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00:01:02Half a million people
00:01:06At a racecourse
00:01:11Next to the coronation, your sister
00:01:14Is now the most famous woman in the world
00:01:18Yes
00:01:23I'm the luckiest
00:01:27Not on our romantic trip to Reducia
00:01:30Official duty to Reducia
00:01:32With the man I love
00:01:34Secretly love
00:01:36I will be the happiest
00:01:52I've got a story, Chief
00:01:54It's important
00:01:55As long as it's not about the royal family
00:01:57Bill, I'm all ears
00:01:58It is about the royal family, Chief
00:01:59Oh, let me guess
00:02:01Our thanks to one beautiful young woman
00:02:03One short televised ceremony
00:02:06Oh, thank you, Bob
00:02:07A tired, anachronistic institution
00:02:10Is rejuvenated
00:02:11A nation is liberated
00:02:13From the austerity of rationing and war
00:02:15Our place as a leading power in the world
00:02:18Is re-established just when it seemed to be slipping
00:02:20What a load of bollocks
00:02:21Snifter?
00:02:23I shouldn't
00:02:23Oh, go on
00:02:24It's nearly lunchtime
00:02:25Papers, sir
00:02:26Thanks, Mary
00:02:27My job
00:02:28It's Princess Margaret
00:02:29What about her?
00:02:31Leaving the abbey on the day of the coronation
00:02:33I saw her picking a piece of fluff off a man's uniform
00:02:36Fluff?
00:02:38Yes, fluff
00:02:39Jesus, Bill
00:02:39I thought we did serious reporting here
00:02:41This is serious
00:02:42Because the man in question
00:02:44Her father's former query group captain Peter Townsend
00:02:48Is a commoner
00:02:49And, wait for it
00:02:51A divorced commoner
00:02:54Historically
00:02:55When this lot brush up against divorce
00:02:57You end up with either reformation or abdication
00:02:59Will church and state clash again?
00:03:02It's a big story
00:03:03So are comet jet planes dropping out of the sky
00:03:06Stalin's death ushering in a power reshuffle in the Soviet Union
00:03:10Then write it up, Chief
00:03:12I've got a feeling about this one
00:03:13Based on what?
00:03:19What are you doing, man?
00:03:20Picking fluff off a man's jacket
00:03:23That's a gesture as intimate as a kiss
00:03:26More intimate
00:03:26Since it suggests the kiss has already happened
00:03:31No, I'm sorry, Bill
00:03:32I can't hold the front page for a bit of fluff
00:03:34Let me write it, Chief
00:03:36Then you decide
00:03:44Make sure it's peppery
00:03:46Make sure it pops
00:03:47Yes, sir
00:03:48But this will special photo from going on
00:05:18Good morning, Your Royal Highness.
00:05:19Good morning.
00:05:20I would like to speak to my sister, please.
00:05:22One moment, please.
00:05:29London.
00:05:31Buckingham Palace, please.
00:05:33Victoria 4832.
00:05:35Hold the line.
00:05:37Buckingham Palace, morning.
00:05:39Go ahead, please.
00:05:41I have the Royal Highness the Princess Margaret for Her Majesty.
00:05:45Certainly, sir.
00:05:46You hold the line.
00:05:48Sir.
00:05:49Morning.
00:05:49Princess Margaret for Her Majesty.
00:06:17Hello.
00:06:18I have the Royal Highness the Princess Margaret for Her Majesty.
00:06:22Yes, sir.
00:06:23Breakfast room.
00:06:24Breakfast room.
00:06:25Yes, sir.
00:06:31Telephone call for you, ma'am.
00:06:34Yes?
00:06:43Hello, you.
00:06:44Hello, you.
00:06:47Sir, I was wondering if you had a free evening soon where we all might have dinner together.
00:06:50Before I go to Rhodesia.
00:06:52I'm sure I do.
00:06:54Thursday?
00:06:55Mummy's out.
00:06:56I'd have to check.
00:06:58Lovely.
00:06:59And who's us all?
00:07:02Well, you and me and Philip and, um, and I would like to bring Peter, if I may.
00:07:09What, Peter, Peter?
00:07:11Yes, Peter.
00:07:13Oh.
00:07:14Well, does that mean, oh?
00:07:16Nothing.
00:07:17Oh, how nice.
00:07:19Is there something we'd like to discuss with you?
00:07:22Eh?
00:07:24There you go again.
00:07:25Sorry.
00:07:26Am I going to be given a clue?
00:07:29No.
00:07:31Oh.
00:07:32Stop it.
00:07:33Sorry.
00:07:35So, Thursday evening then, you'll check.
00:07:37Fine.
00:07:43It'll be such fun.
00:07:46Lovely.
00:07:51Lovely.
00:08:03Here you go.
00:08:07Here we are.
00:08:09Sir.
00:08:11Lovely.
00:08:13Lovely.
00:08:14Thanks, sir.
00:08:18Lovely.
00:08:27What's your name?
00:08:33Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you.
00:08:35Thank you very much, gentlemen.
00:08:40A special guest joins us this afternoon
00:08:43who's just returned from a year in post-revolutionary Cairo
00:08:47working as a photojournalist.
00:08:49Our fellow Lunch Club member, Tony Long.
00:08:52Oh, my God!
00:08:56Thank you, chaps. It's very nice to be back, I must say.
00:08:59Ladies, might we close the shutters?
00:09:01Ooh!
00:09:04Lovely.
00:09:08I am, as Baron says, fresh from the streets of Cairo,
00:09:13and I'm still trying to digest the hurricane
00:09:15of popular uprising, violent military coup and revolution
00:09:20that I've just witnessed.
00:09:21Bloody native.
00:09:22You all know King Farouk.
00:09:25Colourful character.
00:09:26He owned more than 100 cars.
00:09:29Almost as much as me.
00:09:31Had them all painted red.
00:09:33Splendid.
00:09:33He used to race them through the streets of Cairo,
00:09:36shooting at any pedestrians who happened to get in his way.
00:09:39Yeah!
00:09:40Present shoot!
00:09:43Probably why he was forced to abdicate last year.
00:09:47And now this man, Nasser, is the name on everyone's lips.
00:09:53He has the charisma to unite not just his own country,
00:09:56but the entire Arab world,
00:09:58stirring up anti-Western, anti-monarchical sentiments.
00:10:07This is Shepard's.
00:10:10A famous British hotel.
00:10:12A symbol of colonial rule.
00:10:15Before riots.
00:10:19And after.
00:10:22That writing, what does it say?
00:10:29Death to the imperialists.
00:10:35However, it's not all doom and gloom.
00:10:38Mike, I've got something a little special for you here.
00:10:40Oh, yeah!
00:10:42That's exactly what I'm talking about.
00:10:43I'm good.
00:10:44Oh, my God.
00:11:03I'm good.
00:11:04I'm good.
00:11:05I'm good.
00:11:06I'm good.
00:11:06I'm good.
00:11:07I'm good.
00:11:07Give him a sip.
00:11:08Do to my wife.
00:11:11Good tip.
00:11:17Where were you today?
00:11:20Nowhere.
00:11:20Well, clearly somewhere, but nowhere that would interest you.
00:11:23It's a lunch club.
00:11:25Where?
00:11:27Soho.
00:11:30Oh.
00:11:33With just men.
00:11:36Talking about women.
00:11:37Huh.
00:11:39No.
00:11:40Talking about Egypt, if you must know, and the revolution that's just taken place there.
00:11:45Along with the unrest in Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Italy.
00:11:51Please take note.
00:11:55Yes, a little bit about the fairer sex over coffee and the odd brandy.
00:12:00What do you expect?
00:12:01It's your gentleman's lunch club.
00:12:12So what's the guest list for tonight?
00:12:14No one.
00:12:14Just you, me, Margaret, and Peter.
00:12:17What?
00:12:19Townsend, Peter.
00:12:20Townsend, Peter?
00:12:20No.
00:12:22Then why on earth did we have to dress up?
00:12:23She insisted.
00:12:25She wanted to make it a special occasion.
00:12:27With him?
00:12:28Isn't that a contradiction in terms?
00:12:31He's not really naughty boy, is he?
00:12:35I know as much as you do.
00:12:52It'll be fine.
00:13:04Come on.
00:13:10we'd like to be left alone now yes ma'am
00:13:16can you just leave it
00:13:19thank you
00:13:44I asked you here tonight because there is something I wanted to discuss with you
00:13:50I think you already know that over the years with Peter being so much part of our family
00:13:54and away from his own so much friendship has developed between us
00:14:04and then ever since Papa's death hitting me so hard and with your accession and coronation
00:14:10and you being more and more occupied Peter's become almost my sole companion
00:14:17and I his
00:14:21and so when his divorce came through in December last year I suppose it was only natural that we both
00:14:27started thinking about what kind of um future we might have together
00:14:35and we reached a decision in April wasn't it just before the coronation
00:14:40um that uh one day
00:14:47we wanted to um
00:14:54well you know
00:14:56Mary
00:14:58yes
00:15:01goodness
00:15:05well of course we're aware of the complications and issues at stake and
00:15:17what a little bit you've known for a while about Peter and I
00:15:21this can't really be a terrible shock to you
00:15:25no not at all
00:15:29it's wonderful
00:15:31is there anything you'd like to ask us
00:15:33does your wife know
00:15:34your ex-wife
00:15:37she does
00:15:37we had a frank conversation
00:15:39there is no animosity
00:15:40oh good
00:15:41and the boys
00:15:43they know and seem very happy
00:15:50so
00:15:52do I have your permission
00:15:57a sovereign
00:16:03oh
00:16:08well
00:16:11of course I'll have to take advice
00:16:15and the hows and where's and
00:16:19all official matters
00:16:20but
00:16:23if it's what you desire
00:16:26more than anything in the world
00:16:31then as your sister I'm never going to oppose it
00:16:34thank you
00:16:35thank you
00:16:38I think you would be so happy
00:16:40so happy
00:16:41thank you
00:16:42oh well
00:16:44congratulations
00:16:45it's a birthday
00:16:48thank you sir
00:16:49I suppose it better be Philip from now on
00:16:52thank you sir
00:16:52uh Philip
00:17:01you knew
00:17:05not the extent of it
00:17:09but you didn't think to mention it
00:17:15I don't like it
00:17:17any of it
00:17:18for one thing
00:17:18it will create the most enormous scandal
00:17:20nor do I believe in them as a couple
00:17:22he's too old for her
00:17:24and he had some sort of breakdown during the war
00:17:27now that's all in the past
00:17:28besides
00:17:29that's why he got on with my father so well
00:17:31not to mention the fact he's dull
00:17:34he's not dull
00:17:35desperately dull
00:17:36I'm confident I've met more interesting plans
00:17:40not to mention
00:17:41it's a terrible thing to do to you
00:17:43why?
00:17:45because of the position it puts you in as a
00:17:47as a sister
00:17:47and as a queen
00:17:49has everyone forgotten the catastrophe
00:17:51that was your uncle already
00:17:52oh
00:17:53the situation's different
00:17:55one party divorced
00:17:57the other royal
00:18:00sounds pretty similar to me
00:18:01that was 17 years ago
00:18:03the world has changed
00:18:05well the rest of the world has
00:18:07nothing changes in the court of St James
00:18:10besides
00:18:11we have a son and heir
00:18:14there's no realistic prospect of Margaret becoming queen
00:18:19one can see the attraction
00:18:24in Peter
00:18:26yes
00:18:28he's a handsome war hero
00:18:31divorced war hero
00:18:32and blameless in that divorce
00:18:35no no no there's no such thing as the blameless party in a divorce
00:18:39his wife had an affair with another man
00:18:42because he was always around here sniffing around your sister
00:18:45he was looking after my father
00:18:47and sniffing around your sister
00:18:50sorry
00:18:52anyway
00:18:54I thought you liked him
00:18:55oh liked him I mean
00:18:57I respect him for what he did in the war certainly
00:19:01plays bridge well and he's a good pilot
00:19:05and he's a good influence on Margaret
00:19:07is he
00:19:08if he were really a good influence
00:19:09he'd patch things up with his wife
00:19:11and leave Margaret well alone
00:19:28good night Bill
00:19:31good night
00:19:57good night
00:19:57nice huh
00:19:58yeah
00:19:59this had better be good
00:20:02it is
00:20:07bloody hell
00:20:08you did say peppery
00:20:10pepper's one thing
00:20:11this is jelly night
00:20:13I know
00:20:22what are you doing
00:20:23I can't run this without going upstairs
00:20:25what
00:20:26don't look at me like that
00:20:27live in the real bloody world for a moment will you
00:20:32marjorie hello
00:20:33yes
00:20:34is he there
00:20:35yeah just for a few minutes
00:20:40this is not just inflammatory
00:20:42it breaks all the rules
00:20:44what rules sir
00:20:45the unspoken rules of deference and respect
00:20:49shown by the media to the royal family
00:20:51but surely those rules changed the moment they invited television into the coronation
00:20:55that was their right
00:20:57that was their right
00:20:57and a huge concession
00:20:58to what
00:20:59popular interests
00:21:00their interest also
00:21:02look at their standing now
00:21:04it's never been higher
00:21:05the question we in the fourth estate need to be asking ourselves is
00:21:09do we let ourselves be used
00:21:11or do we have our own independent voice
00:21:13don't get moralistic with me
00:21:15if we don't break this story
00:21:17do you think nobody else will
00:21:18I know there's plenty of others sniffing around it sir
00:21:29well thank you for letting me know
00:21:31of course Tommy
00:21:32thank you for understanding
00:21:35I'm sorry
00:21:36no I'm sorry
00:21:38I imagine it must be difficult
00:21:39being dictated to like that
00:21:41by an employee
00:21:42I wasn't dictated to
00:21:43am I missing something
00:21:44you said this editor was telling you
00:21:47what he was going to print in your newspaper
00:21:49he is
00:21:50but I can't keep telling him what to write
00:21:53I thought that was the point of owning a newspaper
00:21:56look I'm just trying to help you Tommy
00:21:58I suggest you see this for the kind gesture that it is
00:22:02not that you're about to
00:22:03print an article
00:22:04that will cause deep distress to senior
00:22:07let's be quite clear
00:22:08the most senior members of the royal family
00:22:11that I'm warning you
00:22:12that I'm giving you the heads up
00:22:15I'm on my knees with gratitude
00:22:43whoosh
00:22:44loves you
00:22:46Well it's not bad
00:22:50it's not good
00:22:52but it's not good
00:22:58so much
00:23:00much
00:23:01cute
00:23:03you
00:23:04Oh, my God!
00:23:06Come on!
00:23:13You sat there.
00:23:38Your Majesty, a story is about to break in the press
00:23:44by identifying Peter Townsend not just as the companion of Princess Margaret,
00:23:52but as her likely future husband.
00:23:57We understand that the paper is to feature a profile of Group Captain Townsend,
00:24:04details of his marriage and subsequent divorce,
00:24:09along with an editorial about other notable divorcees
00:24:14to have been associated with members of the royal family.
00:24:26Should we deny it all?
00:24:31With respect, ma'am, it's a little late for that.
00:24:34This horse has already bolted.
00:24:46Your royal highness.
00:25:00Her Majesty the Queen for you, your royal highness. On the telephone.
00:25:11Hello.
00:25:12Hello, you. Bad time, good time?
00:25:14Mm-hm. Good time. Always.
00:25:19Look, I've been racking my brain about how I can best help you.
00:25:22Now, you know that the Church of England doesn't permit the remarriage of divorced persons
00:25:26if the husband or wife of the former marriage is still alive.
00:25:29Yes?
00:25:30Well, I was just wondering if you and Peter had considered Scotland.
00:25:34To live?
00:25:36No, for the wedding.
00:25:38Why?
00:25:39Because it would be more low-profile?
00:25:41Well, actually, I was thinking of legal reasons.
00:25:44Marriage isn't regarded as a sacrament in the Church of Scotland.
00:25:47It's not as binding in the same way as here.
00:25:53Meaning...
00:25:53Meaning we could even get married in a church?
00:25:55Well, I'd have to check, but I think so.
00:25:59That would be so lovely.
00:26:02Lilibet, thank you so much.
00:26:06Made my life a lot easier, too.
00:26:12Sorry, Lilibet.
00:26:14What for?
00:26:16I think you're going to get a visit from Mummy about all this.
00:26:19Oh.
00:26:21I realise I'm not making anyone's life easy.
00:26:25Yours especially.
00:26:28But I'm determined to do this for you.
00:26:31To give you what you want.
00:26:37Can't wait to tell Peter.
00:26:39Let her go.
00:26:55Help me.
00:26:56Come on, you step.
00:27:18Mommy, this is a surprise.
00:27:25I am a mother of two daughters whom I love equally.
00:27:29It seems that they each have problems of equal size.
00:27:36Obviously, we want Margaret to be happy and have the man she wants.
00:27:40Yes.
00:27:41But we must do everything in our power to protect you as queen and as a sister.
00:27:49Protect me from what?
00:27:51I've given Margaret my word and I'm determined to support her.
00:27:55They can marry in Scotland, where I'm not head of the church.
00:27:59Your Majesty, I fear the matter is more intricate.
00:28:04Let's be quite clear. If Margaret were to marry Peter, it would be a scandal.
00:28:09You don't mistake your current popularity for long-term security.
00:28:15Your uncle's affair and abdication almost destroyed the monarch.
00:28:20This could too.
00:28:25Tommy.
00:28:33Ma'am, what do you know about the Royal Marriages Act of 1772?
00:28:38George II.
00:28:39The third man.
00:28:40He had two younger brothers, William and Henry.
00:28:44Both of whom, I'm assuming, made undesirable marriages.
00:28:47One to an illegitimate shrew, the other to a disreputable jade,
00:28:52which caused an outrage in Parliament and the church.
00:28:54Now, in response, George III asked his Prime Minister, Lord North,
00:28:59to rush through a Royal Marriages Act to prevent any future willful young prince or princess
00:29:06from making an ill-advised or disadvantageous match,
00:29:10which might threaten the integrity of the Royal House.
00:29:12It decrees that until the age of 25, any member of the Royal Family must secure the Sovereign's permission to
00:29:20marry.
00:29:25But?
00:29:26But not thereafter.
00:29:30I see.
00:29:31So, if Margaret would wait until after her 25th birthday,
00:29:37she would be free to make any decision she likes without your consent.
00:29:42The important thing is it protects your relationship with both church and government.
00:29:50Well, I can see the advantages of that, but what's in it for her?
00:29:56Mummy, she's only 23.
00:29:58What does she do in the meantime?
00:30:01In the meantime, she and Peter wait.
00:30:06Preferably in separate countries.
00:30:09What?
00:30:11It's the only way to contain the story, ma'am.
00:30:14Here.
00:30:28Let's go.
00:30:29Good.
00:30:35It's time for you, sir.
00:30:35I don't know who she is.
00:30:36I'm not trying to deny the truth.
00:30:37I'm not trying to deny them anything.
00:30:40I'm not trying to deny them anything.
00:30:42But it's not for me.
00:30:43You're following me, I'm not trying to deny them anything.
00:30:46Out of my way.
00:31:19Margaret, no!
00:31:26Margaret!
00:31:30Just until your 25th birthday.
00:31:32Then you'd be free to do as you wish.
00:31:35Look with me eye and tell me.
00:31:37Is it a posting or is it a banishment?
00:31:39It's a posting.
00:31:40I know.
00:31:42I promise.
00:31:44It's just a way of managing the story, keeping it off the front pages.
00:31:48The heartless attempt to split us up.
00:31:50No, of course not.
00:31:52Papa did the same for Philip and me.
00:31:54He made us wait.
00:31:55For two months, this is for two years.
00:31:58Two years.
00:32:07Why did you even dangle Scotland under my nose?
00:32:14I'm sorry.
00:32:17I'm sorry.
00:32:41All right.
00:32:45If I do this for you, will you promise me that this banishment...
00:32:50poster?
00:32:51This banishment won't start until after I took to Adesia.
00:32:53You know how much we've been looking forward to it.
00:33:01You're going to deny that as well?
00:33:04It's a sensitivity of you two together.
00:33:07The photographers who would overshadow everything.
00:33:11But when you get back, you'll have some time together.
00:33:16Alone.
00:33:18I promise you that.
00:33:20No?
00:33:24No?
00:33:36No?
00:33:40No?
00:33:41No?
00:33:42No?
00:33:44No?
00:33:45Then?
00:33:46No?
00:33:47What the fuck?
00:33:47Oh, my God.
00:33:47No?
00:33:48No?
00:33:48No?
00:33:49No?
00:33:49No.
00:33:49No!
00:33:50Just a dead?
00:34:00they offered me johannesburg i refused then singapore
00:34:07i refused that too
00:34:11then they came back with brussels
00:34:15it's dreary but at least it's close the whole thing feels like a completely
00:34:19unnecessary unjustifiable punishment i know
00:34:25perhaps your sister sensed that
00:34:29that is why she's asked me to go to normal ireland
00:34:32what for to accompany her on a trip to belfast this week
00:34:36to put on a show of public approval
00:34:40that's something i suppose
00:34:45no substitute for a dizzy though
00:34:53no one wanted philip
00:34:58she dug her heels in
00:35:00got the man she wanted didn't she
00:35:04she did
00:35:10we ought to head back
00:35:14come on
00:35:15no wait
00:35:17kiss me
00:35:29you know we'll be able to back at the heart
00:35:59that's
00:36:04Your Majesty, just to run through the order of the day, we'll be met at the airport by the Governor
00:36:13of Northern Ireland, Lord Wakehurst, and there we'll be going to the Belfast City Boundary to be met by the
00:36:19Lieutenant of the City of Belfast.
00:36:21After that, we'll be presented to the Lord Mayor, Alderman Percival Brown, and the town clerk, Mr. John Dunlop, followed
00:36:30by a City Luncheon at a Civic Hall.
00:36:33The other way around, I think.
00:36:36Ma'am?
00:36:39A Civic Luncheon at City Hall.
00:36:46Forgive me.
00:36:48Is everything all right?
00:36:52I do hope it wasn't a mistake inviting the group captain to join us.
00:36:59You've never cared for him, Tommy.
00:37:01No, I cared for him as long as he did his job and knew his place.
00:37:06My father held him in high regard.
00:37:09He's a member of staff, not as a member of the family.
00:37:14He's been a good friend to us all.
00:37:17Too good, I would argue, and he let his wife go in the process.
00:37:22He was innocent in that regard.
00:37:25She left of her own accord, and he's a wonderful father to those boys.
00:37:29I'm just trying to manage a difficult situation now.
00:37:33As am I.
00:37:35Sending him away will break my sister's heart.
00:37:38Hearts mend.
00:37:43Was there anything else?
00:37:46No.
00:37:48I understand.
00:37:49What the hell?
00:38:00Oh, Aaah!
00:38:37CHOIR SINGS
00:38:42The Queen, who wears a coat of vivid blue Shantam with a matching hat, finds herself sharing the limelight with
00:38:48Group Captain Townsend, who accompanies her on the tour.
00:38:52The crowd get a last glimpse of the Queen and her husband before they begin the drive to City Hall.
00:38:57En route, thousands pack the streets to put them welcome.
00:39:05The Royal Couple are welcomed onto Balmoral's showground, where 4,000 ex-servicemen and women are gathered to pay tribute
00:39:12to their soccer.
00:39:13Many Ulster schools and youth organisations are represented, and they all have a smile and a wave for the Queen.
00:39:22As London Papers called once more today for a statement from Buckingham Palace to clarify the rumours of a romance
00:39:28between Princess Margaret and Group Captain Townsend,
00:39:30newspaper editors from all over the world sent their photographers to scrutinise Townsend's face, hoping for a clue.
00:39:44The Queen can't be used to sharing the limelight with a member of her household, but the gathered crowds certainly
00:39:49seem as interested in Group Captain Townsend, as in Her Majesty.
00:39:57I'm very happy.
00:40:00The Lockdown and Groupist actors have to jostle with members of the press and television who are following the Royal
00:40:04parties every move.
00:40:09I brought him along to show my gratitude for his years of service and to support my sister.
00:40:14And I had hoped the detention of Margaret and Peter would fade away, but I could barely hear myself speak
00:40:21today.
00:40:22The solution is an obvious one.
00:40:25Which is?
00:40:26Bring forward the group captain's relocation with immediate effect.
00:40:31But that would mean him missing his reunion with my sister in London.
00:40:35And I gave her my word.
00:40:37Well, sometimes best intentions need to be reconsidered, Your Majesty.
00:40:42You can always blame it on me.
00:40:46No.
00:40:48Let's wait ten to four hours.
00:40:50Things might calm down tomorrow.
00:40:53The Lamberg drummers, ma'am.
00:40:56A special Orangeman's welcome.
00:41:00One, two, three.
00:41:09One, two, three.
00:41:45You're so good.
00:41:48May God give you wisdom, loyalty, and faithfulness.
00:41:56And may the future bring peace, contentment, and true happiness to the people of Northern Ireland.
00:42:23May God give you wisdom, loyalty, and faithfulness.
00:42:25And may God come to your will.
00:42:56Do you have a moment, Lillibut?
00:43:02Yes, of course.
00:43:08I just wanted to apologize for all the press' attention.
00:43:13And to thank you for inviting me along in the first place.
00:43:17I do appreciate the gesture.
00:43:20That's the least I could do.
00:43:22I regretted having to take you off the Rhodesia trip.
00:43:25Yes, Margaret and I were so looking forward to it.
00:43:27We have so many shared interests, as you know.
00:43:29We enjoy doing everything together.
00:43:36We had hoped to find some time together during our days off,
00:43:40walking, swimming, riding.
00:43:45But not to be.
00:43:51May I?
00:43:59Anyway, nice chatting.
00:44:08Ma'am, if you wouldn't mind.
00:44:15Just wondering if Her Majesty has had time to think about the matter.
00:44:22She has.
00:44:26Take care of it, Tommy.
00:44:28Whatever manner you see fit.
00:44:32Yes, ma'am.
00:44:36Yes, ma'am.
00:44:48Yes, ma'am.
00:44:50Yes!
00:45:08Thank you so much, Peter.
00:45:51Group Captain Townsend, the man of the moment.
00:46:01Do come up.
00:46:12Will you sit?
00:46:25Following consultation with the government, the Foreign Office, and Her Majesty's Press Secretary,
00:46:30the decision's been taken to move forward your posting to Brussels with immediate effect.
00:46:35A car is waiting to take you first to your apartment, where you will pack, and then directly to the
00:46:40airfield.
00:46:41The plane from Brussels leaves in just under three hours.
00:46:45There was some concern that that might not give you enough time, but I felt sure that as a military
00:46:50man,
00:46:50packing quickly and unsentimentally would come a second nature to you.
00:46:59But that isn't what was agreed.
00:47:03The agreement between Margaret and Her Majesty the Queen, with the certain knowledge of Her Majesty the Queen Mother,
00:47:09was that Margaret and I were to spend some time together upon her return from Modesia,
00:47:14before I traveled to Brussels, 48 hours at least.
00:47:19Your proposal is a direct contravention of that agreement.
00:47:23Well, I cannot, nor do I ever presume, to know the intimate details of whatever agreements have or have not
00:47:31been made within the family.
00:47:33What I can tell you is that the position of Air Attaché at the Embassy fell vacant unexpectedly early and
00:47:39needs filling right away.
00:47:41Of course, a crucial position like the Air Attaché to the Embassy at Brussels cannot be left vacant for very
00:47:49long.
00:47:50I ask, only that it remains so, until after the Princess returns, as I was promised.
00:48:00I'm afraid that will not be possible.
00:48:15Tommy.
00:48:19I understand you are only trying to do your job.
00:48:23But one thing the trip to Northern Ireland has made very clear to me is that the romance between Margaret
00:48:29and myself has caught the public eye.
00:48:33There is a momentum for us.
00:48:37A sense of joy, a celebration, which you would be wise to acknowledge.
00:48:41The people can clearly see the sincerity of the love between Margaret and me,
00:48:46and I would advise you not to reprehend us for that.
00:48:49Such an act could backfire.
00:48:52And now, if I may give you some advice in turn, Peter,
00:48:58that when referring to a member of the royal family, you use the appropriate title, in this case, Her Royal
00:49:04Highness.
00:49:05When referring to the woman I love, and who loves me, and who is soon to be my wife, I'll
00:49:10call her what I damn well like.
00:49:12Her name is Margaret.
00:49:17Car, Townsend.
00:49:20Waiting.
00:49:23Tick.
00:49:25Tick.
00:49:27Tick.
00:49:35Tick.
00:49:35Tick.
00:49:36Tick.
00:49:42Tick.
00:49:52Tick.
00:49:53grew into a young and flourishing nation with the ever-brightening promise of more prosperity before it.
00:50:44We honour a man of remarkable vision who saw how great this land could become once civilised.
00:50:57I wish continued prosperity and success to all those who inhabit it.
00:51:11Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the loyal church.
00:51:16Telegram for the Princess Margaret.
00:51:18The Queen!
00:51:20To the Queen!
00:51:21The Queen!
00:51:22The Queen!
00:51:27The Queen!
00:51:28God save our gracious Queen!
00:51:32Lord, we are the Queen!
00:51:37God save the Queen!
00:51:40Then thou victorious, happy and glorious, long to reign over us, God save thou thee.
00:52:00I need to speak to my sister.
00:52:03No!
00:52:17Switchboard.
00:52:18Her Royal Highness needs to make an urgent call to Her Majesty the Queen.
00:52:21A secure line will be required.
00:52:23Putting you through.
00:52:25Foreign office, her mayor direct your call.
00:52:28Buckingham Palace, Victoria 4832.
00:52:33I have Her Royal Highness the Princess Margaret for Her Majesty the Queen.
00:52:36Sir?
00:52:40Sir.
00:52:42Princess Margaret for Her Majesty the Queen.
00:52:45On a secure line.
00:52:47Of course.
00:52:48What's taking so long?
00:52:49Well, I gather we have the secure line, ma'am.
00:52:51They're just having trouble locating Her Majesty.
00:52:53What could be so difficult?
00:52:54She's the Queen.
00:52:55She's very conspicuous.
00:52:57She can't disappear.
00:53:07No!
00:53:13No!
00:53:14Oh!
00:53:15Oh!
00:53:15Oh!
00:53:28Sandringham House, good evening.
00:53:32Yes, sir, she's here.
00:53:34Arrived about an hour ago.
00:53:38Yes, sir, right away.
00:53:55Ma'am, I've located the Queen.
00:54:05Well, I think he's a little bit inexperienced.
00:54:11With the trophy?
00:54:12Yes, I do.
00:54:14Telephone, your majesty.
00:54:15Right.
00:54:16Yes, I'd like you to skip recorded for the first quarter mile for a morning.
00:54:19Yes, ma'am.
00:54:22And then we might have to think about pairing him with another rider.
00:54:25Yes, ma'am.
00:54:27Yes?
00:54:28How could you?
00:54:30Margaret.
00:54:30You gave me your word.
00:54:32Promised me he'd still be there when I got back.
00:54:34I did.
00:54:34Why is he been sent away?
00:54:36Banished like some criminal.
00:54:38Things got out of hand.
00:54:40I took you at your word.
00:54:42Believed everything you said.
00:54:44How happy you were for me.
00:54:46How you would support us.
00:54:48Margaret.
00:54:49You've been against us from the beginning.
00:54:50Because you can't bear to be eclipsed.
00:54:52What?
00:54:53You can't bear to be outshone by your younger sister.
00:54:56You've never liked it.
00:54:57Admit it.
00:54:59And you've hated our Peter and I've caught the popular imagination.
00:55:01Hated it enough to want to destroy it.
00:55:03This is madness.
00:55:04Well, you fail to protect me.
00:55:08I will fail to protect you in return.
00:55:11Margaret.
00:55:14You reap what you sow, sister.
00:55:27You reap what you sow, sister.
00:55:55Hello?
00:55:55We'll see if you can.
00:55:56It doesn't make a difference.
00:56:03The laws of England say that any man, once divorced, is fully entitled to marry again.
00:56:09If those laws are good enough for England, they are good enough for the royal family.
00:56:14I know, but...
00:56:15The near holy reverence shown for the crown by the people of Britain is a fact of life, as the
00:56:20recent coronation has shown.
00:56:21Few other countries in the world retain such regard for their monarchies.
00:56:26But are those centuries of awe drawing to an end?
00:56:31Can that veneration be sustained in the light of the royal family's cruelty to its very own members?
00:56:41The royal family of Britain has survived a thousand proofs that it is artificial and superfluous.
00:56:49And seems to have as deep a hold as ever on the loyalties of the people.
00:56:57It is not likely, however, to survive the clear proof that it is insensate and cruel.
00:57:10The treatment of her sister has now deputized the future of the monarchy in Britain.
00:57:23In 48 hours, it would have passed.
00:57:27If you were lucky.
00:57:28I fear it would take longer than that for Margaret to forgive me.
00:57:31Well, she will in time. She has to.
00:57:35We all have to.
00:57:42Ah!
00:57:43Majesty.
00:57:44Be right with you.
00:57:45Hello, Mike. Where are you going?
00:57:47I told you, I was away for the weekend.
00:57:49Did you?
00:57:50Baron's having a house party.
00:57:52Who's Baron?
00:57:53Baron Nahum. President of our lunch club.
00:57:58They don't look like that. It's just everyone only, right?
00:58:01Absolutely.
00:58:05Or perfectly innocent.
00:58:21Shall we, old boy?
00:58:22Yeah, let's have a glitz.
00:58:24Sniff's all red, eh?
00:58:25Look quick.
00:58:27Ha ha ha!
00:58:30Oh, hello!
00:58:31Yeah!
00:58:31Yeah!
00:58:34Yeah!
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