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00:10To Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his government today is fresh on the pound.
00:20Good afternoon, Mr. King.
00:23Damage had been done by the...
00:24Good afternoon, Mr. King.
00:25Britain's trade gap is a staggering 107 million pounds.
00:30It's the worst figure on record.
00:31The government said that these figures were distorted and meaningless.
00:39Good afternoon, Mr. King.
00:42Good afternoon, Mr. King.
00:45Where is it?
00:47About you.
00:48Tomorrow's front page, sir.
00:50Not strong enough.
00:53It's the strongest headline the Daily Mail has ever written about a Labour leader.
00:56About had guilty conscience. I don't know what it's saying.
01:25It's a sad day when the Daily Mirror, a Labour-supporting newspaper, turns against a Labour leader,
01:29like this.
01:34We've done some thinking and come up with an idea for how to deflect any further criticism.
01:39Yeah, go on.
01:41Lord Mountbatten.
01:45What's he got to do with anything?
01:46I'm sure we all agree that he's a symbol of a bygone era, of privilege and inequality, empire and extravagance.
01:53Not to mention a pompous, bloody arse.
01:55Go on.
01:56As Chief of the Defence Staff, he's refusing to make the defence cuts we need.
02:01Cuts which you promised in your election manifesto.
02:05One might even tolerate it if he weren't so...
02:08vain or crooked or power-mad.
02:12Quite.
02:14What are you proposing?
02:16That we kick him out.
02:20But at least he's busy.
02:22And inside the tent...
02:24You know, people like Mountbatten.
02:26Medallists, for want of a kind of word.
02:28Energetic, well-connected medallists.
02:29It's better that they're inside the tent pissing out than outside the tent pissing in.
02:33But he belongs to another time, Harold.
02:37Kicking him out makes economic sense and shows we're tough.
02:41And who knows?
02:42It might just buy us some good headlines.
02:47Yes, I could do with some good headlines.
02:52General salute.
02:55Pre-set.
02:58Out.
02:59Out.
03:02Out.
03:10Out.
03:16Out.
04:48Oh, they're increasing fivefold, tenfold.
04:52And the conclusion of the review is that we'd like to make a few changes, one of which is to
04:58your post of Chief of the Defense Staff.
05:02What?
05:08You kicking me out?
05:12Well, no, sir.
05:13I'm thanking you on behalf of the government, on behalf of the armed forces, on behalf of the whole country
05:18for your many years of remarkable service.
05:23You are.
05:24You're kicking me out.
05:28Well, there we are.
05:35There we are.
05:37There we are.
06:29It's absurd.
06:34But where one door closes, another opens.
06:41There is special providence in such a fall.
06:45If it be now, it is not to come.
06:46If it be not to come, it will be now.
06:49If it be not now, yet it will come.
06:52The readiness is all.
07:09What am I going to do, Barrett?
07:12You'll bounce back, sir.
07:14Before long, you'll have a hundred projects.
07:20Cake, sir.
07:31Hit, hit, hooray!
07:34Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?
07:45Should old acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne.
07:55For old lang syne, my dear, for old lang syne.
08:05We'll take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne.
08:16We, too, have brought up out the hills and pulled the daisies by.
08:25For old lang syne, my dear, for old lang syne, my dear, for old lang syne.
09:05I'll go home, sir.
09:49I'll go home, sir.
09:56Yes, of course.
09:58I think there's a picture.
10:00You don't need to worry about the stairs.
10:09Pen's down, you must see.
10:15Ten minutes from Newmarket.
10:48Thank you, Cecil.
10:49How is he?
10:50As good as new again.
10:55And do you really think he's recovered from his injury?
10:58Oh, I do, ma'am.
11:00Gelded, fired, well-rusted.
11:02We won't have him breaking down on us again.
11:06Any chance of seeing him on the gallops today?
11:09Oh, no, ma'am.
11:10I mean, it's too wet and muddy out there.
11:13It's been a lot like this.
11:15Hardly been able to train him at all.
11:18Well, we can't do anything about the weather.
11:23Now we come to the most anticipated race of this year's Royal Ascot meeting,
11:27the Queen Alexandra Stakes.
11:30This is Britain's longest flat race, where stamina is of the essence.
11:33And the favorite is, of course, number nine,
11:36Her Majesty's own horse, Apprentice.
11:39And they're off.
11:40With number six, Panic's in the early lead,
11:43followed by number one, Valentine's Day,
11:44with number two, Olympic boy,
11:46leaning right down their necks.
11:47They're off the pace now as they make their start.
11:51Behind the number ten, Ovi Andersen,
11:53far off the leaders,
11:54but number nine, Apprentice,
11:55tails behind in fitting place.
11:58A disappointing start for last year's Yorkshire Club champion.
12:02And Panic's still ahead,
12:04but behind him, Apprentice is gaining crowns.
12:06He's got the challenge from number seven,
12:07by even pulling it to four.
12:10Majesty.
12:11Majesty.
12:12Thank you, darling.
12:14Chin up, vodka.
12:16Apprentice really has the look of eagles as they make the turn,
12:18and yes, Apprentice turns up the pressure on Olympic boys.
12:21He moves into third place.
12:22And in what is a fantastic recovery from a slow start,
12:25Apprentice is now level with number two Olympic boys
12:27as they race uphill.
12:28And as they come out of the final turn,
12:30panically it's my length of the half,
12:32but Apprentice is coming through with a challenge.
12:34And now it's the home street,
12:35and Apprentice is charging down for the other side,
12:37and he's thinking he's nearly, nearly, nearly.
12:41No, he hasn't got it.
12:42No.
12:42Apprentice is starting to struggle.
12:44Panic is holding on.
12:45He's holding his lead,
12:46and Apprentice is falling behind.
12:47It's Valentine's Day.
12:48Balls back in second.
12:49Olympic boy coming up from the rear,
12:51and it's a busy finish,
12:53but number six,
12:54Panic finishes first,
12:55and there goes Paul in line number two,
12:57Olympic boy.
12:58What are you doing wrong with Paul?
13:00He used to be at the top.
13:02Now he barely competes.
13:04It's possible that the system set up by your late father
13:08is now a little obsolete,
13:12and might need kicking out,
13:15throwing on the dust heap.
13:19If you want to keep up with the Aga Khan's of this world,
13:22I would suggest you follow their lead.
13:26And do what?
13:28Travel around the world,
13:29and catch up with all the latest developments.
13:31I can't just do that.
13:32In case you haven't noticed,
13:34I have a job to do with you.
13:36It would only be France,
13:38not Timbuktu.
13:39There are experienced people
13:41who are able to deputize for you in your absence.
13:53As you know,
13:54this government is committed to maintaining sterling
13:56at $2.80 to the pound.
13:58But with every economic blow,
14:01the oil embargo,
14:02the balance of payments deficit,
14:04and the Dockers Union strike,
14:06it's proving harder and harder to maintain.
14:23And I'm afraid that now we have no alternative
14:26but to devalue the pound.
14:29Oh.
14:31And I need hardly say
14:32it is a matter of overwhelming regret
14:36for me personally.
14:39And a humiliation for the government.
14:44It feels like a bad time to say
14:46that I won't be here for our meeting next week.
14:49Perhaps the next two weeks.
14:51But Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother,
14:53will step in as Councillor of State.
14:55Oh.
14:56A role she's executed many times.
15:07Your Majesty.
15:25Good evening.
15:27A few days ago,
15:29the Cabinet took its unanimous decision
15:31to devalue the pound.
15:33I can now tell you
15:34why we have taken this action,
15:36and more importantly,
15:38what it will mean for you.
15:40From now on,
15:41the pound abroad
15:42will be worth 14% or so less
15:44in terms of other currencies.
15:47Now, this does not mean, of course,
15:49that the pound here in Britain,
15:51in your pocket,
15:51or your purse,
15:52or your bank,
15:53has been devalued.
15:54What it does mean
15:55is that the goods we buy from abroad
15:57will be dearer.
15:59So for many goods,
16:00it will be cheaper to buy British.
16:04Well, this devaluation has been a hard decision,
16:09and some of its consequences
16:11will be hard for a time.
16:14For three years,
16:15this government has fought,
16:17as it was our duty to fight,
16:19the burden of the deficit
16:20that the previous government left us with.
16:23But now is not the time
16:25to triple blame.
16:27Now is our chance
16:27to break free
16:28from that straitjacket,
16:30to seize this opportunity
16:32with both hands.
16:34This is a proud nation.
16:36We're out on our own now.
16:40Now,
16:40we must choose
16:42to put Britain first.
17:06Tonight,
17:08we veterans of the Burma campaign
17:10are gathered here
17:12to renew old comradeships.
17:14and to remember
17:15fallen brothers
17:16at Yang Gang Yong
17:18and Rangoon.
17:21We remember
17:22how it was fought
17:23the old way,
17:25the honourable way,
17:27body to body,
17:29bayonet to bayonet.
17:32And that swift,
17:33exhilarating sweep of victory
17:35that carried us
17:36over the Irrawaddy
17:37and into Mandalay.
17:40And there we met
17:41the Japanese army.
17:43and we toyed apart.
17:49Yes, gentlemen,
17:50we military men
17:51will always have
17:52our past glories
17:53to look back on.
17:56But what of this new generation?
17:59These young men
18:00and women
18:00for whom some of the best of us
18:02gave our lives.
18:04decline,
18:06irrelevance,
18:07and the devaluation
18:09of pounds sterling,
18:11that is the sunless future
18:13that faces them.
18:15For them,
18:16the white heat of revolution
18:18is not a forging heat.
18:20It is a melting heat.
18:22It melts the silver
18:24of our battle on us
18:26and reduces to cinders
18:28the very foundation
18:29of our economy,
18:30our currency.
18:31currency.
18:35So,
18:37if the only glories
18:39available to this nation
18:40are its past glories,
18:44then let us cherish them now.
18:50Come you back,
18:51you British soldier.
18:53Come you back.
18:57Who will join me?
19:01Ship me somewhere
19:03east of Suez,
19:04where the best
19:06is like the worst,
19:08where there are no
19:09ten commandments,
19:11and a man can raise a thirst.
19:14For the temple bells
19:16are calling,
19:17and it's there
19:18that I would be
19:19by the old
19:21Moemine Pagoda,
19:23looking lazy
19:24at the sea.
19:26On the road
19:27to Mandalay,
19:30where the old
19:31to Timberlake,
19:33with our sick
19:34beneath the orange,
19:36when we went
19:38to Mandalay.
19:40On the road
19:42to Mandalay,
19:44where the flying
19:45faces play,
19:47and the dawn
19:48comes up
19:49like thunder,
19:51out of China,
19:53across the land.
19:54And the dawn
19:55and the dawn
20:07is going to be
20:08Thank you,
20:10Peter.
20:11Thank you,
20:24Lord Mumbatton
20:25Excuse me
20:26Cecil King
20:27I hope to talk to you sir
20:29To express my sympathy
20:31At the way you've been treated by the government
20:33A shameful piece of political grandstanding
20:36And opportunism
20:37You're very kind
20:39This country needs great men more than ever
20:42To restore confidence
20:43Inspire us
20:44And perhaps even lead us out of the mire
20:48As we made very clear
20:49To me that my leadership days are over
20:52My colleagues
20:53And I don't believe that
20:55Not for a minute
20:57As a matter of fact we'd be delighted
20:59If you'd agree to have lunch with us
21:01At Threadneedle Street one day
21:02Bank of England
21:04We've been working on a proposal
21:06Which we'd very much like to put to you
21:13Sir
21:35Votre Majesté
21:37Bienvenue au Harat du Quenet
21:40Merci monsieur Ed
21:41Mais il n'y a aucun besoin de telle formalité
21:43Dans le monde de l'élevage
21:45C'est vous qui êtes le roi
21:47Vous êtes très gentille madame
21:48Et bien indulgente
21:50Je soupçonne que vous me flattez
21:53Par là , par lÃ
21:57And of course it was
22:02Malin Commissage
22:03Who came out of the Bidangard
22:05The magnificent spayer
22:07Oh
22:07It was Grand Sire
22:09White Settler
22:10Oh that's right
22:11You had a tremendous success with it
22:13Yes, I'm a big wonderful sprinter
22:16These are your stud books
22:17Indeed ma'am
22:18And I think you will find some very familiar names in there
22:22Yes, I guess I will
22:24If I'm not mistaken
22:26This one
22:27Oh gosh yes
22:28My grandfather's one of his favourites
22:32What would you say, six months?
22:33Yes, I'd say so
22:34Nice temperament
22:36All blooded
22:37Not too skittish
22:38Indeed
22:39Look at her hocks
22:40Oh yes
22:41Very well
22:42Portion
22:43Excellent line to the back
22:44Yes
22:46Come here
22:54It was extraordinary
22:57Not just their facilities
22:58Their entire attitude of breeding
23:00But the fact they keep their foels and their yearlings so close
23:04Merci
23:04While we send ours off to graze in Ireland
23:09Tell me honestly
23:11Is it over?
23:12Have we slipped too far behind?
23:14Not yet ma'am
23:15But if you want to keep up
23:17You do need to act decisively now
23:20It would mean rethinking the operation from top to toe
23:23Changing the personnel
23:25Changing the approach
23:26Yes
23:26And currently there is a drain of the best British racehorses to America
23:31You have to ask yourself
23:33You have to ask yourself
23:33Why?
23:35You don't think I should go there too?
23:37Well obviously from a racing perspective
23:38It would be ideal
23:40Just for a day or two
23:42But won't you be needed at home?
23:46Well they've always got mummy
23:48Me being away is good for her
23:50She hates feeling old
23:51And superannuated
23:52And surplus to requirements
23:54I'm sure she's relishing being the big chief again
24:12Thank you sir
24:16Mr. King
24:19The Great Britain of our childhood is dying before us
24:24The country is bankrupt
24:26Our national security is in tatters
24:28Our allies are in despair
24:30And on our current trajectory by 1970
24:34We will be a vassal state
24:36A pariah
24:39I don't know about you sir
24:41But I'd sooner die than stand idly by and watch this happen
24:44And to that end
24:46My associates and I have come up with a plan
24:49To put the country back on track
24:52Which is?
24:55Replacing the prime minister
24:57And installing a new emergency government
25:01What?
25:02And in his place
25:03We would need to install an inspirational figurehead
25:07Someone who could unite the nation
25:09Command its respect
25:10Someone who had stepped into a national leadership role before
25:14Now there are some obvious candidates
25:17But frankly none would be as good as you sir
25:19No, no, no
25:20This is quite unthinkable
25:22At this point
25:23I should close my ears
25:28Despite my own very profound reservations
25:30Regarding our prime minister
25:32What you're talking about is effectively a coup
25:34And I can have nothing whatsoever to do with it
25:38In peacetime it's true
25:40An intervention like this would be unconstitutional
25:44But we believe this is no longer peacetime
25:48And the circumstances are unprecedented
25:51And quite exceptional
25:55Gerald
25:58In order to hijack control of the economy
26:00Wilson and his socialist colleagues have devised a plan
26:04Plan Brutus
26:06Which would strip the Bank of England of all its powers
26:10Freeze the sterling balances of foreign governments
26:13And enforce crash cuts in defence spending
26:17Bankers cannot be allowed to run the show
26:20The Bank of England has known about gold pouring out of the country since Monday
26:25And has done nothing to stop it
26:26What is our response?
26:28The imposition of exchange controls
26:30The crash cuts in defence expenditure
26:33And the compulsory acquisition of all privately held overseas securities
26:43It is an effective declaration of war
26:47On freedom, democracy and capitalism
26:51We must act now
26:54Not just to save Britain but the world
26:56We are proposing a radical revolution
27:00Led by bankers, businessmen and the armed forces
27:02Professionals who can save us from amateurism, incompetence and Russian infiltration
27:09And as our interim leader
27:12We can think of no one better than you, sir
27:27This is all very interesting
27:34May I suggest that we meet again
27:38In 48 hours
27:42Sorry
27:51With the pound down and the rest later
27:53I suppose that sums it up
27:55Evaluation of a gigantic loan that we all have to pay back
27:58Britain now finds itself looking at a complete reversal of government policy
28:02After three years of devaluation and denials
28:05House of money! House of money! House of money!
28:09Outside 10 Downing Street, protesters gathered
28:10As a reality of what a devalued power...
28:30Welcome to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, you imagine!
28:33Thank you, Mr. Hancock
28:34Please, call me Paul
28:36Sorry we don't have better weather for you
28:37Yeah, it's quite alright
28:38We like a good watery
28:39Full hand, guys
28:40Pleasure to be here
29:09Your shopping basket will hold less for the same money
29:24Water, calcium
29:41Nobody in the capital knew the rebels' intentions
29:43But plastic bomb outranges here and elsewhere showed that pro-rebel sympathizers were on the power
29:56These are veterinary students we've invited to spend time here at the farm
30:00They learned reproductive management, neonatal and foal management, herd health management
30:06What we're aiming for is better integration between our practices here at the stud
30:10And the clinical research being conducted in the wider world
30:16Remind me of the year, Portche
30:18What, 1967? Why?
30:20Because having seen what I've just seen, one might think it 2067
30:24In terms of technology and their management of the pasture
30:28And their willingness to embrace new ideas
30:30The Americans aren't just on a different level, they're on a different planet
30:34And their racing manager, wasn't he impressive?
30:37When you think about Cecil by comparison
30:38Yes, he is getting on there
30:40150?
30:42Well, not quite that, but certainly 80
30:44Dear old Cecil
30:46The Van Hur of Newmarket
30:49But he had such success with your father
30:51And grandfather
30:52You know he was wounded at the Somme
30:54Yes, so probably time for someone a little bit younger
30:58The question is, who is there?
31:00No
31:01What about Gordon Richards?
31:04He's with the wine stocks, they've never let him go
31:07Or David McCall
31:11He's good
31:13Can you honestly see him fitting in?
31:16No
31:16Try that
31:29Oh
31:30Would you ever consider it?
31:33Me?
31:33Why not?
31:35You're brilliant
31:35And you know the family inside out
31:39I'm honored
31:41But I'm also very ambitious
31:45I could never accept unless I felt sure we had every chance of success at the highest level
31:51And in terms of our research, there's still one thing that we really need to see
31:56What?
31:57They're training facilities
31:58If we're going to gain the edge, there's still a lot to learn from the Americans
32:03Portie, how much longer is that going to take?
32:07Well
32:10Good night
32:12Yes
32:13Yes
32:13Yes
32:15Yes
32:15We've seen him at that time.
32:45We've seen him at that time.
32:47The reckoning being 73 coups in 46 different countries around the world.
32:53And the success of some of these might encourage us.
32:58In Ghana, two years ago, President Nkrumah was ousted with just 500 men.
33:03And in 1961, in South Korea, Major General Park Chung-hee seized power with 3,500 men.
33:13And in 1964, in Gabon, just 150 men were able to arrest President Nkrumah and thus gain control over the
33:23levers of state power.
33:25And, of course, it was with just one legion that Caesar crossed the Rubicon.
33:31And perhaps we would not seek to follow his fate, a six-semper tyrannous gentleman.
33:38And what all successful insurgencies have in common are five key elements.
33:45Control of the media, control of the economy, and the capture of administrative targets,
33:51for which you need the fourth element, the loyalty of the military.
33:56Now, in Ghana and Gabon, this can be achieved with a handful of battalions.
34:01But here, in the United Kingdom,
34:05we would need to secure Parliament,
34:09Whitehall,
34:10Ministry of Defence,
34:12and the Cabinet Office.
34:13The Prime Minister would be arrested, of course, along with other politicians still loyal.
34:19We would have to shut down the airports, air traffic control.
34:22Same with the train stations.
34:24Curfews would be put in place,
34:26martial law declared.
34:28And I haven't even mentioned the police.
34:32It would take tens of thousands of unquestioningly loyal servicemen.
34:36And even in my heyday, I could never command that.
34:41Which brings me to the fifth element.
34:45Legitimacy.
34:47Now, our government draws its strength from long-established institutions that support it.
34:53The courts,
34:55body of common law,
34:56the Constitution.
34:59For any action against the state to succeed,
35:01you'd have to overthrow these as well.
35:03But in a highly evolved democracy, such as ours,
35:08their authority is sacrosanct.
35:12Which is why, gentlemen,
35:15a coup d'etat in the United Kingdom
35:18doesn't stand a chance.
35:28Unless...
35:34Unless we have the support of the one person not yet mentioned.
35:39Do you see the temper?
35:41Yeah, we like that.
35:42The Crown has at its disposal
35:45unique constitutional powers,
35:48which could still make something like this possible.
35:52In 1834, William IV used them to dismiss his government in the face of opposition from the House.
35:58And in 1920, the Emergency Powers Act was passed,
36:02which gives the sovereign power in certain circumstances to declare a state of emergency by proclamation.
36:10Meaning, our queen could dissolve parliament and appoint a new government.
36:15And a prime minister as well.
36:17Well, she's also commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
36:22They swear allegiance to her and not to parliament.
36:25So it could count on their support to see it through.
36:31She is our Caesar.
36:39And you think she might entertain this idea?
36:42The circumstances are certainly compelling.
36:45I've made a list here of exactly how compelling.
36:49And as her second cousin, I am in an ideal position to ask.
37:04Not hungry?
37:05No.
37:10Somehow, today has managed to be one of the most enjoyable days of my life.
37:15And at the same time, one of the most depressing.
37:22Telephone call for you, ma'am?
37:23Lord Manbatten?
37:24I'll call him back.
37:33If I tell you something, do you promise it will stay between us?
37:36Of course.
37:40This is how I'd like to spend all my time.
37:45Owning horses, breeding horses, racing horses.
37:48It's what makes me truly happy.
37:53And I actually think it's what I was born to do.
37:55Until the other thing came along.
37:58That someone else was born to do.
38:00That they elected not to do.
38:02Which meant that first my father, and then I,
38:04had to do a job we were never meant to do.
38:08Well, you've managed to make it look like
38:10the other thing is the only thing you were ever meant to do.
38:16You're kind.
38:18But it isn't.
38:34And on days like today,
38:37in places like this,
38:39in company like this,
38:43you get a glimpse of what it all might have been like.
38:48The unlived life.
38:52And how much happier it might have made me.
39:02Not now!
39:07Who did? I just sniffed.
39:08Slightly.
39:09I shall have to grovel now.
39:10No, it's all right.
39:11He'll understand.
39:13I'm so sorry, Your Majesty.
39:15Yes, all right.
39:15I'm coming.
39:16Honestly, only Dickie.
39:26Yes, thank you, My Majesty.
39:26I'll talk to you.
39:54You are persistent. Is it really so important?
39:59Yes, Your Majesty.
40:01Prime Minister.
40:05Ma'am,
40:06I have reason to believe there is currently
40:09a full-blown plot developing against me
40:11and the democratically elected Labour government
40:15that governs in your name
40:16being led by a senior member of your family.
40:21Who?
40:24Lord Mountbatten.
40:27And that he,
40:28in cahoots with Cecil King,
40:30the chairman of the Mirror Group newspapers,
40:32has been attempting to overthrow this government.
40:35Thank you, sir.
40:38Now, I feel compelled to remind, Your Majesty,
40:41that tolerance of the royal family
40:43is hanging by a thread as it is.
40:47Now, throughout my time in office,
40:50I have done my level best to protect you.
40:54But if members of the royal family
40:56were to interfere with the political business of the day,
41:00I would be left with no option
41:01but to side with the Republican elements of my cabinet,
41:06which I have successfully controlled until now,
41:11and take steps.
41:16Leave it with me,
41:18Prime Minister.
41:20Your Majesty.
41:31I don't know.
42:04I don't know.
42:29I don't know.
42:57Lord Mountbatten, Your Majesty.
43:10Your Majesty.
43:17You asked to see me?
43:19I did.
43:21Well, great minds think alike.
43:23As it happens, I was planning to drop by myself...
43:28on a matter of great importance.
43:41I'm getting a feeling that I've not had since Dieppe.
43:46That I'm walking into a trap.
43:51I'd like to think you had that sinking feeling on another occasion recently.
43:55When going to see your friends at the Bank of England.
43:59Is it even true?
44:02Yes, I did go to lunch at the Bank of England...
44:05to meet and listen to people who are horrified by what's happening to the country.
44:10A horror I hope you share.
44:13Perhaps.
44:14But conspiring with them is not the solution.
44:17It is the beginning of a solution.
44:21Why are you doing this?
44:22Why would you protect a man like Wilson?
44:33I am protecting the Prime Minister.
44:37I am protecting the Constitution.
44:40I am protecting democracy.
44:45But if the man of the heart of that democracy threatens to destroy it...
44:48are we supposed to just stand by and do nothing?
44:51Yes.
44:52Doing nothing is exactly what we do.
44:54And bide our time.
44:56And wait for the people that voted him in to vote him out again.
44:59If indeed that is what they decide to do.
45:21I am sure you find it near impossible to do nothing.
45:24And to not have the role and the responsibilities you have always had.
45:29You were born to be busy.
45:30And to lead.
45:32But you still have a huge role to play in this family.
45:37A father figure to my husband.
45:40An uncle and a guide to me.
45:43A king to make in Charles.
45:45Not to mention a brother to your sister.
45:49When was the last time you even visited her?
45:52Cheered her up?
46:00That would be a greater service to the Crown than leading unconstitutional coups.
46:13I got her.
46:14I got her.
46:28I got her.
46:29I don't know.
47:10Nice of you to find the time.
47:12These days, I've nothing but time.
47:16And too little time.
47:30The four of us.
47:32What?
47:33The four of us.
47:37Look at us now.
47:40Only two left.
47:42Your left?
47:44Not me.
47:45I'm on the way out.
47:47Nonsense.
47:49There came a moment around the time I turned 70, when it dawned on me that I was no longer
47:57a participant, rather a spectator.
48:01I've discovered that for myself.
48:04Then it's just a matter of waiting and not getting in the way.
48:20Now, I hear you have been getting in the way.
48:24Who told you that?
48:25There are no secrets in this place.
48:29Did you get a dressing down from our doughty queen?
48:35Yes, I did.
48:38Oh, what's so funny?
48:40Well, that's funny.
48:42The little girl admonishing the grand old admiral of the fleet.
48:47Well, I'm glad it amuses you.
48:49Because the situation this country is facing is anything but amusing.
48:57Oh, who cares?
49:01Honestly.
49:04One of the few joys of being as old as we both are is that it's not our problem.
49:12Not really our country, either.
49:15What are you talking about?
49:16Of course it's our country.
49:18We Battenbergs have no country.
49:23Our family might have kings and queens in its ranks, but we're mongrels, too.
49:31Part German, part Greek, part nowhere at all.
49:38Well, this is my country.
49:43Gave me a home, gave me a name.
49:47And in return, I've given it my life.
49:56And to see it like this breaks my heart.
49:58Oh, how are you?
50:00Yeah.
50:33You must sleep, sister.
50:49Princess Alice, nowhere at all.
51:01Princess Alice, nowhere at all.
51:05Princess Alice, nowhere at all.
52:18You.
52:20Don't sound so surprised.
52:21I am. It's been so long.
52:27So how was France, America?
52:32Educational.
52:35The trip was supposed to be a week. You were gone almost a month.
52:38Yes.
52:41With Portchey?
52:43Yes.
52:46Was that fun?
52:49We went on racing business. It was a fact-finding expedition.
52:54Right.
52:56If you have something to say, say it now. Otherwise, if you don't mind, I'm busy.
53:00I've heard you've appointed him as your racing manager.
53:03I have.
53:03Which means he'll be around all the time.
53:05Yes, with any luck.
53:07Good for you.
53:08Good for all of us.
53:19Good for all of us.
53:49I heard about Dickie.
53:52A coup.
53:53Yes, can you believe it?
53:57It must be hard getting old.
54:05Yes.
54:19I'll be up in a minute.
54:22Oh, will you?
54:23Yes, I thought so.
54:26Unless you'd rather I wasn't.
54:29I'll see you in a minute.
54:31I'll see you in a minute.
54:33Yes, I'll see you in a minute.
54:35Yes, I'll see you in a minute.
55:00No, it must be hard.
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