1 00:00:50,262 --> 00:00:51,346 My dear baron... 2 00:00:52,014 --> 00:00:53,307 Come on, boys! 3 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,475 My dear fellow members... 4 00:00:56,351 --> 00:00:57,436 Sir. 5 00:00:57,519 --> 00:00:59,855 We're now well into the first leg of our tour. 6 00:01:00,397 --> 00:01:01,398 At ease. 7 00:01:03,775 --> 00:01:06,361 The Duke and I flew out and joined the yacht in mombasa. 8 00:01:07,404 --> 00:01:08,715 - How do you do? - Very good, sir. 9 00:01:08,739 --> 00:01:13,201 From there, we departed for ceylon via the heavenly Seychelles. 10 00:01:14,119 --> 00:01:16,913 Then through the beautiful malayan states and on to new Guinea. 11 00:01:18,790 --> 00:01:20,834 Because the Duke isn't much one for ceremony, 12 00:01:20,917 --> 00:01:24,046 preferring sport and competition to dinners and speeches, 13 00:01:24,129 --> 00:01:26,840 everywhere we've gone, we've had our own small-scale Olympics. 14 00:01:26,923 --> 00:01:29,134 - Heave! - Come on, boys! 15 00:01:33,555 --> 00:01:35,474 We have a number of gifted athletes on board: 16 00:01:35,557 --> 00:01:37,351 Runners, rowers, footballers. 17 00:01:37,893 --> 00:01:40,395 And we've pipped the locals pretty much everywhere we've been. 18 00:01:45,776 --> 00:01:49,613 But in new Guinea, I'm afraid, we really met our match. 19 00:01:55,369 --> 00:01:56,370 Get up! 20 00:01:56,912 --> 00:01:58,872 Thankfully, there is always cricket... 21 00:02:00,540 --> 00:02:01,708 Come on, aldrich! 22 00:02:02,834 --> 00:02:04,419 - Hooray! - Where we can be relied upon 23 00:02:04,503 --> 00:02:05,879 to get our revenge. 24 00:02:09,925 --> 00:02:11,009 Bowled! 25 00:02:11,093 --> 00:02:12,177 - Howzat! - Yes! 26 00:02:12,260 --> 00:02:13,678 Mainly because cricket as a sport 27 00:02:13,762 --> 00:02:15,806 has never been seen before in new Guinea. 28 00:02:17,432 --> 00:02:19,518 At night, the adventures continue. 29 00:02:21,019 --> 00:02:24,940 On royal tours in the past, when the queen has been present, 30 00:02:25,023 --> 00:02:28,860 the evenings have been polite occasions, with everyone on best behavior. 31 00:02:30,362 --> 00:02:31,738 "Not this time. 32 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,076 "Philip, as you all know, is a work-hard-play-hard man 33 00:02:36,159 --> 00:02:38,245 "who would never stand in the way of a bit of fun. 34 00:02:39,371 --> 00:02:41,123 "And in new Guinea, as it turns out, 35 00:02:41,248 --> 00:02:43,625 "there's no such thing as infidelity. 36 00:02:45,710 --> 00:02:48,630 "Men are expected to indulge. 37 00:02:50,924 --> 00:02:52,134 "By the end of this tour, 38 00:02:52,217 --> 00:02:54,970 "I think we 7! Be able to make a qualitative assessment 39 00:02:55,053 --> 00:02:57,806 "about where the finest women in the world come from. 40 00:02:58,765 --> 00:03:00,851 "For now, however, I can tell you 41 00:03:00,934 --> 00:03:04,187 "the women of new Guinea are sweeter than those of ceylon 42 00:03:04,271 --> 00:03:06,398 "and right up there with those of Malaya! 43 00:03:09,317 --> 00:03:12,696 "I have shared these secrets with you in good faith. 44 00:03:12,779 --> 00:03:17,242 "The contents must, like all disclosures of the Thursday club, remain secret. 45 00:03:17,325 --> 00:03:20,036 "Ninety percent of the officers on board are married 46 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,581 "and would kill me if they knew what I was writing! 47 00:03:25,167 --> 00:03:27,836 "Strict non-disclosure policies apply. 48 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,714 "What happens on tour stays on tour. 49 00:03:32,007 --> 00:03:34,509 "But rest assured, I will keep you updated 50 00:03:34,593 --> 00:03:37,679 "on our forthcoming adventures. 51 00:03:39,181 --> 00:03:42,809 "I sense this will be a momentous and eventful tour indeed. 52 00:03:43,185 --> 00:03:45,395 "Ever your fellow member, Mike!" 53 00:05:19,864 --> 00:05:24,452 We put our trust in our ruling class. 54 00:05:24,744 --> 00:05:28,206 We've put this great country in their hands! 55 00:05:28,957 --> 00:05:30,333 And what do they do? 56 00:05:30,792 --> 00:05:34,170 How do they pay back our trust? 57 00:05:35,213 --> 00:05:39,676 By taking us into an illegal war 58 00:05:39,759 --> 00:05:41,970 under false pretenses! 59 00:05:42,637 --> 00:05:46,933 A shameful, dishonest misadventure! 60 00:05:48,476 --> 00:05:49,519 Murderers! 61 00:05:49,936 --> 00:05:52,564 You! What about that? Bloody disgrace! 62 00:05:52,647 --> 00:05:55,483 Dragging us all into ruin! Bastard! 63 00:05:57,611 --> 00:05:59,195 The invasion has been a disaster, 64 00:05:59,988 --> 00:06:03,366 the UN general assembly's up in arms, as are the Americans. 65 00:06:04,492 --> 00:06:07,037 As a result, our prime minister has had no option 66 00:06:07,746 --> 00:06:11,833 but to declare an immediate ceasefire and retreat. 67 00:06:13,168 --> 00:06:15,170 Without taking back the Suez canal. 68 00:06:15,253 --> 00:06:17,422 - Quite. - So it's all been for nothing? 69 00:06:17,922 --> 00:06:19,549 No, rather worse than nothing. 70 00:06:20,967 --> 00:06:25,013 Economically, the drain on our currency reserves has been so ruinous 71 00:06:25,096 --> 00:06:27,515 that we now face a run on sterling. 72 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:30,518 The energy situation is just as bad. 73 00:06:31,353 --> 00:06:34,522 Panic buying has been reported at petrol stations, 74 00:06:35,315 --> 00:06:39,194 and we expect fuel rationing to become necessary as we move into winter. 75 00:06:41,029 --> 00:06:42,656 It is no exaggeration to say 76 00:06:42,739 --> 00:06:45,950 this has been the worst week for the country since 1939. 77 00:06:47,911 --> 00:06:51,456 The peace and consensus left by your dear father has gone 78 00:06:52,957 --> 00:06:55,627 and our reputation for decency and integrity 79 00:06:55,710 --> 00:06:58,630 in matters of foreign policy has been shattered. 80 00:06:58,713 --> 00:06:59,798 What is it? 81 00:07:01,549 --> 00:07:05,220 The Duke of Edinburgh is on the telephone, your majesty. 82 00:07:05,804 --> 00:07:06,971 Goodness, that's a first. 83 00:07:07,806 --> 00:07:09,307 From new Guinea, ma'am. 84 00:07:11,351 --> 00:07:12,911 - Sorry, do excuse me. - Yes, of course. 85 00:07:13,436 --> 00:07:14,676 - Give him my best. - Say hello. 86 00:07:21,820 --> 00:07:22,821 Hello? 87 00:07:22,904 --> 00:07:23,905 Hello? 88 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,824 Hello. Hello, Philip. 89 00:07:27,075 --> 00:07:28,576 Hello? Can you hear me? 90 00:07:28,660 --> 00:07:30,120 Yes, yes, I can hear you. 91 00:07:33,873 --> 00:07:36,626 I can't hear you. Can you hear me? 92 00:07:37,127 --> 00:07:39,629 Yes. I can hear you. 93 00:07:41,256 --> 00:07:42,340 Hello? 94 00:07:42,424 --> 00:07:43,425 Elizabeth? 95 00:07:45,885 --> 00:07:46,886 Can you hear me? 96 00:07:51,975 --> 00:07:52,976 Philip. 97 00:08:02,694 --> 00:08:03,778 Ready for you, sir. 98 00:08:09,576 --> 00:08:11,035 Damn telephones. 99 00:08:12,537 --> 00:08:13,538 Bloody things. 100 00:08:13,621 --> 00:08:15,141 This is why I haven't bothered myself. 101 00:08:16,416 --> 00:08:18,016 Assemble on deck for the morning address. 102 00:08:26,801 --> 00:08:27,927 At ease, gentlemen. 103 00:08:34,142 --> 00:08:37,395 Well, our adventure is only two weeks old, 104 00:08:37,479 --> 00:08:40,648 and it's already taken us nearly 20,000 miles 105 00:08:40,732 --> 00:08:44,611 as we travel the far corners of the world, 106 00:08:46,029 --> 00:08:48,907 in an attempt to repair the reputation of our country, 107 00:08:49,032 --> 00:08:51,367 currently being ruined by politicians. 108 00:08:54,704 --> 00:08:58,541 I would like to thank each and every one of you for your professionalism 109 00:08:59,250 --> 00:09:01,211 and discipline. You have all been brilliant. 110 00:09:01,795 --> 00:09:03,475 All, that is, except for the football team, 111 00:09:04,964 --> 00:09:07,258 whose shoddy, leaky defense 112 00:09:07,383 --> 00:09:09,677 and absence of a natural left-sided player, 113 00:09:09,761 --> 00:09:12,972 led to that rather humiliating defeat by the seamen's club, 114 00:09:13,056 --> 00:09:14,891 of all bloody people, at port swettenham. 115 00:09:18,478 --> 00:09:21,689 I should also like to say, if! May, admiral... 116 00:09:22,106 --> 00:09:23,107 Yes, sir. 117 00:09:27,779 --> 00:09:31,407 It's been wonderful for me, on a personal level, to be back at sea. 118 00:09:32,367 --> 00:09:35,870 The royal Navy has always occupied a very special place in my life 119 00:09:35,954 --> 00:09:38,331 and, indeed, in my heart. 120 00:09:41,459 --> 00:09:45,755 There are few greater pleasures in life than serving on a ship such as this. 121 00:09:47,048 --> 00:09:49,050 That's why it's also very difficult to leave, 122 00:09:49,133 --> 00:09:54,305 but leave I must and fly to Melbourne to open the Olympics there, 123 00:09:54,389 --> 00:09:56,599 where I must generally behave myself, 124 00:09:56,724 --> 00:09:59,185 shake a few hands, out a few ribbons. 125 00:09:59,269 --> 00:10:02,605 It will be hell, I can assure you. 126 00:10:03,398 --> 00:10:06,359 And I will be counting the minutes until you come and pick me up again 127 00:10:06,442 --> 00:10:08,444 and we can continue our great adventure. 128 00:10:08,528 --> 00:10:11,531 Now, in the meantime, behave yourselves, 129 00:10:11,656 --> 00:10:12,866 keep fit, 130 00:10:13,908 --> 00:10:15,952 and don't drink all the bloody beer. 131 00:10:20,498 --> 00:10:21,708 Well said, sir. 132 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:24,544 Well done, boys. Well done, big man. 133 00:10:24,627 --> 00:10:26,212 Good stuff. Thank you very much. 134 00:10:27,088 --> 00:10:29,132 Well done. Well done. Well done. 135 00:10:36,973 --> 00:10:39,100 It's so depressing, this Suez business. 136 00:10:39,809 --> 00:10:41,728 Well, don't read about it then. 137 00:10:41,811 --> 00:10:44,230 I can't help myself. What were they thinking? 138 00:10:44,772 --> 00:10:47,609 - Shall we take a look at this schedule? - Will that cheer me up? 139 00:10:47,692 --> 00:10:49,402 Probably not, no. 140 00:10:49,485 --> 00:10:51,005 I've been stripping things out wherever I can, 141 00:10:51,029 --> 00:10:52,739 but I'm afraid it's still pretty hectic. 142 00:10:53,281 --> 00:10:56,618 We start with a uranium mine visit in the northern territory. 143 00:10:56,701 --> 00:10:59,162 - Yippee. - Agricultural parades in Sydney, 144 00:10:59,245 --> 00:11:02,707 then over to a British empire service league conference in Canberra. 145 00:11:02,790 --> 00:11:05,251 And finally garden parties at government house. 146 00:11:05,335 --> 00:11:06,419 - Joy. - But_ 147 00:11:06,502 --> 00:11:09,964 I've come up with a stock speech which you can memorize like a mynah bird 148 00:11:10,048 --> 00:11:11,799 and deliver each step of the way. 149 00:11:15,011 --> 00:11:16,137 Australia. 150 00:11:16,971 --> 00:11:19,515 The name itself conjures up such romantic images 151 00:11:19,641 --> 00:11:22,101 of progress, ambition and possibility. 152 00:11:28,316 --> 00:11:31,069 It is said that the Mark of any great nation is the journey 153 00:11:31,152 --> 00:11:33,821 it has endured on its path to glory. 154 00:11:37,325 --> 00:11:39,077 And what a journey Australia has taken. 155 00:11:42,914 --> 00:11:46,000 - I see. So that's the smelter. - Straight over there... 156 00:11:47,085 --> 00:11:49,796 From those early European explorers who landed at your shores, 157 00:11:49,879 --> 00:11:51,714 you've endured great hardship and crisis. 158 00:11:52,882 --> 00:11:55,176 Less independently-minded nations would've faltered, 159 00:11:55,301 --> 00:11:57,053 sought support from the parent nation 160 00:11:58,054 --> 00:12:00,181 once so integral to their governance. 161 00:12:00,264 --> 00:12:02,141 But Australia forged onwards. 162 00:12:05,311 --> 00:12:09,857 Like its rugged and, at times, unforgiving landscape, 163 00:12:10,858 --> 00:12:14,278 Australia showed true strength, true mettle. 164 00:12:18,616 --> 00:12:20,660 You have admirably 165 00:12:20,743 --> 00:12:24,288 developed every branch of your life and culture 166 00:12:26,874 --> 00:12:28,793 and in just 200 years, have grown 167 00:12:28,876 --> 00:12:32,255 into a unique and individual civilization, 168 00:12:33,172 --> 00:12:36,300 which, I am sure, will rank among the greatest that the world has seen. 169 00:12:43,725 --> 00:12:44,809 Australia! 170 00:12:45,476 --> 00:12:47,687 - Excellent speech. - Good man. 171 00:12:48,396 --> 00:12:49,856 Her name's Helen king. 172 00:12:50,732 --> 00:12:52,483 Twenty-nine years old, writes for the age, 173 00:12:52,567 --> 00:12:54,652 one of the most prominent newspapers here. 174 00:12:54,736 --> 00:12:56,237 She's asked to meet you. 175 00:12:57,488 --> 00:12:58,489 Let's meet her. 176 00:12:59,365 --> 00:13:00,366 What for? 177 00:13:00,616 --> 00:13:01,617 An interview. 178 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,120 I thought we'd decided no interviews. 179 00:13:04,203 --> 00:13:05,246 We did, but in her case, 180 00:13:05,329 --> 00:13:07,248 I find myself moved to make an exception. 181 00:13:07,999 --> 00:13:10,626 - You saw the way she was looking at me? - Yes. 182 00:13:10,710 --> 00:13:14,797 You don't think I'm being delusional? Gentleman's radar and all that. 183 00:13:16,382 --> 00:13:19,177 Not to mention the way she's followed us every step of the tour. No... 184 00:13:19,886 --> 00:13:23,598 I think we can safely assume this one's a friend, not an enemy. 185 00:13:32,774 --> 00:13:35,485 The car carrying his royal highness, 186 00:13:35,610 --> 00:13:36,778 the Duke of Edinburgh, 187 00:13:36,861 --> 00:13:39,238 makes its way out onto the splendid red track 188 00:13:39,322 --> 00:13:41,949 here on this pleasant afternoon in Melbourne. 189 00:13:43,117 --> 00:13:46,913 The crowds are ecstatic as they get their first glimpse of the Duke, 190 00:13:47,330 --> 00:13:50,833 who is reported to be greatly enjoying his time here in Australia. 191 00:13:52,001 --> 00:13:57,256 And now, we're nearly there as the Duke takes his place in the royal box. 192 00:14:00,384 --> 00:14:03,888 I declare open the olympic games of Melbourne, 193 00:14:05,431 --> 00:14:09,185 celebrating the 16th olympiad of the modern era. 194 00:14:15,942 --> 00:14:17,235 He looks happy. 195 00:14:18,444 --> 00:14:19,445 Foronce. 196 00:14:20,196 --> 00:14:23,116 The Duke smiles as thunderous applause 197 00:14:23,199 --> 00:14:25,284 and thousands of cheers... 198 00:14:25,368 --> 00:14:27,787 - Yes. Very happy. - From the excited spectators 199 00:14:27,870 --> 00:14:29,705 reverberates around the crowded stadium. 200 00:14:29,789 --> 00:14:32,291 You can thank me for that. It was my idea. 201 00:14:32,375 --> 00:14:36,212 I always knew it was a good idea to let him shine. Alone. 202 00:14:36,295 --> 00:14:37,880 What a magnificent moment. 203 00:14:39,006 --> 00:14:40,383 Yes, thank you, mommy. 204 00:14:47,557 --> 00:14:49,976 In ancient Greece, the beginning of the games 205 00:14:50,059 --> 00:14:52,895 was heralded by the homing of the pigeons, 206 00:14:52,979 --> 00:14:54,230 and so too today. 207 00:15:07,743 --> 00:15:08,744 Ready? 208 00:15:08,828 --> 00:15:09,912 - Yes. - Yes. 209 00:15:13,207 --> 00:15:15,334 - Mrs. Parker. This way, please. - Yes. 210 00:15:15,418 --> 00:15:16,419 Wait here. 211 00:15:18,296 --> 00:15:20,464 Mrs. Parker. How can I help? 212 00:15:21,007 --> 00:15:24,802 I'd like to separate from my husband. Better still, divorce. 213 00:15:26,470 --> 00:15:28,139 Do you mind me asking, on what grounds? 214 00:15:28,890 --> 00:15:30,016 The fact I never see him. 215 00:15:31,350 --> 00:15:34,604 Absence isn't a legal ground for divorce. 216 00:15:36,939 --> 00:15:37,940 Neglect? 217 00:15:38,024 --> 00:15:39,775 Nor that, I'm afraid. 218 00:15:39,859 --> 00:15:41,499 You're going to need one of the big three: 219 00:15:41,527 --> 00:15:44,363 Adultery, unreasonable behavior or insanity. 220 00:15:44,655 --> 00:15:46,407 I'm quite sure there has been adultery. 221 00:15:47,533 --> 00:15:49,118 We will need evidence. 222 00:15:50,369 --> 00:15:51,537 That won't be easy. 223 00:15:52,205 --> 00:15:53,289 Because of his job. 224 00:15:55,458 --> 00:15:59,253 - Mike works for the Duke of Edinburgh. - In what capacity? 225 00:15:59,337 --> 00:16:00,379 His private secretary. 226 00:16:01,672 --> 00:16:02,673 I see. 227 00:16:03,382 --> 00:16:06,344 He's also his closest friend. They're virtually inseparable. 228 00:16:09,305 --> 00:16:10,890 Are you really sure about this? 229 00:16:11,307 --> 00:16:14,977 A divorce can leave a woman quite isolated. 230 00:16:15,686 --> 00:16:19,982 Maybe things will get better if you stick it out. 231 00:16:20,900 --> 00:16:23,945 I tend to think that's always the best way for everyone. 232 00:16:25,363 --> 00:16:27,365 Grass is rarely greener. 233 00:16:30,117 --> 00:16:31,637 I will come back when I have evidence. 234 00:16:45,508 --> 00:16:47,134 - You're taking pethidine? - Yes. 235 00:16:47,218 --> 00:16:50,846 - And the pentobarbitone? - Yes, I'm taking the pentobarbitone, 236 00:16:50,930 --> 00:16:52,348 but it doesn't work. 237 00:16:53,557 --> 00:16:55,518 I need something stronger. 238 00:16:55,601 --> 00:16:57,561 There is nothing stronger. 239 00:16:59,730 --> 00:17:03,526 The fact is, in terms of pharmacology, we've gone as far as we can. 240 00:17:11,284 --> 00:17:14,829 I have the greatest sympathy for your condition, prime minister, 241 00:17:15,329 --> 00:17:17,665 and I fully understand the need for rest, 242 00:17:19,834 --> 00:17:22,878 but given the challenges that are now facing this country, 243 00:17:23,629 --> 00:17:25,965 you don't feel that you have a responsibility 244 00:17:26,090 --> 00:17:28,467 to execute your duties just a little longer? 245 00:17:28,551 --> 00:17:32,638 I asked the physician the same question, ma'am, but he insisted. 246 00:17:35,308 --> 00:17:38,978 He felt that I was at the very limit of human endurance. 247 00:17:43,149 --> 00:17:45,526 But the country will be in safe hands. 248 00:17:45,651 --> 00:17:49,530 Mr. Butler will take charge in my absence. 249 00:17:50,323 --> 00:17:54,702 Mr. Head will oversee the withdrawal of our troops from Egypt, 250 00:17:55,578 --> 00:18:01,292 and Mr. MacMillan will oversee the economic situation. 251 00:18:01,667 --> 00:18:03,210 Economic crisis. 252 00:18:05,796 --> 00:18:07,882 How long do you imagine you'll be away? 253 00:18:07,965 --> 00:18:09,300 Not long, ma'am. 254 00:18:10,509 --> 00:18:11,594 A few weeks. 255 00:18:12,386 --> 00:18:16,766 Well, I suppose one can always reach you at short notice. 256 00:18:17,558 --> 00:18:19,894 It's a point I always make to my private secretaries. 257 00:18:20,978 --> 00:18:24,648 Yes, I'm away, but windsor really is just round the corner. 258 00:18:25,358 --> 00:18:26,400 And Norfolk, too. 259 00:18:27,360 --> 00:18:29,445 County durham, isn't it? 260 00:18:30,988 --> 00:18:32,198 Your family home. 261 00:18:33,991 --> 00:18:35,284 Jamaica, ma'am. 262 00:18:37,286 --> 00:18:38,412 Your family home? 263 00:18:39,205 --> 00:18:41,290 Where the doctor felt I should be going. 264 00:18:41,916 --> 00:18:43,542 He specified Jamaica? 265 00:18:43,626 --> 00:18:46,629 He specified sunshine, tropical sunshine. 266 00:18:46,712 --> 00:18:49,632 He said he felt my life might depend on it. 267 00:18:54,011 --> 00:18:57,598 What would he prescribe for the rest of us, do you imagine? 268 00:19:01,685 --> 00:19:02,728 Prime minister. 269 00:19:03,771 --> 00:19:04,814 Your majesty. 270 00:19:38,806 --> 00:19:41,475 Excuse me! Excuse me! 271 00:19:41,559 --> 00:19:43,978 You work in there, don't you? 272 00:19:44,437 --> 00:19:47,106 At the Thursday club as a waitress? 273 00:19:47,773 --> 00:19:49,817 - Who's asking? - My name is Eileen. 274 00:19:49,900 --> 00:19:51,068 Do you have a minute? 275 00:19:51,777 --> 00:19:52,987 What can I do for you? 276 00:19:54,780 --> 00:19:58,701 I'd like you to tell me what goes on inside. 277 00:19:58,868 --> 00:20:01,871 - Are you a reporter or something? - No, no, nothing like that. 278 00:20:02,163 --> 00:20:07,126 Just a wife of one of the members and mother to his children. 279 00:20:07,209 --> 00:20:09,170 You may know him, his name is Mike. 280 00:20:09,253 --> 00:20:11,046 There are so many gentlemen. 281 00:20:11,338 --> 00:20:12,339 Mike Parker. 282 00:20:15,676 --> 00:20:17,136 You do know him, don't you? 283 00:20:19,305 --> 00:20:22,766 Mike would've made sure of that. You're just his type. 284 00:20:23,726 --> 00:20:26,312 Look, one day you will be married too, 285 00:20:26,395 --> 00:20:28,898 and I sincerely hope that you make a good choice. 286 00:20:29,023 --> 00:20:33,569 But if you don't and you meet a man who makes you unhappy, 287 00:20:33,652 --> 00:20:35,488 then, as a woman, I would wish for you 288 00:20:35,571 --> 00:20:39,492 to be able to leave that man easily, painlessly. 289 00:20:40,451 --> 00:20:44,663 So if there is anything you can tell me that might make my leaving easier... 290 00:20:44,747 --> 00:20:48,626 I'm sorry, Mrs. Parker, but I know nothing of your husband. 291 00:20:50,252 --> 00:20:51,730 Here is my address and telephone number. 292 00:20:51,754 --> 00:20:53,631 Excuse me. Coming through here. 293 00:20:53,714 --> 00:20:54,715 Just... 294 00:20:58,135 --> 00:21:00,179 If anything should occur to you. 295 00:21:15,277 --> 00:21:17,446 - We'll take two more martinis. - All right. 296 00:21:26,413 --> 00:21:28,415 Lily! Lily! Lily! 297 00:21:35,464 --> 00:21:37,883 - Martin. - Do you have a minute, Michael? 298 00:21:38,467 --> 00:21:39,677 I think it's important. 299 00:21:39,969 --> 00:21:40,970 Come in. 300 00:21:44,682 --> 00:21:46,892 I'm going to ask you to go through it again. 301 00:21:46,976 --> 00:21:50,521 Yes. The provenance of this rumor is quite arcane. 302 00:21:51,313 --> 00:21:53,107 - Your sister... - Sister-in-law. 303 00:21:53,816 --> 00:21:58,153 Had lunch with her aunt, who had just spent the weekend at... 304 00:21:58,237 --> 00:21:59,446 Cholmondeley castle. 305 00:21:59,655 --> 00:22:03,576 At which, one of the other guests was the bridge partner... 306 00:22:03,659 --> 00:22:04,660 Tennis. 307 00:22:06,328 --> 00:22:10,833 Of the solicitor visited by Eileen Parker. 308 00:22:11,292 --> 00:22:12,501 I think that's it. 309 00:22:13,002 --> 00:22:14,587 That's half britain already. 310 00:22:16,380 --> 00:22:20,301 And all of these people now know Mrs. Parker 311 00:22:21,302 --> 00:22:22,761 is seeking a divorce? 312 00:22:23,554 --> 00:22:24,555 Yes. 313 00:22:25,723 --> 00:22:26,890 That's unfortunate. 314 00:22:27,683 --> 00:22:29,101 It'll be hard to contain. 315 00:22:31,604 --> 00:22:35,816 And what are Mrs. Parker's 316 00:22:37,484 --> 00:22:38,485 gnevances? 317 00:22:39,612 --> 00:22:42,489 Neglect, unreasonable behavior, 318 00:22:43,324 --> 00:22:45,784 and infidelity. 319 00:22:46,535 --> 00:22:49,246 Just a wife's suspicions, nothing concrete, 320 00:22:49,330 --> 00:22:52,249 but I believe specific mention was made of a lunch club 321 00:22:52,333 --> 00:22:55,085 where lieutenant commander Parker and the Duke of Edinburgh are... 322 00:22:55,169 --> 00:22:57,880 Don't tell me. Frequent guests. 323 00:22:58,380 --> 00:23:00,924 Actually, founder members. 324 00:23:03,927 --> 00:23:05,727 Keep an eye on this for me, would you, Martin? 325 00:23:06,472 --> 00:23:07,473 A close eye. 326 00:23:07,556 --> 00:23:09,933 - Three carbon copies, please, Jane. - Will do. 327 00:23:11,352 --> 00:23:12,394 Thank you. 328 00:23:21,111 --> 00:23:22,196 - Here we go. - Madam. 329 00:23:22,696 --> 00:23:24,256 - Mind your step. - Thank you very much. 330 00:23:42,591 --> 00:23:44,093 - Ready, sir? - Certainly am. 331 00:23:45,928 --> 00:23:47,568 His royal highness, the Duke of Edinburgh. 332 00:23:48,013 --> 00:23:49,890 - Thank you for seeing me, sir. - Not at all. 333 00:23:52,393 --> 00:23:57,648 Well, just bear with me while I put my things down and set up. 334 00:23:57,731 --> 00:23:59,191 - Please. - Thank you. 335 00:24:09,118 --> 00:24:11,120 I'm just going to put a microphone right here. 336 00:24:11,203 --> 00:24:12,746 Can I help? 337 00:24:13,038 --> 00:24:14,456 No, it's fine, thank you. 338 00:24:18,752 --> 00:24:20,587 Right, I think that's it. 339 00:24:21,630 --> 00:24:24,550 Right, well, I'll... I'll leave you two to it, then. 340 00:24:24,633 --> 00:24:26,260 Thank you, Michael. Please. 341 00:24:26,885 --> 00:24:27,970 Thank you. 342 00:24:32,641 --> 00:24:33,726 Ready when you are. 343 00:24:34,351 --> 00:24:36,478 Well, we can't really start without passing comment 344 00:24:36,562 --> 00:24:39,732 on the situation in Egypt and the international response. 345 00:24:42,943 --> 00:24:45,195 Huge demonstrations on the streets of London, 346 00:24:45,946 --> 00:24:49,491 Eden caving in to international pressure and calling a ceasefire. 347 00:24:50,117 --> 00:24:52,637 You don't think it's a pretty significant moment for your country? 348 00:24:52,661 --> 00:24:54,747 Perhaps, but I'm not going to pass comment on that. 349 00:24:55,998 --> 00:24:57,416 - Why not? - It's not my job. 350 00:24:57,499 --> 00:24:59,376 It's not what members of the royal family do. 351 00:25:00,753 --> 00:25:02,212 But you must have thoughts about it. 352 00:25:02,296 --> 00:25:04,715 Of course, I'm not a vegetable, 353 00:25:05,382 --> 00:25:08,761 but my thoughts on issues like that remain a private matter. 354 00:25:12,097 --> 00:25:13,658 One can't help wondering where it leaves 355 00:25:13,682 --> 00:25:16,560 - britain's place in the world. - I'm sure britain will be fine. 356 00:25:17,186 --> 00:25:20,731 The view from over here is that britain has been publicly humiliated. 357 00:25:22,524 --> 00:25:25,444 As someone with surprisingly progressive views, 358 00:25:25,986 --> 00:25:27,279 that must concern you. 359 00:25:27,780 --> 00:25:29,364 I have progressive views? 360 00:25:29,448 --> 00:25:30,908 You don't think that you do? 361 00:25:31,658 --> 00:25:33,494 Televising the coronation? 362 00:25:33,786 --> 00:25:35,370 Advocating modernization? 363 00:25:35,454 --> 00:25:36,705 That's just common sense. 364 00:25:36,789 --> 00:25:39,750 If you're a progressive, one prepared to make changes. 365 00:25:39,917 --> 00:25:42,085 Well, let's just say that I learned very early on 366 00:25:42,169 --> 00:25:44,254 that it's wise not to take things for granted. 367 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:46,298 You're referring to your family. 368 00:25:47,382 --> 00:25:49,927 How they had to leave Greece in the revolution. 369 00:25:50,427 --> 00:25:54,306 Your grandfather was shot, your father fled to avoid being shot. 370 00:25:54,973 --> 00:25:56,225 Yes. Correct. 371 00:25:58,602 --> 00:26:01,605 Well, you see, there's so much that people don't really know about you. 372 00:26:05,859 --> 00:26:08,362 I can assure you it's all been rather embellished. 373 00:26:08,445 --> 00:26:11,532 - The truth is really quite dull. - Dull? 374 00:26:12,449 --> 00:26:15,202 How you personally fled corfu in an orange crate? 375 00:26:15,744 --> 00:26:18,205 And then a childhood in exile, always on the move. 376 00:26:18,288 --> 00:26:20,791 "Exile" is too strong a word, too emotional. 377 00:26:21,083 --> 00:26:23,403 It's just how it was for everyone. You just got on with it. 378 00:26:26,922 --> 00:26:28,465 But it can't have been easy. 379 00:26:30,884 --> 00:26:34,638 Was the trauma of being in exile what brought on your mother's illness, 380 00:26:34,721 --> 00:26:35,722 do you think? 381 00:26:40,143 --> 00:26:41,144 What illness? 382 00:26:42,479 --> 00:26:46,358 Well, the information I have is that she suffered a breakdown. 383 00:26:53,866 --> 00:26:55,367 Things weren't easy for her. 384 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:58,245 But she got on with it. 385 00:26:58,328 --> 00:27:01,290 But she was taken away, wasn't she? To an institution. 386 00:27:02,499 --> 00:27:05,544 Then your father promptly abandoned the family, ran off with his mistress? 387 00:27:05,627 --> 00:27:08,547 I don't know what you've been reading or who you've been speaking to, 388 00:27:08,630 --> 00:27:11,383 but both my mother and my father played very active roles 389 00:27:11,466 --> 00:27:12,968 in all their children's lives. 390 00:27:13,051 --> 00:27:15,137 So, it isn't true that you didn't see your father 391 00:27:15,220 --> 00:27:16,573 for the last six years of his life? 392 00:27:16,597 --> 00:27:19,099 I think if we're to remain friends, we really should move on. 393 00:27:20,642 --> 00:27:21,643 All right. 394 00:27:23,437 --> 00:27:25,397 May I ask you about your education? 395 00:27:26,690 --> 00:27:27,691 Sir. 396 00:27:33,488 --> 00:27:34,489 Sir. 397 00:27:36,366 --> 00:27:38,702 - What about it? - That was pretty unusual, too. 398 00:27:38,994 --> 00:27:41,994 I went to boarding school in britain. I don't see what's unusual about that. 399 00:27:42,664 --> 00:27:46,043 For a while, but then you were taken out of there and sent to school in Germany. 400 00:27:46,126 --> 00:27:47,794 Because my sisters lived there. 401 00:27:47,878 --> 00:27:49,838 - Your Nazi sisters. - Christ. 402 00:27:49,922 --> 00:27:52,758 One of whom was married to a close personal friend of Hitler's. 403 00:27:52,883 --> 00:27:55,093 I was at school in Germany for less than a year 404 00:27:55,177 --> 00:27:57,012 before I returned to the United Kingdom. 405 00:27:57,095 --> 00:27:58,764 What point are you trying to make here? 406 00:27:58,847 --> 00:28:00,807 I think it's pretty clear which side I was on. 407 00:28:00,933 --> 00:28:02,809 My record in the war speaks for itself. 408 00:28:02,935 --> 00:28:04,436 I'm simply saying your background 409 00:28:04,519 --> 00:28:07,356 is so much more interesting and complex than people might imagine. 410 00:28:07,439 --> 00:28:10,150 - Do they imagine anything? - I think people are curious. 411 00:28:12,569 --> 00:28:15,197 Here is this striking, handsome man, 412 00:28:15,739 --> 00:28:18,450 walking beside the most famous woman in the world. 413 00:28:19,826 --> 00:28:20,827 Who is he? 414 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:24,915 Well, I hate to disappoint, 415 00:28:27,584 --> 00:28:30,337 but he really is just a normal man 416 00:28:30,462 --> 00:28:31,922 in what, from the outside, 417 00:28:32,005 --> 00:28:34,383 probably looks like rather a strange life, 418 00:28:34,466 --> 00:28:38,845 but from the inside, really is no different to anyone else's. 419 00:28:41,723 --> 00:28:44,283 I don't think there's anything about you that's like anyone else. 420 00:28:46,645 --> 00:28:49,147 From a young age, you were effectively orphaned, 421 00:28:49,272 --> 00:28:52,901 your favorite sister, cecile, also a Nazi, died in a plane crash. 422 00:28:52,985 --> 00:28:54,528 I really think we should move on now. 423 00:28:54,611 --> 00:28:56,488 What kind of impact does that have on a man? 424 00:28:57,531 --> 00:29:00,659 That's the kind of trauma that will doubtless have a bearing on 425 00:29:00,742 --> 00:29:03,745 how your own children and the future king of england are brought up. 426 00:29:03,829 --> 00:29:04,830 That's enough. 427 00:29:08,375 --> 00:29:11,712 I think people have a right to know about their leaders, don't you? 428 00:29:12,295 --> 00:29:16,174 Especially ones that can't be thrown out with free and fair elections. 429 00:29:20,637 --> 00:29:23,140 Just don't ever let my vanity get the better of me again. 430 00:29:45,704 --> 00:29:46,705 Christ! 431 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:49,041 Christ! 432 00:30:28,747 --> 00:30:30,457 Kensington 8953. Hello? 433 00:30:35,754 --> 00:30:36,755 We met 434 00:30:39,508 --> 00:30:40,550 a few times 435 00:30:42,511 --> 00:30:45,639 in various locations. 436 00:30:49,101 --> 00:30:52,938 Afterwards, he'd tell me about his job. 437 00:30:55,398 --> 00:30:56,608 The company he keeps. 438 00:31:00,028 --> 00:31:01,446 He didn't mention a wife. 439 00:31:04,199 --> 00:31:05,200 Or children. 440 00:31:09,371 --> 00:31:10,372 I'm so sorry. 441 00:31:14,251 --> 00:31:18,421 If you are really sorry and want to make my life easier... 442 00:31:21,424 --> 00:31:22,425 Of course. 443 00:31:24,845 --> 00:31:27,139 We will need you to make an official statement 444 00:31:27,222 --> 00:31:29,182 and give evidence in court. 445 00:31:29,266 --> 00:31:31,309 I can't do that. I would lose my job, my reputation. 446 00:31:31,434 --> 00:31:33,353 I'm afraid that's what the law requires. 447 00:31:39,192 --> 00:31:42,487 So you telephoned me and agreed to come here today for what, precisely? 448 00:31:44,364 --> 00:31:46,241 To put color into my nightmares? 449 00:31:47,284 --> 00:31:48,285 I'm sorry. 450 00:31:55,750 --> 00:31:57,127 My sources now tell me that 451 00:31:57,210 --> 00:31:59,171 Mrs. Parker has gone as far as bringing a waitress 452 00:31:59,296 --> 00:32:02,174 from the Thursday lunch club to see her divorce lawyer. 453 00:32:02,299 --> 00:32:06,261 I gather the waitress has not provided hard evidence on this occasion, 454 00:32:06,887 --> 00:32:08,221 just hearsay. 455 00:32:08,305 --> 00:32:09,665 They were obviously getting close. 456 00:32:10,223 --> 00:32:14,060 This cannot be allowed to go one single step further, Martin. 457 00:32:15,228 --> 00:32:17,981 If Mrs. Parker succeeds in getting her divorce, 458 00:32:18,106 --> 00:32:22,194 the newspapers would make the not unreasonable assumption 459 00:32:22,277 --> 00:32:26,072 that anything that lieutenant commander Parker has done, 460 00:32:26,156 --> 00:32:27,866 the Duke of Edinburgh has done, too. 461 00:32:28,491 --> 00:32:34,289 We do not want words like "infidelity" and "divorce" swirling around. 462 00:32:35,582 --> 00:32:37,834 Whether there is any truth in the allegations or not, 463 00:32:38,501 --> 00:32:41,087 it would shatter the integrity of the royal marriage 464 00:32:42,047 --> 00:32:43,715 and jeopardize the entire monarchy. 465 00:32:47,135 --> 00:32:48,136 Any ideas? 466 00:32:50,722 --> 00:32:52,224 Stand easy. Stand easy. 467 00:32:52,349 --> 00:32:54,768 Right, our grown-up duties are done. 468 00:32:54,851 --> 00:32:57,646 The Olympics are officially up and running, which means, gentlemen, 469 00:32:57,771 --> 00:33:02,025 we can now get on with the important business at hand: Our tour! 470 00:33:06,196 --> 00:33:08,698 We have nine weeks between now and our arrival home. 471 00:33:08,823 --> 00:33:12,369 In that time, we will be visiting the remotest parts of the commonwealth, 472 00:33:12,452 --> 00:33:15,664 but I'm delighted to say that during that time, 473 00:33:15,747 --> 00:33:17,582 we will be without reporters. 474 00:33:19,209 --> 00:33:21,211 We will be without photographers. 475 00:33:22,504 --> 00:33:25,548 We will be out of the world's eye! 476 00:33:26,883 --> 00:33:29,164 And with that in mind, I think Michael's got a suggestion. 477 00:33:30,345 --> 00:33:31,554 Thank you. Right, gentlemen. 478 00:33:31,930 --> 00:33:34,391 Yes, I'd like to propose something a little unusual, 479 00:33:34,474 --> 00:33:37,894 something I'm fairly sure none of us has ever participated in before: 480 00:33:37,978 --> 00:33:39,980 A beard-growing competition! 481 00:33:42,232 --> 00:33:46,611 Now, special dispensation has been given to the dozen or so men 482 00:33:46,736 --> 00:33:50,740 who already have beards to shave them off and they'll act as judges 483 00:33:50,824 --> 00:33:53,076 for the rest of our efforts, all right? 484 00:33:53,159 --> 00:33:54,160 Yes! 485 00:33:54,953 --> 00:33:56,621 - Hip, hip! - Hooray! 486 00:33:56,705 --> 00:33:58,665 - Hip, hip! - Hooray! 487 00:33:58,748 --> 00:34:01,543 - Hip, hip! Hooray! - Hooray! 488 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:15,640 It's nothing you've not seen before. 489 00:34:15,724 --> 00:34:17,225 We can't see it now, bill. 490 00:34:43,668 --> 00:34:46,463 Right, in their infinite wisdom, the powers that be have decided 491 00:34:46,546 --> 00:34:49,049 they would like you to make a Christmas speech. 492 00:34:49,132 --> 00:34:52,093 What? To who? The men on board? 493 00:34:53,636 --> 00:34:56,681 To the half a billion people that make up the commonwealth of nations. 494 00:34:57,390 --> 00:34:58,850 From the lord Chamberlain's office. 495 00:34:58,933 --> 00:35:01,686 They'd like you to make a companion Christmas speech to the queen's. 496 00:35:01,770 --> 00:35:06,149 A thousand words, preferably uplifting in tone and Christian in sentiment. 497 00:35:06,232 --> 00:35:07,859 With as many references as possible 498 00:35:07,942 --> 00:35:10,904 to the importance of family and the sanctity of marriage. 499 00:35:12,197 --> 00:35:13,365 What if I don't want to? 500 00:35:14,616 --> 00:35:16,868 I'm afraid no provisions appear to have been made 501 00:35:16,951 --> 00:35:19,829 for your having an opinion about that or, indeed, anything else. 502 00:35:21,956 --> 00:35:23,333 Because of seniority, 503 00:35:23,458 --> 00:35:27,337 your speech will come second, the usual time, 3:00 pm. 504 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:31,257 However, on Christmas morning, 505 00:35:31,341 --> 00:35:33,802 the Duke of Edinburgh is expected to be in Graham land, 506 00:35:33,885 --> 00:35:37,222 which is in the antarctic peninsula, which is ten hours behind us, 507 00:35:37,305 --> 00:35:40,683 so he'll have to get up at the crack of dawn to make his speech. 508 00:35:40,767 --> 00:35:43,395 May I ask why he's making a speech? 509 00:35:43,812 --> 00:35:44,813 Ma'am? 510 00:35:45,563 --> 00:35:46,981 Well, it's not usual, is it? 511 00:35:48,233 --> 00:35:51,236 No, it is extraordinary. 512 00:35:52,028 --> 00:35:54,072 I think the feeling was 513 00:35:54,155 --> 00:35:56,950 that with your majesty and his royal highness 514 00:35:57,075 --> 00:36:00,870 having not been seen in public together for so long, 515 00:36:01,329 --> 00:36:03,915 being, at least, heard together... 516 00:36:03,998 --> 00:36:06,626 No, I see. It might reassure people that all is still well. 517 00:36:07,961 --> 00:36:10,630 - I wouldn't go that far, ma'am. - Well, I would. 518 00:36:11,131 --> 00:36:12,340 And I think it's a good idea. 519 00:36:13,716 --> 00:36:14,717 Thank you, Michael. 520 00:36:20,890 --> 00:36:21,891 May I just ask, 521 00:36:23,393 --> 00:36:24,727 just out of curiosity, 522 00:36:26,271 --> 00:36:30,316 what's the longest amount of time that you and lady adeane have been separated? 523 00:36:33,319 --> 00:36:34,362 Three weeks, I think. 524 00:36:35,822 --> 00:36:40,410 I see. And would you say that you thrive or suffer from the separation? 525 00:36:42,412 --> 00:36:43,788 We don't much care for it, ma'am. 526 00:36:44,581 --> 00:36:46,791 Helen, in particular, believes 527 00:36:47,834 --> 00:36:50,044 that little good comes from a couple being apart, 528 00:36:50,128 --> 00:36:52,380 that a husband and wife belong together. 529 00:36:57,302 --> 00:36:58,386 Yes, of course. 530 00:37:01,264 --> 00:37:02,265 Ma'am. 531 00:37:47,936 --> 00:37:49,312 - Brown? - Yes, sir? 532 00:37:52,023 --> 00:37:54,442 - What's up? - Australian naval patrol boat, 533 00:37:54,526 --> 00:37:56,736 the hmas warreen, has put out a distress call. 534 00:37:56,819 --> 00:37:59,906 They picked up a fishing boat, out of power, and it's drifted for days. 535 00:37:59,989 --> 00:38:00,990 The one man left alive, 536 00:38:01,074 --> 00:38:02,674 he nearly drowned trying to fix the hull. 537 00:38:02,742 --> 00:38:05,245 He suffered a broken rib cage, and his lung may be punctured. 538 00:38:05,328 --> 00:38:07,372 And the warreen doesn't have a doctor on board. 539 00:38:07,455 --> 00:38:09,707 - The man is dying. - Are we the nearest ship? 540 00:38:09,791 --> 00:38:11,960 There's a French freighter three miles further out. 541 00:38:12,043 --> 00:38:13,211 We are the nearest ship. 542 00:38:14,754 --> 00:38:16,005 Set your course. 543 00:38:16,089 --> 00:38:17,173 Bring her about. 544 00:38:18,633 --> 00:38:19,717 Coming about. 545 00:38:19,801 --> 00:38:20,927 Ninety degrees. 546 00:38:39,362 --> 00:38:40,655 Hoist. 547 00:38:40,738 --> 00:38:42,198 Up, up. He's coming up. 548 00:38:43,449 --> 00:38:44,534 Steady him. 549 00:38:56,546 --> 00:38:57,672 Straps. 550 00:39:03,344 --> 00:39:04,387 At ease. 551 00:39:05,680 --> 00:39:07,840 We fished him out of the water, floating near his boat. 552 00:39:08,641 --> 00:39:10,201 The rest of his crew must have drowned. 553 00:39:10,685 --> 00:39:11,725 There was no log on board, 554 00:39:11,769 --> 00:39:13,569 so we don't know who he is or where he's from. 555 00:39:13,813 --> 00:39:15,857 It doesn't matter who he is or where he's from. 556 00:39:15,940 --> 00:39:18,985 He was the captain of a ship, that's all that counts. 557 00:39:19,569 --> 00:39:21,487 - We'll need a saline drip. - He's one of us. 558 00:39:22,113 --> 00:39:24,365 Immediately. Fluids. Now, man. 559 00:39:24,991 --> 00:39:26,451 No, it's out of the question, sir. 560 00:39:27,827 --> 00:39:30,830 We have a strict schedule, as part of an official tour. 561 00:39:31,205 --> 00:39:33,291 And to take the man back to wherever he came from 562 00:39:33,374 --> 00:39:35,918 would be to turn back in entirely the wrong direction. 563 00:39:36,878 --> 00:39:39,839 It'd take days, maybe a whole week, off our important schedule. 564 00:39:39,922 --> 00:39:41,090 We can make that time up. 565 00:39:41,174 --> 00:39:43,176 The man's fortunate enough we saved his life. 566 00:39:44,427 --> 00:39:47,430 We'll simply drop him off at the next destination and that'll be that. 567 00:39:47,513 --> 00:39:50,099 He will be needlessly separated from his home, 568 00:39:50,266 --> 00:39:54,103 find himself in a strange country, with a foreign language, 569 00:39:54,187 --> 00:39:55,396 away from his family. 570 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:57,315 Not my concern. 571 00:39:57,398 --> 00:39:59,108 Another vessel with less important duties 572 00:39:59,192 --> 00:40:00,610 might find time for such 573 00:40:01,527 --> 00:40:02,695 sentimental charity. 574 00:40:02,779 --> 00:40:05,490 We've done our important duties and are on the way home. 575 00:40:06,199 --> 00:40:08,618 We're effectively a glorified pleasure cruiser 576 00:40:08,743 --> 00:40:11,537 with an abundance of fuel and time to spare. 577 00:40:12,205 --> 00:40:15,667 Sir, my decision as flag officer is no. 578 00:40:15,833 --> 00:40:19,754 And my decision as admiral of the fleet is that we do. 579 00:40:26,928 --> 00:40:31,474 There is only one person in command of the vessel. 580 00:40:34,185 --> 00:40:35,645 It's the flag officer. 581 00:40:37,355 --> 00:40:41,734 If you'd recall your naval training, you'd remember. 582 00:40:41,818 --> 00:40:44,612 I do recall my naval training, as it happens. 583 00:40:44,696 --> 00:40:47,407 Manning command posts on destroyers during the war. 584 00:40:47,490 --> 00:40:51,119 The same war which, I believe, you spent on shore duty. 585 00:40:52,078 --> 00:40:55,289 I have never abused my privileges, and I don't intend to start now, 586 00:40:55,373 --> 00:40:56,749 but this is the royal yacht. 587 00:40:56,833 --> 00:40:58,835 I am on it representing the crown, 588 00:40:58,918 --> 00:41:01,713 and I say turn it around and take this man home. 589 00:41:25,778 --> 00:41:29,282 My dear friends, after 20 eventful weeks at sea, 590 00:41:29,365 --> 00:41:33,745 visiting five continents and covering many thousands of miles, 591 00:41:34,370 --> 00:41:37,957 I'm happy to report that we saved our greatest adventure for last. 592 00:41:39,792 --> 00:41:43,129 As the royal yacht britannia turned naval rescue 593 00:41:43,212 --> 00:41:46,215 and we fished a shipwrecked mariner out of the water. 594 00:41:47,467 --> 00:41:49,677 Our brilliant surgeons operated on him, 595 00:41:49,761 --> 00:41:52,138 then we went out of our way to return him to his home, 596 00:41:52,221 --> 00:41:53,598 his family and his people. 597 00:42:34,388 --> 00:42:35,473 And what people. 598 00:42:38,100 --> 00:42:39,185 What a family. 599 00:42:41,479 --> 00:42:43,189 What a home. 600 00:43:11,092 --> 00:43:13,594 Should you Thursday club members ever grow tired 601 00:43:13,678 --> 00:43:16,514 of your colorless and empty lives in London, 602 00:43:17,849 --> 00:43:19,517 I suggest immediate relocation 603 00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:22,728 to the discrete island nations nestled around Tonga, 604 00:43:24,730 --> 00:43:28,192 surely the closest one can come to heaven on earth. 605 00:43:30,862 --> 00:43:33,990 "Never have we received such a welcome, 606 00:43:34,365 --> 00:43:35,825 "or eaten so well. 607 00:43:37,702 --> 00:43:40,538 "Never have I experienced such a willingness 608 00:43:40,621 --> 00:43:44,041 "to set oneself free and enjoy. 609 00:43:46,085 --> 00:43:48,170 "And nowhere on earth, 610 00:43:48,254 --> 00:43:52,383 "and we have, by this point, traveled across almost every inch, 611 00:43:53,175 --> 00:43:59,265 "have we encountered such beautiful women." 612 00:44:14,488 --> 00:44:18,784 "These really have been the most remarkable few days. 613 00:44:19,702 --> 00:44:22,413 "And it is with the greatest reluctance, 614 00:44:22,496 --> 00:44:26,125 "that after three days here, we tear ourselves away, 615 00:44:26,542 --> 00:44:32,214 "each of us, not a little bit, but a great deal in love." 616 00:44:46,896 --> 00:44:48,981 That is your husband's handwriting, isn't it? 617 00:44:53,235 --> 00:44:54,779 You said you needed evidence. 618 00:44:59,158 --> 00:45:03,496 That's not a royal tour they're on, it's a five-month stag night. 619 00:45:04,747 --> 00:45:06,207 Whores in every port. 620 00:45:13,089 --> 00:45:14,090 Good luck. 621 00:45:19,345 --> 00:45:20,346 Thank you. 622 00:46:01,929 --> 00:46:03,865 - Happy Christmas. - Happy Christmas, your majesty. 623 00:46:03,889 --> 00:46:06,183 - Hello. Thank you. - Thank god. 624 00:46:17,987 --> 00:46:20,031 All right, you two. Good, now... 625 00:46:25,119 --> 00:46:26,162 Thank you. 626 00:46:28,748 --> 00:46:29,790 Edward! 627 00:46:30,958 --> 00:46:32,293 Delighted to see you. 628 00:46:35,588 --> 00:46:36,714 Written it yet? 629 00:46:39,425 --> 00:46:41,385 I'm waiting for inspiration to strike. 630 00:46:44,430 --> 00:46:48,851 Might I suggest some gung-ho platitudes about Christmas and the commonwealth? 631 00:46:49,810 --> 00:46:53,814 That's what they want me to say. I mean what I want to say. 632 00:46:56,817 --> 00:46:57,818 Right. 633 00:47:04,658 --> 00:47:06,577 Have you got it yet? Home service. 634 00:47:06,660 --> 00:47:07,661 Nearly there, sir. 635 00:47:08,412 --> 00:47:09,705 Where exactly is Philip? 636 00:47:10,831 --> 00:47:13,667 - Graham land, last I heard. - Where's that? 637 00:47:18,798 --> 00:47:21,926 - Dickie, where's Graham land? - Antarctica. Is it? 638 00:47:22,343 --> 00:47:25,054 - Is that north or is that south? - It's north. 639 00:47:25,221 --> 00:47:28,057 - No. Don't be silly, mommy, it's south. - Does anyone actually know? 640 00:47:28,140 --> 00:47:31,102 Well, yes, because the arctic is north 641 00:47:31,185 --> 00:47:35,022 and so Antarctica is non-north, isn't it, Dickie? 642 00:47:35,106 --> 00:47:36,482 What's "non-north"? 643 00:47:37,650 --> 00:47:38,692 Come. 644 00:47:40,694 --> 00:47:42,029 - It's time. - Good. 645 00:47:42,238 --> 00:47:44,865 - Your majesties, your royal highnesses. - Children. 646 00:47:45,699 --> 00:47:48,285 And now, a Christmas announcement from his royal highness, 647 00:47:48,369 --> 00:47:49,620 the Duke of Edinburgh. 648 00:47:52,998 --> 00:47:54,041 Good morning. 649 00:47:54,375 --> 00:47:55,751 This is britannia. 650 00:47:56,043 --> 00:47:58,587 I'm speaking to you from the edge of the south pacific. 651 00:47:59,255 --> 00:48:01,882 59 degrees south and 60 degrees west. 652 00:48:02,633 --> 00:48:05,136 You have to turn the globe upside down to find this place. 653 00:48:05,886 --> 00:48:07,555 Indeed, a few of us aboard the royal yacht 654 00:48:07,638 --> 00:48:08,889 feel a little upside-down, 655 00:48:09,723 --> 00:48:11,308 having never been this far from home. 656 00:48:13,477 --> 00:48:14,854 The remoteness of the location 657 00:48:14,937 --> 00:48:17,148 presents one with a precious opportunity to think 658 00:48:19,066 --> 00:48:22,570 about one's own life, one's own way of living. 659 00:48:24,780 --> 00:48:28,242 We've traveled the world now and seen all manner of tribes, 660 00:48:28,325 --> 00:48:30,619 societies and cultures. 661 00:48:31,620 --> 00:48:34,540 We've had endless debates about which places have the best systems 662 00:48:34,623 --> 00:48:37,585 of government or justice or the most interesting religions. 663 00:48:38,252 --> 00:48:42,923 And we've been amazed, and impressed by so much of what we have seen. 664 00:48:44,175 --> 00:48:46,760 Naturally, it has led us to examine our own lives 665 00:48:47,887 --> 00:48:48,929 and the way we live. 666 00:48:50,264 --> 00:48:51,599 The things we take for granted. 667 00:48:52,349 --> 00:48:53,851 Is that really Philip? 668 00:48:54,143 --> 00:48:56,270 It's not some sort of Philip impersonator? 669 00:48:58,022 --> 00:49:00,608 He just sounds so odd. So different. 670 00:49:05,487 --> 00:49:07,948 And here I am, almost 10,000 miles from London, 671 00:49:09,992 --> 00:49:11,660 surrounded by empty water. 672 00:49:14,496 --> 00:49:19,543 It's a fine life on board a ship, but it can be a solitary one. 673 00:49:23,005 --> 00:49:24,340 We are men together, 674 00:49:28,093 --> 00:49:29,637 but we each stand alone. 675 00:49:51,033 --> 00:49:53,577 I've been asked to tell you that they're ready for you. 676 00:49:55,412 --> 00:49:56,413 Right. 677 00:49:59,625 --> 00:50:00,876 Last-minute changes? 678 00:50:02,878 --> 00:50:04,964 - Something like that. - May I help? 679 00:50:05,714 --> 00:50:07,883 No. Thank you. 680 00:50:17,559 --> 00:50:19,019 Let's see if I can oil the wheels. 681 00:50:20,396 --> 00:50:21,897 All clear from broadcasting house. 682 00:50:27,820 --> 00:50:29,280 We are ready for you, ma'am. 683 00:50:31,073 --> 00:50:32,074 Yes. 684 00:50:38,706 --> 00:50:39,707 Happy Christmas. 685 00:50:39,790 --> 00:50:42,126 - Happy Christmas, your majesty. - Happy Christmas, ma'am. 686 00:50:45,170 --> 00:50:48,382 People of britain and the commonwealth will now listen to the voice 687 00:50:48,465 --> 00:50:50,342 of her majesty the queen. 688 00:50:52,303 --> 00:50:53,554 Thank you. Ma'am. 689 00:50:58,976 --> 00:51:00,185 Once again, 690 00:51:00,269 --> 00:51:04,148 messages of Christmas greeting have been exchanged around the world, 691 00:51:05,316 --> 00:51:07,484 carried upon the invisible wings 692 00:51:08,235 --> 00:51:09,987 of 20th-century science. 693 00:51:12,239 --> 00:51:16,618 And of all those many messages from all corners of the commonwealth, 694 00:51:17,661 --> 00:51:19,580 none has given us greater pleasure 695 00:51:20,789 --> 00:51:22,833 than hearing those of my husband 696 00:51:24,626 --> 00:51:28,297 from the remote and lonely spaces of Antarctica. 697 00:51:31,342 --> 00:51:32,593 To him I say, 698 00:51:34,261 --> 00:51:38,599 from all the members of your family gathered here today, 699 00:51:40,184 --> 00:51:43,854 our very best wishes go to you on board britannia. 700 00:51:46,607 --> 00:51:51,070 A very large, united family is waiting for you here 701 00:51:57,493 --> 00:52:01,789 And will always be waiting for you, wherever you are. 702 00:52:05,417 --> 00:52:07,086 - Her majesty. - Her majesty. 703 00:52:17,805 --> 00:52:20,099 I would like to express my gratitude 704 00:52:20,808 --> 00:52:23,352 to those men and women of the commonwealth 705 00:52:24,103 --> 00:52:26,397 whose efforts in our great cities... 706 00:53:17,865 --> 00:53:18,991 There you are! 707 00:53:29,001 --> 00:53:30,002 You all right? 708 00:53:31,587 --> 00:53:32,588 Fine. 709 00:53:41,805 --> 00:53:42,806 Her speech. 710 00:53:45,100 --> 00:53:46,101 What about it? 711 00:53:47,728 --> 00:53:51,356 Touching. Unexpectedly touching. 712 00:53:53,775 --> 00:53:54,860 Caught me off guard. 713 00:53:58,822 --> 00:54:00,908 I might even have to confess to feeling a little... 714 00:54:04,369 --> 00:54:05,412 Homesick? 715 00:54:09,291 --> 00:54:10,292 Yes. 716 00:54:13,462 --> 00:54:14,463 Right.