When love came and told me I shouldn't sleep.
47:45Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered, am I.
47:57Lost my heart, but what a bit.
48:00He is cold, I agree.
48:06He can laugh, but I love it.
48:12Although the laugh's on me.
48:17I'll sing to him each spring to him.
48:22And long for the day when I'll cling to him.
48:29Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered, am I.
48:42That's a great song from all of my friends.
48:43Oh, dear.
48:44I love you.
48:46I love you.
48:46I love you.
48:47Come on.
48:48Come on.
48:49Come on.
48:50Come on.
48:59Come on.
49:04Come on.
49:33You
50:03You
50:33You
50:34You
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