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00:01You
00:16Everybody set
00:19Yes, hurry up, hurry up
00:22Right
00:24Absolute silence
00:25everywhere
00:30Cue this
00:30Right recording
00:31Ready, Your Royal Highness
00:35Five
00:36Four
00:37Three
00:38Two
00:39One
00:41And
00:46On this
00:48the occasion of my 21st birthday
00:51I welcome the opportunity
00:53to speak to all the peoples
00:55of the British Commonwealth and Empire
00:57wherever they live
00:59whatever race they come from
01:02and whatever language
01:03they speak
01:07As I speak to you today
01:09from Cape Town
01:10I am 6,000 miles
01:12from the country
01:14where I was born
01:17But I am certainly not
01:196,000 miles from home
01:23That is the great privilege
01:24of belonging to our place
01:27in the worldwide Commonwealth
01:30There are homes
01:31ready to welcome us
01:33in every continent
01:34in every continent of the earth
01:36Before I am much elder
01:38I hope I shall come to know
01:39many of them
01:41Although there is none of my father's subjects
01:44from the eldest to the youngest
01:46I do not wish to greet
01:48I am thinking especially today
01:51of all the young men and women
01:52who were born about the same time
01:55as myself
01:55and have grown up like me
01:59in the terrible and glorious years
02:01of the Second World War
02:03Will you
02:04the youth of the British family of nations
02:07let me speak on my birthday
02:09as your representative
02:12Now that we are coming to manhood
02:14and womanhood
02:15it is surely a great joy to us all
02:18to think that we shall be able
02:20to take some of the burden
02:21off the shoulders of our elders
02:24who have fought and worked
02:26and suffered to protect our childhood
02:29To that generation I say
02:31we must not be daunted
02:33by the anxieties and hardships
02:34that the war has left behind
02:36for every nation of our Commonwealth
02:39We know these things are the price
02:42we are cheerfully undertook to pay
02:44for the high honour
02:46of standing alone
02:47seven years ago
02:50in defence of the liberty of the world
02:52If we all go forward together
02:55with an unwavering faith
02:57a high courage
02:58and a quiet heart
03:00we shall be able to make
03:02of this ancient Commonwealth
03:03which we all love so dearly
03:05an even grander thing
03:09more free
03:10more prosperous
03:12more happy
03:14and a more powerful influence
03:16for good
03:17in the world
03:18than it has been
03:19in the greatest days
03:20of our forefathers
03:22Please welcome
03:23Margaret Roberts
03:29To accomplish that
03:31we must give nothing less
03:33than what my father
03:34King George
03:35the first head of the Commonwealth
03:37calls
03:38the whole of ourselves
03:40good evening
03:44there is a motto
03:46which has been born
03:48by many of my ancestors
03:50a noble motto
03:51I serve
03:54I should like to make
03:56that dedication now
03:58it's very simple
04:00I declare before you all
04:02that my whole life
04:05whether it be long
04:06or short
04:08shall be devoted
04:09to your service
04:12and the service
04:13of our great imperial family
04:15to which we all belong
04:18God help me
04:19to make good my vow
04:21and God bless all of you
04:23who are willing to share in it
04:34thank you
04:35thank you
04:36thank you
05:05for our great
05:05thank you
05:05thank you
05:06thank you
05:25thank you
06:05It was the Vulvas of Eurydice, except I was Aristeas, driving her on towards the servant.
06:14Malachi, Malachi.
06:17Twice she called me by the name, and twice she beckoned me with her outstretched back.
06:23I stood in darkness, she in light, and yet here I was, the diurnal, and she the crepuscular,
06:31if such a migratory distinction can pretend.
06:38The aurora was breaking.
06:40The island Seagird was fast stirring.
06:44I looked at her again.
06:46Her fullness pellucid in the lambent sunshine, seemed as if a fish skin pulled taut.
06:52She gave me one last glancing look, and then stepped off, and plunged down into the waxing viridescence
07:00of the Ionian waters below.
07:04Mors tour, Mita Mayer.
07:10The end.
07:23Golly, your very own war and peace.
07:26Ulysses, please.
07:31I shall set aside a year of my life.
07:36What?
07:36Just kidding.
07:37I'll have it read by the end of next week.
07:39You're very kind.
07:40And Michael, bravo.
07:42Uh-uh.
07:42No congratulations till you've read it.
07:44You deserve congratulations for being able to carry it up the stairs.
07:48Kidding again.
07:52Well, I look forward to hearing from you.
08:02Taxi!
08:09Buckingham Palace, please.
08:11Play well, sir.
08:30Good work.
08:31Keep it on my desk.
08:32Morning, James.
08:33Morning, sir.
08:34Thank you, dear man.
08:35Morning, Michael.
08:37Sarah.
08:37Sorry to ambush you, but I've got the Today newspaper asking for confirmation of an apparently
08:42open secret in Commonwealth government circles that the Queen is deeply frustrated by Thatcher's
08:48refusal to back sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa.
08:52A frustration which threatens to strain her relationship with the Prime Minister, who
08:57the Queen holds personally responsible, and they'd like you as Palace Press Secretary
09:02to comment.
09:03You should know better than to come to me with nonsense like that, sir.
09:07In the 33 years she's been on the throne, the Queen has never once expressed a point of
09:11view about her Prime Ministers, positive or negative, and never will.
09:15Political impartiality and support of her Prime Minister is an article of faith to her.
09:21And we all know how the Queen is about her faith.
09:33It's been nearly four decades since the system of racial segregation termed apartheid became
09:39the official policy of South Africa.
09:41The current violent oppression of black protesters by government forces is creating increased
09:46international outrage.
09:58The situation is getting worse and worse, ma'am.
10:01Countless instances of brutality by the South African police against members of the public.
10:06As you know, we believe the only way to stop these atrocities is through sustained economic
10:10pressure.
10:11Forty-eight of the Commonwealth countries are committed to imposing a policy of sanctions
10:15on Pretoria to try and bring down the apartheid regime.
10:19But, as Her Majesty knows, in order to implement those sanctions, total unanimity is required,
10:26and one country remains against.
10:29United Kingdom.
10:30Mrs. Thatcher remains opposed.
10:34I will have an opportunity to speak to Mrs. Thatcher about all this in private at the forthcoming
10:39Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in the Bahamas.
10:43The Commonwealth.
10:45Ridiculous waste of time.
10:48Ridiculous organisation.
10:51Worse, morally offensive.
10:53Why we allow our Queen to fraternise with countries like Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria, Swaziland.
11:06Unstable countries.
11:08Unstable despotisms with appalling human rights records and calling them family.
11:16Yes.
11:17Anyway, she's requested a private audience on board the Royal Yacht.
11:21For what the palace is calling a frank conversation about the way forward in South Africa.
11:26Spare me.
11:28I'll give her a frank conversation about not wasting my time.
11:34Oh, excuse the eggs boys.
11:36Oh.
11:37Right.
11:38Who wants Kedgeri?
11:41It's not my best, I'm afraid.
11:45For the dinner, this sunshine chiffon.
11:48To pick out the yellow in the flag of the Commonwealth.
11:52Yummy.
11:52Oh, and a brooch given to you by King Autumn Fuo of Boko Wari.
11:57Is that a porcupine?
11:58A symbol of courage and strength in Ashanti culture.
12:02Oh, you might need some of that.
12:06What's all this?
12:07Choggle.
12:08Oh, of course.
12:09To what do I owe the honour?
12:14I came to tell you that I've decided to ask Edward to be my best man.
12:18Not Charles?
12:20No.
12:21Oh, that will raise some eyebrows.
12:22Good.
12:23Let him see what it feels like to be sidelined in a slimmed down row.
12:29Since I gather that's what he now thinks the future of the monarchy should be.
12:33You.
12:34Him and his own precious bloodline to hell with the rest of us.
12:39Insecure, jealous fool.
12:41What's he jealous of?
12:43Me.
12:44Always has been.
12:45Oh, Andrew.
12:46Of me and you.
12:48Of our...
12:51Of our closeness.
12:53Of the fact that I fought in a real war.
12:56Won real medals.
12:58Of the fact that I'm happier in love.
13:00More popular.
13:02And...
13:03You know, like other second sons I could mention.
13:05So obviously be better at it than him.
13:08At what?
13:10Being the heir.
13:13I just want to see you all happy.
13:15There are two families I care about.
13:17My own family and the Commonwealth Family of Nations.
13:20Keeping them all together is my life's work.
13:22Now I must get on.
13:24Mummy.
13:29For the state breakfast, a dress of the painless blue and gold brocade.
13:34Sarah!
13:34You do very well with the diamond necklace given to you by the people of South Africa on your 21st
13:40birthday.
13:42I told you.
13:43Excuse me, Father.
13:44They're doing disease.
13:45How do you do?
13:46Right.
13:46Let's go.
13:48Bye.
13:50Let's go.
13:56Can I just...
13:58I can just...
13:59I can just...
14:01I can just...
14:01I can just...
14:01I can just...
14:06I can just...
14:10I can just...
14:19What is it...
14:20What is it...
14:21What is it...
14:24What is it...
14:25What is it...
14:28I can just...
14:28I can just...
14:30Those of you who know me...
14:32Will be aware...
14:34That the Commonwealth of Nations is a second family to me, as it was to my late father, King George
14:41VI.
14:43There are always tensions between nations.
14:47Global peace is fragile.
14:49But I believe this union offers us all something rare and valuable.
14:56The capacity to celebrate difference, to value, compromise over conflict, and to find a way to heal divisions in the
15:09interests of peace and goodwill.
15:46The Prime Minister, Your Majesty.
15:53Your Majesty.
15:54It was kind of you to come.
15:56I won't keep you long.
15:57I was hoping we could briefly discuss South Africa.
16:00Ma'am.
16:02It is my fervent hope that Britain will join the other countries of the Commonwealth and impose sanctions on an
16:08apartheid regime that has no place in the modern world.
16:10Let us be quite clear about this.
16:13Nothing useful can be achieved by sanctions.
16:17Really?
16:18It was my understanding they would devastate the South African government.
16:21Well, they would devastate us too.
16:23Trade between our two countries is worth three billion pounds a year.
16:27I thought we might look at it from the South African point of view.
16:30I am, ma'am.
16:31South Africa is already a disinvestment economy.
16:35But black South Africans want sanctions, so shouldn't we listen to them?
16:39Well, black South Africans don't want to inherit a wasteland.
16:42They will if they feel it is their wasteland.
16:45President Kaunda of Zambia would confirm as much.
16:47It is not the business of a British Prime Minister to consult with unelected dictators.
16:53But it is a sovereign's duty when they are part of the Commonwealth.
16:59Yes, the Commonwealth.
17:02Yes, the Commonwealth.
17:06I recognize that for your family, the transition of this nation from empire to comparative supplicancy on the world stage
17:15must have come as a greater shock than to the rest of us.
17:19But I would argue that the Commonwealth is not the way to fill that gap.
17:26There are ways of Britain being great again, and that is through a revitalized economy, not through association with unreliable
17:35tribal leaders in eccentric costumes.
17:38But isn't that all I am, Prime Minister?
17:40A tribal leader in eccentric costumes?
17:43Certainly not.
17:45You are head of an evolved constitutional monarchy that stretches back to William the Conquerites, not comparing like with like.
17:54Ah, now that's where we differ.
17:55You see, I consider myself to be exactly like them.
17:58To me, Ghana, Zambia, Malawi are all great sovereign nations with great histories.
18:04I am aware you probably don't share that view.
18:07To you, the Commonwealth is something of a distraction, a waste of time.
18:13But in many ways, I have given my life to it.
18:16It was the pledge I made 40 years ago.
18:19On the wireless, to our great imperial family, I remember listening to it as a student at Oxford.
18:27But we cannot let the values of the past distract us from the realities of the present, particularly where Britain's
18:37economic interests are concerned.
18:4048 countries of the Commonwealth are now preparing a statement condemning the South African regime and recommending tougher sanctions.
18:47What they, what I would like you to do is sign that statement.
18:54If I didn't know better, that sounded very much like a directive.
19:02Think of it as a question.
19:08The jolly atmosphere at the opening of the Commonwealth Conference in Nassau nicknamed the Chogam fooled nobody.
19:14Within an hour, South Africa came up with the Indian Prime Minister making his position crystal clear.
19:20How was it?
19:21I'm meeting with the Queen.
19:23It was a little testy.
19:26Although I must say, I do like the boat.
19:29Yacht.
19:30It isn't a yacht.
19:32It's a great big ship.
19:34And when the Sovereign sails in it, historically, it's called a yacht.
19:37Oh, don't be a know-all.
19:38It's unbecoming.
19:41And why was it frosty?
19:43I didn't say frosty.
19:44I said testy.
19:45Although I wish it had been frosty.
19:47It's far too hot here.
19:50Because my fellow heads of government are now coming up with a statement condemning the South African government they want
19:57me to sign.
19:58I've told them they won't accept anything with the word sanction.
20:01And they've started...
20:03Getting their knickers in a twist?
20:07Insisting they won't accept anything less.
20:10So, now we need to come up with a word that works for everyone.
20:16Well, good luck with that.
20:18Thank you, DT.
20:30No, no, no, no.
20:40She rejected any mention of proposals.
20:46I'm determined to win this battle, Sonny.
20:48I don't often get into a fight.
20:50But when I do, I want to win.
20:52You will, ma'am.
20:53Remember, you are not alone.
20:55It is 48 against one.
20:57We are going back with another word.
21:01Merit.
21:03No, no, no.
21:06No.
21:07No.
21:10I'm sorry.
21:14A no to measures?
21:15Yes.
21:16So we are going back with actions.
21:19And should that fail?
21:20We still have controls.
21:22Yes, I'm beginning to see this is all about control.
21:27No.
21:28No.
21:32No.
21:32No.
21:33No.
21:46No.
21:49No.
21:51No.
21:52I must be out of my mind.
21:54No.
21:55No.
21:55No.
21:56No.
21:57It must be out of my mind.
21:58Definitely not.
22:00No.
22:14What we need here is not useless politicians, sorry, Sonny, but a writer.
22:19Where might we find one?
22:25Sonny, shots, respiration, cultural, measurements, postcards, curves, gestures, experience, signals.
23:04Yes, I think we can work with that.
23:09Signals?
23:10Yes, she agreed to signals.
23:13And among the signals she agreed to are actually several of the sanctions she would never have contemplated had they
23:18been called sanctions.
23:20Oh, thank you, Michael. And congratulations.
23:24Have we won?
23:25Oh, yes. It is a victory for the Commonwealth, a victory for humanity, and most of all, a victory for
23:30you.
23:30When put in the ring with her queen, the Iron Lady melted.
23:55Well played, Margaret. A victory for common sense.
23:58Whatever are you talking about?
24:00I'm sure the other heads of government will appreciate your willingness to seek a compromise.
24:06There's a reason the top job is always alluded to, Geoffrey.
24:11The absence of the killer instinct.
24:16That our families are once more united along the common consensus.
24:22But, ladies and gentlemen, first, Prime Minister Margaret Hatcher.
24:27Prime Minister.
24:28Yes.
24:28You have been forced to make significant concessions.
24:31Not that I noticed.
24:33You signed a document prepared by 48 countries who were in conflict with you.
24:38I did.
24:40But the question is, did one person move to the 48, or did 48 move to one?
24:49Yes, I agreed to signals.
24:53But, as you know, with one simple turn, a signal can soon point in an entirely different direction.
25:07Are you kidding me?
25:11Are you kidding me?
25:14That's what she said.
25:16Yes, ma'am.
25:17Before walking off.
25:19Really?
25:30Ready?
25:31Here we go.
25:32Please.
25:33We're ready.
25:34Position.
25:36Perfect.
25:38Look at me.
25:40Three, two, one.
25:49Five, three, two.
25:54Three, two.
25:56One, two, three.
26:09One, two, one.
26:19everyone's reading some early reactions have come in and so far very encouraging
26:26right but no offers yet oh not yet but regardless of whether we get this one published
26:36what is undeniable is that you write vividly catchily dare i say it even commercially
26:45well it's not a dirty word michael you could really tell a story i am wondering have you ever considered
26:52a political thriller what the inner workings of whitehall westminster the palace no one could
26:59write it better than you no no if this magnum opus doesn't work i'll call it a day you could
27:05expose
27:05it all under an assumed name i could but sadly i'm old-fashioned and would never betray those
27:14confidences or the people i'm proud to serve had to try was that very grubby of me not grubby
27:28just quietly heartbreaking
27:34with violence escalating in south africa tensions between the united kingdom and other nations of
27:40the commonwealth correct breaking point this is thatcher's refusal to act on sanctions
27:47good meeting great thank you hate to dampen the mood but the today newspaper has let us know they
27:54are now running a front page story about the increasingly sour relations between buckingham
27:58palace and downing street following the recent crisis at the commonwealth heads of government
28:03meeting what is it with these people and that relations between the two women are in danger of
28:10completely breaking down
28:14well the good news is it's today as so can expect it to have little impact
28:19the bad news is it won't be long before bigger more influential newspapers realize this warrants
28:27further scrutiny so i think the time might have come for your majesty to make some kind of
28:33preemptive statement uh what what kind of statement one of support even dare i say
28:42personal affection for the prime minister about the job she's doing something that would
28:48kill the gossip stone dead but what if i'm not happy with the job she's been doing
28:54what if on this occasion i'd be happy for people to know the displeasure was actually real
28:58that i am personally concerned about her lack of compassion you know how seriously i take my
29:03constitutional responsibility to remain silent but each of us has our line in the sand and if it
29:09were to become public knowledge that there had been an unprecedented rift between sovereign and
29:14prime minister would that really be so bad
29:23well
29:26uh if if that really were your intention
29:32and for the record ma'am i must say i think that would be a misjudgment
29:38and risk doing serious and irreparable harm to the relationship between buckingham palace and
29:49downing street
29:50then today would not be the newspaper i i would go to
29:56i'd go somewhere with more heft
29:59somewhere that also had a clear sense of the unprecedented nature of this
30:06where they understood the rules of the game
30:08right well can i leave that with you then michael you are the expert
30:12ma'am ma'am
30:23it's reckless
30:25it's reckless martin and irresponsible i'm as surprised as you are
30:29it goes against my professional advice and i want my objection noted noted noted noted martin
30:40it's noted
30:44it's noted
30:59simon freeman at the sunday times is on the line he's run three times following up on rumors about a
31:07deep and irreconcilable rift between the queen and mrs thatcher
31:14all right put him through
31:27so
31:29so
31:30I don't know.
32:00Thank you, sir.
32:03Evening, Prime Minister.
32:04Evening, Bernard.
32:05I've just had a phone call from the Sunday Times letting us know that there will be a difficult piece
32:09in the paper tomorrow.
32:11About what?
32:12The fault lines that have developed in the relationship between Sovereign and Prime Minister.
32:16What?
32:28It's Sunday Times First Edition.
32:36It's Sunday Times First Edition.
32:43It's Sunday Times First Edition.
32:50Hello, Michael.
32:52Hello, Michael.
32:56Hello, Michael.
33:06Hello, Michael.
33:11Hello, Michael.
33:31A constitutional crisis was on the verge of erupting this morning as the Sunday Times published details of a sensational
33:38rift between Buckingham Palace and Downing Street.
33:41This story, which is likely to have a serious impact on what have traditionally been cordial relations between the Sovereign
33:48and her Prime Ministers, cites the cause of the rift as an alleged dispute over Mrs. Thatcher's failure to commit
33:55to a policy of sanctions against apartheid in South Africa.
33:59Nice.
33:59A position regarding which the Queen has apparently expressed her disapproval, marking a distinct break with the monarch's long-held
34:07practice of never-passing comment on political affairs.
34:10So far, Buckingham Palace has refused to be drawn on the veracity of the report.
34:15The palace spokesman declining to comment on an article entitled...
34:19The African Queen, at odds with number 10.
34:23It has been an eventful week for Buckingham Palace.
34:25Queen Elizabeth II, a well-intentioned, apolitical figurehead, has been dragged into a messy row over South Africa because of
34:34the stubbornness and insensitivity...
34:37...of her Prime Minister.
34:39Far from being a straightforward, uncomplicated countrywoman...
34:44...a late middle-aged grandmother who is most at ease when talking about dogs and horses...
34:49She's shown that she's also an astute political infighter who is quite prepared to take on Downing Street...
34:56...when provoked.
35:02Really?
35:03That's what it says.
35:08I'm feeling something for the very first time.
35:12Something which I never imagined feeling.
35:15What is that?
35:18Impatience for our next audience.
35:29Buckingham Palace has continued to deny accusations published in the Sunday Times regarding the rift between the Queen and Downing
35:36Street.
35:36Government sources claim that the sacrosanct relationship between sovereign and first minister was in danger of being blown apart.
35:44I can't.
35:45The prime minister's here.
35:46The prime minister's here.
35:47I can't.
36:13The prime minister's here.
42:13love your position.
42:14would be getting married your favorite the explorer not an explorer ma'am that was just the once he's
42:21a businessman now in the middle east mostly and south africa of course your majesty
42:45listen to me carefully there is no story here there's not a shred of truth to these rumors
42:49the queen continues to have an extremely cordial and productive working relationship
42:54with the prime minister sunday giants maintains that the story came from a highly placed source
42:58within the palace and that's the line we're running with and we will deny it and you will
43:02look like fools bear me the indignation i understand you have to say it but we both know that it's
43:07true
43:07and you're in continual denial of making you lot look like fools
43:15hello can i take your details
43:20what's all this don't tell me the groom's having last-minute doubts no andrew's asked us all to
43:26come together because he wants someone to explain why god's name is going on with our mother
43:32the wedding of the duke of york should be a landmark event at home and abroad instead
43:38thanks to the queen's inexplicable lapse of judgment the newspapers are full not of sarah and me
43:45the mummy's rift with the prime minister
43:50oh yes sunday times you have to admit she has made a god awful mess of it what was she
43:55thinking she
43:55did what she spent her life telling me i cannot do she opened her mouth and expressed an opinion
44:03and is being slaughtered for it bloody thoughtless of her if you ask me oh come on you can hardly
44:09blame
44:09the newspapers wanting to write about something other than the wedding of a fringe member of the
44:13family who'll never be king ouch well it's true isn't it fourth in line now and by the time williams
44:21had children his children have had children the fringe
44:36joe
44:37you really just say that on my wedding day that was impressively cunty
44:55it would be hard to imagine there'd be anything that could knock a royal wedding into second place
45:00on the news but the continuing escalation of the row between the queen and mrs thatcher
45:05threatens to overshadow the nuptials the queen has made a very serious error of judgment
45:12and this sunday times article has lit a touch paper to what could very quickly become a major
45:17constitutional crisis what the palace was hoping to achieve by this is hard to say
45:23but the fact is they've stirred up a hornet's nest and so far seem to lack the wind to avoid
45:29getting
45:29stunned this story if i might interrupt man one unfortunate consequence of our denial of the story is
45:38that the editor of the sunday times has now come out all guns blazing and whilst we could continue to
45:44deny it my own view is that it's no longer to our advantage and i think we're now going to
45:52have to give
45:52them something what a culprit to deflect blame from you and to put these flames out asap
46:02we need to let them have a name
46:16martin michael
46:21uh this escalating situation between buckingham palace and downing street
46:28you can't say i didn't warn you i think you know how seriously the queen takes her responsibility
46:34and how much she values the close relationship between the two houses of course and to see it
46:43compromise like this as a consequence of your actions
46:51the fact is that the steps you took were completely unprofessional
46:58martin stop it impugning the integrity of the palace and of the queen herself we know one another too well
47:04this is madness
47:08i hope we can rely on you to do the right thing
47:25i hope we can rely on you to do the right thing
47:27of course
47:52michael
47:53me
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