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...The ...Crown ...S06E08 High Quality
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00:07Yesterday morning at 2.41 a.m. at General Eisenhower's headquarters, General Jodl,
00:18the representative of the German High Command, signed the act of unconditional surrender of all
00:27German land, sea, and airports in Europe. Hostilities will end officially at one minute after midnight
00:39tonight, Tuesday the 8th of May.
00:54We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing. Today is victory in Europe's day. Long live the cause of
01:07freedom. God save the King.
01:14Ready? Margaret, I'm not sure this is a good idea. Come on, the war is over. We have to celebrate.
01:20What if something goes wrong? We'll have Porchy and Peter Townsend with us. What could possibly go wrong?
01:30We're escaping from the palace. Quick, out the servants' door before anyone sees us. We can't just break out like
01:40this. Oh, shush, hurry up.
01:46Come on, girls. Oh, dear noses. Why? It stinks of alcohol. And sweat. It smells of life.
01:58All you can do is say, you can do it again.
01:58Come on.
01:59Come on, girls.
02:00Come on, girls.
02:00Come on, girls.
02:00Come on, girls.
02:01Come on.
02:18I'll take some to the destination.
02:23Green Park or Trafalgar Square?
02:25I say the Ritz. It's where all the most elegant people go, and it's indeed in Worcester.
02:29Good plan. The Ritz it is.
02:31Shouldn't we be in sight of the palace?
02:32Why? So we can wave to Mummy and Papa?
02:35Honestly, what's the matter with you? Can't you be irresponsible just once?
02:51Margaret.
02:53Margaret.
02:55Oh.
02:59Next week is May the 8th.
03:04Do you know, it's been over 50 years, and we've never done anything to commemorate it.
03:09What are you talking about?
03:11The Sovereign. I attend VE Day celebrations every year.
03:16No, I mean our VE Day.
03:21Well, it's quite a night.
03:23Do you remember?
03:25Of course I remember.
03:27We almost lost you.
03:30And then we very much found you.
03:36The real you.
03:38The you that you gave up in order to be the other you.
03:43Yes, all right.
03:45Don't you miss her?
03:46She was so much fun.
03:56And as I recall, we swore to keep the events of that evening secret.
04:04Gin.
04:07Well done.
04:10Well done.
04:33Must be.
04:34Must be soon.
04:34At the weekend.
04:36At the weekend.
04:36Good.
04:38Why?
04:41I always think that's where you're happiest.
04:47Come on, Docs.
04:48Come on.
05:07Green with lust and sick with shyness.
05:11Let me lick your lacquered tones.
05:14Let me lick your lacquered tones.
05:18God, oh, gosh, your royal highness.
05:21Put your finger up my nose.
05:29John Betjeman was so mad for me that his friend Morris Bower wrote this filthy poem about it.
05:40Pin your teeth upon my dress.
05:43Plant my head with watercress.
05:46Only you can make me happy.
05:49Wrap me in a woolen nap.
06:12In a plush and plated prath,
06:21You will me around St. James's, ma'am.
06:26Let your...
06:30Ma'am?
06:35Let your...
06:36Ma'am?
06:37Let your...
06:41Ma'am?
06:42Is she on?
06:43Yes.
06:44Ma'am?
06:44Ma'am?
06:44Ma'am?
06:45Ma'am?
06:47Ma'am?
06:47Ma'am?
06:48Ma'am?
06:48Ma'am?
06:50Ma'am?
07:06Ma'am?
07:07Ma'am?
07:08Ma'am?
07:08Ma'am?
07:09Ma'am?
07:09Ma'am?
07:09Ma'am?
07:10Ma'am?
07:10Ma'am?
07:11Ma'am?
07:11Ma'am?
07:11Ma'am?
07:11Ma'am?
07:12Ma'am?
07:16Ma'am?
08:18Princess Margaret, Your Majesty.
08:21Hello?
08:22Margaret, what on earth happened?
08:25I'm afraid I had a teeny tiny stroke.
08:31All a bit of a shock.
08:33One minute I'm in full flow at the Lawrences,
08:37and the next minute I'm in an air ambulance,
08:41unable to feel my arms and legs.
08:45Where are you now?
08:47In hospital.
08:49In Barbados.
08:51Right.
08:53Poor thing.
08:54Well, the doctors assure me I'm going to be fine.
09:01What?
09:01I can't hear you properly.
09:03That's because my mouth is still numb.
09:06I could bite off my own tongue,
09:10and I wouldn't feel a thing.
09:12Are we bringing you home?
09:13Yes, tomorrow, apparently, for further tests
09:18and edible food, with any luck.
09:23I'm smiling as I say that.
09:27Not that you'd notice.
09:33Goodbye, Lilibus.
09:35See you tomorrow.
09:38Oh.
09:43Bye, Lilibus.
10:32Well, I'm happy to say the stroke was relatively mild, ma'am,
10:36and we ought to be able to treat the condition effectively
10:38with just an aspirin a day to thin the blood,
10:42along with statins to reduce your cholesterol
10:44and atenolol to lower your blood pressure.
10:47I do.
10:48But, uh, these alone will not be enough, ma'am,
10:53to prevent the risk of a second, more serious stroke.
10:58You will need to look more closely at your lifestyle and make one or two modifications.
11:08So, no more Chesterfields, no more whiskey,
11:14no more sweet treats,
11:18just lemon barley water,
11:22nicotine gum,
11:25and lots of rehabilitation exercises.
11:34Get out of here, man.
11:36I'm not going in with it.
11:42A flea and a fly in a fool
11:45were in prison,
11:47so what could they do?
12:15I'm still alive!
12:17like some other men do.
12:23Get out of here
12:25and get me some money, too.
12:30Why don't you do right
12:33like some other men do?
12:37like some other men do.
12:41like some other men do.
12:51Oh.
12:54Oh.
12:56Bad time?
12:58Good time?
12:59Mm.
13:02Honestly,
13:03I take a nap
13:05and everyone thinks I've kicked the bucket.
13:08And now you arrive unannounced
13:11with anxious looks.
13:13I just wanted to see how you are.
13:16I'm well.
13:18Of course you are.
13:19But I do hope you're taking it easy.
13:22And cancelling official engagements?
13:25Some of them, yes.
13:27No need to cancel all of them.
13:30You know how I hate an empty diary.
13:34See?
13:35There's that look again.
13:38I'm fine,
13:39Lilibet.
13:40Bouncing back
13:41on the way up.
13:43Not
13:44on the way
13:45out.
14:09Mum?
14:28I thought perhaps a gentle stroll, nice siesta, and then dinner on the terrace, just the two of us.
14:37Stroll? Yes. But then I'd like a picnic on the beach with the whole gang, cocktails at the Cotton Club,
14:46and dinner, followed by General Bacchanalia at Basil's.
14:50I'm only here for two weeks. I intend to make the most of it.
14:56All right. You're the boss.
14:59I'm most...
15:01Certainly am.
15:07I may have arrived in the South Park.
15:10I'll be back with you.
15:12I'll be back with you.
15:15You're the boss.
15:19You're the boss.
15:22You're the boss.
15:30You're the boss.
15:33You're the boss.
15:35Oh, my God.
15:51Wait a minute.
16:05Come on, come on, come on.
16:35Come on.
17:31Come on, come on.
17:35I saw instantly that I'd had another stroke, but that, as it turns out, was the least of
17:42my problems, because even after he'd stabilized me with a cocktail of drugs, the soles of
17:51my feet were so burnt, it meant I couldn't stand, never mind walk.
17:57Then why didn't you come home sooner?
17:58Because all manner of humiliating preparations needed to be made.
18:06The car had to be specially modified, handrails put all over the place.
18:15I have a home for geriatrics.
18:17I don't have handrails anywhere.
18:20Now I'm back.
18:22The doctors want to use leaflets on my feet as an anticoagulant.
18:33Her voice is a little odd, but what did she say?
18:36I think it was anticoagulant.
18:38You've given me the Velcro slippers instead of shoes.
18:43Gone are the days of heels.
18:45Gone are the days of feet, for that matter.
18:49Why not try some gentle exercise?
18:53You could use the palace pool.
18:56Exercise can help with moods, too.
18:58I'd rather die than do exercise.
19:02And, seeing as I'm going to be dead soon anyway, I thought I might as well go out with a
19:09bang.
19:10It's my 70th birthday this year, and I've decided I want to celebrate it with a nice big party.
19:19What at the Ritz?
19:23Because we love the Ritz, don't we, Lilibert?
19:27Do we?
19:28We do.
19:30We have such special memories.
19:36Oh, it ain't my loss.
19:40Oh, it ain't my faults.
19:44Have I missed something?
19:46Oh, it ain't my faults.
19:56Look at how I'm dressed.
19:57Do you think they all have seen?
20:00Of course.
20:01Just tell them who you are.
20:02That is the one thing I am not going to do.
20:04Then you're going to have to bet your eyelids a little.
20:08Go on.
20:18Evening, miss.
20:19Here you go.
20:25How are you pulling your lips, sir?
20:28Here you go.
20:30Will you look at that?
20:32Well, what do we do now?
20:35Dive in, I suppose.
20:39That's good.
20:41You certainly got me a while.
20:46You're doing it.
20:48It's this, please.
20:51Cheers in the gears.
20:52Cheers in the gears.
20:53Cheers in the gears.
20:53Oh, wait.
20:55Cheers in the gears.
21:21Um, I'm going to put this in the clerk room.
21:24Oh, let me escort you.
21:25No need.
21:31Hello, miss.
21:39I'll see that.
21:40Thanks.
21:44Excuse me, Claire.
21:46Sorry.
21:47Have a nice evening.
21:50Wait.
21:51Don't go up there.
21:53Come with us.
21:54Way more fun.
22:20I wouldn't go down there if I were you.
22:23Americans.
22:24Have you heard of the jitterbug?
22:26Well, I know about the doodlebug.
22:28It's a dance.
22:29Band here, and with good reason.
22:32Comes from Harlem.
22:33Where?
22:34A ghetto in New York.
22:38Wait.
22:40Don't I recognize you?
22:42I don't think so.
22:54I'll be off.
22:56Will you make my apologies?
22:58I will.
22:59And wish the birthday girl a very happy birthday.
23:02I will.
23:03Are you taking anyone?
23:06Anne.
23:07And Porchie will be there.
23:08Ah.
23:09Good old Porchie.
23:10Yes, good old Porchie.
23:12Always good company.
23:13Never lets one down.
23:19Is everything all right?
23:23Sorry.
23:25I just find myself worrying about Margaret all the time.
23:29Ah.
23:29Well, hasn't it always been like that?
23:33Yes.
23:34I suppose it has.
24:05Sorry, ma'am.
24:09Go on.
24:33Do you need a hand, ma'am?
24:35No, I'm all right.
24:36Are you feeling no one?
24:37Are you still smoking cigarettes, ma'am?
24:43How are you feeling?
24:44I'll hear that.
25:03Thank you all for coming this evening.
25:08As you know, I've spent much of my time recently lying in hospital beds, sitting in wheelchairs, staring out of
25:23windows at that little patch of blue that prisoners call the sky.
25:33But one thing that throughout it all sustained me, memories.
25:47As it turns out, I have rather fond memories of quite a few evenings at the Ritz that I'd like
25:59to share with you.
26:00One in particular comes to mind when a very different side of the young Princess Elizabeth was revealed.
26:16And I'm sure everyone would love to hear about that.
26:20Yes, they would, Lilibet, which is why I'm telling it.
26:24It would miss the point entirely of why we're all here tonight, to celebrate you.
26:34As a child, I always felt sorry for children who didn't have a brother or a sister.
26:39From the day she was born, Margaret Rose has been my constant companion.
26:46Rarely able to see other children, we relied on one another and, like Juno's swans, we were inseparable.
26:55We shared a room, wore the same clothes, enjoyed the same activities.
27:02In particular, managing our collection of wooden horses on wheels that we would groom and water and race.
27:13And whenever we got into trouble, Margaret would blame everything on her imaginary friend, Cousin Halifax.
27:21Yes, yes, I would.
27:24There really wasn't anything Cousin Halifax wouldn't do.
27:28Sounding the air raid bell to wake the guards, hiding the gardener's tools, he really was very mischievous.
27:38It's not always easy, growing up in a family where one person has to wear the crown, being the number
27:45two.
27:47But Margaret has been my ally, day in, day out.
27:52And that's the person I wanted to tell you about tonight.
27:55Not the dazzling, you all know that already.
27:59But the dutiful.
28:02Never wavering.
28:04My lifelong companion and support.
28:08Without whom?
28:15Well.
28:20It would be unimaginable.
28:24Dearest Margaret.
28:27Many happy returns.
28:40I don't know whether to be touched or cross.
28:44Why?
28:45I've always wanted to sing your praises in public.
28:48Well, it was both uncalled for and rather thrilling.
28:54Everyone is being so nice.
28:58One should be seriously ill more often.
29:03Listen to that cough.
29:05You haven't started smoking again.
29:07No.
29:08Of course not.
29:10That was...
29:12Cousin Halifax.
29:18Good night, Lilibet.
29:20Good night.
29:34Oh...
29:38Oh...
29:43Oh...
29:45No!
30:15Ah!
30:18Ah!
30:28Ah!
30:45Ah!
30:47Oh!
30:52Ah!
30:54Ah!
30:58Ah...
30:59Ah!
31:18Hello, you.
31:28Well, goodbye, you.
31:30Stop it.
31:33We'll have you up and out of here in no time.
31:35No.
31:38I'm afraid it's serious this time.
31:42I can feel it.
31:46I can't feel it.
31:48I'll ache.
31:51I can't feel anything.
31:54I'll see anything.
31:58My body's...
32:03deserting me one limb at a time.
32:08The doctors tell me you aren't eating.
32:13I'm really not hungry.
32:17Well, I brought you these.
32:20Your favourite.
32:23Jam tarts.
32:27Now you'll talk.
32:31And...
32:34a very pretty
32:36walking stick
32:37for when you're back on your feet.
32:40Mm-hmm.
32:42All right.
32:43All right.
35:11On the answering machine.
35:14There was really only one thing left for her to say.
35:17I love you.
35:19She said it over and over before the line went dead.
35:23And then, oblivion.
35:29So sad.
35:30And such terrible news about Lord Carnarvon, too.
35:38Why?
35:41What's happened?
35:42He collapsed while he was watching the news.
35:46He collapsed while he was watching the news.
35:46Heart attack.
35:50Poor Jean.
35:52Poor Jean.
35:53Poor you, too.
35:55He was such a special friend.
36:04He would bring horse news, which is the only news I ever really want to hear.
36:09He used to hold up his mobile phone when horse bidding was underway so I could hear the action.
36:15He was devoted to you.
36:20Now, all those closest to you are abandoning you one by one.
36:27What are you talking about?
36:29Poor she?
36:31Yes.
36:33Mummy, soon?
36:35Yes.
36:37Me?
36:38Don't you dare.
36:39It's the truth.
36:42I'm not thrilled about it.
36:44In fact, I'm furious about it.
36:48I'm not ready to leave this particular party.
36:53But we need to discuss it.
36:56I've written a very detailed plan for my funeral.
37:00You know what a planner I am.
37:03And I want your reassurance that it will go exactly as I intend.
37:13I want to wear my flower dress, not some horrid black thing.
37:20And please don't let them put red lipstick on me.
37:26For the chapel, I want roses and tulips.
37:30And I want the finale, the Swan Lake playing on the organ as people arrive.
37:40And one more thing, very important.
37:46Yes, of course.
37:49Promise me that I will actually be dead when they close the coffin.
37:58Oh.
38:01Oh, my.
38:05Bertie, old egg, said young Eustace.
38:09Fancy meeting you here.
38:11The one man in London who can support us in the style we are accustomed to.
38:16By the way, you've never met old Dogface, have you?
38:20Dogface?
38:21This is my cousin Bertie.
38:23Hmm.
38:25Is this silly?
38:26No, it's wonderful.
38:28Go on.
38:30What are you doing in London? I asked.
38:32Oh, buzzing round.
38:34We're just up for the day.
38:36Flying visit, strictly unofficial.
38:39We oil back on the 310.
38:43We oil back on the 310.
38:46And now, touching on that lunch you very decently volunteered to stand us, which should it be?
38:52Ritz?
38:53Savoy?
38:55Carlton?
38:55Ritz, please.
38:57Because we love the Ritz, don't we?
39:00Honestly.
39:01You and the Ritz.
39:02No.
39:03You and the Ritz.
39:06If people don't know about that night, they'll never fully understand.
39:12How irresponsible I was.
39:14The scale of the sacrifice you've made.
39:19How much of your true self you've locked up.
39:25Hidden away.
39:28You caused havoc that night.
39:32It was the end of the war.
39:35The end of the war.
39:44The end of the war.
39:45No, no, no.
39:49No, rest.
39:51No, no, no.
39:53No.
39:56No, no.
40:00No, no.
40:01No.
40:02No.
41:18You came.
41:19Actually, I'm with friends upstairs and really should go.
41:22Why?
41:22Down here is the place to be.
41:29And why is that?
41:31Because down here there's no rank or background, just the music.
41:43Well, in that case...
41:58Well, no, it ain't my fault
42:02I said, no, it ain't my fault
42:08Hell, no, it ain't my fault
42:12You blame her, I blame her, it ain't my fault
42:16Let's go!
42:18Oh, it ain't my fault
42:21I said, no, it ain't my fault
42:26Well, no, it ain't my fault
42:32You blame her, I blame her, it ain't my fault
42:36All right
42:37No, it ain't my fault
42:41Oh, no, it ain't my fault
42:46I said, no, it ain't my fault
42:51You blame her, I blame her, it ain't my fault
43:10You two haven't seen Elizabeth, have you?
43:13Stop worrying about her, she never does anything irresponsible
43:16She's been a long time
43:18I'm going to look for her
43:22I'll come with you, poor G
43:27All right, wait for me
43:40They ain't my fault
43:43We're losing it,
43:47Who gave my fault
43:49You national, who gave my fault
43:55That ain't my fault
43:57You ain't my fault
44:03Come on, Portie.
44:05Let's get her out of here.
44:06No, don't.
44:08Leave her.
44:10Look how happy she is.
44:12Oh!
44:13She's with her!
44:28She's with her!
44:58She's with her!
45:28She's with her!
45:37You dark horse.
45:39You'd have known you could jive.
45:41There must have been 50 men chasing you out.
45:44Don't exaggerate.
45:46What?
45:46I said, don't exaggerate.
45:49It's hard to talk.
45:51When you're sloshed.
45:52When you're chewing gum.
45:56When did you get that?
45:59I'm not sure.
46:01I think it might have come after a kiss.
46:04Ineberts!
46:04I didn't intend to kiss him.
46:06This is what everyone else was doing.
46:08They didn't want to be rude.
46:10I think Portie might have seen him got a bit cross.
46:13Oh, dear.
46:14I think we are.
46:29Look.
46:31The blossom's out.
46:33Yes.
46:35The sun is rising.
46:40What will this future hold?
46:43For us all?
46:51Aren't you coming?
46:53We can join Mummy and Papa for breakfast.
46:59I'm afraid not.
47:03But I will always be by your side.
47:09No matter what.
47:35Couldn't sleep and wouldn't sleep.
47:39When love came and told me I shouldn't sleep.
47:46Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I.
47:56Lost my heart, but what a bit.
48:02He is cold, I agree.
48:05Hiya.
48:06He can laugh, but I love it, although the laugh's on me.
48:17I'll sing to him, each spring to him, and long for the day when I'll cling to him.
48:29Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I.
48:44Missed all the time.
48:45Who can laugh at?
48:47Ew.
48:48I am.
48:50I am.
49:03Oh, my God.
49:05Oh, my God.
49:12You
49:42You
50:12You
50:35You
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