00:00On this occasion, I cannot help noticing the readjustments to the East Wing, Mr. President.
00:09Following your visit to Windsor Castle last year.
00:12And I'm sorry to say that we British, of course, made our own small attempt at real estate redevelopment of
00:20the White House in 1814.
00:25Indeed, you recently commented, Mr. President, that if it were not for the United States,
00:30European countries would be speaking German.
00:33Dare I say that if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French.
00:49Indeed, such was the closeness that Sir Winston, while staying here in the White House,
00:55in the rooms you showed us upstairs, emerged naked from the bathtub to discover the door opening as President Roosevelt
01:04came in for a chat.
01:06With rapier wit, the President cast aside any embarrassment by declaring that the Prime Minister has nothing to conceal from
01:16the President of the United States.
01:21This warmth came after testing times between our leaders in the early 1940s.
01:27The kinship and friendship of many centuries provided great reassurance to my late grandfather, King George VI, as he did
01:37to my late mother.
01:38It means every bit as much to me.
01:42Of course, my late mother met fewer than 13 serving presidents, thankfully all of them fully clothed.
01:52So tonight, Mr. President, I am delighted to present to you, as a personal gift,
02:00the original bell, which hung on the conning tower of your valiant namesake,
02:07may it stand as a testimony to our nation's shared history and shining future.
02:16And should you ever need to get hold of us, or just give us a ring?
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