1 00:00:23,568 --> 00:00:28,991 When no one else can understand me 2 00:00:30,492 --> 00:00:34,871 when even/thing I do is wrong 3 00:00:37,332 --> 00:00:41,461 you give me love and consolation 4 00:00:44,256 --> 00:00:48,260 you give me hope to carry on 5 00:00:49,678 --> 00:00:55,851 and you try to show your love for me 6 00:00:57,853 --> 00:01:01,815 in everything you do 7 00:01:03,859 --> 00:01:07,863 that's the wonder 8 00:01:08,739 --> 00:01:12,200 the wonder of you 9 00:01:18,165 --> 00:01:22,919 And when you smile the world is brighter 10 00:01:25,047 --> 00:01:30,260 you touch my hand and I'm a king 11 00:01:32,137 --> 00:01:37,017 your kiss to me is worth a fortune 12 00:01:38,894 --> 00:01:43,482 your love to me is everything 13 00:01:44,274 --> 00:01:48,070 and you're always there 14 00:01:48,195 --> 00:01:49,905 your royal highness. 15 00:01:49,988 --> 00:01:51,907 To lend a hand 16 00:01:52,699 --> 00:01:54,284 in all I try to do 17 00:01:54,409 --> 00:01:55,786 get out. 18 00:01:58,872 --> 00:02:02,042 That's the wonder 19 00:02:03,877 --> 00:02:06,838 the wonder of you 20 00:02:06,922 --> 00:02:10,008 that's the wonder 21 00:02:10,092 --> 00:02:12,177 that's the wonder 22 00:02:13,595 --> 00:02:16,765 that's the wonder of you 23 00:02:18,558 --> 00:02:24,106 I guess I'll never know the reason why 24 00:02:27,192 --> 00:02:31,696 you love me as you do 25 00:02:33,031 --> 00:02:36,201 that's the wonder 26 00:02:37,911 --> 00:02:43,166 the wonder of you 27 00:02:52,676 --> 00:02:55,470 Third of August, 1959. 28 00:02:56,221 --> 00:03:00,976 Dearest Margaret, 1 write to you with a heavy heart, 29 00:03:01,101 --> 00:03:02,352 in hopes of preparing you 30 00:03:02,436 --> 00:03:04,604 for an announcement I am soon to make. 31 00:03:05,939 --> 00:03:10,652 As you are aware, I have just returned from a year abroad around the world. 32 00:03:12,571 --> 00:03:16,074 A young woman named Marie-luce accompanied me on this trip 33 00:03:16,158 --> 00:03:18,660 as my secretary and photographer. 34 00:03:18,952 --> 00:03:23,206 She is someone I have known for a few years now 35 00:03:23,290 --> 00:03:26,585 and her companionship has been one of the few joys in my life. 36 00:03:28,837 --> 00:03:31,756 I have decided to ask her to marry me. 37 00:03:32,841 --> 00:03:36,845 Dearest Margaret, lknow you will feel betrayed by this decision. 38 00:03:38,180 --> 00:03:40,098 When we parted, I could never have imagined 39 00:03:40,182 --> 00:03:42,392 falling in love with anyone else. 40 00:03:42,476 --> 00:03:44,769 But these years apart 41 00:03:45,187 --> 00:03:48,690 and the knowledge that I will never be allowed to marry you, 42 00:03:48,773 --> 00:03:50,901 or even, in time... 43 00:05:50,145 --> 00:05:53,064 I received a letter this morning from Peter townsend. 44 00:05:53,773 --> 00:05:55,775 Group captain bore? 45 00:05:55,859 --> 00:05:57,569 - Peter's not a bore. - What? 46 00:05:58,695 --> 00:06:01,698 - I said Peter's not a bore. - Excuse me. 47 00:06:02,282 --> 00:06:06,119 Straight-backed, obedient, decent. Missionary fashion, three quick minutes. 48 00:06:06,202 --> 00:06:09,080 And that's your lot. Definitely a bore. Probably pajamas, too. 49 00:06:09,164 --> 00:06:10,707 He looks like a pajama man. 50 00:06:11,249 --> 00:06:12,417 Striped and ironed. 51 00:06:16,004 --> 00:06:18,882 And? What did he have to say? 52 00:06:21,551 --> 00:06:24,054 He asked my permission to break our pact. 53 00:06:24,137 --> 00:06:25,930 Pact? What pact? 54 00:06:26,931 --> 00:06:28,784 We promised one another that if we couldn't marry each other, 55 00:06:28,808 --> 00:06:30,018 we'd never marry anyone else. 56 00:06:30,143 --> 00:06:31,144 I see. 57 00:06:32,187 --> 00:06:37,901 Well... he now wishes to be released from that pledge. 58 00:06:38,902 --> 00:06:40,570 To get married? 59 00:06:42,614 --> 00:06:45,075 - Yes. - Who is the unfortunate? 60 00:06:46,701 --> 00:06:49,287 Some girl he met in Brussels. 61 00:06:49,704 --> 00:06:50,705 She's 19. 62 00:06:52,123 --> 00:06:53,500 Really? 63 00:06:54,334 --> 00:06:55,752 At his age? 64 00:06:56,336 --> 00:06:58,505 Isn't that some sort of criminal offense? 65 00:06:58,588 --> 00:07:01,966 Well, he wrote to me so I wouldn't hear about it from anyone else. 66 00:07:02,175 --> 00:07:03,301 How gallant. 67 00:07:04,094 --> 00:07:07,722 And? How do you feel? 68 00:07:09,099 --> 00:07:12,936 Yes, I feel a bit hurt he should have found happiness first. 69 00:07:13,687 --> 00:07:15,063 Don't be. 70 00:07:16,272 --> 00:07:17,941 He hasn't found happiness. 71 00:07:18,024 --> 00:07:20,944 He's found marriage, the very opposite of happiness. 72 00:07:22,195 --> 00:07:23,905 Ideally it would've been me writing to him 73 00:07:23,988 --> 00:07:27,492 saying that I was the one getting married. 74 00:07:27,784 --> 00:07:29,619 You said you didn't want to get married. 75 00:07:29,703 --> 00:07:31,463 "That's what dreary, conventional people do." 76 00:07:34,332 --> 00:07:38,420 You don't think you and I could do it unconventionally? 77 00:07:40,004 --> 00:07:41,381 Interestingly? 78 00:07:43,216 --> 00:07:47,095 Christ. Only if we violated each and every one of the god-awful vows 79 00:07:47,178 --> 00:07:48,847 the church would make us take. 80 00:07:53,268 --> 00:07:56,271 - Tony. - Right, yes. 81 00:07:56,354 --> 00:07:58,106 - You have to open the doors. - No... 82 00:07:58,189 --> 00:07:59,983 - You ready? - You can't just leave it there. 83 00:08:00,066 --> 00:08:01,860 Darling, we're half an hour late as it is. 84 00:08:02,110 --> 00:08:05,572 - I've just effectively proposed. - We can discuss this another time. 85 00:08:07,157 --> 00:08:10,201 Fine. If what's important to me isn't a priority for you... 86 00:08:10,285 --> 00:08:12,078 - Is my car still outside? - Yes, ma'am. 87 00:08:12,162 --> 00:08:14,080 - Where are you going? - Home. 88 00:08:14,831 --> 00:08:16,624 But you came to support me. 89 00:08:16,708 --> 00:08:18,960 Half those bloody journalists have only come to see you. 90 00:08:19,043 --> 00:08:22,505 Well, the work will have to speak for itself. I'm sure it will. 91 00:08:27,927 --> 00:08:30,614 - Where's her royal highness gone, Tony? - Where's Princess Margaret gone? 92 00:08:30,638 --> 00:08:34,309 It's not really her sort of thing, but Larry Olivier's here and Alec guinness. 93 00:08:34,392 --> 00:08:36,436 Marlene Dietrich, anyone? 94 00:08:41,107 --> 00:08:44,444 That's her. Come on, lads. She's coming out now. 95 00:08:46,905 --> 00:08:48,448 Go. Go! 96 00:08:50,241 --> 00:08:51,618 Get back. Come on. 97 00:09:38,706 --> 00:09:40,959 Lord and lady trenchard. What a thrill. 98 00:09:41,709 --> 00:09:46,256 You must come again. It's been so long. I'd adore it. Much love, much love. 99 00:09:49,634 --> 00:09:51,761 - Hello, mummy. - Darling. 100 00:09:53,513 --> 00:09:56,015 - I would like my usual, please. - Very good. 101 00:10:12,073 --> 00:10:16,536 You didn't come to my exhibition. After I reminded you, too. 102 00:10:17,078 --> 00:10:18,663 There was a clash. 103 00:10:18,746 --> 00:10:20,248 - Your brother... - Half-brother. 104 00:10:20,331 --> 00:10:21,833 Was on parade. 105 00:10:22,250 --> 00:10:24,711 The Irish guards are on parade every month. 106 00:10:24,836 --> 00:10:27,171 I have an opening like that once a year. 107 00:10:28,965 --> 00:10:30,466 It was so important to him. 108 00:10:31,801 --> 00:10:33,595 Well, there we are. 109 00:10:35,138 --> 00:10:36,556 Michael. 110 00:10:41,603 --> 00:10:43,897 The notices were favorable. 111 00:10:46,482 --> 00:10:47,692 Very favorable, actually. 112 00:10:47,984 --> 00:10:50,820 Really? I read the times. 113 00:10:51,571 --> 00:10:53,489 The times was the only naysayer. 114 00:10:58,244 --> 00:10:59,579 Any mention of her? 115 00:11:00,580 --> 00:11:02,540 Margaret? She wasn't there. 116 00:11:06,169 --> 00:11:08,546 - We had a tiff. - What about? 117 00:11:11,382 --> 00:11:13,176 Marriage, if you must know. 118 00:11:15,678 --> 00:11:17,555 - She's turned you down. - No. 119 00:11:19,766 --> 00:11:21,935 The other way round. 120 00:11:28,608 --> 00:11:29,776 Are you mad? 121 00:11:30,401 --> 00:11:32,737 You know, mummy, for most parents, 122 00:11:34,614 --> 00:11:37,033 there's never anyone good enough for their children. 123 00:11:43,331 --> 00:11:44,415 Your health. 124 00:13:41,449 --> 00:13:42,992 What's the matter? 125 00:13:45,495 --> 00:13:47,455 There's something I have to tell you. 126 00:13:52,418 --> 00:13:55,630 - So, I told jacqui. - How did she take it? 127 00:13:55,755 --> 00:13:57,882 Not lying down. 128 00:13:59,592 --> 00:14:01,761 Mind you, she never takes anything lying down. 129 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:04,263 Far too conventional. 130 00:14:06,933 --> 00:14:10,019 She really is the most dazzling fuck. 131 00:14:10,728 --> 00:14:14,398 - Evidently. - What is that supposed to mean? 132 00:14:14,482 --> 00:14:17,485 Well, you've just become so much 133 00:14:19,570 --> 00:14:22,073 better since seeing her. 134 00:14:22,406 --> 00:14:25,284 - Hear, hear. - Have I? 135 00:14:25,576 --> 00:14:28,454 I really can't keep up anymore. 136 00:14:28,746 --> 00:14:32,083 - And you're more imaginative. - Am I? 137 00:14:33,626 --> 00:14:37,463 So don't give her up, whatever you do. 138 00:14:39,674 --> 00:14:41,008 I won't. 139 00:14:41,092 --> 00:14:43,302 Speaking of which, I have to be in London on Thursday 140 00:14:43,386 --> 00:14:44,866 and might have some time after lunch. 141 00:14:44,929 --> 00:14:47,223 Is that a proposition? 142 00:14:47,890 --> 00:14:51,769 It is. Any objections, Mr. Fry? 143 00:14:52,562 --> 00:14:55,773 None at all, Mrs. Fry. 144 00:14:57,692 --> 00:14:59,110 Can I get back to you on that? 145 00:15:00,403 --> 00:15:02,363 I'm supposed to be seeing Margaret that night. 146 00:15:02,446 --> 00:15:06,617 That's all right. I promise not to totally exhaust you. 147 00:15:07,618 --> 00:15:10,371 I just thought that I might pop the question to her then. 148 00:15:10,454 --> 00:15:13,791 - Which question? - That question. 149 00:15:14,208 --> 00:15:18,212 You said she had thick ankles and the face of a Jewish manicurist. 150 00:15:19,547 --> 00:15:22,091 Well, she does. 151 00:15:24,969 --> 00:15:27,305 But she's adorable, too. 152 00:15:28,055 --> 00:15:30,850 - And with a quick temper. - Is that a plus? 153 00:15:31,767 --> 00:15:33,769 It's not unsexy. 154 00:15:35,062 --> 00:15:37,356 It doesn't mean you have to marry her. 155 00:15:39,233 --> 00:15:40,776 I'm afraid I do. 156 00:15:42,195 --> 00:15:43,487 Other reasons. 157 00:15:46,365 --> 00:15:48,618 Don't ask me to explain. 158 00:16:04,717 --> 00:16:09,680 Most of the species in galapagos are unique to the islands. 159 00:16:09,764 --> 00:16:15,478 For instance, this sea lion is a subspecies 160 00:16:15,561 --> 00:16:18,272 found only in the galapagos. 161 00:16:35,581 --> 00:16:38,876 The land iguana, not to be confused with the... 162 00:19:17,868 --> 00:19:19,328 What's this? 163 00:19:21,539 --> 00:19:23,082 Open it. 164 00:21:10,231 --> 00:21:12,942 Will you forgive me if I don't go down on one knee? 165 00:21:16,987 --> 00:21:20,741 You won't defer to your Princess, even when you propose to her? 166 00:21:21,492 --> 00:21:23,327 It's got nothing to do with deference. 167 00:21:24,787 --> 00:21:26,372 They're chafed from fucking you. 168 00:21:34,004 --> 00:21:35,673 Marry me. 169 00:21:47,476 --> 00:21:49,562 I thought you hated the idea of marriage. 170 00:21:50,062 --> 00:21:51,647 I do. 171 00:21:56,318 --> 00:21:59,196 Then I hated the idea of losing you even more. 172 00:22:03,659 --> 00:22:05,369 You would have lost me. 173 00:22:06,870 --> 00:22:08,205 You'd have come back. 174 00:22:09,373 --> 00:22:10,374 Never. 175 00:22:47,995 --> 00:22:49,830 Promise me one thing. 176 00:22:52,374 --> 00:22:53,834 Name it. 177 00:22:58,631 --> 00:23:00,341 Not to bore me. 178 00:23:01,925 --> 00:23:03,385 Fine. 179 00:23:05,346 --> 00:23:07,473 Now promise me one thing in return. 180 00:23:12,519 --> 00:23:14,021 Name it. 181 00:23:18,901 --> 00:23:20,486 Not to hurt me. 182 00:23:26,492 --> 00:23:27,951 I promise. 183 00:23:30,621 --> 00:23:33,540 Tony has proposed marriage to me and I've accepted. 184 00:23:38,087 --> 00:23:40,047 I suppose that's marginally better than the "oh" 185 00:23:40,130 --> 00:23:42,508 which was your reaction to Peter townsend's proposal. 186 00:23:44,009 --> 00:23:47,721 Anyway, I do hope there won't be any objections or obstacles this time. 187 00:23:47,805 --> 00:23:48,972 No, of course not. 188 00:23:49,056 --> 00:23:51,433 Be good enough to give me that assurance again, 189 00:23:51,517 --> 00:23:54,812 nice and audibly, so we're both quite clear. 190 00:23:57,064 --> 00:23:58,732 Margaret. 191 00:24:04,697 --> 00:24:06,865 I promise that I will never do anything 192 00:24:06,949 --> 00:24:09,785 to block any marriage of yours ever again. 193 00:24:10,327 --> 00:24:11,787 Thank you. 194 00:24:11,870 --> 00:24:15,833 So, I have your blessing to make the announcement and start making plans? 195 00:24:16,583 --> 00:24:17,626 - Yes... - Good. 196 00:24:17,710 --> 00:24:20,790 Then forgive me for not staying longer. I'd just like to get cracking on this. 197 00:24:22,965 --> 00:24:26,427 Peter wrote to me. He's marrying too. 198 00:24:27,928 --> 00:24:29,722 She's 19. 199 00:24:30,055 --> 00:24:33,100 - Margaret. - 80 my announcement must come first. 200 00:25:22,816 --> 00:25:24,276 Birr castle. Good evening. 201 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:26,779 It's Tony Armstrong-Jones. I'd like to speak to my mother. 202 00:25:27,362 --> 00:25:29,323 I'll see if lady rosse is available. 203 00:25:29,406 --> 00:25:30,783 Tell her it's important. 204 00:25:49,968 --> 00:25:51,929 Lady rosse is resting at the moment, sir. 205 00:25:52,054 --> 00:25:55,057 She has asked that you might call back again tomorrow. 206 00:26:16,370 --> 00:26:17,830 Shit. 207 00:26:22,334 --> 00:26:24,461 - Tony? - Coming. 208 00:26:49,319 --> 00:26:50,320 Ma'am. 209 00:26:51,196 --> 00:26:53,323 Do sit down, Michael. 210 00:27:04,376 --> 00:27:08,255 So where shall we do it? What would you fancy? 211 00:27:09,673 --> 00:27:11,383 People will expect the Abbey, 212 00:27:11,466 --> 00:27:14,511 but since there's no danger of my ever wearing the crown, 213 00:27:14,595 --> 00:27:17,097 we can break with that, if we want. 214 00:27:18,265 --> 00:27:20,517 And go to gretna green? 215 00:27:21,184 --> 00:27:22,394 Why not? 216 00:27:24,021 --> 00:27:25,689 Or Las Vegas. 217 00:27:26,690 --> 00:27:28,358 I've been informed by Princess Margaret 218 00:27:28,525 --> 00:27:30,694 that she's received a proposal of marriage. 219 00:27:32,821 --> 00:27:36,658 She's accepted that proposal and now wishes to make a public statement. 220 00:27:36,742 --> 00:27:38,785 Would you kindly speak to commander colville 221 00:27:38,869 --> 00:27:41,288 and the rest of the people in the press office 222 00:27:41,371 --> 00:27:43,123 and ask them to help her? 223 00:27:44,750 --> 00:27:46,043 Of course, ma'am. 224 00:27:49,296 --> 00:27:53,717 And it is to be the photographer, ma'am? 225 00:27:55,636 --> 00:27:56,678 Yes. 226 00:27:57,346 --> 00:28:01,600 - Mr. Jones. - Armstrong-Jones, I believe. 227 00:28:04,728 --> 00:28:07,773 - I see. - She's quite within her rights, Michael. 228 00:28:07,898 --> 00:28:10,108 And she seems very determined. 229 00:28:10,233 --> 00:28:13,153 And we can ill afford another drama like Peter townsend, 230 00:28:13,236 --> 00:28:16,823 so I'm going to support it, come what may. 231 00:28:17,574 --> 00:28:18,784 Of course, ma'am. 232 00:28:22,245 --> 00:28:24,748 There is one slight problem, though. 233 00:28:26,917 --> 00:28:29,711 Wouldn't it be fun if we did choose the Abbey? 234 00:28:30,796 --> 00:28:34,424 One half full of your friends, one half full of mine. 235 00:28:35,634 --> 00:28:38,804 New world, old world. 236 00:28:40,097 --> 00:28:43,892 Like an eagle with two heads, facing in opposite directions. 237 00:28:47,479 --> 00:28:51,358 All right. Let's do the Abbey. 238 00:28:52,734 --> 00:28:55,237 And let's make it bigger than my sister's. 239 00:28:55,904 --> 00:28:58,115 Let's eclipse her. 240 00:28:58,865 --> 00:29:01,576 Let's shake this place to its core. 241 00:29:06,957 --> 00:29:08,750 The decision we've come to 242 00:29:08,834 --> 00:29:12,879 is a little announcement followed by a big wedding... 243 00:29:14,131 --> 00:29:16,383 At the Abbey. 244 00:29:23,849 --> 00:29:27,144 I brought a copy of the statement which we'll give to the newspapers tomorrow. 245 00:29:33,442 --> 00:29:35,527 Well, what do you think? 246 00:29:36,319 --> 00:29:38,530 It looks fine, but... 247 00:29:39,656 --> 00:29:41,283 No, don't come with "buts." 248 00:29:47,664 --> 00:29:50,751 - We're going to have to delay it. - Delay what? 249 00:29:52,002 --> 00:29:55,213 The announcement. Just for a few months. 250 00:29:56,423 --> 00:29:59,259 - Why? - Because of the baby. 251 00:30:00,677 --> 00:30:02,262 What baby? 252 00:30:03,764 --> 00:30:06,099 Mine. I'm expecting. 253 00:30:06,558 --> 00:30:08,185 Since when? 254 00:30:08,435 --> 00:30:10,145 Fourteen weeks. 255 00:30:11,021 --> 00:30:12,856 Why didn't you tell me that? 256 00:30:13,315 --> 00:30:16,234 I've tried, but your head's been in the clouds, understandably. 257 00:30:16,318 --> 00:30:19,571 What has expecting got to do with anything? 258 00:30:20,155 --> 00:30:22,115 Congratulations, by the way. 259 00:30:22,657 --> 00:30:25,160 Thank you. It's a protocol issue. 260 00:30:25,368 --> 00:30:27,871 - I understand! - No, Margaret, you don't. 261 00:30:27,954 --> 00:30:29,956 This is just some scheme cooked up 262 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:31,559 by all of you to put me off the marriage, isn't it? 263 00:30:31,583 --> 00:30:34,461 No. It's a tiresome protocol issue. 264 00:30:34,544 --> 00:30:37,714 Until the sovereign's child is born, no other family announcements can be made. 265 00:30:37,798 --> 00:30:38,799 Yes, but don't you see? 266 00:30:38,882 --> 00:30:40,717 Until we announce it, we can't marry, either. 267 00:30:40,801 --> 00:30:44,096 - No, just for six months. - Another six months? 268 00:30:44,346 --> 00:30:45,847 Margaret. 269 00:30:47,015 --> 00:30:50,185 Most of that time will be taken up with planning anyway. 270 00:30:51,311 --> 00:30:53,855 Margaret. Margaret. 271 00:30:55,232 --> 00:30:58,110 As indication of my support as queen, 272 00:30:58,944 --> 00:31:01,321 I intend to throw a party. 273 00:31:01,488 --> 00:31:05,408 For the family. For your friends. To show our support. 274 00:31:06,827 --> 00:31:08,620 We never did that for Peter. 275 00:31:09,830 --> 00:31:11,873 You never did anything for Peter. 276 00:31:12,999 --> 00:31:16,128 Margaret, you have my word. It's full steam ahead. 277 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:18,755 You will marry Tony. 278 00:31:20,090 --> 00:31:21,424 We just can't announce it yet. 279 00:31:31,434 --> 00:31:35,188 Mr. Aneurin bevan, who if he isn't returned it'll be a miracle, of course, 280 00:31:35,272 --> 00:31:38,441 - with his enormous majority in... - Bob. 281 00:31:38,567 --> 00:31:42,863 Bob, I 7! Just interrupt you one second. I'm being called for... sorry. 282 00:31:42,946 --> 00:31:46,825 I've stopped him now, so we 7! Just confirm Edinburgh pent/ands. 283 00:31:46,908 --> 00:31:49,494 Bob McKenzie said that labour needed that swing, 284 00:31:49,578 --> 00:31:52,414 two percent or more, to win the election. 285 00:31:52,581 --> 00:31:55,458 At the beginning of the night, it was all over the place. 286 00:31:55,542 --> 00:31:58,253 One or two the other way made us think we must hesitate, 287 00:31:58,336 --> 00:32:01,089 but after 30 results it's settled down... 288 00:32:01,173 --> 00:32:03,842 So it's most likely to be an earldom. 289 00:32:05,719 --> 00:32:08,221 What they'll give me to make me acceptable. 290 00:32:08,305 --> 00:32:09,639 An earldom? 291 00:32:11,433 --> 00:32:12,893 Not a fucking dukedom. 292 00:32:15,604 --> 00:32:16,855 Or a marquisate. 293 00:32:17,731 --> 00:32:19,983 But as husband to the queen's sister, 294 00:32:20,066 --> 00:32:24,070 I'd still rank higher than the man my mother took as her second husband, 295 00:32:24,487 --> 00:32:26,781 the irishman, when she left my father. 296 00:32:29,117 --> 00:32:31,536 And I'd rank higher than the son she gave him, 297 00:32:32,370 --> 00:32:35,582 little Brendan, le vicomte. 298 00:32:38,084 --> 00:32:41,588 Do you know, on ourtrips to Ireland, he, Brendan, 299 00:32:41,671 --> 00:32:43,840 would travel first class in the train 300 00:32:43,924 --> 00:32:46,843 and my stepbrother would travel in the second class, 301 00:32:47,010 --> 00:32:49,888 and I was made to travel third. 302 00:32:53,266 --> 00:32:58,355 The runt son from the unsatisfactory first marriage with no title. 303 00:33:01,024 --> 00:33:02,859 And a polio-twisted leg. 304 00:33:10,992 --> 00:33:13,078 Could you? Would you? Thank you. 305 00:33:13,954 --> 00:33:15,121 Love you. 306 00:33:15,205 --> 00:33:18,750 Conservative party, 27,055. 307 00:33:21,962 --> 00:33:25,423 And this points to a conservative majority 308 00:33:25,507 --> 00:33:27,634 of 110 over labour, 309 00:33:27,717 --> 00:33:31,263 over 100 over all parties in the next parliament. 310 00:34:09,384 --> 00:34:11,261 Are you in the mood for some questions? 311 00:34:14,139 --> 00:34:15,974 It depends on the questions. 312 00:34:17,475 --> 00:34:18,727 Does it hurt? 313 00:34:19,769 --> 00:34:23,231 No, it doesn't hurt. 314 00:34:26,693 --> 00:34:28,987 But it is uncomfortable, 315 00:34:30,155 --> 00:34:34,784 especially if the baby's sitting down in my pelvis or decides to kick me. 316 00:34:35,702 --> 00:34:38,330 - No, you see, now you're not interested. - I'm very interested. 317 00:34:41,207 --> 00:34:45,628 One does feel cumbersome, and I'm tired all the time 318 00:34:45,754 --> 00:34:49,758 and I can't do anything and I can't bend down. 319 00:34:49,841 --> 00:34:52,344 It's rather like that journey from aberdeen to balmoral. 320 00:34:52,427 --> 00:34:55,388 -Dont -it just seems to go on forever. 321 00:34:56,931 --> 00:34:59,309 And one's toes are disappearing. 322 00:34:59,434 --> 00:35:01,186 Don't say that. 323 00:35:01,770 --> 00:35:04,564 - I like your toes. - My toes are hideous. 324 00:35:04,647 --> 00:35:07,650 Don't be silly. They're the second-best thing about you. 325 00:35:07,734 --> 00:35:09,986 That's a horrible compliment. 326 00:35:10,362 --> 00:35:12,655 Excusing me. There's no such thing as a bad compliment. 327 00:35:13,073 --> 00:35:16,284 That's true. Beggars can't be choosers. 328 00:35:21,289 --> 00:35:23,208 What's the best thing? 329 00:35:26,503 --> 00:35:28,588 What's the best thing? 330 00:35:30,590 --> 00:35:31,758 Two things, really. 331 00:35:36,054 --> 00:35:39,057 Reason alone to have children, I'd say. Enormous. 332 00:35:40,016 --> 00:35:42,811 - Yes, all right. - You milkmaid. 333 00:35:42,894 --> 00:35:45,313 No. No, no. Barmaid. 334 00:35:46,606 --> 00:35:48,733 Go on, indulge me. 335 00:35:49,526 --> 00:35:51,194 Pour me a pint. 336 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,155 Filthily. Go on. 337 00:35:55,281 --> 00:35:57,617 - I haven't the faintest idea. - Go on. 338 00:35:59,828 --> 00:36:01,496 Like this. 339 00:36:06,042 --> 00:36:08,628 Look me in the eyes while you're doing it. 340 00:36:08,962 --> 00:36:10,463 Go on. 341 00:37:03,516 --> 00:37:07,228 I'd adore you to come to birr in march. That's when we have the hunt. 342 00:37:07,312 --> 00:37:09,689 - Really? - Yes, and if you do... 343 00:37:10,940 --> 00:37:14,694 - This way. - Please, someone interesting. 344 00:37:15,612 --> 00:37:20,366 Darling, this is John beaufort. These are great friends of ours. 345 00:37:24,913 --> 00:37:27,248 The little finger. The little finger. 346 00:37:45,183 --> 00:37:47,227 Whiskey, please, darling. 347 00:37:57,779 --> 00:38:00,114 What's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost. 348 00:38:01,032 --> 00:38:03,326 Of course, in some ways, you have. 349 00:38:03,409 --> 00:38:06,579 Hideous, redundant relics and specters, all of them. 350 00:38:08,456 --> 00:38:10,583 - No, it's not that. - What? 351 00:38:10,667 --> 00:38:13,086 - Two whiskeys, please. - Certainly, sir. 352 00:38:14,921 --> 00:38:17,006 I didn't want to tell you tonight. 353 00:38:18,841 --> 00:38:20,134 What? 354 00:38:22,053 --> 00:38:24,138 Tony, I'm pregnant. 355 00:38:30,311 --> 00:38:32,564 - You can't be sure. - I'm 99 percent. 356 00:38:35,066 --> 00:38:37,318 Well, that still leaves one percent. 357 00:38:39,028 --> 00:38:41,656 - Have you told Jeremy? - Not yet. I daren't. 358 00:38:43,908 --> 00:38:46,703 - Well, he did knollys house. - Yes, yes. 359 00:38:46,786 --> 00:38:49,455 And he adores it. He's got it in his living room. 360 00:39:14,731 --> 00:39:16,566 If any further evidence were needed 361 00:39:16,649 --> 00:39:19,944 to prove that we are a changed country, then this is it. 362 00:39:21,863 --> 00:39:23,698 It's all changed so quickly. 363 00:39:23,781 --> 00:39:26,117 - Within a generation. - Yes. 364 00:39:28,953 --> 00:39:31,831 Just 15 minutes ago, the British government and establishment 365 00:39:31,914 --> 00:39:33,791 were up in arms about myjoining this family. 366 00:39:33,958 --> 00:39:35,835 - I remember. - I was a royal prince 367 00:39:35,918 --> 00:39:37,211 from a royal house. 368 00:39:37,295 --> 00:39:39,339 My great-great-grandmother was queen Victoria. 369 00:39:39,422 --> 00:39:42,091 My father was a prince, my grandfather was a king, 370 00:39:42,175 --> 00:39:44,844 and everyone was mortified at how inappropriate I was 371 00:39:44,927 --> 00:39:46,387 and how low you were stooping. 372 00:39:46,471 --> 00:39:48,306 - I know. - I mean, this fella's mother... 373 00:39:48,389 --> 00:39:50,933 - Stop it! - Is a ghastly social climber. 374 00:39:51,017 --> 00:39:54,187 His father's a common-or-garden contract lawyer who buggered off 375 00:39:54,270 --> 00:39:55,521 with an airline stewardess 376 00:39:55,605 --> 00:39:58,816 and everyone's throwing their hats in the air, declaring it's a victory. 377 00:39:59,609 --> 00:40:00,985 Not yet. 378 00:40:02,862 --> 00:40:03,988 Pathetic. 379 00:40:05,615 --> 00:40:09,118 Come on, Margaret. Now, follow me. 380 00:40:09,827 --> 00:40:12,372 - Come on, everybody. Do join in. - Please, come on. 381 00:40:16,918 --> 00:40:18,586 - Ma'am. - Here we go. 382 00:40:18,670 --> 00:40:20,963 - Michael. - I'll lead the way. 383 00:40:21,172 --> 00:40:25,635 If there was anything that one ought to know about Mr. Armstrong-Jones 384 00:40:25,718 --> 00:40:28,471 before he becomes part of this family, 385 00:40:28,554 --> 00:40:31,432 it might be better to know sooner rather than later. 386 00:40:32,934 --> 00:40:36,521 What is it that your majesty would like to know? 387 00:40:39,732 --> 00:40:41,150 Coming through! 388 00:40:42,610 --> 00:40:44,821 - Ma'am. - Coming through. 389 00:40:46,906 --> 00:40:47,907 Mind yourselves. 390 00:40:55,081 --> 00:40:56,708 Lilibet. 391 00:41:20,773 --> 00:41:23,025 - Michael. - Morning, Tommy. 392 00:41:23,985 --> 00:41:27,488 I hope your majesty understands the context 393 00:41:27,697 --> 00:41:31,367 in which this discreet reconnaissance work was done 394 00:41:31,451 --> 00:41:33,619 and that it in no way represents 395 00:41:33,703 --> 00:41:38,624 a prurient, moralistic or censorious position. 396 00:41:40,001 --> 00:41:43,379 Mr. Armstrong-Jones is perfectly entitled in his private life 397 00:41:43,463 --> 00:41:47,133 to make those choices he wishes, indeed, to live as he wishes. 398 00:41:49,385 --> 00:41:52,722 However, as with a great many artists, 399 00:41:53,723 --> 00:41:58,728 the conventional approach to life doesn't appear to fit. 400 00:41:59,353 --> 00:42:03,065 It seems that what makes his work notable 401 00:42:03,608 --> 00:42:06,986 is his willingness, his appetite, 402 00:42:07,069 --> 00:42:10,031 to break barriers and conventions, 403 00:42:10,114 --> 00:42:13,075 as he pushes his medium, 404 00:42:13,159 --> 00:42:16,329 photography, I believe, to its boundaries. 405 00:42:16,412 --> 00:42:20,082 And, as in art, 406 00:42:20,291 --> 00:42:23,044 so, it would appear, in life. 407 00:42:25,963 --> 00:42:27,173 I see. 408 00:42:30,676 --> 00:42:36,390 The narrow path, the straight, Christian path 409 00:42:38,059 --> 00:42:39,727 is not to his taste. 410 00:42:46,901 --> 00:42:49,153 To the best of our knowledge, 411 00:42:49,904 --> 00:42:53,241 he is currently conducting 412 00:42:53,574 --> 00:42:57,662 no fewer than three other intimate relationships. 413 00:43:00,039 --> 00:43:01,207 What? 414 00:43:03,334 --> 00:43:04,752 With whom? 415 00:43:06,128 --> 00:43:10,383 With a miss jacqui chan, 416 00:43:10,466 --> 00:43:13,427 an oriental dancer and singer. 417 00:43:14,679 --> 00:43:17,974 With Gina ward, an actress. 418 00:43:18,474 --> 00:43:23,771 And with a miss Robin banks, his former assistant. 419 00:43:26,691 --> 00:43:29,402 These, we should add... 420 00:43:34,532 --> 00:43:37,493 Are just the natural ones. 421 00:43:39,787 --> 00:43:40,997 What? 422 00:43:41,581 --> 00:43:45,376 There is good reason to suspect that Mr. Armstrong-Jones 423 00:43:45,459 --> 00:43:48,546 has a taste for members of his own sex 424 00:43:48,629 --> 00:43:52,592 and that his close friendship with his proposed best man, 425 00:43:53,009 --> 00:43:55,511 - Mr. Jeremy fry, is... - Yes. 426 00:43:55,595 --> 00:43:57,763 - In fact... - All right, Tommy. 427 00:44:01,893 --> 00:44:04,478 Not to mention his wife. 428 00:44:06,063 --> 00:44:08,107 - Please. - Camilla. 429 00:44:08,774 --> 00:44:10,735 Formerly grinling. 430 00:44:10,818 --> 00:44:14,322 An erstwhile girlfriend of Armstrong-Jones. 431 00:44:15,197 --> 00:44:18,200 Who is now expecting, herself. 432 00:44:25,541 --> 00:44:27,251 Do you have a photograph of her? 433 00:44:27,543 --> 00:44:28,753 We do. 434 00:44:31,547 --> 00:44:33,549 Thank you, Michael. 435 00:45:38,406 --> 00:45:40,175 If you are in agreement, gentlemen, it's customary 436 00:45:40,199 --> 00:45:42,660 to inform the home secretary at this point. 437 00:45:53,045 --> 00:45:55,631 - Christ, Jim. - All right, all right, all right. 438 00:45:59,510 --> 00:46:01,137 - Okay? - Right. 439 00:46:15,317 --> 00:46:18,320 - Some twilight sleep, ma'am. - Thank you. 440 00:46:23,075 --> 00:46:24,869 I'm happy to tell you, 441 00:46:24,952 --> 00:46:27,705 delivery of the queen's child is expected imminently. 442 00:46:28,414 --> 00:46:30,332 Well. Good gracious. 443 00:46:31,208 --> 00:46:35,755 Well, perhaps a moment's prayer on behalf of the government? 444 00:46:38,758 --> 00:46:41,844 O lord, our heavenly father, high and mighty, 445 00:46:41,927 --> 00:46:43,971 king of kings, lord of lords... 446 00:46:45,139 --> 00:46:46,265 There we are. 447 00:46:46,348 --> 00:46:48,559 The only ruler of princes, 448 00:46:48,642 --> 00:46:52,938 who dost, from thy throne, behold all the dwellers upon earth. 449 00:46:54,273 --> 00:46:57,818 Most heartily, we beseech thee, with thy favor, 450 00:46:57,985 --> 00:47:02,656 to behold our most gracious sovereign lady, queen Elizabeth, 451 00:47:03,199 --> 00:47:07,536 and so replenish her with the grace of thy holy spirit, 452 00:47:08,245 --> 00:47:10,748 that she may always incline 453 00:47:10,998 --> 00:47:14,085 to thy will and walk in thy way. 454 00:47:14,168 --> 00:47:17,755 Endue her plenteously with heavenly gifts. 455 00:47:23,594 --> 00:47:25,054 Shit. 456 00:47:25,137 --> 00:47:29,642 Grant her, in health and wealth, long to live. 457 00:47:30,976 --> 00:47:36,107 Strengthen her, that she may vanquish and overcome all her enemies 458 00:47:36,190 --> 00:47:38,692 and, finally, after this life... 459 00:47:39,401 --> 00:47:40,653 Shit! 460 00:47:40,736 --> 00:47:45,074 She may attain everlasting joy and Felicity 461 00:47:45,741 --> 00:47:48,369 through Jesus Christ, our lord. 462 00:47:48,452 --> 00:47:50,746 - Amen. - Amen. 463 00:48:13,352 --> 00:48:17,148 Good baby. What a good baby. 464 00:48:17,231 --> 00:48:20,401 This is London. Here is the news. 465 00:48:25,698 --> 00:48:28,242 The new prince will be second in line to the throne 466 00:48:28,325 --> 00:48:31,453 and was born weighing seven pounds and three ounces. 467 00:48:31,829 --> 00:48:34,415 A name is expected to be announced soon. 468 00:48:34,498 --> 00:48:39,003 Celebrations today include a 41-gun salute by the royal horse artillery 469 00:48:39,086 --> 00:48:41,881 and a 21-gun salute by the royal Navy. 470 00:48:43,257 --> 00:48:46,177 This is the British broadcasting corporation... 471 00:49:01,984 --> 00:49:03,903 You have a new nephew, your highness. 472 00:49:03,986 --> 00:49:05,779 Congratulations. 473 00:49:12,745 --> 00:49:15,039 - Hello. - Hello. 474 00:49:16,874 --> 00:49:19,210 Look. He's beautiful. 475 00:49:19,293 --> 00:49:22,213 - Thank you. - Have you thought of a name? 476 00:49:23,464 --> 00:49:27,218 Well, we briefly considered George, 477 00:49:28,135 --> 00:49:31,222 but there's been too many of those, and anyway, no one could live up to papa. 478 00:49:32,973 --> 00:49:35,517 And then we thought of Louis, but that was a bit too... 479 00:49:35,976 --> 00:49:37,645 Foreign. 480 00:49:38,187 --> 00:49:41,190 So, we've decided upon Andrew. 481 00:49:41,607 --> 00:49:43,359 After Philip's father. 482 00:49:44,568 --> 00:49:46,237 Yes, the bankrupt philanderer. 483 00:49:47,404 --> 00:49:48,572 Philip's father. 484 00:49:56,080 --> 00:50:00,584 So, now the baby's here and healthy and all is well, everybody's thrilled, 485 00:50:01,418 --> 00:50:03,879 I would just like your blessing for me and Tony to... 486 00:50:06,340 --> 00:50:09,677 - Yes, you know what I'm about to say. - Announce your engagement? 487 00:50:09,927 --> 00:50:11,053 Yes. 488 00:50:13,764 --> 00:50:14,974 Very well. 489 00:50:16,433 --> 00:50:17,601 Thank you. 490 00:50:24,108 --> 00:50:28,279 But before you announce it and rush up the aisle... 491 00:50:35,494 --> 00:50:37,579 Are you sure that Tony's the right man? 492 00:50:45,129 --> 00:50:47,423 - I can't believe you're doing this. - Margaret. 493 00:50:48,465 --> 00:50:51,343 In the first flush of a romantic love, we're all blind. 494 00:50:52,219 --> 00:50:54,346 We see only what we want to see. 495 00:50:56,265 --> 00:50:59,518 - You hardly know him. - And you know him even less. 496 00:51:01,729 --> 00:51:04,106 I'm just concerned that in a rush to heal wounds... 497 00:51:04,189 --> 00:51:05,733 Wounds inflicted by you. 498 00:51:05,816 --> 00:51:10,529 You end up committing yourself to something, someone, 499 00:51:10,696 --> 00:51:12,531 that isn't quite right. 500 00:51:15,909 --> 00:51:18,263 You told me yourself that you only embarked on this engagement 501 00:51:18,287 --> 00:51:21,540 after you heard from Peter that he intended to marry someone else. 502 00:51:23,584 --> 00:51:26,795 I just want to make sure that this isn't some kind of revenge. 503 00:51:27,129 --> 00:51:30,549 Tony is no revenge. Tony is a free choice. 504 00:51:32,092 --> 00:51:35,262 Tony has given me reason to hope and dream. 505 00:51:35,346 --> 00:51:38,057 He makes me feel things no one ever has. 506 00:51:41,727 --> 00:51:43,771 Things I didn't imagine possible. 507 00:51:46,231 --> 00:51:47,816 I don't doubt that. 508 00:51:51,487 --> 00:51:53,989 But he's also a very complicated man. 509 00:51:57,242 --> 00:52:00,996 With a complicated past and, who knows, 510 00:52:03,707 --> 00:52:05,626 a complicated present. 511 00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:08,504 What is that supposed to mean? 512 00:52:15,886 --> 00:52:17,763 Or is there something you know? 513 00:52:19,223 --> 00:52:21,141 Because if there is, tell me now. 514 00:52:25,479 --> 00:52:26,647 Tell me now. 515 00:52:33,487 --> 00:52:36,448 I'm merely asking if he's the right man for a lifelong commitment. 516 00:52:39,326 --> 00:52:42,329 Is he really cut out for marriage with all its ups and downs? 517 00:52:42,413 --> 00:52:45,749 I will marry Tony if it is the last thing I do. 518 00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:48,794 At the Chelsea registry office, 519 00:52:48,877 --> 00:52:51,004 with a local drunk as witness, if need be. 520 00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:56,135 Because Tony makes sense of me, defines me. 521 00:52:57,219 --> 00:53:02,349 At long last, I know who I am and what I represent. 522 00:53:04,143 --> 00:53:05,894 And what is that? 523 00:53:08,564 --> 00:53:11,275 A woman in my own right. 524 00:53:13,277 --> 00:53:15,362 A woman for the modern age. 525 00:53:15,863 --> 00:53:18,866 And, above all, a woman who is free. 526 00:53:20,451 --> 00:53:23,579 Free to live, to love, 527 00:53:25,122 --> 00:53:27,374 and free to break away. 528 00:53:28,292 --> 00:53:30,419 But you're not breaking away. 529 00:53:31,420 --> 00:53:35,924 Because you won't give up your title, your rank, your privileges, 530 00:53:36,049 --> 00:53:37,718 for one simple reason. 531 00:53:38,510 --> 00:53:40,345 You enjoy it all too much. 532 00:53:41,263 --> 00:53:43,098 The palaces, the privileges, the deference. 533 00:53:43,182 --> 00:53:45,976 It's always meant more to you than it did to me. 534 00:53:50,105 --> 00:53:52,900 Whereas all I wanted to do was 535 00:53:54,276 --> 00:53:55,652 give it all up, 536 00:53:57,321 --> 00:54:00,240 disappear and become invisible. 537 00:54:04,369 --> 00:54:07,372 Well, in that case, your achievement's all the more remarkable. 538 00:54:11,293 --> 00:54:14,505 As you've managed to disappear and become invisible, 539 00:54:14,588 --> 00:54:16,548 while wearing the crown. 540 00:54:24,431 --> 00:54:26,600 - Margaret... - I'll see you in the Abbey. 541 00:54:47,746 --> 00:54:49,498 When the announcement of the betrothal 542 00:54:49,581 --> 00:54:50,958 was made from Clarence house, 543 00:54:51,041 --> 00:54:54,044 the reaction everywhere was not only one of surprise 544 00:54:54,127 --> 00:54:56,129 but also of the greatest pleasure. 545 00:55:03,470 --> 00:55:06,098 Strange to be getting up in a London street, 546 00:55:06,181 --> 00:55:09,560 but you must have your hair looking its best on a great day like this. 547 00:55:44,553 --> 00:55:46,346 Before the great news was given, 548 00:55:46,430 --> 00:55:49,558 the Princess's fiancé was quite unknown to the people of britain. 549 00:55:49,641 --> 00:55:53,729 Now everyone knows he's 29, the same age as Princess Margaret. 550 00:55:53,895 --> 00:55:56,231 He was educated at eton and at Cambridge, 551 00:55:56,315 --> 00:55:59,234 where he coxed the winning crew in 1950, 552 00:55:59,318 --> 00:56:02,696 and he's unconventional, talented and very popular... 553 00:56:07,826 --> 00:56:10,037 They spent some time walking through the grounds 554 00:56:10,120 --> 00:56:13,165 while the cameras continued to make this delightful record. 555 00:58:01,898 --> 00:58:03,900 Your father would have been proud. 556 00:59:01,875 --> 00:59:03,794 Well, not bad, you'd have to say. 557 00:59:05,128 --> 00:59:06,338 What? 558 00:59:06,588 --> 00:59:09,174 For the son that always brought you shame. 559 00:59:10,008 --> 00:59:13,720 The son that you rejected. The son that was never good enough. 560 00:59:20,727 --> 00:59:23,730 I suppose I always thought that eventually you'd find it in you 561 00:59:23,814 --> 00:59:25,565 to admit that you're proud of me. 562 00:59:28,902 --> 00:59:30,904 Perhaps even that you love me. 563 00:59:32,781 --> 00:59:35,617 Darling, I do hope you haven't done all this for me. 564 00:59:42,791 --> 00:59:48,547 Antony Charles Robert, wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife, 565 00:59:49,506 --> 00:59:52,509 to live together after god's ordinance 566 00:59:52,592 --> 00:59:55,428 in the holy estate of matrimony? 567 00:59:55,512 --> 01:00:01,017 Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, 568 01:00:01,518 --> 01:00:04,312 in sickness and in health, 569 01:00:04,396 --> 01:00:09,276 and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto her, 570 01:00:09,818 --> 01:00:12,195 as long as ye both shall live? 571 01:00:12,279 --> 01:00:13,864 I will. 572 01:00:21,621 --> 01:00:26,585 Margaret Rose, wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, 573 01:00:27,002 --> 01:00:32,173 to live together after god's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? 574 01:00:32,799 --> 01:00:37,429 Wilt thou obey him and serve him, love, honor and keep him, 575 01:00:37,762 --> 01:00:40,265 in sickness and in health, 576 01:00:40,348 --> 01:00:42,684 and, forsaking all other, 577 01:00:42,976 --> 01:00:45,145 keep thee only unto him, 578 01:00:45,228 --> 01:00:47,647 so long as ye both shall live? 579 01:00:48,315 --> 01:00:49,649 I will.