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00:00...and his government today has pressure on the pound...
00:08Good afternoon, Mr. King.
00:11Good afternoon, Mr. King.
00:12Britain's trade gap is a staggering 107 million pounds.
00:16It's the worst figure on record.
00:18The government said that these figures were distorted and meaningless.
00:25Good afternoon, Mr. King.
00:28Good afternoon, Mr. King.
00:30Good afternoon, Mr. King.
00:31Where is it?
00:33About you.
00:34Tomorrow's front page, sir.
00:36Not strong enough.
00:38It's the strongest headline the Daily Mail has ever written about a Labour leader.
00:41You're bowed head. Guilty conscience. I don't know what it's saying.
00:50Now I know what it's saying.
01:08It's a sad day when the Daily Mirror, a Labour-supporting newspaper, turns against a Labour leader like this.
01:16We've done some thinking and come up with an idea for how to deflect any further criticism.
01:21Yeah, go on.
01:23Lord Mountbatten.
01:26What's he got to do with anything?
01:28I'm sure we all agree that he's a symbol of a bygone era.
01:30Of privilege and inequality, empire and extravagance.
01:34Not to mention a pompous bloody arse.
01:36Go on.
01:37As Chief of the Defence Staff, he's refusing to make the defence cuts we need.
01:42Cuts which you promised in your election manifesto.
01:45One might even tolerate it, if he weren't so...
01:48Vain or crooked or power-mad.
01:51Quite.
01:53What are you proposing?
01:55That we kick him out.
01:59But at least he's busy.
02:01And inside the tent.
02:02You know, people like Mountbatten.
02:04Medallists, for want of a kind of word.
02:06Energetic, well-connected medallists.
02:07It's better that they're inside the tent pissing out than outside the tent pissing in.
02:11But he belongs to another time, Harold.
02:14Kicking him out makes economic sense and shows we're tough.
02:18And who knows?
02:19It might just buy us some good headlines.
02:24Yes, I could do with some good headlines.
02:27General!
02:29Salute!
02:31Pre-set!
02:34Out!
02:52As Chief of the Defence Staff, you will be aware that the Treasury has been conducting a wide-ranging review
02:58of defence spending.
03:00And before you go any further, the cuts you propose would leave us hopelessly vulnerable and weak.
03:06Especially east of Suez.
03:07Now, are our enemies cutting back on military spending?
03:10No.
03:11They're increasing.
03:12Five-fold.
03:13Ten-fold.
03:14And the conclusion of the review is that we'd like to make a few changes.
03:18One of which is to your post of Chief of the Defence Staff.
03:24What?
03:29You're kicking me out?
03:33Well, no, sir. I'm thanking you on behalf of the government, on behalf of the armed forces, on behalf of
03:38the whole country for your many years of remarkable service.
03:42You are?
03:44You're kicking me out?
03:47You are?
03:48Well, there we are.
03:55There we are.
03:56There we are.
04:00There we are.
04:10There we are.
04:19It's absurd that a man of Lord Mountbatten's achievements, Supreme Allied Commander for Southeast Asia, one of the chief architects
04:26of the invasion of occupied Europe, which incidentally won us the war, should be told by a man who's achieved
04:32what?
04:32Nothing.
04:33Breaking his promises crippled the economy, run this great country into the ground, that he, Mountbatten, is surplus to requirements.
04:40It's not absurd.
04:42It's obscene.
04:48But where one door closes, another opens.
04:55There is special providence in such a form.
04:59If it be now, it is not to come. If it be not to come, it will be now. If
05:02it be not now, yet it will come.
05:05The readiness is all.
05:21What am I going to do, Barrett?
05:24You'll bounce back, sir. Before long, you'll have a hundred projects.
05:32Cake, sir.
05:42Hit, hit!
05:43Hooray!
05:44Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind.
05:55Should old acquaintance be forgot, and days of Auld Lang Syne.
06:04For auld Lang Syne, my dear, for auld Lang Syne.
06:14We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld Lang Syne.
06:22We do have run about the hills, and pulled the daisies high.
06:32We'll come on and make a weary foot, this old lang Syne.
07:09We'll come home, sir.
07:17How are we going home?
07:20It's wonderful.
07:21How are you from the middle?
07:21I am going home to the middle.
07:24Let's go.
07:24How are we going home here?
07:33Oh no, we are.
07:40I don't need to worry about the stairs.
08:13Ten minutes to Newmarket.
08:33Ten minutes to Newmarket.
08:44Thank you, Cecil. How is he?
08:46As good as new again.
08:51And you really think he's recovered from his injury?
08:53Oh, I do, ma'am.
08:55Gilded, fired, well-rested.
08:57We won't have him breaking down on us again.
09:00Any chance of seeing him on the gallops today?
09:03Oh, no, ma'am. It's too wet and muddy out there.
09:07It's been a lot like this.
09:09Hardly been able to train him at all.
09:11Well, we can't do anything about the weather.
09:16Now we come to the most anticipated race of this year's Royal Ascot meeting,
09:20the Queen Alexandra Stakes.
09:22This is Britain's longest flat race, where stamina is of the essence.
09:26And the favourite is, of course, number nine,
09:29Her Majesty's own horse, Apprentice.
09:31And they're off.
09:32With number six, Panic, taking an early lead,
09:34followed by number one, Valentine's Day,
09:36with number two, Olympic Boy, cleaning right down their necks.
09:38They're off the face now as they make their start.
09:42Behind the number ten, Ovi Anderson, far off the leaders,
09:45but number nine, Apprentice, tails behind in bitten legs.
09:49A disappointing start for last year's Yorkshire Cup champion.
09:52And Panic's still a pair, but behind him, Apprentice is gaining crowns.
09:56He's got the challenge from number seven,
09:57by leaving and pulling it aboard.
10:00Majesty, Majesty.
10:01Jackie, darling.
10:03Chin up, buttock up.
10:05Apprentice really has the look of eagles as they make the turn,
10:07and yes, Apprentice turns up the pressure on Olympic boys,
10:10he moves into third place.
10:11And in what is a fantastic recovery from a slow start,
10:14Apprentice is now level with number two Olympic boys,
10:16they race uphill.
10:17And as they come out of the final turn,
10:19Panic leads by 11 and a half,
10:20but Apprentice is coming through with a challenge,
10:22and now it's the home straight,
10:23and Apprentice is charging down the rear side,
10:25nearly, nearly, nearly.
10:28No, he hasn't got it.
10:29No, Apprentice is starting to struggle,
10:31Panic is holding off, he's holding his lead,
10:33and Apprentice is falling behind,
10:34this Valentine's Day falls back in the second,
10:36Olympic boy coming up for Columbia,
10:38and it's a busy finish,
10:39but number six Panic finishes first,
10:41and there goes the way by number two Olympic boy.
10:44What are you doing right before?
10:46You used to be at the top,
10:48now you've barely competed.
10:50It's possible that the system set up by your late father
10:54is now a little...
10:56Obsolete.
10:57And might need...
10:59Kicking out, throwing on the dust heap.
11:03If you want to keep up with the Aga Khan's of this world,
11:07I would suggest you follow their lead.
11:10And do what?
11:12Travel around the world,
11:13and catch up with all the latest developments.
11:15I can't just do that.
11:16In case you haven't noticed,
11:17I have a job to do with you.
11:19Would any be friends?
11:21Well, Timbuktu,
11:22there are experienced people
11:24who are able to debutise for you in your absence.
11:35As you know,
11:36this government is committed to maintaining sterling
11:38at $2.80 to the pound.
11:40But with every economic blow,
11:42the oil embargo,
11:44the balance of payments deficit,
11:45and the Dockers Union strike,
11:47it's proving harder and harder to maintain.
12:03And I'm afraid that now we have no alternative
12:05but to devalue the pound.
12:08Oh.
12:10And I need hardly say
12:12it is a matter of overwhelming regret
12:15for me personally.
12:18And a humiliation for the government.
12:22It feels like a bad time to say
12:24that I won't be here for our meeting next week.
12:27Perhaps the next two weeks.
12:29But Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother,
12:31will step in as Councillor of State.
12:33Oh.
12:34A role she's executed many times.
12:43Your Majesty.
13:00Good evening.
13:02A few days ago,
13:04the Cabinet took its unanimous decision
13:06to devalue the pound.
13:08I can now tell you why we have taken this action,
13:11and more importantly,
13:12what it will mean for you.
13:14From now on,
13:15the pound abroad will be worth 14% or so less
13:18in terms of other currencies.
13:21Now, this doesn't mean, of course,
13:23that the pound here in Britain,
13:24in your pocket or your purse
13:25or your bank,
13:26has been devalued.
13:27What it does mean
13:28is that the goods we buy from abroad
13:30will be dearer.
13:31So for many goods,
13:33it will be cheaper to buy British.
13:37Now, this devaluation
13:38has been a hard decision,
13:41and some of its consequences
13:43will be hard for a time.
13:46For three years,
13:47this government has fought,
13:48as it was our duty to fight,
13:50the burden of the deficit
13:52that the previous government left us with.
13:54But now is not the time
13:56to triple blame.
13:57Now is our chance
13:58to break free
13:59from that stranger.
14:00Seize this opportunity
14:02with both hands.
14:04This is a proud nation.
14:07We're out on our own now.
14:09Now,
14:10we must choose
14:11to put Britain first.
14:34Tonight,
14:35we veterans of the Burma campaign
14:38are gathered here
14:39to renew old comradeships
14:41and to remember
14:43foreign brothers
14:44at Yang Gang Yong
14:45and Ryan Gooden.
14:48We remember
14:49how it was fought,
14:50the old way,
14:51the honorable way,
14:54body to body,
14:55bayonet to bayonet.
14:58And that swift,
14:59exhilarating sweep of victory
15:01that carried us
15:02over the Irrawaddy
15:03and into Mandalay.
15:05And there we met
15:06the Japanese army.
15:08And we toyed apart.
15:13Yes, gentlemen,
15:15we military men
15:16will always have
15:17our past glories
15:18to look back on.
15:20But what of this
15:21new generation,
15:23these young men
15:24and women
15:24for whom some of the best
15:25of us gave our lives,
15:28decline,
15:30irrelevance,
15:31and the devaluation
15:32of pounds sterling.
15:34That is the sunless future
15:36that faces them.
15:37For them,
15:39the white heat
15:40of revolution
15:41is not a forging heat.
15:43It is a melting heat.
15:45It melts the silver
15:46of our battle owners
15:48and reduces to cinders
15:50the very foundation
15:51of our economy,
15:52our currency.
15:56So,
15:58if the only glories
16:00available to this nation
16:01are its past glories,
16:04then let us cherish them now.
16:10Come you back,
16:11you British soldier.
16:13Come you back.
16:17Who will join me?
16:20Ship me somewhere
16:22east of Suez,
16:23where the best
16:25is like the worst,
16:26where there are
16:27no ten commandments
16:29and a man
16:30can raise a thirst.
16:32For the temple bells
16:34are calling
16:34and it's there
16:36that I would be
16:37by the old
16:38Moemine pagoda
16:40looking lazy
16:41at the sea.
16:43On the road
16:44to Manderley
16:47Where the old
16:48to Timberley
16:49With our sick
16:51beneath the orange
16:53When we went
16:54to Manderley
16:57On the road
16:58to Manderley
16:59Where the flying
17:01faces play
17:03And the dawn
17:04comes up
17:05like thunder
17:06Out of China
17:08Goes to the lake
17:36Where the
17:38I'm unbattern.
17:38Excuse me.
17:40Cecil King.
17:41I hope to talk to you, sir, to express my sympathy at the way you've been treated by the government.
17:46A shameful piece of political grandstanding and opportunism.
17:50You're very kind.
17:51This country needs great men more than ever to restore confidence, inspire us, and perhaps even lead us out of
17:58the mire.
17:59It must be made very clear to me that my leadership days are over.
18:03My colleagues and I don't believe that, sir.
18:06Not for a minute.
18:08As a matter of fact, we'd be delighted if you'd agree to have lunch with us at Threadneedle Street one
18:12day.
18:13Bank of England?
18:14We've been working on a proposal which we'd very much like to put to you.
18:22Sir.
18:43Votre Majesté, bienvenue au Harat du Kénède.
18:47Merci, monsieur Ed.
18:49Mais il n'y a aucun besoin de téléformalité.
18:51Dans le monde de l'élevage, c'est vous qui êtes le roi.
18:54Vous êtes très gentille, madame, et bien indulgente.
18:57Je soupçonne que vous me flattez.
19:00Alla, voilà .
19:01Alla.
19:02Allons-y.
19:04Bonjour.
19:07And, of course, it was a malin commissage who came out of Bédangin, a magnificent slayer.
19:12Oh, and his grandchild, White Settler.
19:16Oh, that's right.
19:16You had a tremendous success with it.
19:18Yes, I'm a big wonderful sprinter.
19:21These are your stud books?
19:22Indeed, ma'am.
19:23And I think you will find some very familiar names in there.
19:26Yes, I guess I will.
19:28If I'm not mistaken, this one.
19:31Oh, gosh, yes.
19:32My grandfather's one of his favorites.
19:35What would you say, six months?
19:37Hmm, yes, I'd say so.
19:38Nice temperament.
19:40Warm-blooded.
19:40Not too skittish.
19:41Indeed.
19:42Look at her hocks.
19:44Oh, yes.
19:45Very well, proportionate.
19:46Excellent night in the day.
19:47Yes.
19:49Me'am.
19:57Which is extraordinary.
19:59Not just their facilities, their entire attitude of reading, but the fact they keep their foels
20:04and their yearlings so close.
20:05Merci.
20:06While we send ours off to greys in Ireland.
20:10Tell me honestly, is it over?
20:13Have we slipped too far behind?
20:15Not yet, ma'am.
20:16But if you want to keep up, you do need to act decisively now.
20:20It would mean rethinking the operation from top to toe, changing the personnel, changing the
20:25approach.
20:26Yes.
20:26And, currently, there is a drain of the best British racehorses to America.
20:30You have to ask yourself, why?
20:34You don't think I should go there, too?
20:36Well, obviously, from a racing perspective, it would be ideal.
20:39Just for a day or two.
20:41But, er, won't you be needed at home?
20:44Well, they've always got mummy.
20:46Me being away is good for her.
20:48She hates feeling old, and superannuated, and surplus to requirements.
20:52I'm sure she's relishing being the big chief again.
21:09Thank you, sir.
21:12Mr. King, what about it?
21:15The Great Britain of our childhood is dying before us.
21:20The country is bankrupt.
21:22Our national security is in tatters.
21:24Our allies are in despair, and on our current trajectory by 1970, we will be a vassal state.
21:31A prior.
21:33I don't know about you, sir, but I'd sooner die than stand idly by and watch this happen.
21:39And to that end, my associates and I have come up with a plan to put the country back on
21:44track.
21:46Which is?
21:48Replacing the Prime Minister and installing a new emergency government.
21:54What?
21:55And in his place, we would need to install an inspirational figurehead.
21:59Someone who could unite the nation, command its respect.
22:03Someone who had stepped into a national leadership role before.
22:06Now, there are some obvious candidates, but frankly, none would be as good as you, sir.
22:11No, no, no.
22:11This is quite unthinkable.
22:13At this point, I should close my ears.
22:18Despite my own very profound reservations regarding our Prime Minister, what you're talking about is effectively a coup.
22:25And I can have nothing whatsoever to do with it.
22:28In peacetime, it's true, an intervention like this would be unconstitutional.
22:34But we believe this is no longer peacetime.
22:38And the circumstances are unprecedented and quite exceptional.
22:45In order to hijack control of the economy, Wilson and his socialist colleagues have devised a plan.
22:52Plan Brutus.
22:55Which would strip the Bank of England of all its powers, freeze the sterling balances of foreign governments, and enforce
23:02crash cuts in defence spending.
23:04The bankers cannot be allowed to run the show.
23:07The Bank of England has known about gold pouring out of the country since Monday and has done nothing to
23:12stop it.
23:13What is our response?
23:14The imposition of exchange controls, the crash cuts in defence expenditure, and the compulsory acquisition of all privately held overseas
23:22securities.
23:23Show of hands.
23:28It is an effective declaration of war on freedom, democracy, and capitalism.
23:36We must act now.
23:38Not just to save Britain, but the world.
23:41We are proposing a radical revolution led by bankers, businessmen, and the armed forces.
23:47Professionals who can save us from amateurism, incompetence, and Russian infiltration.
23:52And as our interim leader, we can think of no one better than you, sir.
24:09This is all very interesting.
24:15May I suggest that we meet again?
24:19In 48 hours.
24:31With the pound down and the rest later, I suppose that sums it up.
24:35Evaluation of a gigantic loan that we all have to pay back.
24:38Britain now finds itself looking at a complete reversal of government policy after three years of devaluation and denials.
24:44Let's go! Let's go!
24:47Outside 10 dining seats, protesters gathered.
24:49What is the reality of what a devalued pound?
25:08Welcome to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, you imagine?
25:10Thank you, Mr. Hancock.
25:11Please, call me Paul.
25:12Sorry we don't have better weather for you.
25:14It's quite alright. We like a good watery.
25:16Bull Hancock.
25:17Pleasure to meet you.
25:18Your shopping basket will hold less for the same money.
25:20A lot of imported footsteps will cost more.
25:23And something's a plan for for me.
25:27On Monday, after the announcement, the stock exchange was empty.
25:31There was no trading.
25:32Outside in Tronforton Street, brokers and jobbers found it together.
25:36To try and sort out what the drop is.
25:40Morning, boys.
25:41Morning, sir.
25:42Morning, Mr. Hancock.
25:43They're testing for minerals, sulfur, calcium.
25:46Correct nutrition is vital, man.
25:48When it comes to the bone strength, the bone formation in the folds were raised.
25:52Yes, sir.
25:53Tommy's one of the best.
25:54Thanks, sir.
25:54Does Tommy ever come to England?
25:56Oh, no, no, no.
25:57Oh.
25:58Paris worked up to find that France was on the brink of civil war.
26:01Would the rebel generals in Algeria send paratroopers?
26:04Defense measures were quickly put into operation.
26:10All the airports were closed to flights in and up.
26:13Nobody in the capital knew the rebels' intentions.
26:15But plastic bomb outrages here and elsewhere showed that pro-rebel sympathizers were on the power.
26:27These are veterinary students we've invited to spend time here at the farm.
26:31They learned reproductive management, neonatal and foal management, herd health management.
26:36What we're aiming for is better integration between our practices here at the stud and the clinical research being conducted
26:41in the wider world.
26:46Remind me of the year, Porchy.
26:471967.
26:49Why?
26:49Because having seen what I've just seen, one might think it 2067.
26:53In terms of technology and their management of the pasture and their willingness to embrace new ideas.
26:59The Americans aren't just on a different level.
27:00They're on a different planet.
27:02And their racing manager.
27:03Wasn't he impressive?
27:04You think about Cecil, by comparison.
27:06Yes, he is getting on.
27:08Hmm.
27:08150.
27:09Well, not quite that.
27:10Certainly 80.
27:1220-year-old Cecil.
27:13The Van Hur of Newmarket.
27:16But he had such success with your father.
27:18And grandfather.
27:19You know he was wounded at the Somme.
27:21Yes.
27:21So, probably time for someone a little bit younger.
27:24The question is, who is there?
27:27What about Gordon Richards?
27:29He's with the wine stocks.
27:30They've never let him go.
27:33Or David McCall.
27:36He's good.
27:38Can you honestly see him fitting in?
27:40No.
27:41Try that.
27:53Would you ever consider it?
27:56Me?
27:57Why not?
27:58You're brilliant.
27:59And you know the family inside out.
28:02I'm honoured.
28:04But I'm also very ambitious.
28:07I could never accept, unless I felt sure, we had every chance of success at the highest level.
28:13And in terms of our research, there's still one thing that we really need to see.
28:18What?
28:19Their training facilities.
28:20But if we're going to gain the edge, there's still a lot to learn from the Americans.
28:25Fortunately, how much longer is that going to take?
28:28Well.
28:33Yes.
28:59Gentlemen, the past decade alone,
29:03There have, by my reckoning, been 73 coups in 46 different countries around the world.
29:10And the success of some of these might encourage us.
29:15In Ghana, two years ago, President Nkrumah was ousted with just 500 men.
29:20And in 1961, in South Korea, Major General Park Chung-hee seized power with 3,500 men.
29:29And in 1964, in Gabon, just 150 men were able to arrest President Nkrumah and thus gain control over the
29:39levers of state power.
29:41And, of course, it was with just one legion that seized across the Rubicon.
29:46And perhaps we would not seek to follow his fate.
29:49A six-semper tyrannis gentleman.
29:52And what all successful insurgencies have in common are five key elements.
29:59Control of the media.
30:01Control of the economy.
30:02And the capture of administrative targets.
30:05For which you need the fourth element.
30:07The loyalty of the military.
30:09Now, in Ghana and Gabon, this can be achieved with a handful of battalions.
30:13But here, in the United Kingdom, we would need to secure Parliament, Whitehall, Ministry of Defence, and the Cabinet Office.
30:25The Prime Minister would be arrested, of course, along with other politicians still loyal.
30:30We would have to shut down the airports.
30:32Air traffic control.
30:33Same with the train stations.
30:35Curfews will be put in place.
30:37Martial law declared.
30:39And I haven't even mentioned the police.
30:42It would take tens of thousands of unquestioningly loyal servicemen.
30:47And even in my heyday, I could never command that.
30:51Which brings me to the fifth element.
30:54Legitimacy.
30:56Now, our government draws its strength from long-established institutions that support it.
31:02The courts.
31:03Body of common law.
31:05The Constitution.
31:07For any action against the state to succeed,
31:10you'd have to overthrow these as well.
31:12But in a highly evolved democracy such as ours,
31:15their authority is sacrosanct.
31:19Which is why, gentlemen,
31:22a coup d'etat in the United Kingdom
31:25doesn't stand a chance.
31:37Unless, unless, unless, unless, unless we have the support of the one person not yet mentioned.
31:44Do you see the temper?
31:46Here we go.
31:47The crown has at its disposal unique constitutional powers,
31:53which could still make something like this possible.
31:56In 1834, William IV used them to dismiss his government in the face of opposition from the House.
32:02And in 1920, the Emergency Powers Act was passed,
32:06which gives the sovereign power in certain circumstances
32:09to declare a state of emergency by proclamation,
32:13meaning our queen could dissolve parliament
32:16and appoint a new government,
32:18and a prime minister as well.
32:21She's also a commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
32:24They swear allegiance to her and not to parliament,
32:27so it could count on their support to see it through.
32:33She is our Caesar.
32:40And do you think she might entertain this idea?
32:43The circumstances are certainly compelling.
32:46I've made a list here of exactly how compelling.
32:49And as her second cousin, I am in an ideal position to ask.
33:02Not hungry?
33:04No.
33:09Somehow, today has managed to be one of the most enjoyable days of my life.
33:13And at the same time, one of the most depressing.
33:19Telephone call for you, ma'am?
33:20Lord Manbatten?
33:21I'll call him back.
33:30If I tell you something, do you promise it will stay between us?
33:33Of course.
33:36This is how I'd like to spend all my time.
33:41Owning horses, breeding horses, racing horses.
33:44It's what makes me truly happy.
33:48And I actually think it's what I was born to do until the other thing came along, that someone else
33:54was born to do, that they elected not to do, which meant that first my father and then I had
33:59to do a job you were never meant to do.
34:02Well, well, you've managed to make it look like the other thing is the only thing you were ever meant
34:07to do.
34:10Well, you're kind.
34:11But it isn't.
34:15I know.
34:27And on days like today, in places like this, in company like this,
34:34you get a glimpse of what it all might have been like.
34:39The unlived life.
34:43And how much happier it might have made me.
34:52Not now.
34:57Who did?
34:57I just snapped.
34:58Slightly.
34:59I shouldn't have to grovel now.
35:00No, it's all right.
35:01He'll understand.
35:02I'm so sorry, your majesty.
35:04Yes, all right.
35:05I'm coming.
35:06Honestly, only Dickie.
35:14Yes, thank you, Martin.
35:15I'll talk to you.
35:40You are persistent.
35:42Is it really so important?
35:45Yes, your majesty.
35:47Prime Minister.
35:50Ma'am, I have reason to believe there is currently a full-blown plot developing against me
35:57and the democratically elected Labour government that governs in your name,
36:02being led by a senior member of your family.
36:05Who?
36:09Lord Mountbatten.
36:11And that he, in cahoots with Cecil King, the chairman of the Mirror Group newspapers,
36:16has been attempting to overthrow this government.
36:21Now, I feel compelled to remind your majesty
36:24that tolerance of the royal family is hanging by a thread as it is.
36:30Now, throughout my time in office,
36:32I have done my level best to protect you.
36:36But if members of the royal family
36:38were to interfere with the political business of the day,
36:42I would be left with no option but to side
36:44with the Republican elements of my cabinet,
36:47which I have successfully controlled until now,
36:52and take steps.
36:56Leave it with me,
36:58Prime Minister.
37:00Your Majesty.
37:01Your Majesty.
37:04Your Majesty.
37:10Your Majesty.
37:11Your Majesty.
37:19Your Majesty.
37:19Your Majesty.
37:19Your Majesty.
37:19Your Majesty.
37:19Your Majesty.
37:19Your Majesty.
37:19Your Majesty.
37:21Your Majesty.
37:26Your Majesty.
37:30Your Majesty.
37:51Drink up, Portie.
37:53We're getting home.
38:07We're getting home.
38:30Lord Bambatton, Your Majesty.
38:42Your Majesty.
38:48You asked to see me.
38:50I did.
38:52Well, great minds think alike.
38:54As it happens, I was planning to drop by myself.
38:59On a matter of great importance.
39:11I'm getting a feeling that I've not had since Dieppe.
39:15That I'm walking into a trap.
39:20I'd like to think you had that sinking feeling on another occasion recently.
39:24When going to see your friends at the Bank of England.
39:27Is it even true?
39:30Yes, I did go to lunch at the Bank of England.
39:33To meet and listen to people who are horrified by what's happening to the country.
39:38A horror I hope you share.
39:40Perhaps.
39:41But conspiring with them is not the solution.
39:44It is the beginning of a solution.
39:48Why are you doing this?
39:49Why would you protect a man like Wilson?
39:59I am protecting the Prime Minister.
40:03I am protecting the Constitution.
40:05I am protecting democracy.
40:09But if the man at the heart of that democracy threatens to destroy it,
40:13are we supposed to just stand by and do nothing?
40:15Yes.
40:16Doing nothing is exactly what we do.
40:19And bide our time.
40:20And wait for the people that voted him in to vote him out again.
40:23If indeed that is what they decide to do.
40:44I am sure you find it near impossible to do nothing.
40:47And to not have the role and the responsibilities you have always had.
40:50You were born to be busy.
40:52And to lead.
40:54But you still have a huge role to play in this family.
40:58A father figure to my husband.
41:01An uncle and a guide to me.
41:03A king to make in Charles.
41:06Not to mention a brother to your sister.
41:09When was the last time you even visited her?
41:12Cheered her up.
41:19That would be a greater service to the Crown than leading unconstitutional coups.
41:57Cheered her up.
42:24Nice of you to find the time.
42:26These days I have nothing but time.
42:30And too little time.
42:38Hmm.
42:43The four of us.
42:44What?
42:45The four of us.
42:49Look at us now.
42:52Only two left.
42:54You're left.
42:55Not me.
42:57I'm on the way out.
42:58Nonsense.
43:00There came a moment around the time I turned 70.
43:05When it dawned on me that I was no longer a participant.
43:09Rather a spectator.
43:12I've discovered that for myself.
43:14Then it's just a matter of waiting.
43:18And not getting in the way.
43:29I hear you have been getting in the way.
43:32Who told you that?
43:34There are no secrets in this place.
43:37Did you get a dressing down from our doughty queen?
43:42Yes, I did.
43:46Oh, what's so funny?
43:48Well, that's funny.
43:50The little girl admonishing the grand old admiral of the fleet.
43:54Well, I'm glad it amuses you.
43:56Because the situation this country is facing is anything but amusing.
44:03Oh, who cares?
44:07Honestly.
44:10One of the few joys of being as old as we both are is that it's not our problem.
44:17Not really our country either.
44:20What are you talking about?
44:21Of course it's our country.
44:23We Battenbergs have no country.
44:27Our family might have kings and queens in its ranks.
44:32But we're mongrels too.
44:35Part German, part Greek, part nowhere at all.
44:41Well, this is my country.
44:45Gave me a home.
44:47Gave me a name.
44:50And in return I've given it my life.
44:57And to see it like this breaks my heart.
44:59I don't know.
45:15I don't know.
45:33You must sleep, sister.
45:47Princess Alice, nowhere at all.
46:19Princess Alice, nowhere at all.
46:22Princess Alice, nowhere at all.
47:09You.
47:11Don't sound so surprised.
47:12I am. It's been so long.
47:18So how was France, America?
47:22Educational.
47:25The trip was supposed to be a week. You were gone almost a month.
47:28Yes.
47:30With Portia?
47:32Yes.
47:35Was that fun?
47:38We went on racing business. It was a fact-finding expedition.
47:42Right.
47:45If you have something to say, say it now. Otherwise, if you don't mind, I'm busy.
47:48I've heard you've appointed him as your racing manager.
47:51I have.
47:51Which means he'll be around all the time.
47:53Yes, with any luck.
47:55Good for you.
47:56Good for all of us.
48:03Good for you.
48:06Good for you.
48:34I heard about Dickie.
48:37A coup.
48:38Yes, can you believe it?
48:41It must be hard getting old.
48:49Yes.
49:01I'll be up in a minute.
49:04Oh, will you?
49:05Yes, I thought so.
49:08Unless you'd rather I wasn't.
49:11I'll see you in a minute.
49:36I'll see you in a minute.
49:39I'll be up in a minute.