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00:07Now, Anne, what's this?
00:09A penguin.
00:10Very good.
00:11And Charles, who do you suppose is surrounded by penguins at the moment?
00:15Daddy.
00:15Yes, that's right.
00:17That's because he's in the Antarctic.
00:18And from there, he goes to the South Shetland Islands,
00:21and then he goes on to the Falkland Islands,
00:24and then goes all the way up here to Ascension Island.
00:28Now, all these are British overseas territories,
00:30and they have to be visited every once in a while,
00:32so they don't feel neglected or forgotten.
00:34They don't get any silly ideas like becoming independent.
00:37Right, you brush your teeth?
00:38Yes.
00:39Good.
00:39Have you said your prayers?
00:40Yes.
00:40Dolly good.
00:41Right.
00:41Night-night.
00:42Night-night, Mummy.
00:45Oh, we might put a picture of the Duke of Edinburgh by the children's bed,
00:49so they recognise him when he gets back.
00:51Five months is a long time at that age.
00:58Oh, what's that?
01:00From his Royal Highness, ma'am.
01:02Footage from the Royal Tour.
01:04How nice.
01:07We might watch that instead of our next film.
01:36We might watch that instead of our next film.
01:50Hansington, 3742.
01:53Tommy.
01:54We might watch it.
01:56We might watch it later.
02:04Bye-bye.
02:04We might watch it later.
02:10Bye-bye.
02:12Bye-bye.
03:29The Prime Minister returns after three weeks in Jamaica, and here he is now.
03:39Thank you, thank you.
03:41It's wonderful to be back amongst you.
03:45As you know, I went away to concentrate on my health.
03:51I'm now fully fit to resume my duties.
04:01Quiet, everyone.
04:02Sit down.
04:03Come on.
04:04Now, he's sent some notes to accompany the footage, so I'll read aloud.
04:15Hello, all of you.
04:16Hello.
04:18Hello, Daddy.
04:19Hello, Daddy.
04:20I can picture you all perfectly sitting there, wishing it was Creature from the Black Lagoon.
04:26But instead, this is just boring old me arriving at King George Island.
04:35Look!
04:37A hundred miles off the coast of Antarctica.
04:40There's your Daddy.
04:41Is that Daddy?
04:43And nestled between the white bones of ancient Wales.
04:47Here we've made some new friends, and Mike was rather smitten.
04:51Oh, he's got a beard.
04:53Yes, yes, they're all grown beards.
04:55It makes them look a bit shifty.
04:57Oh, no, don't say that.
04:58It makes them look like an explorer.
05:05What's that?
05:06Oh, yes, this is very funny, Monty.
05:07We've even installed some signage, so we can find our way home.
05:12Oh, Buckingham Palace.
05:14Oh, that's good.
05:15I like that.
05:16It's a bit of a commute to the office, though.
05:31Luckily, we found some friends for company, the British Hunting Aerosurvey Teams, who make
05:37excellent tennis companions.
05:39Oh, look, they're all painted.
05:41Isn't that silly?
05:43What does that mean?
05:44Some things about huskies that you never knew.
05:47They have eyes of different colours.
05:49Oh, like the Kaiser.
05:53But most of all, they really, really like tennis balls.
05:58Yes, we can see that.
05:59And they have claws to ensure they don't slip on the ice.
06:02Oh, look, now Philip's on the one.
06:11Joining our family of animals are the penguins
06:14and seals who send their love to you all, as do I.
06:21Your loving papa and husband.
06:27Philip.
06:48Good morning.
06:53Tommy.
06:56Your majesty.
06:57I thought you were supposed to be in happy retirement.
07:00Yeah, I am now.
07:01Well, then what on earth are you doing here?
07:03Oh, dear.
07:05Either you miss the place more than you could bear, which would be...
07:07Tragic.
07:08Yes.
07:09Well, there's a serious problem and you've been called in to help.
07:12Just a routine matter with Colonel Adil.
07:15It's hardly routine if you send one of the royal cars.
07:19Well, in actual fact, that's my car.
07:21We gave you a car?
07:23You did, ma'am.
07:24As part of the farewell package.
07:26Well, not the driver too, surely.
07:28The driver too?
07:30Was that me?
07:31I believe so.
07:33Well, you've always held a very special place in all of our hearts, Tommy.
07:37Anyway, I must go.
07:39Windsor, ma'am?
07:40No, Sandrium.
07:42Michael's rearranged a few things to me a couple of days off.
07:45Quite right.
07:57You did well to bring this to me, Michael.
08:01I've served three generations of the royal family, four monarchs, and a good many things to protect them, mostly from
08:11themselves.
08:12But this is the first time, Iceland ever, to save someone else's marriage in order to safeguard the crown.
08:21Not that we give a fig about Parkers or their happiness, you understand?
08:24Not a fig, Tommy.
08:27Not a fig, Tommy.
08:28Not a fig.
08:29Not a fig.
08:56Not a fig.
08:56Dear Philip, I cannot tell you how much we enjoyed watching the film you sent.
09:02It was lovely to set eyes on you again.
09:06And the children were very impressed by the whales and penguins.
09:11You looked very handsome, I thought, in your wailing outfit.
09:16And a suit, too.
09:20And I could never forget what my grandmother said to me about being married to a man with this.
09:29She goes on, but actually, no, I'm not going to repeat that.
09:32Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.
10:12Good morning.
10:13Good morning.
10:16First of all, I must thank you for the way in which you've all carried on without.
10:24And for the manner in which Rab has very competently stood in for me in my absence.
10:30You've kept me informed of all the major decisions that had to be taken.
10:35In all these months, we have been a united government.
10:40And we shall remain a united government.
10:44But we're not a united government, are we, Anthony?
10:48The war you insisted on has left us as divided as Caesar and Pompey and the country in chaos.
10:55There is no petrol in the pumps.
10:57There are no tins on the shelves.
10:59Our allies are aligned against us.
11:01Our international reputation is in tatters.
11:04How adroitly your weathervane spins, Harold.
11:10You were for the war, as I remember.
11:15Only as long as it was legal.
11:21You liar!
11:30You wanted it every bit as much as I did!
11:37Torn-off masses, scalp with your own fingernails, given the chance.
11:42Taking the oil from that canal and set the Middle East ablaze!
11:46You've lost the trust of the people and of the party.
11:49It's the end of the road.
11:52The road?
11:53Would you willingly let me down?
12:01And would you abandon me?
12:05Here.
12:10Hmm?
12:12Hmm?
12:13Hmm.
12:27Come now, Anthony.
12:30You know as well as I.
12:35There is no justice in politics.
12:42Amanda!
12:43Amanda!
12:44Amanda!
12:44Amanda!
12:45Amanda!
12:45Amanda!
12:53Amanda!
12:56Amanda!
12:57Amanda!
12:58Amanda!
12:59Amanda!
12:59Captain Laffles.
13:02Mrs. Parker.
13:04What brings you here?
13:06Oh.
13:08A retired man must make friends with all the good reading spots in London.
13:13What are you reading, may I ask?
13:15Tell me that it's romantic poetry?
13:17Yeah, military history.
13:19The campaigns of Napoleon.
13:23Your son?
13:24Yes.
13:25Lieutenant Commander Parker must be very proud.
13:27He might be.
13:28If he knew what the children looked like.
13:31He's away again.
13:32On tour.
13:33You have my sympathy.
13:35I know from my own wife how difficult that can be, being left alone with the children for days, sometimes
13:41weeks on end.
13:43Well, I'm sure that strong marriages find a way through it.
13:47I'm afraid it's broken arsenal.
13:50I am sad to hear that.
13:53Might I ask you to hold off on any instruction or public announcement just a little while longer?
14:00As we both know, the Duke of Edinburgh is performing important royal duties on this tour, and we wouldn't want
14:06any story breaking in the newspapers that might undermine his efforts.
14:13Or impugn the royal marriage.
14:17That's what you came here for, isn't it?
14:20This wasn't a coincidence at all.
14:22You came here because you knew it's where I'd be.
14:25And you wanted to put in a word on their behalf.
14:28It's pathetic.
14:30Still they're round-the-clock, Lackey, even in retirement.
14:35Oh!
14:54Sorry to disturb you ma'am.
14:56I just had a call from Dining Street.
14:59The Prime Minister has requested an audience as a matter of urgency.
15:03He's on the train. He will be with us by 3 p.m.
15:37Enough! Enough! Enough! Enough!
15:58Enough! Enough! Enough!
16:28Enough! Enough! Enough!
16:44Enough! Enough! Enough!
16:46Enough! Enough!
16:46Enough! Enough!
16:48Of course, I asked for second opinions. I asked for third opinions.
16:53I implored them to let me carry on.
16:56But I'm afraid the doctors were of one voice, one mind.
17:01The time has come to put my health above the country.
17:06And to offer you my resignation.
17:19I'm sorry if I disappointed you.
17:26Did I suggest that you had?
17:28No.
17:31But I...
17:34I think you thought it.
17:39I...
17:44I...
17:44I did think that the decision to go to war was rushed.
17:50And I was sorry to see you lie to the house.
17:53When you told them that you had no prior knowledge of the Israeli's intentions.
17:59We both know that to be untrue.
18:02But wrong though it was, I did have sympathy for you.
18:09To have waited in the wings for so long.
18:13To have waited in the wings for so long.
18:13And to have supported a great man like Winston so...
18:18So patiently.
18:20So loyally.
18:22And then to finally have your opportunity to measure yourself against him.
18:29To do nothing is often the best course of action.
18:35But I know from personal experience how frustrating it can be.
18:42History was not made by those who did nothing.
18:49So I suppose it's only natural that...
18:52Ambitious men.
18:53Driven men.
18:56Want to go down in history.
18:58Or make history by going down.
19:29I do think the time has now come where we have no option...
19:32But to tell Her Majesty about the Parker divorce.
19:35And to warn her that regardless of how blameless the Duke of Edinburgh is...
19:40Or isn't in the matter...
19:42That newspapers will be newspapers.
19:44And questions will now inevitably be asked about the state of the royal marriage.
19:48Hmm.
19:52I sense trepidation, Michael.
19:55If you'd rather I can always handle it myself.
19:57No, I'll take care of this.
20:00Try to find a moment on the train to mention Her Majesty.
20:04Good luck, Michael.
20:13Sorry to disturb you, ma'am.
20:15The telegram arrived from Mount Salisbury.
20:18And the recommendation is that the surrounding successor should be Mr Macbetham.
20:23Of course.
20:31Yes, what is it, Michael?
20:32Ah.
20:33It's just to say...
20:35And we could, of course, discuss this on our return to the palace if Her Majesty prefers.
20:41No.
20:41Do sit down, Michael.
20:44Thank you, ma'am.
20:48It seems that...
20:51Mrs Parker, who is the wife of Lieutenant Commander Parker...
20:56Yes.
20:56I know who Eileen is.
21:00um she has decided to sue her husband for divorce goodness is that what you wanted to talk to me
21:10about yes um and that while of course there is no suggestion whatsoever of any impropriety on
21:20the part of his royal highness that you remember we should perhaps be bracing ourselves for one or
21:25two irritating headlines why whatever for what is it that she's alleging a cruelty unlawful desertion
21:35and uh adultery
21:41we're just aware of the fact that lieutenant parker is his royal highness's private secretary
21:48he's a close friend and there is this letter i believe a letter written by lieutenant
21:57commander parker to his fellow members of the lunch club bragging about exploits
22:04on the royal tour what sort of exploits
22:16i don't need an answer to that question thank you michael thank you ma'am
22:28so
22:29I don't know.
23:00Mr. Macmillan, Your Majesty.
23:10Your Majesty.
23:14I gather soundings have been taken,
23:16and that you have been chosen by your colleagues
23:19as the man most able to unite the government
23:21and lead this country following St. Anthony's resignation.
23:25Yes, ma'am.
23:27Congratulations.
23:31Although I fear you have inherited something
23:33of a poisoned chalice.
23:35It's true.
23:37The storm is now raging against us.
23:40With Eden's war, we've discarded the moral advantage
23:44or any goodwill we once held,
23:48not to mention the dire economic situation.
23:52We'd have been quite ruinous.
23:54But it wasn't just Eden's war, was it?
23:59It was a war prosecuted by a government
24:02of which you, as Chancellor,
24:05were a major constituent part.
24:08I also seem to remember
24:10that you were one of the loudest voices
24:12in support of the war in the beginning.
24:17One always has to accept one's own part,
24:21I believe.
24:24In any mess.
24:32Prime Minister.
24:34Your Majesty.
24:55Michael, could you ask them
24:56to send around one of the cars?
24:59We'll see you next time.
25:27All right.
25:27President.
25:28With pride.
25:46Yeah.
25:53Yeah, moment.
26:03what were you thinking
26:06you know the rules
26:08no letters to anyone
26:12I told Baron to be discreet
26:17but
26:18somehow the letter got back to Eileen
26:20and now she has written to the palace
26:26you've noticed of her intention to sue me
26:28footforce
26:33which means you've got that you know who
26:38yes
26:40I think we have to assume so
27:02good morning
27:33I remember how we used to do this in my life
27:35go grocery shopping together
27:38feels like a long time ago
27:40yes
27:49the reason I came here today
27:50is because I heard with great sadness
27:57there are difficulties in your marriage
28:02and I would like to know if there's anything that I or
28:05anyone else can do to help
28:06my marriage to Mike is beyond help
28:11I see
28:11our separation has been inevitable for some time
28:15I had intended to divorce Mike years ago
28:18but because of the attention surrounding group Captain Townsend and Princess Margaret
28:23I decided to hold back
28:25thank you
28:27but that was then
28:28this is now
28:32what's changed?
28:35nothing has changed
28:37that's the problem
28:39it just got worse
28:40and while some women may elect to put up with this sort of humiliation
28:44I simply have too much respect for myself and my children
28:48to bear it
28:52I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about
29:09let me eat this
29:19huh
29:36Don't bury it, ma'am.
29:40Or sweep it away.
29:42It's there, in black and white.
29:54Might I ask you a favour?
29:58Would you hold off your announcement just while we work out what to do in light of this?
30:02I've had enough of favours to you people.
30:07My entire adult life has been favours to you.
30:11You people aren't even remotely aware of the cost of the damage to families and marriages in your service.
30:18I've instructed a solicitor.
30:20That's my decision.
30:28Gentlemen.
30:30I would like to make a brief statement on behalf of my client, Mrs Eileen Parker.
30:39Having endured an unhappy marriage for some years now, I have come to the sad conclusion that a formal separation
30:47is the best option for us both.
30:50My husband has shown no inclination or enthusiasm for the responsibilities of parenthood or marriage.
30:58And divorce remains the only solution.
31:07You expect friends and wives of the world.
31:11Read all about it.
31:13Read all about it.
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31:43Read all about it.
31:43Read all about it.
31:43Read all about it.
32:43I'm sending a telegram from London.
32:53I hope you're not going to make this next step difficult for me.
33:05There.
33:08You'll have my resignation first thing.
33:10You'll need it now.
33:28I hereby offer my resignation.
33:34As Principal Private Secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh, active immediately.
33:40Accepted.
33:45You've worked for me for long enough.
33:46You know the rules.
33:48We are how it works.
33:51There is no room for mistakes.
33:54There is no room for scandal.
33:56There is no room for humanity.
34:01I think you should probably leave us in Gibraltar.
34:05Might I suggest a policy of no comment on all counts and especially no letters.
34:13Yes, of course.
34:37There is no room for us.
34:43There is no room for us.
34:44You are good.
35:09Following the resignation of Lieutenant Commander Parker,
35:13the British press have fallen into line and been overwhelmingly supportive.
35:17But?
35:18I'm afraid the foreign newspapers have not been so kind.
35:24Yesterday, a story broke in the Baltimore Sun.
35:28Where?
35:28Baltimore, Mummy.
35:30Claiming that the capital was awash with rumour
35:33that the Duke of Edinburgh was romantically involved with an unnamed woman
35:37whom he met on a regular basis in the West End apartment of a society photographer, Baron Nahum.
35:43Nahum is also president of the Thursday Club in Soho,
35:48of which the Duke of Edinburgh is a founder member.
35:51Anyway, that story has rather lit the touch paper.
35:55The British press has caught on.
35:56With the Manchester Guardian reporting,
36:00not since the first rumours of a romance between the former King Edward VIII and Mrs. Ernest Simpson
36:06have Americans gobbled up the London dispatches so avidly.
36:12Who on?
36:13The Sunday Pictorial, on its front page, reminds its readers that the royal family is loved and envied throughout the
36:21world
36:21because it is a family.
36:24Time magazine has a headline, Too Much Thursday-ing.
36:28It goes on to say,
36:29not since Wallace Simpson stalked the corridors of Buckingham Palace
36:33have the eyes of the world been turned so beadily towards those chintz drapes.
36:53I say we fly the Duke of Edinburgh back straight away.
36:57That's one thought, Your Majesty, and it's a good one.
37:01The devil's advocate might argue, and I'd be interested to hear Michael's thoughts on this,
37:07that the Duke's early return, obviously stage-managed by the palace,
37:12might appear too much of a concession to the newspapers
37:15and pour even more petrol on the flames.
37:20I would agree.
37:22And we don't want that.
37:26No.
37:33So what, then?
37:43What?
37:49Yes.
37:52The Admiral would like a word, sir.
37:55It's fine.
37:56Tell him he can come.
37:58As a matter of fact, he suggested you go to see him, sir.
38:26Thanks, sir.
38:27Thanks, sir.
38:39Admiral.
38:41You do come in.
38:43Come on.
38:45Buckingham Palace has been in touch regarding your reunion photo call with Her Majesty the Queen.
38:51With you, not me.
38:53I'm a commander this year.
38:56I am her husband.
38:58It's been agreed that Her Majesty will fly out to Lisbon a day ahead of schedule.
39:03As I see it, your instructions...
39:04Instructions?
39:06... are to meet her at the Affield.
39:07I've been quite specific for how the reunion is to be managed.
39:43I'm going to go to the Affield.
40:06Ty.
40:11not that one one that's fit for an adult those were the instructions for god's sake it has hearts
40:17on it and the hat too yes sir i hate hats i believe its value on this occasion is not
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40:26it's being worn but in it's being removed ah in a gesture of chivalry and deferredness before i
40:33enter the aircraft before you reach the stairs of the aircraft
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44:15so i thought we might take this opportunity without children without distraction
44:25to lay our cards on the table
44:29and talk frankly for once about what needs to change to make this marriage work
44:37all right who goes first stupid question i've learned one thing by now it's that i go second
44:45if i am to go first that's where i'd start
44:52you're complaining my complaining it's incessant whining and whinging like a child are you surprised
44:59the way those god-awful moustaches that run the palace continue to infantilize me perhaps if you
45:03weren't behaving like an infant giving me this sending me instructions do this don't do that
45:07wear this don't wear that say this don't say that can you imagine anything more humiliating
45:11yes as a matter of fact i can
45:16i've learned more about humiliation in the past few weeks than i hoped i would in a lifetime
45:28i've never felt more alone than i have in the past five months
45:33and why do you think that was
45:36because of your behavior because you sent me away yes and why do you think that was i don't
45:41know you tell me because you're lost you're lost in your role and you're lost in yourself
45:49christ
45:51look
45:54i realize
45:56that this marriage has turned out to be something quite different to what we both imagined
46:00understatement
46:01and that we both find ourselves in a prison
46:09in a situation that is unique
46:15our marriage is different to any other in the country because
46:18the exit route which is open to everyone else
46:21a divorce
46:22yes
46:23a divorce
46:26it's not an option for us
46:30ever
46:43no
46:54this restlessness of yours
46:57it has to be a thing of the past
47:02it's what i need
47:05and it's what our family needs
47:10the monarchy is too fragile you keep telling me yourself
47:13one more scandal one more national embarrassment and it would all be over
47:25so what would make it easier on you
47:28to be in
47:30not out
47:35what will it take
47:40you're asking my price
47:45i'm asking
47:47what it will take
48:02all right
48:05to make it work
48:08to make it bearable
48:11i'll need the respect and acknowledgement of the dreaded moustaches
48:15please stop calling them that
48:17i'll stop calling them that when they don't all have one
48:19an end to their snobbery and prejudice
48:22no more being sniffed at for being a foreigner with a background nobody understands
48:26will you earn their respect with your behavior
48:28no
48:29no
48:30i will earn their respect with the only thing those creatures understand
48:34a gesture a statement something irrefutable that shuts them up and commands their respect
48:38right now i am currently outranked by my eight-year-old son
48:42yes of course he's the heir to the throne
48:54i am his father
48:55elizabeth
49:05her majesty the queen
49:06has been pleased
49:08by letters patent
49:10under the great seal of the realm
49:12bearing the date the 22nd of february
49:161957
49:17to given to grant
49:19under his royal highness
49:22the duke of edinburgh
49:24the style
49:25and titular dignity
49:27of a prince
49:29of the united kingdom of great britain
49:31and more than other
49:36the duke of edinburgh
49:38shall henceforth be known
49:40as his royal highness
49:42the prince philip
49:44duke of edinburgh
49:46the south
49:47but this
50:16which
52:38Michael.
52:40Do you have a moment?
52:42Of course not.
56:05Janeique.
56:21And he was and again,agen,
56:25and again. Until next
56:25time.omes parlamentisng
56:26Height's room,
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