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00:01You
00:21And how does one describe being Prince of Wales?
00:30I mean, it's hardly a job, still less a vocation, it's simply a predicament.
00:39The previous princes of Wales have been happy to have misspinned their lives in idle dissipation,
00:43but my problem is I can't bear idles or dissipation.
00:49Every day I meet people from all walks of life,
00:53ministers, scientists, entrepreneurs, men and women my age,
00:57who have gone out into the world and made their mark.
01:03It's precisely the thing that I'm not allowed to do.
01:12In any other professional sphere, I'd be at the peak of my powers.
01:17Instead, what am I? I'm just a useless ornament, stuck in a waiting room, gathering dust.
01:33There I go again. Always a little wine with my cheese.
01:38No, it just feels so good to tell it as it is to close friends.
01:42We understand. You're a criminally wasted resource, sir.
01:47Just look at the extraordinary work you do with the Prince's Trust.
01:50Turning young lives around, giving out thousands of grants a year.
01:55Twenty thousand, to be precise.
01:57Our latest initiative is this funding of evening centres up and down the country
02:02where children from crowded and low-income households can come and do their homework.
02:08What a wonderful idea. Doesn't sound like an ornament gathering dust to me.
02:14Thank you, Nancy.
02:15Now, the day's work is still not done, so will you excuse me?
02:21Good night. Good night, sir.
02:23Good night.
02:24Good night.
02:56One, two, three, four.
02:59Come on, you'll beat yourself slowly. Come on.
03:08Hello?
03:13Andrew.
03:15Your Royal Highness.
03:20Mummy?
03:26is she um she'll be with you in just a moment i have to wait till she picks up in
03:30the other room
03:34so is everyone uh there together yes all here such a special time of year
03:42and is it just the four of you for christmas or
03:45i believe that's her now sir thank you right i'm playing move up laura you've been cheating again
03:52hello i wish you would answer the phone i never know what to say we're alone now
03:59i'm in the bedroom in bed on top of it lucky old bed
04:07are you still in tesha i am missing you terribly
04:14back soon though my darling are you still making the speech in oxford tomorrow yes
04:21that's the reason i called actually could you bear to quickly listen to it is it very long
04:25only we're a full house no no no short and punchy and a bit controversial which is why i want
04:32your
04:33opinion you always know best when to rein me in all right oh remind me of the subject the teaching
04:41of
04:41english language in schools it is quite astounding to think that in england we have produced one of
04:49the world's most beautiful languages however the rate at which that language is degenerating has become
04:55a cause for concern it's a tragedy for the next generation that in the birthplace of the language of keats
05:02of shelley of shakespeare efforts to preserve that language and uphold the standards of its teaching
05:08are no longer a priority if we look at the way english is used in business in the popular press
05:14or on television programs or indeed in our schools universities and institutions
05:33this is
05:37And what town are you in?
05:38A chapter.
05:39Tell me exactly what's happened.
05:41May I ask you to do this right away?
05:43I must go.
05:44I must go.
05:45I must go.
05:46I must go.
05:47I must go.
05:48I must go.
05:49I must go.
05:50I must go.
05:51I must go.
05:52I must go.
05:54I must go.
05:56I must go.
05:56I must go.
05:59I must go.
06:04He's at the hospital.
06:06You hear him.
06:06Yes.
06:08It's a big deal.
06:11Sir, can you calm down and tell me exactly what your-
06:15See just how a maverick's our great-mother tongue has come.
06:20Everything happens at the end of the day, and every situation is a win-win.
06:26As Prince of Wales, I won't be thanked for saying this, but the rot begins in the very institutions whose
06:33duty it is to preserve our proud linguistic and cultural heritage.
06:39If we want to produce the next generation of great writers, we must use our education system to protect what
06:46is surely our greatest national export.
06:49The English language, which, like any language, is so much more than a collection of words.
06:56It's a means of building bridges between people of different backgrounds, cultures, and generations.
07:05What do you think?
07:06I think it's brilliant.
07:09I mean, you could go further. Our language is like an endangered species that needs to be protected.
07:14It's a scandal the way we're letting it be slaughtered.
07:17I quite agree.
07:19I mean, you might cry with sex. You think I might have gone too far.
07:22I suppose it might be better to leave the audience wanting more.
07:26Yes.
07:28I suppose one has to be aware of it in the room.
07:32Just feel one's way along with it, if you know what I mean.
07:36Mm.
07:38You're awfully good at feeling your way along.
07:42Stop it.
07:46It's too dangerous.
07:48If we run this, we'd risk being responsible for breaking up a royal marriage.
07:55But, uh, I don't want our friend crossing the street and selling it to anyone else, either.
08:03So pay him what he wants.
08:05Keep the tape, put it in the safe, and hope for another day.
08:12Begon to sleep.
08:15Now I'm here.
08:20Night of you.
08:23Adore you.
08:27Night.
08:29Night.
08:30Night.
08:30Night.
08:36Night.
08:37Night.
08:38Night.
08:42Night.
08:45Night.
08:48Night.
08:50Night.
08:50Night.
08:53Night.
08:53Night.
08:54Night.
08:54Night.
08:55Night.
10:10You are both resolved on this.
10:14No doubts, no hesitancy.
10:19This is really what you want.
10:47Very well.
11:18Their royal highnesses have no plans to divorce, and their constitutional positions are unaffected.
11:24We share the great sorrow which this announcement will cause, and ask the public to join us in praying that
11:33God will bring comfort and strength to the prince and princess.
11:37The decision by the prince and princess of Wales to separate has been reached amicably.
11:42They will both continue to participate fully in the upbringing of their children, and will continue to carry out full
11:49and separate programs of public engagement.
11:54The queen and the duke of Edinburgh, though saddened, understand and sympathize with the difficulties that have led to this
11:59decision.
12:03That is the text of the announcement.
12:09I'm sure that I speak for the whole house and millions beyond it in offering our support to both the
12:16prince and princess of Wales at this difficult time.
12:19Amen.
12:22Amen.
12:32Amen.
12:35Amen.
12:39Amen.
12:41Amen.
12:55Amen.
12:59Amen.
13:12When a vessel is in rough seas,
13:15it's sometimes necessary to alter her course.
13:19That's why we're all here today.
13:23Now, this particular expedition
13:25is the brainchild of the Lord Chamberlain.
13:28David, did you want to say a few words?
13:31Thank you, sir.
13:34I think we can all agree the last few years
13:37have been particularly challenging for the monarchy.
13:40The fire at Windsor Castle,
13:43the failure of several royal marriages,
13:47questions being raised as to the family's value for money,
13:51its relevance...
13:52It's all right.
13:53No need to go over it all again.
13:57And so, in consultation with Her Majesty the Queen
14:00and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh,
14:02we've decided to set up an informal council of war,
14:06a task force to safeguard the monarchy's survival
14:10in a rapidly changing world.
14:12And since the idea is to find new directions
14:16for a way forward...
14:17Ahead.
14:19Sir?
14:21Ahead, David.
14:23Way ahead.
14:27We would call it the Way Ahead Group.
14:31I suppose I should be grateful.
14:34I've been preaching the gospel of change for...
14:37I don't know how long,
14:39after 25 years,
14:40they finally agree.
14:42And what did they come up with?
14:43Are we ready for this?
14:45Allowing the public into the royal box of the Albert Hall
14:47from time to time.
14:49Mm-hmm.
14:49Radical.
14:50Making the requirement to bow or curtsy
14:52to some members of the royal family optional.
14:55Giving the royal air force central band
14:58a more enhanced role
14:59in the changing of the guard ceremony at the palace.
15:01And that's progressive because...
15:03They have some women members within their ranks.
15:05Vive la revolution!
15:07Quite.
15:08Meanwhile, nothing on constitutional reform,
15:10nothing on the monarch being both head of state
15:12and supreme governor of the Church of England.
15:15How on earth to square that with a country
15:17that's supposed to be a modern democracy?
15:18I told them,
15:19you should be thinking of something much more radical.
15:22You talk of cost-cutting measures
15:25and reform of the civil list.
15:27I say, why not abolish it altogether?
15:29Have the monarchy fund itself.
15:32You talk about including more women
15:34in the pomp and pageantry,
15:35but why not something more far-reaching than that?
15:38Ending the bar on the eldest daughter's
15:40inheriting the throne.
15:42The problem with the ideas that you've presented today
15:44is that they don't reflect a modern Britain.
15:47What it looks like,
15:48what it feels like,
15:49what its concerns are.
15:51Education, the threat to the environment,
15:53better opportunities for disadvantaged youth,
15:55things I've been campaigning on for years.
15:58I'm afraid I did get rather carried away.
16:01He even dared bring up our great leader
16:04to her face.
16:05God.
16:06We all saw the unfortunate poll recently
16:09about Queen Victoria syndrome
16:11and how many people find the crown
16:14remote and out of touch.
16:16You claim to want to refresh the monarchy.
16:19Well, what I'm proposing is precisely that.
16:21A new welfare monarchy
16:23that's less about
16:26mystery and magic
16:28and divine right
16:29and more about our practical role
16:31in today's society.
16:33That was a different Charles today.
16:37Separation from Diana
16:38has liberated him,
16:40energized him.
16:42And what if being informed
16:44and in touch
16:45is what people want
16:47from their sovereign?
16:49Having controversial opinions
16:52and agitating politically
16:53is not
16:54what people want
16:56from their sovereign.
16:59I just think
17:00while we're setting up
17:01committees
17:01or task forces
17:03hoping to find ways forward,
17:07it might be useful
17:08to acknowledge
17:11that the solution
17:12we are looking for
17:16could be right under our noses.
17:41Hey, Lord.
17:43Yes?
17:49Yep.
17:54Yep.
17:59Checked out, right?
18:00Right.
18:01Yes, sir.
18:04Wait, wait, wait.
18:06Yes.
18:08Oh, dear.
18:11Oh, dear.
18:12Oh, dear.
18:14Oh, dear.
18:15Oh, dear.
18:20Sir.
18:24Sir.
18:27Sir.
18:27Sir.
18:28Sir.
18:29Sir.
18:29Sir.
18:32Sir.
18:44The recording was made by an amateur radio enthusiast.
18:49Having correctly identified your voices, he then sold it to the Daily Mirror.
18:54At the time, the newspaper decided not to go ahead with it because of the potential damage it might do
18:59to the royal marriage.
19:01But now that you and the Princess of Wales have officially separated the newspaper fields at liberty to publish.
19:08And I think we must brace ourselves for the transcripts to be published in the UK in the coming days.
19:17How can they get away with this?
19:22It's a private conversation.
19:25A private matter between two adults. No one else's business.
19:28Unfortunately, sir. While the intentional interception of private phone calls is illegal,
19:34the amateur radio operator in this case claims to have stumbled upon the conversation by chance.
19:40Which could be difficult to disapprove.
19:44Don't you remember the conversation?
19:47Have we discovered what was actually said?
19:51No details yet, but we're told it was intimate.
19:58Very intimate.
20:03What do you think?
20:05I think it's brilliant.
20:08I think you could go further.
20:11Our language is like an endangered species. It needs to be protected.
20:15It's a scandal the way we're letting it be slaughtered.
20:18Oh, I quite agree.
20:20I read it in my private secretary. He thinks I might have gone too far.
20:24I suppose it might be better to leave the audience wanting more.
20:30Yes.
20:32I suppose one has to be aware of it in the room.
20:35Just feel one's way along with it.
20:38If you know what I mean.
20:42You're awfully good at feeling your way along.
20:45Stop it.
20:51God, I want to feel my way along you.
20:54All over you.
20:55Up and down you.
20:57In and out.
20:58Particularly in and out.
21:01That's just what I need at the moment.
21:03Is it?
21:05I know it would revive me.
21:08But I can't bear a Sunday night without you.
21:12God.
21:13It's like that program Start the Week.
21:16I can't start the week without you.
21:19I fill up your tank.
21:20Yes, you do.
21:22So you can cope.
21:23Then I'm all right.
21:26What about me?
21:29The trouble is I need you several times a week.
21:32So do I.
21:35I need you all the week.
21:38I need you all the time.
21:41Oh, darling, I just want you now.
21:44Do you?
21:47So do I.
21:48Desperately. Desperately.
21:50God, I wish I could just...
21:53live inside your trousers or something so much easier.
21:57What are you going to turn into? A pair of knickers?
22:00Oh, God forbid. A Tampax is just my luck.
22:05A complete idiot.
22:08What a wonderful idea.
22:10My luck to get chucked down the lavatrians.
22:13Keep on going on and on forever.
22:15Swirling around on top, never going down.
22:17Darling.
22:19Till the next one comes through.
22:21Perhaps you could just come back as a box.
22:24What sort of box?
22:25A box of Tampax.
22:28No.
22:28We could just keep going.
22:30That's true.
22:36Have you gone to sleep?
22:38No, I'm here.
22:41Will you ring me when you wake up?
22:44Fine night, my darling. I do love you.
22:48Love you too.
22:51Don't want to say goodbye.
22:53Neither do I.
22:58But you must get some sleep.
23:03Bye, darling.
23:06Bye.
23:08Bye.
23:10Press the button.
23:12I'm going to press the tit.
23:14My darling, I wish you were pressing mine.
23:16God.
23:18So do I.
23:20Harder and harder.
23:22Oh, darling.
23:26Night.
23:29Night.
23:31Love you.
23:33I adore you.
23:36Night.
23:38Night.
23:46Night.
23:47Night.
23:48Night.
24:03Night.
24:10Night.
24:12Night.
24:14There's uproar in Britain over the publication of the so-called Camillagate tapes.
24:18The phone call allegedly between Prince Charles and a close female friend was taped three years ago.
24:23He will not come back from this. The tapes are filthy.
24:26It's raised doubts over whether the Prince of Wales could ever be king.
24:30Yet another royal scandal making headlines.
24:32Yet another bitter blow to an unkeen crisis.
24:36Sally Hinkman, NBC News, London.
24:44Here. I bought you some weapons-grade, entirely chemical cold medication.
24:52I know you're probably taking some sort of root or herb.
24:57Garlic, ginger, and elderberry.
25:00I thought I'd bring you something that actually works.
25:06Poor you.
25:11It's an assassination.
25:15Complete decimation of my character and...
25:19of everything I've worked so hard for.
25:22It's no secret, I think, over the years, you've brought a great many of your problems upon yourself.
25:29But no one deserves this.
25:38It's the hypocrisy that gets me.
25:41As if none of these journalists have ever spoken to a lover over the phone.
25:44Said embarrassing things.
25:47It was all a bit embarrassing, wasn't it?
25:51It was a little...
25:53gynaecological, in my taste.
25:57Well.
25:59Also taken my head out of my hands and my fingers out of my throat.
26:01Oh, God.
26:03There was a surprising residue left.
26:07Of being touched by...
26:09two teenagers of a certain age being...
26:13so gloriously human and...
26:17entirely in love.
26:23And for that alone, you deserve some credit.
26:27In this family especially.
26:30You are sweet.
26:34I doubt our dear Papa will see it that way.
26:45Right.
26:49I'll speak to you tomorrow.
26:52Later...
26:58If I weren't so ashamed, I might confess your admiration of the sheer scale of your achievement.
27:04In one fell swoop, you've succeeded in alienating the church
27:08over your moral fitness,
27:10the politicians over your conduct unbecoming.
27:13The House of Commons is in uproar.
27:16They're saying we've pressed the self-destruct button.
27:22Among your many entirely unjustified military honors
27:27is Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Wales.
27:31I wonder if you might remind us of their motto.
27:39In English.
27:43Better death than dishonor.
27:45What's that? Speak up.
27:45Better death than dishonor.
27:49A sentiment on which you would do well to reflect.
28:00Are you still here?
28:20I'm so painful.
28:23And so public.
28:26So unnecessary, too.
28:30Everyone in HQ is frightened, my dear father included.
28:33They don't know how the world has changed.
28:35Everyone's just blaming everyone else.
28:38That's no excuse for gratuitous, sadistic exhibitionism.
28:42Sounds like playground bullying.
28:46The way the sycophants all nodded.
28:50Grateful that his invective wasn't directed at them for once.
28:55It leaves me no choice but to...
29:01To protect yourself.
29:06To look after yourself.
29:13Yes.
29:23Historians will not be able to pinpoint a moment when the breakaway happened
29:26because nothing official has happened.
29:28But a change is happening.
29:30Sir.
29:31I ask if you look around you, what do you see?
29:32Not old, stuffy courtiers, but young, professional men and women of today.
29:38The Way Ahead Group, or the lagging behind group, as I like to call them,
29:43was set up to prepare the monarchy for the coming millennium.
29:45But it seems to me they hold some confusion as to which millennium we're actually in.
29:50I think as a guiding principle, if we're interested in saving the monarchy,
29:53we should do the exact opposite of what the Way Ahead Group recommends.
29:56I think we all agree, and polls certainly show that the monarchy is in a rut,
30:01a dangerous rut.
30:02It's vital that people are given a reason to believe in and be excited about the future.
30:07And if one asks oneself what the future of the monarchy is,
30:09then the answer is...
30:10It's you, sir.
30:12But right now, the problem is no one knows you.
30:15They don't know who you really are, or what you think, or feel.
30:17I quite agree.
30:20Well, what should we do about that?
30:23Well, one thought that we had was that, um,
30:27perhaps a mature, progressive, open television special would be a way to go,
30:32where the Prince of Wales is finally given the opportunity to freely air his voice.
30:38Alongside an expansive and wide-ranging interview,
30:41we could grant cameras, unprecedented access to a future king at work,
30:45an intimate and authoritative profile
30:49of an enlightened, thoughtful, forward-thinking man
30:53who has been Prince of Wales for a quarter of a century
30:56and a chance for him to lay out his vision for a modern monarchy,
30:59a modern Britain.
31:01Who are you thinking of as the interviewer?
31:04Well, there are a number of candidates,
31:06but the name we're most excited about is Jonathan Dimbleby.
31:12He's serious, he's forthright, he's independent-minded.
31:19People will know that it's not puffery or chocolate-box royalism with Dimbleby.
31:25There is an element of risk.
31:29He's bound to ask about the marriage at some point.
31:33But in our view, there's a far greater prospect of reward.
31:44Let's take your time.
31:46I'm being measured.
31:48Is that right?
31:48Just for your set?
31:49Ready to go.
31:49Good.
31:50Right.
31:50This is it.
31:54You're a troll.
31:55How are you?
31:56Sir.
31:57Where do you want me?
31:58What's this again?
32:00Please.
32:00Right, please.
32:04Right.
32:05Five, four, three.
32:09Your Royal Highness, it's fair to say that in recent years,
32:14the royal family has been plagued by a certain amount of adversity.
32:19Do you think, with all these setbacks,
32:22to your family and to you personally,
32:25that the monarchy can still survive?
32:30Well, more than that,
32:31I hope it can flourish.
32:35But to do so, it needs to adapt.
32:38It's no secret that I'm open to the idea of reform.
32:42I think that we're at a make-or-break time for the monarchy,
32:46and we need to be radical.
32:48But of course, there's only so much that I can do as Prince of Wales.
32:53As king, you will also find yourself at the head of an established church.
32:57In the past, you have shown an interest in other faiths.
33:00How does that sit with a future role
33:03as supreme governor of the Church of England,
33:06defender of the faith?
33:08Of course, I prefer to think of myself
33:10not as a defender of just one faith,
33:13the Church of England,
33:14but as a defender of faith in general.
33:18Why should the Church of England have a monopoly on the crown?
33:22What about the Jews and Catholics and Sikhs and Muslims and Hindus?
33:26Are they not its subjects as well?
33:28There is, of course, one question above all
33:31that burns in the public's mind,
33:34and that relates to your marriage to the Princess of Wales.
33:37One of the most serious allegations concerning your marriage
33:41is that you were repeatedly unfaithful
33:43and that your close association with Camilla Parker Bowles
33:47was a deciding factor in its collapse.
33:50How do you answer that?
33:55Mrs. Parker Bowles is a dear friend of mine,
34:00a wonderful friend that I'm jolly lucky to have.
34:04And even within a marriage,
34:06one must still nurture outside friendships.
34:09And Mrs. Parker Bowles is just one of a number of friends
34:15that I've been close to over the years.
34:20When you married your wife,
34:22you made a pledge before God
34:24to uphold your wedding vows.
34:26Did you at least try to be faithful from the start?
34:30Of course.
34:31And were you?
34:32Yes.
34:39Until...
34:40Until...
34:45Until it became
34:47obvious that
34:50the marriage couldn't be saved,
34:53both of us having
34:55done our best.
34:59at which point I
35:03tried to do my duty.
35:07But there was, uh...
35:10There was nothing to be done.
35:16So, yes,
35:20old friendships were
35:22rekindled.
35:26You've been
35:27very forthright
35:28in your response.
35:29Very honest.
35:31Is it
35:32your hope
35:33that this issue
35:33will now
35:34go away?
35:35No.
35:37Well,
35:37I'd certainly prefer it.
35:40It typically stems,
35:41I think,
35:42from when
35:44when we in the monarchy
35:45set ourselves up
35:46as a sort of ideal,
35:48as husbands
35:50or as wives
35:51or as
35:51as parents.
35:54And very often
35:55the truth is
35:55very far from that.
35:57The question
35:58people have to ask themselves
35:59is what do they want
36:01in their leaders?
36:03Do they want
36:04someone who
36:05errs
36:06but who learns
36:06from their mistakes,
36:07who grows,
36:08who
36:09who recognizes
36:10the need for change,
36:11who has a vision,
36:13or someone
36:15who
36:15is content
36:16to continue
36:17making the same mistakes
36:20and
36:21to keep
36:22things as they are?
36:25Really,
36:26I think that's
36:26the clear choice
36:27that
36:28people are faced with.
36:32This desire
36:33for progression
36:34extends to
36:35many aspects
36:36of your works,
36:37principles,
36:39and your kind
36:40of your life
36:41and your life
36:43Prince Charles
36:44bared his soul
36:45to the nation
36:45last night
36:46in a television documentary
36:48designed to showcase
36:49his work
36:49as Prince of Wales
36:50and he appeared
36:51to have no regrets
36:52as he greeted
36:53onlookers today
36:54during his first
36:55public appearance
36:56since the program aired.
37:00his aides
37:01were letting it be known
37:02they'd been delighted
37:03with the response
37:04to his controversial
37:05television profile.
37:06Palace officials
37:07said they'd been
37:08deluged with calls
37:09of support.
37:10The program contained
37:12a number of intimate
37:13revelations,
37:14including the Prince's
37:15close friendship
37:16with Mrs. Camilla
37:16Parker Bowles.
37:18The admission
37:18divided viewers
37:19between those
37:20who felt it was
37:21a refreshing attempt
37:22to clear the air
37:23and those who felt
37:24the Prince
37:24had made an error
37:25of judgment.
37:27There was no comment
37:28from Kensington Palace
37:30but the Princess of Wales
37:31upstaged her husband
37:33by attending
37:34the Serpentine Gallery's
37:35annual summer party
37:36this evening,
37:37putting on a defiant display
37:39in what many
37:40are already calling
37:41her revenge dress.
37:50The Prince and Princess
37:52remain focused
37:53on their public roles
37:54but there is little doubt
37:56that the war
37:57of the Waleses
37:58has entered a new
37:59and more volatile phase.
38:04Camilla!
38:05Camilla!
38:06Camilla!
38:06Camilla!
38:07Camilla!
38:08Camilla!
38:09Coming out now!
38:12Camilla!
38:12Camilla!
38:14I got these papers
38:15going straight.
38:16James!
38:17What do you say
38:18to that, Camilla?
38:23Camilla!
38:24Camilla!
38:41Camilla!
38:42Camilla!
38:44Camilla!
38:48Reaction to the interview
38:50is divided
38:51between those
38:52that feel
38:52the Prince
38:53has shown himself
38:54unfit to be King
38:55and should have had
38:56the good grace
38:57to stay silent
38:59and those that have been pleasantly surprised by what they saw and heard.
39:10Interestingly, it was his desire to be defender of faith in general
39:15to Jews, Muslims, Catholics, Sikhs, Hindus,
39:21rather than defender of the faith that has won most favor.
39:26His words having undeniably connected with whole constituencies
39:31that are traditionally left unreached by the monarchs.
39:35It is not a monarch's role to campaign or chase constituencies like a politician
39:39because the crown itself is a unifying symbol.
39:43It binds together a kingdom of four nations
39:46and a worldwide multiracial commonwealth, symbolically.
39:52Charles is frustrated
39:54because the crown has many of the functions of an inanimate object.
39:59He prefers to be animate.
40:01But there's a danger in that.
40:04One can end up undoing more than doing.
40:30I'm not eating.
40:33No, I don't have an appetite.
40:36I'm so surprised you do.
40:40Why? It's delicious.
40:43What's all this I hear about a book?
40:48The idea is to do a book following on from the interview,
40:51taking some of the points further.
40:53Why?
40:56Because a lot of the really important things I wanted to say
40:58about education and environment and architecture,
41:01I got drowned out by all the hoo-ha about adultery.
41:06Also, people are interested.
41:09Maybe you're not as interested as you think.
41:12Maybe more interested than you think.
41:15If my post bag is anything to go by.
41:26In the 18th century, it was considered perfectly normal for the Prince of Wales
41:29to set up shop at Leicester House to generate fresh ideas.
41:34Shadow monarchy, in essence. A rival court.
41:37But this is not the 18th century.
41:41And creating rival courts is not what we do in this family.
41:45We close ranks behind the sovereign, not to criticize her.
41:51We're all after the same thing, Anne.
42:00Are you sure you won't have some of this asparagus?
42:04It's fresh from the garden.
42:22Good night.
42:25Thanks for coming.
42:39For years I've doubted Charles.
42:44That he wasn't strong enough.
42:50Tough enough.
42:52But look what he's just come through.
42:55First that phone recording, subsequent humiliation.
42:59Then that interview and subsequent criticism.
43:03And it hasn't broken him.
43:05The opposite.
43:07He might be as mad as everyone thinks.
43:09But he's not as weak as everyone thinks.
43:14The Charles I saw today was strong.
43:18Confident.
43:20Mature.
43:23Not only does he have what it takes for the job.
43:25In some ways he's already begun.
43:27What do you mean?
43:30For the past year.
43:31Possibly more.
43:34Charles has been slowly but surely setting up his own court.
43:38At St. James'.
43:40His own Camelot.
43:43His own advisers.
43:45His own modern, progressive agenda.
43:51He knows one day he will be King Charles III.
43:55And if we want to know what that will look and feel like.
44:00Well he's starting to show us.
44:18The whole point of the Prince's Trust is to equip young people like you with the skills and the confidence
44:25to fulfill your dreams and ambitions.
44:30Now you may think that someone of my age and background wouldn't understand young people in your communities and the
44:37unfair judgment of society that you sometimes face.
44:42Well, as it happens, I do understand a little bit about what it is to be criticized and judged.
44:51And I also know that those judgments are mostly not true.
44:57That people out there have no idea who I really am.
45:03How about you?
45:03I'm sure that each of you has something within you.
45:10An unacknowledged greatness.
45:13A talent that deserves to be recognized.
45:18And that's what the Prince's Trust is all about.
45:21To give you the confidence to believe in your ideas.
45:25And the money to bring them to fruition.
45:29I want to reach those that have been overlooked.
45:33Rejected.
45:35To make sure that you've been given a chance.
45:40Because it's only when we risk reaching too far that we find out how far it's possible to go.
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