1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,160 [BIRDS SQUAWK IN THE DISTANCE] 2 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,360 [FAINT RUMBLING] 3 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:22,440 [RUMBLING INTENSIFIES] 4 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:23,840 [SPLASHES] 5 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:25,600 [ENGINE REVS] 6 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:39,880 [OFFICER] How much further, Loesch? 7 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,120 [VON LOESCH] Straight on. 8 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,200 [VON LOESCH SPEAKING GERMAN] 9 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,120 - [OFFICER] Pull over, Private. - [VON LOESCH] Stop. 10 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:58,840 [OFFICER] Grab those shovels. 11 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,400 - Show us, Loesch. - [SHOVELS CLANG] 12 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:08,120 Spread out. 13 00:01:39,320 --> 00:01:40,440 [VON LOESCH] Here. 14 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:44,400 Start digging. 15 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:52,800 [SOLDIER GRUNTS] 16 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,440 [SHOVELS CLANG AGAINST SOMETHING] 17 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:06,960 [SOLDIER] We got something. 18 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,120 [SOLDIERS PANT] 19 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:18,920 [SOLDIER GROANS] 20 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,160 [SOLDIERS BREATHE HEAVILY] 21 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,560 [PANTING] 22 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,320 [METAL CLANGING] 23 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,080 [SHOUTING] 24 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,040 [OFFICER] Here it is. 25 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:12,280 [BOX THUDS] 26 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,320 [BANGING] 27 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,560 [COMMANDER] What's he asking for? 28 00:03:30,640 --> 00:03:32,640 [OFFICER] Freedom in a country of his choice. 29 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,480 And a generous pension to last the rest of his lifetime. 30 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:42,360 [COMMANDER] Well, let's see how good it is first. 31 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:48,720 Get it translated. 32 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,120 [CHURCH BELLS RING] 33 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,880 [MACHINE FLICKERS] 34 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:18,960 [MACHINE SQUEAKS] 35 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,480 [TYPEWRITER CLICKS] 36 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,560 [TYPEWRITER CONTINUES CLICKING] 37 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:48,720 [CHATTERING] 38 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:55,600 [CHATTERING] 39 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,520 - Don't you knock? - Sir. 40 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:22,960 [WOMAN] Uh, gentlemen, may I help you? 41 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:25,200 [KNOCKS ON DOOR] 42 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:26,280 [MAN 1] Enter. 43 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:29,680 [MAN WITH FILE] Sir. 44 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,000 I'm going to need to speak to the Prime Minister. 45 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,320 I need to see the King. 46 00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:06,840 [KING GEORGE] We all suspected it. 47 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:12,200 These papers must never see the light of day, Winston. Ever. 48 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,720 Publication could do grave harm to the national interest. 49 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,280 [KING GEORGE] The gravest. 50 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:25,200 What is written here brings the greatest shame upon this family. 51 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:27,000 [SIGHS] 52 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,600 Our people would, rightfully, never forgive us. 53 00:07:29,498 --> 00:07:37,498 Synced and corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com 54 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,040 [MAN ON TV] The mighty Harringay Arena in London 55 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:53,080 draws a capacity crowd of over 11,000 for the first meeting in Britain 56 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,800 of the American evangelist team, headed by Billy Graham. 57 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,920 Mr. Graham, who wears a slate-gray suit and a modest tie, 58 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,800 makes his address from a purple-draped platform. 59 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:07,560 [BILLY ON TV] The Bible teaches that all of us are wrong. 60 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:13,360 We have all gone astray, with everyone turned to his own way. 61 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:15,280 And when you turn... 62 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,760 It's rare and not entirely reassuring to see religious certainty 63 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:20,800 - in someone so young. - [CROWD ON TV APPLAUDS] 64 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:25,240 - He's not young; he's my age. - Precisely. A child. 65 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,640 [QUEEN MOTHER] I think moral authority and spiritual guidance 66 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,160 should come from someone with a little life experience. 67 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,360 Not from someone who learned their trade selling brushes 68 00:08:34,385 --> 00:08:35,905 door to door in North Carolina. 69 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,320 But there's a humility to that which I like. 70 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:39,800 Are those people crying? 71 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,360 [MAN ON TV] Billy Graham has spoken to 72 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:42,964 more than one and a half million people... 73 00:08:42,965 --> 00:08:45,765 - What's happening to this country? - Now, he sums up his crusade. 74 00:08:45,790 --> 00:08:48,110 The people of Great Britain never cried during the war. 75 00:08:48,245 --> 00:08:50,405 Now they're weeping like children. 76 00:08:50,485 --> 00:08:53,820 [BILLY ON TV] I'm calling for a revival that will cause every man and woman 77 00:08:53,845 --> 00:08:56,020 to return to their offices and shops 78 00:08:56,045 --> 00:08:59,965 and live out the teachings of Christ in their daily relationships. 79 00:09:00,045 --> 00:09:03,925 I'm going to preach a gospel, not of despair, but of hope. 80 00:09:04,005 --> 00:09:09,045 Hope for the individual, hope for society, hope for the world. 81 00:09:09,125 --> 00:09:11,525 Turning out in droves for an American zealot. 82 00:09:12,325 --> 00:09:13,485 He's not a zealot. 83 00:09:14,045 --> 00:09:15,925 He's shouting, darling. Only zealots shout. 84 00:09:16,005 --> 00:09:17,845 [BILLY CONTINUES] When you close your eyes, 85 00:09:17,925 --> 00:09:20,405 close your ears to God's way, 86 00:09:20,485 --> 00:09:24,845 you will soon prefer your own ideas to the ideas of God. 87 00:09:25,565 --> 00:09:30,125 You come to a stage where your own evil seems to you good 88 00:09:30,205 --> 00:09:35,885 - and God's good seems to be evil. - [CROWD ON TV CHEERS] 89 00:09:35,965 --> 00:09:37,245 [PEACOCK CALLS] 90 00:09:38,805 --> 00:09:43,525 ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ 91 00:09:43,605 --> 00:09:47,205 ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ 92 00:09:47,285 --> 00:09:51,565 ♪ Happy birthday, dear Trooper ♪ 93 00:09:51,645 --> 00:09:53,085 ♪ Happy birthday... ♪ 94 00:09:53,165 --> 00:09:54,165 - On three. ♪ -...to you. ♪ 95 00:09:54,245 --> 00:09:56,245 - Happy birthday, Trooper! - [TROOPER BARKS] 96 00:09:56,805 --> 00:09:57,805 Good boy. 97 00:09:57,885 --> 00:09:58,885 [DOGS BARK] 98 00:09:59,885 --> 00:10:00,965 [GUNSHOT] 99 00:10:01,045 --> 00:10:03,445 Good shot! Bravo. 100 00:10:04,965 --> 00:10:06,645 - [GUNSHOT] - Well done. 101 00:10:09,885 --> 00:10:12,045 [DOGS CONTINUE BARKING IN THE DISTANCE] 102 00:10:12,125 --> 00:10:14,125 - [GUNSHOT] - [DOG BARKS] 103 00:10:16,005 --> 00:10:17,845 [DUCHESS SCREAMS] 104 00:10:17,925 --> 00:10:20,045 Now we are losing. 105 00:10:20,125 --> 00:10:21,685 - [WOMAN] Is it me? - It's me, it's me! 106 00:10:22,525 --> 00:10:23,765 No, I don't want one. 107 00:10:23,845 --> 00:10:26,565 Oh, darling. Where's your pep? 108 00:10:38,605 --> 00:10:39,885 [DUKE] You look very dashing. 109 00:10:42,445 --> 00:10:43,645 [DUCHESS] A hat! 110 00:10:44,565 --> 00:10:46,645 - Monsieur. - Alors, qu'est-ce que vous pensez? 111 00:10:46,725 --> 00:10:50,525 - Magnifique! Parfait! - I don't like it. 112 00:11:07,365 --> 00:11:09,645 Oh, no, no, no, I cannot go like this. 113 00:11:09,765 --> 00:11:10,845 [DUCHESS] Why not? 114 00:11:11,285 --> 00:11:14,605 At least that way, I get to be queen once. [CHUCKLES] 115 00:11:15,645 --> 00:11:18,805 - [SWING MUSIC PLAYS] - [PARTY GUESTS CHATTER, LAUGH] 116 00:11:46,565 --> 00:11:49,085 [SWING MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING IN THE DISTANCE] 117 00:12:02,565 --> 00:12:04,965 [PARTY GUESTS APPLAUD] 118 00:12:14,245 --> 00:12:17,205 Would you like to know what my day consisted of today? 119 00:12:18,325 --> 00:12:21,245 Don't tell me. The same as every other day. 120 00:12:21,325 --> 00:12:25,325 I rose late. Past 11. Then inspected the gardens. 121 00:12:25,405 --> 00:12:27,365 Then ate lunch with people of no consequence. 122 00:12:27,445 --> 00:12:30,405 - My friends! - People of no consequence. 123 00:12:31,445 --> 00:12:33,725 I never thought I'd hear myself say it, 124 00:12:33,805 --> 00:12:36,645 but a life of pleasure really has its limits. 125 00:12:36,725 --> 00:12:38,765 Try a life spent living with you. 126 00:12:43,645 --> 00:12:49,645 My motto, as Prince of Wales, was "Ich dien." "I serve." 127 00:12:51,285 --> 00:12:55,765 Deeply rooted within me is a need to serve my country. 128 00:12:55,845 --> 00:12:59,005 I need a job, a purpose. 129 00:12:59,085 --> 00:13:00,605 - Not this again. - Yes, this. 130 00:13:00,685 --> 00:13:03,045 Well, where do you intend to find one? 131 00:13:03,125 --> 00:13:08,285 I will simply have to go to London to set things in motion. 132 00:13:08,365 --> 00:13:11,231 Shall I tell you what else is deeply rooted within your family? 133 00:13:11,231 --> 00:13:12,251 Delusion. 134 00:13:12,525 --> 00:13:14,885 They won't let you in the country, let alone give you a job. 135 00:13:14,965 --> 00:13:17,325 - That's not what my lawyer says. - You've spoken to George? 136 00:13:17,765 --> 00:13:20,085 - Why didn't you tell me? - Well, I'm telling you now. 137 00:13:21,165 --> 00:13:24,405 I still have allies, you know, important allies. 138 00:13:24,845 --> 00:13:27,565 Disciples of the truth, advocates of justice, 139 00:13:27,645 --> 00:13:30,965 who could mobilize opinion, 140 00:13:31,045 --> 00:13:37,205 start a campaign... to have a former king be forgiven. 141 00:13:44,205 --> 00:13:45,925 [PHONE RINGS] 142 00:13:48,365 --> 00:13:51,085 Finally, there's a request, ma'am, from the government, 143 00:13:51,165 --> 00:13:53,845 for you to open the new airport at Gatwick. 144 00:13:53,925 --> 00:13:55,798 Um, they've offered some dates. 145 00:13:55,823 --> 00:13:57,749 Third of June works best for us, I think. 146 00:13:57,805 --> 00:14:01,285 - [ELIZABETH] Yes, all right. - And that is it from me. 147 00:14:01,365 --> 00:14:02,805 [ELIZABETH] Thank you, Michael. 148 00:14:05,125 --> 00:14:06,845 - Oh, there was something. - There was... 149 00:14:07,805 --> 00:14:08,805 [MICHAEL] Ma'am. 150 00:14:09,403 --> 00:14:12,231 If I wished to meet Reverend Graham, 151 00:14:12,256 --> 00:14:13,909 do you think that could be arranged? 152 00:14:16,205 --> 00:14:17,285 The evangelist, ma'am? 153 00:14:18,645 --> 00:14:19,845 Yes. 154 00:14:21,765 --> 00:14:25,605 [MICHAEL] Well, I should need to give it some thought. 155 00:14:25,685 --> 00:14:26,685 Um... 156 00:14:27,405 --> 00:14:30,925 One might imagine an invitation being extended 157 00:14:31,005 --> 00:14:35,478 to preach at All Saints' Chapel at Windsor 158 00:14:35,503 --> 00:14:37,749 and a private lunch to follow? 159 00:14:38,125 --> 00:14:39,285 Lovely. 160 00:14:39,965 --> 00:14:42,685 We should have to be careful, though, ma'am, 161 00:14:42,765 --> 00:14:46,845 that any invitation to, or association with, Reverend Graham, 162 00:14:46,925 --> 00:14:50,085 not be perceived as an endorsement of his... 163 00:14:52,405 --> 00:14:53,685 crusades, 164 00:14:53,765 --> 00:14:55,358 which would not be compatible 165 00:14:55,383 --> 00:14:56,949 with your role as the head of the Church. 166 00:14:57,005 --> 00:14:59,125 I'm sure you'll handle it all perfectly, Michael. 167 00:14:59,205 --> 00:15:00,765 And you had something? 168 00:15:01,445 --> 00:15:03,245 [HESITANT] Yes, um... 169 00:15:03,845 --> 00:15:07,885 His Royal Highness, the Duke of Windsor, has written with a request. 170 00:15:07,965 --> 00:15:10,125 - [PHILIP] Oh. - What for? 171 00:15:10,845 --> 00:15:13,805 - To be allowed to enter the country. - Denied! 172 00:15:13,885 --> 00:15:16,485 [MICHAEL] To research a book which he's planning to write. 173 00:15:16,565 --> 00:15:17,405 On what subject? 174 00:15:17,485 --> 00:15:21,005 How To Be a Truly Great King: a Guidebook. 175 00:15:21,085 --> 00:15:23,085 - [ELIZABETH] Mm. - [CHUCKLES] 176 00:15:23,725 --> 00:15:24,805 [MICHAEL] He didn't say. 177 00:15:24,885 --> 00:15:27,085 I suppose we could let him stay at Kensington Palace. 178 00:15:27,165 --> 00:15:29,565 He's intending to stay with his friend Major Metcalfe. 179 00:15:29,645 --> 00:15:32,365 Fruity? But doesn't he live in Surrey? 180 00:15:32,445 --> 00:15:34,725 - Sussex, I believe. - Oh, that's quite good. 181 00:15:34,805 --> 00:15:37,725 - Out of public eye. - The further the better, if you ask me. 182 00:15:39,765 --> 00:15:41,325 So, that is a yes. 183 00:15:41,405 --> 00:15:42,365 - No! - Yes. 184 00:15:42,925 --> 00:15:44,885 - No. - Yes. 185 00:15:46,925 --> 00:15:48,445 Yes, let him come. 186 00:15:49,165 --> 00:15:50,165 Ma'am. 187 00:15:53,685 --> 00:15:55,045 [CAR DOOR SLAMS] 188 00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:07,285 - Morning. - [ARCHIVIST] Good morning, sir. 189 00:16:08,645 --> 00:16:10,598 [MAN] Uh, did you finish that paperwork? 190 00:16:10,623 --> 00:16:11,508 Yes, sir. 191 00:16:11,564 --> 00:16:13,245 - Thank you. - [WOMAN] This one's for Mr. Sweet. 192 00:16:13,325 --> 00:16:15,405 - This one for... - [MAN] Morning, Margaret. 193 00:16:15,485 --> 00:16:18,325 Morning, sir. Monsieur Robert. 194 00:16:18,405 --> 00:16:19,525 [ARCHIVIST] Yes, ma'am. 195 00:16:37,205 --> 00:16:39,445 [TYPEWRITER CLICKS, DINGS] 196 00:16:40,205 --> 00:16:41,605 Take a look at this. 197 00:16:43,245 --> 00:16:45,445 It's practically an injunction. 198 00:16:45,725 --> 00:16:46,805 [MARGARET] Sir. 199 00:16:49,205 --> 00:16:50,605 Are you aware of this? 200 00:16:55,485 --> 00:16:56,325 I am. 201 00:16:56,925 --> 00:17:01,645 As historians, we have a duty to publish the truth, no exceptions. 202 00:17:02,565 --> 00:17:06,205 Otherwise, what are we all doing? Protecting Nazis? 203 00:17:06,285 --> 00:17:08,085 Protecting something else. 204 00:17:09,685 --> 00:17:10,765 My hands are tied. 205 00:17:10,845 --> 00:17:12,165 But his are not. 206 00:17:12,245 --> 00:17:13,645 That's right. 207 00:17:13,725 --> 00:17:16,485 I have access to the US State Department duplicate files. 208 00:17:16,565 --> 00:17:18,085 [FRENCH MAN] Including this. 209 00:17:18,965 --> 00:17:21,605 There's nothing to stop the American government publishing 210 00:17:21,685 --> 00:17:23,085 if the British government won't. 211 00:17:32,205 --> 00:17:33,965 [TRAIN WHISTLES] 212 00:17:34,085 --> 00:17:36,325 [DUKE] "My dearest darling Peaches, 213 00:17:36,405 --> 00:17:40,365 let us hope the rest of the trip is not as miserable as the journey. 214 00:17:40,445 --> 00:17:44,365 It was a most disagreeable crossing, due to bad weather. 215 00:17:44,445 --> 00:17:47,285 The company on the boat was dreadful too, 216 00:17:47,365 --> 00:17:49,485 common and uninteresting people, 217 00:17:49,565 --> 00:17:53,045 pestering me to join them for drinks or play cards. 218 00:17:55,565 --> 00:17:58,805 On arrival in London, my mood was lifted slightly 219 00:17:58,885 --> 00:18:03,205 by a large group of welcoming supporters who cheered my name 220 00:18:03,285 --> 00:18:05,325 - and removed their hats. - [CAMERA CLICKS] 221 00:18:05,405 --> 00:18:09,565 And my niece, the Queen, sent me one of the hearses. 222 00:18:14,125 --> 00:18:18,205 Later in the evening I feared things would go from bad to worse, 223 00:18:18,285 --> 00:18:21,471 as we arrived at Fruity's rather drab little house, 224 00:18:21,496 --> 00:18:23,229 somewhere in Sussex." 225 00:18:27,605 --> 00:18:28,805 [DUKE] Fruity. 226 00:18:28,885 --> 00:18:30,605 - Your Royal Highness. - How are you? 227 00:18:30,685 --> 00:18:32,605 - Very well. - Your Royal Highness. 228 00:18:32,685 --> 00:18:33,685 Baba dear. 229 00:18:33,765 --> 00:18:36,285 [DUKE] "But George excelled, as ever, 230 00:18:36,310 --> 00:18:38,589 and revealed the work he had already done." 231 00:18:38,645 --> 00:18:41,565 [MAN] Of course the true purpose of the visit can't be known to anybody. 232 00:18:41,645 --> 00:18:45,125 Should anyone get wind of any "job hunting" by His Royal Highness, 233 00:18:45,205 --> 00:18:46,666 it might be seen as a 234 00:18:46,691 --> 00:18:49,669 violation of the agreement made after the abdication 235 00:18:49,765 --> 00:18:51,605 and His Royal Highness might find himself 236 00:18:51,685 --> 00:18:55,845 not only being asked to leave the country, but also without a pension. 237 00:18:56,765 --> 00:19:01,405 So, this trip must be perceived, first and foremost, as a literary one. 238 00:19:01,485 --> 00:19:05,125 - [FRUITY] I trust you came prepared. - I brought quill and ink. 239 00:19:05,205 --> 00:19:07,045 [LAUGHTER] 240 00:19:07,125 --> 00:19:08,565 [MAN] All that notwithstanding, 241 00:19:09,125 --> 00:19:11,205 I've started a campaign, 242 00:19:12,165 --> 00:19:14,085 gathering friends and supporters. 243 00:19:14,165 --> 00:19:16,125 And early indications are most encouraging. 244 00:19:16,205 --> 00:19:18,725 Walter Monckton has agreed to host a dinner, 245 00:19:18,805 --> 00:19:21,685 and we've had "yesses" from Lord Salisbury, Lord Beaverbrook, 246 00:19:21,765 --> 00:19:24,385 Lord Dudley, the American ambassador 247 00:19:24,410 --> 00:19:27,269 and the Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd. 248 00:19:27,325 --> 00:19:29,805 Ooh, Cecil Beaton and Noel Coward 249 00:19:29,885 --> 00:19:32,325 have agreed to hold a little supper party for you. 250 00:19:32,405 --> 00:19:35,205 - Oh, dear Cecil... - [LAUGHTER] 251 00:19:35,285 --> 00:19:37,125 ...and his inedible food. 252 00:19:48,125 --> 00:19:49,645 [CARS APPROACHING] 253 00:20:01,645 --> 00:20:06,325 - [PHILIP] Do we really have to do this? - Indulge me. I'm interested. 254 00:20:08,165 --> 00:20:11,405 Couldn't you just make up an excuse and say I'm off sinning somewhere? 255 00:20:11,485 --> 00:20:12,485 No. 256 00:20:12,845 --> 00:20:15,245 [CAR DOORS SLAMMING] 257 00:20:17,125 --> 00:20:18,925 [PHILIP] Lanky bugger, isn't he? 258 00:20:19,005 --> 00:20:20,645 I think he's rather handsome. 259 00:20:20,725 --> 00:20:24,005 A door-to-door salesman in a hideous shiny suit. 260 00:20:24,885 --> 00:20:26,525 - Where's his box? - What box? 261 00:20:26,605 --> 00:20:29,565 - The one containing his brushes. - Oh, no, look. 262 00:20:29,645 --> 00:20:32,845 - Come on. We'll be late. - Hair brushes. Floor brushes. 263 00:20:32,925 --> 00:20:35,645 - Toothbrushes. - Do shut up, Philip. 264 00:20:35,725 --> 00:20:38,725 [BILLY] As I was thinking about what to preach about today, 265 00:20:38,805 --> 00:20:42,125 I considered various topics which speak to me personally, 266 00:20:42,205 --> 00:20:45,565 but I thought that I would start with a simple question. 267 00:20:47,525 --> 00:20:49,365 What is a Christian? 268 00:20:50,125 --> 00:20:53,125 The Bible tells us; Colossians 1:27 says 269 00:20:53,205 --> 00:20:59,045 that a Christian is a person in whom Christ dwells. 270 00:20:59,125 --> 00:21:00,645 It's Christ in you. 271 00:21:00,725 --> 00:21:02,445 The hope of glory. 272 00:21:02,525 --> 00:21:05,565 It means that you have a personal relationship 273 00:21:05,645 --> 00:21:07,525 with the Lord Jesus Christ. 274 00:21:07,605 --> 00:21:10,485 That encounter has taken place. 275 00:21:10,565 --> 00:21:13,765 You have received Christ as savior. 276 00:21:15,045 --> 00:21:18,685 And that is what a Christian is. 277 00:21:25,645 --> 00:21:27,405 [ELIZABETH] I enjoyed that very much. 278 00:21:27,485 --> 00:21:31,085 You do speak with such wonderful clarity and certainty. 279 00:21:31,165 --> 00:21:33,045 - [DOOR CLOSES] - I find it very reassuring. 280 00:21:34,085 --> 00:21:35,565 And it's not only me. 281 00:21:36,205 --> 00:21:38,445 The rest of the country are too, I imagine. 282 00:21:38,525 --> 00:21:39,845 - Yes. - [ELIZABETH CHUCKLES] 283 00:21:39,925 --> 00:21:42,005 We've been surprised ourselves at the turnout. 284 00:21:42,085 --> 00:21:43,605 - Really? - Mm-hm. 285 00:21:43,685 --> 00:21:45,525 Well, you shouldn't be. 286 00:21:45,605 --> 00:21:47,498 In an increasingly complex world, 287 00:21:47,523 --> 00:21:50,309 we all need certainty, and you provide it. 288 00:21:50,365 --> 00:21:53,405 Well, that's not me. The scriptures provide it. 289 00:21:53,925 --> 00:21:59,205 Yes, but you illuminate them so well. [INHALES] 290 00:21:59,285 --> 00:22:02,318 The great joy that I have felt today was that of being 291 00:22:02,343 --> 00:22:03,871 a simple congregant, 292 00:22:03,896 --> 00:22:06,565 being taught, being led. 293 00:22:06,645 --> 00:22:09,205 You see, as head of the Anglican Church, in terms of rank, 294 00:22:09,285 --> 00:22:13,645 even the great Archbishops of York and Canterbury are below me. 295 00:22:14,765 --> 00:22:16,805 Above me there is only God. 296 00:22:16,885 --> 00:22:20,445 - Well, that must be lonely sometimes. - Yes, it is. [CHUCKLES] 297 00:22:22,805 --> 00:22:26,155 Which is why it's lovely, as Queen, 298 00:22:26,180 --> 00:22:29,469 to be able to just disappear and be... 299 00:22:30,525 --> 00:22:32,005 [BILLY] A simple Christian. 300 00:22:33,565 --> 00:22:34,965 Yes. [SIGHS] 301 00:22:36,645 --> 00:22:41,685 Above all things, I do think of myself as just a simple Christian. 302 00:22:43,165 --> 00:22:47,645 It's the values of Christian living that root me, guide me. 303 00:22:48,925 --> 00:22:50,085 Define me. 304 00:22:55,365 --> 00:22:57,165 Have you always been such a good speaker? 305 00:22:57,885 --> 00:22:59,445 I was actually a shy child. 306 00:22:59,525 --> 00:23:01,325 - No. - Mm-hm. 307 00:23:02,245 --> 00:23:03,885 Speaking as a shy child myself, 308 00:23:03,965 --> 00:23:06,365 I have to say that I find that very hard to believe. 309 00:23:06,445 --> 00:23:08,605 - [BOTH CHUCKLE] - No, ma'am, it's true. 310 00:23:09,445 --> 00:23:14,925 The first time I ever spoke in public, I was 12 years old. At school. 311 00:23:15,445 --> 00:23:18,925 The school principal told my mother he thought I was a natural, 312 00:23:19,485 --> 00:23:23,365 that, of all things, I had a gift. 313 00:23:39,285 --> 00:23:41,045 [CAR DOORS SLAM] 314 00:24:19,165 --> 00:24:20,165 [CAR DOOR SLAMS] 315 00:24:21,125 --> 00:24:23,165 [MACMILLAN] I've no objection to his being here. 316 00:24:23,965 --> 00:24:25,785 It's the word "crusade" 317 00:24:25,810 --> 00:24:27,229 - that troubles me. - [LAUGHTER] 318 00:24:29,565 --> 00:24:31,911 If the Reverend Graham is the crusader, 319 00:24:31,936 --> 00:24:33,859 the implication is that we're heathens! 320 00:24:33,915 --> 00:24:36,283 - [LAUGHTER] - [MACMILLAN] Not sure I go along with it. 321 00:24:37,125 --> 00:24:38,965 Mr. Wheeler-Bennett, sir. 322 00:24:39,525 --> 00:24:41,405 - Ah, excuse me. - [LAUGHTER] 323 00:24:41,485 --> 00:24:45,205 - [PHONE RINGS] - [MEN CONTINUE CHATTING] 324 00:24:45,285 --> 00:24:47,325 Prime Minister. Thank you for seeing me. 325 00:24:47,405 --> 00:24:52,485 You didn't give me much choice. "A matter of the greatest urgency." 326 00:24:52,565 --> 00:24:55,365 Your team of troublesome historians? 327 00:24:55,445 --> 00:24:58,565 Committed historians. Principled historians. 328 00:25:00,565 --> 00:25:03,565 - Is that the file in question? - Yes. 329 00:25:04,765 --> 00:25:05,765 Let's make a start. 330 00:25:09,085 --> 00:25:10,885 - [LAUGHTER] - [CHATTER] 331 00:25:10,965 --> 00:25:13,845 - Ah, there you are! Plotters all! - [GUESTS CHUCKLE] 332 00:25:13,925 --> 00:25:15,245 [GUESTS] Your Royal Highness. 333 00:25:15,325 --> 00:25:16,565 Are the curtains drawn? 334 00:25:16,645 --> 00:25:18,605 - Does treason abound? - [LAUGHTER] 335 00:25:18,685 --> 00:25:20,325 George, thank you so much. 336 00:25:20,405 --> 00:25:22,205 - Cecil, it's so good of you to come. - Sir. 337 00:25:22,285 --> 00:25:24,685 - Dear Bobbety. How are you? - Hello, sir. I'm very well. 338 00:25:24,765 --> 00:25:26,405 Walter, thank you so much for all this. 339 00:25:26,485 --> 00:25:29,405 [MAN] We all know why we're here tonight. 340 00:25:29,485 --> 00:25:32,405 - [LIGHTER CLICKS] - To see if we can help our dear friend, 341 00:25:32,485 --> 00:25:37,405 His Royal Highness, in his quest to find... 342 00:25:38,245 --> 00:25:41,085 A final act to this sad drama. 343 00:25:41,165 --> 00:25:44,845 And to turn it into a great history play. He seeks a job. 344 00:25:45,405 --> 00:25:47,285 A purpose. 345 00:25:47,365 --> 00:25:51,965 Well, that's why I'm here. To ask you all, my council of war, 346 00:25:52,045 --> 00:25:57,725 my... my Brains Trust of politicians, artists and philosophers. 347 00:25:57,805 --> 00:26:00,445 - Something in the military, perhaps? - [DUKE] Well, why not? 348 00:26:00,911 --> 00:26:02,612 I was made a major-general, 349 00:26:02,637 --> 00:26:05,057 attached to the British military mission in France 350 00:26:05,090 --> 00:26:06,805 at the beginning of the war, in a liaising role 351 00:26:06,885 --> 00:26:09,205 between us and the French, and I very much enjoyed it. 352 00:26:09,285 --> 00:26:11,285 Or a position within the Board of Trade. 353 00:26:12,245 --> 00:26:13,765 Well, what kind of position? 354 00:26:13,845 --> 00:26:16,325 Helping promote Britain's economic interests abroad. 355 00:26:17,405 --> 00:26:21,365 - Well... Yes. - The right man in the right position 356 00:26:21,445 --> 00:26:23,965 could contribute so much to Britain's economy, 357 00:26:24,045 --> 00:26:26,805 helping boost our much-needed dollar reserves. 358 00:26:26,885 --> 00:26:30,005 - A man with charm, contacts, influence. - [DUKE] Hmm. 359 00:26:30,645 --> 00:26:33,565 And the magic of being a former King. 360 00:26:35,205 --> 00:26:37,965 Look, doesn't it all feel a little grubby, Walter, 361 00:26:38,045 --> 00:26:40,485 all those grasping international businessmen, 362 00:26:40,565 --> 00:26:42,845 the whiff of profit and self-interest? 363 00:26:42,925 --> 00:26:44,198 No, I like the 364 00:26:44,223 --> 00:26:47,269 direction we were heading earlier, the idea of a liaison post. 365 00:26:47,325 --> 00:26:51,445 - Then what about the diplomatic service? - Oh, I like that idea. 366 00:26:51,525 --> 00:26:56,965 Don't the Americans have these unofficial roving ambassadors nowadays? 367 00:26:57,045 --> 00:27:00,445 Yes, they have two in London at the moment. Hmm. 368 00:27:00,525 --> 00:27:02,365 Well, something like that would be ideal. 369 00:27:02,445 --> 00:27:04,005 [WALTER] Well, I think we have... 370 00:27:04,085 --> 00:27:07,085 [DUKE] "My dearest darling Peaches. 371 00:27:07,165 --> 00:27:09,605 What a weight is off my mind. 372 00:27:09,685 --> 00:27:12,365 Monckton really did come up with the goods, 373 00:27:12,445 --> 00:27:16,165 and his friends really do seem to want to help me. 374 00:27:16,245 --> 00:27:18,205 Now, all I must do is wait, 375 00:27:18,285 --> 00:27:22,085 while they discreetly make representations on my behalf. 376 00:27:23,525 --> 00:27:25,325 I would say 'wait and pray, ' 377 00:27:26,045 --> 00:27:29,205 but all taste for prayer has left me, as I survey 378 00:27:29,285 --> 00:27:32,525 the madness involving the American evangelist here. 379 00:27:32,605 --> 00:27:36,045 What has happened to the people of this country, 380 00:27:36,125 --> 00:27:40,405 turning like lemmings to this crusading showman from Charlotte 381 00:27:40,485 --> 00:27:41,725 for their inspiration? 382 00:27:43,245 --> 00:27:46,965 Rumor reached me that Shirley Temple even invited the fool 383 00:27:47,045 --> 00:27:49,285 to preach at Windsor Chapel. 384 00:27:49,365 --> 00:27:52,925 Can you imagine the banality of those exchanges? 385 00:27:53,005 --> 00:27:56,645 The smugness, self-congratulation and hypocrisy. 386 00:27:57,525 --> 00:28:00,365 What a grotesque occasion that must have been. 387 00:28:01,605 --> 00:28:05,525 Now bed calls, and for once, as my head hits the pillow 388 00:28:05,605 --> 00:28:11,125 without yours beside me, I can truthfully say, all is well. 389 00:28:11,205 --> 00:28:14,085 Today was a day worth living. 390 00:28:14,165 --> 00:28:17,325 Your loving husband, David." 391 00:28:21,805 --> 00:28:23,885 - [MICHAEL] Good morning, sir. - Primed and ready? 392 00:28:23,965 --> 00:28:25,405 Ready for you now, sir. 393 00:28:30,245 --> 00:28:33,685 I received a visit yesterday afternoon from John Wheeler-Bennett, 394 00:28:35,325 --> 00:28:39,685 the senior historian in charge of publishing the German war files, 395 00:28:39,805 --> 00:28:44,845 who informed me that this government was now left with no choice 396 00:28:44,925 --> 00:28:46,645 but to publish certain material, 397 00:28:46,725 --> 00:28:49,765 which both my predecessor, Winston Churchill, 398 00:28:49,845 --> 00:28:53,325 and yours, your late father, tried to suppress. 399 00:28:53,405 --> 00:28:54,405 What material? 400 00:28:55,245 --> 00:28:57,125 The Marburg Files, ma'am. 401 00:29:03,285 --> 00:29:05,885 [TYPEWRITER CLICKS] 402 00:29:05,965 --> 00:29:07,085 [DOOR CLOSES] 403 00:29:36,085 --> 00:29:38,965 This was always going to come back to haunt us. 404 00:29:44,205 --> 00:29:48,845 Shortly after the war ended, some British troops... 405 00:29:48,925 --> 00:29:51,805 Uh... American. 406 00:29:54,565 --> 00:29:58,745 American troops arrested a German soldier, 407 00:29:58,770 --> 00:30:00,389 as he was retreating from... 408 00:30:01,725 --> 00:30:06,125 Treffurt. Near Eisenach. In central Germany. 409 00:30:06,205 --> 00:30:08,085 I don't remember the soldier's name. 410 00:30:10,085 --> 00:30:12,165 Leutnant von Loesch. 411 00:30:12,965 --> 00:30:14,318 [QUEEN MOTHER] Turns out, 412 00:30:14,343 --> 00:30:17,109 this soldier was Hitler's personal translator. 413 00:30:17,165 --> 00:30:18,725 [MICHAEL] Uh... 414 00:30:20,085 --> 00:30:22,885 The assistant to Hitler's personal translator, ma'am. 415 00:30:22,965 --> 00:30:26,965 Hitler's personal translator was Dr Schmidt, Dr Paul Schmidt. 416 00:30:27,045 --> 00:30:30,325 All right, you tell the story, Michael. Please. 417 00:30:32,125 --> 00:30:33,245 Thank you, ma'am. 418 00:30:38,125 --> 00:30:41,245 When his offices were being evacuated... 419 00:30:41,325 --> 00:30:44,165 [GERMAN SOLDIERS CHATTER] 420 00:30:44,245 --> 00:30:49,605 [MICHAEL] ...Dr. Schmidt asked his assistant, von Loesch, 421 00:30:49,685 --> 00:30:52,392 to dispose of all the top-secret papers, 422 00:30:52,417 --> 00:30:54,869 which he had placed in archives. 423 00:30:56,405 --> 00:30:59,965 Von Loesch duly burnt the vast majority. 424 00:31:00,045 --> 00:31:02,045 [GERMAN SOLDIERS SHOUT AT ONE ANOTHER] 425 00:31:03,885 --> 00:31:08,085 But, he secretly kept the most valuable material, 426 00:31:08,885 --> 00:31:13,925 hoping to use it to negotiate his freedom and to escape trial. 427 00:31:22,645 --> 00:31:24,925 [BIRDS CALL] 428 00:31:35,285 --> 00:31:36,365 - [BOX THUDS] - [GROANS] 429 00:31:37,885 --> 00:31:40,685 Among the papers which von Loesch kept back, 430 00:31:40,765 --> 00:31:44,885 there was one file pertaining to Anglo-German relations, 431 00:31:44,965 --> 00:31:48,285 in particular, the relationship of Nazi high command 432 00:31:48,365 --> 00:31:50,765 with His Royal Highness, the Duke of Windsor. 433 00:31:53,685 --> 00:31:58,565 I think it's fair to say, the reality exceeded even our worst fears. 434 00:31:59,845 --> 00:32:02,925 - We did everything to contain this... - [MAN] That's your lot. 435 00:32:03,005 --> 00:32:05,645 ...unaware that a copy had been sent to the Americans... 436 00:32:06,485 --> 00:32:08,485 [TYPEWRITER CLICKS] 437 00:32:10,885 --> 00:32:14,805 ...who are now insisting that this volume of the Marburg Files... 438 00:32:16,285 --> 00:32:17,445 be published. 439 00:32:18,885 --> 00:32:20,432 [QUEEN MOTHER] And this is the man 440 00:32:20,457 --> 00:32:22,869 you inexplicably let back into the country. 441 00:32:28,485 --> 00:32:30,245 I hope you have a strong stomach. 442 00:32:33,845 --> 00:32:34,925 [EXHALES] 443 00:33:17,165 --> 00:33:18,765 [DUKE] Thank you, Joe. 444 00:33:42,925 --> 00:33:45,965 - Your Royal Highness. - Foreign Secretary. 445 00:33:46,405 --> 00:33:47,885 - Please. - Thank you. 446 00:33:50,125 --> 00:33:52,885 You have loyal and persistent friends, sir. 447 00:33:52,965 --> 00:33:54,325 Oh, thank you. 448 00:33:58,645 --> 00:34:01,965 Following their representations and... 449 00:34:02,045 --> 00:34:04,645 having given the matter careful thought, 450 00:34:04,765 --> 00:34:08,365 it looks like we now have several options. 451 00:34:08,445 --> 00:34:09,685 Please. 452 00:34:09,765 --> 00:34:12,251 The first option I'd like you to look at 453 00:34:12,276 --> 00:34:15,309 would be the role of ambassador to France. 454 00:34:25,845 --> 00:34:28,085 [WALTER] To a happy and... 455 00:34:28,565 --> 00:34:30,085 purposeful future. 456 00:34:30,165 --> 00:34:32,125 - Hear, hear! - [WALTER] His Royal Highness. 457 00:34:32,205 --> 00:34:34,245 [ALL] His Royal Highness! 458 00:34:58,245 --> 00:35:02,445 [DUKE] "My dearest darling one, I met with the Foreign Secretary today 459 00:35:02,525 --> 00:35:06,657 who has managed to find three posts where I could do something of value 460 00:35:06,737 --> 00:35:10,245 and importance. I am so happy. 461 00:35:10,325 --> 00:35:13,645 These posts would offer me the chance to serve my country 462 00:35:13,725 --> 00:35:15,165 and make a difference. 463 00:35:16,005 --> 00:35:20,925 As to the green light, as far as government is concerned, it's a go. 464 00:35:21,725 --> 00:35:26,365 Only one obstacle remains, to get the blessing of the Crown, 465 00:35:27,445 --> 00:35:30,965 which involves a brief trip back to that miserable mausoleum, 466 00:35:31,765 --> 00:35:33,245 Buckingham Palace. 467 00:35:38,205 --> 00:35:41,885 Counting down the minutes until I am back in your arms again. 468 00:35:42,565 --> 00:35:47,885 - Your loving husband, David." - [INHALES, EXHALES] 469 00:36:00,405 --> 00:36:02,645 [BELL RINGS] 470 00:36:04,565 --> 00:36:05,405 [DOOR OPENS] 471 00:36:11,925 --> 00:36:13,925 The Duke of Windsor, Your Majesty. 472 00:36:20,045 --> 00:36:22,485 - [DOOR CLOSES] - Your Majesty. 473 00:36:27,005 --> 00:36:31,365 - Ah, yes. It's your first time back. - In this room, yes. 474 00:36:32,525 --> 00:36:35,205 That color was me, French Gray. 475 00:36:40,845 --> 00:36:43,125 So, to what do we owe the pleasure? 476 00:36:43,205 --> 00:36:45,885 I assume it's about this new book that you're writing. 477 00:36:46,405 --> 00:36:50,645 Oh, actually, I've come here today on another matter. A job. 478 00:36:52,605 --> 00:36:55,045 That while I'm clearly no longer a young man, 479 00:36:55,125 --> 00:36:57,205 I'm also not yet an old one 480 00:36:57,285 --> 00:37:00,245 and might be able to usefully serve the Crown. 481 00:37:02,085 --> 00:37:06,325 You had a chance to serve this country, the greatest chance. 482 00:37:07,725 --> 00:37:08,725 You gave it up. 483 00:37:10,205 --> 00:37:12,605 Well, I gave it up because of the way my wife was treated, 484 00:37:12,685 --> 00:37:14,965 not because I no longer wished to serve this country. 485 00:37:18,965 --> 00:37:23,845 Anyway, one or two ideas came up. For jobs, 486 00:37:23,925 --> 00:37:27,485 which would require the blessing both of government and Crown. 487 00:37:28,045 --> 00:37:30,205 Of course, before coming here and bothering you, 488 00:37:30,285 --> 00:37:33,845 I made sure the support would be given by government 489 00:37:33,925 --> 00:37:36,205 and I've been assured of that support. 490 00:37:36,285 --> 00:37:37,725 Support for what jobs? 491 00:37:37,805 --> 00:37:40,205 Well, three possibilities came up. 492 00:37:40,285 --> 00:37:43,005 The first is the ambassadorship to France. 493 00:37:43,085 --> 00:37:45,525 The PM and Foreign Secretary aren't keen 494 00:37:45,605 --> 00:37:48,005 on the incumbent, Gladwyn Jebb. 495 00:37:48,085 --> 00:37:49,645 And the second option? 496 00:37:50,885 --> 00:37:53,725 Oh, uh, as a special liaison to the Board of Trade. 497 00:37:55,685 --> 00:37:56,805 The third? 498 00:37:57,845 --> 00:37:59,858 As, uh, High Commissioner, 499 00:37:59,883 --> 00:38:02,429 working with the Commonwealth Relations Office 500 00:38:02,485 --> 00:38:05,365 to protect and promote British interests throughout the world. 501 00:38:05,445 --> 00:38:06,605 This would suit me, I think, 502 00:38:06,685 --> 00:38:11,205 uh, as it specializes in the practical side of diplomatic work. 503 00:38:12,325 --> 00:38:13,525 Entertaining. 504 00:38:16,565 --> 00:38:21,605 Well, I'm sure that you'd do all three jobs very well indeed. 505 00:38:24,925 --> 00:38:28,125 But in light of what I've recently learned about... 506 00:38:28,205 --> 00:38:29,445 [STUTTERS] About what? 507 00:38:30,445 --> 00:38:35,085 About events that took place, while you were in Lisbon during the war. 508 00:38:35,165 --> 00:38:38,085 - From whom? - From state papers. 509 00:38:38,165 --> 00:38:39,605 Which state papers? 510 00:38:39,685 --> 00:38:41,405 German state papers... 511 00:38:43,685 --> 00:38:49,125 which American historians, supported by the French and the British, 512 00:38:49,205 --> 00:38:51,325 are now threatening to publish. 513 00:38:51,845 --> 00:38:54,085 And what exactly is in these papers? 514 00:38:55,805 --> 00:38:58,445 Letters. And telegrams. 515 00:38:58,525 --> 00:38:59,985 Communications 516 00:39:00,010 --> 00:39:03,389 detailing your relationship with Nazi high command. 517 00:39:03,445 --> 00:39:05,125 Well, it's utter nonsense. 518 00:39:06,765 --> 00:39:08,925 In one telegram, from 1940, 519 00:39:09,445 --> 00:39:13,125 it states that you were considering publicly going against the government 520 00:39:13,205 --> 00:39:15,525 and pledging your support for peace with Germany, 521 00:39:15,605 --> 00:39:17,805 thereby breaking with my father, the King. 522 00:39:17,885 --> 00:39:21,125 In another, it says that, in return for your support, 523 00:39:21,205 --> 00:39:24,125 the German government offered you a home in Spain, 524 00:39:24,205 --> 00:39:27,645 where you could wait out the rest of the war in peace and safety 525 00:39:27,725 --> 00:39:29,725 while your countrymen gave their lives. 526 00:39:29,805 --> 00:39:32,845 I went to the Bahamas as the British government instructed. 527 00:39:32,925 --> 00:39:36,845 Yes, you were instructed to go to the Bahamas because of your views. 528 00:39:39,605 --> 00:39:41,311 In these papers, 529 00:39:41,336 --> 00:39:44,909 you're quoted as saying that the Führer's desire for peace 530 00:39:44,965 --> 00:39:48,645 was in complete agreement with your own point of view. 531 00:39:49,685 --> 00:39:52,245 [INHALES, EXHALES] 532 00:39:57,365 --> 00:39:59,205 You were too young to remember. 533 00:40:00,045 --> 00:40:01,445 I, alas, not. 534 00:40:03,205 --> 00:40:06,925 Hitler and his henchmen were once our friends. 535 00:40:07,005 --> 00:40:13,165 As King, I was committed to the idea, passionately committed, 536 00:40:13,245 --> 00:40:15,885 that England and Germany should never be enemies again 537 00:40:15,965 --> 00:40:18,365 after the horrors of the Great War. 538 00:40:18,445 --> 00:40:23,685 People forget, there was no indication of who Hitler would become. 539 00:40:24,285 --> 00:40:28,645 You could argue that we were the ones that made a monster of him, 540 00:40:28,725 --> 00:40:31,965 by refusing to be his allies. This is the point. 541 00:40:32,685 --> 00:40:33,685 People make stands. 542 00:40:33,765 --> 00:40:38,045 They grandstand to pat themselves on the back for their great virtue. 543 00:40:38,125 --> 00:40:41,205 And what is the consequence? Another grotesque war. 544 00:40:41,285 --> 00:40:43,245 Millions more dead. 545 00:40:44,125 --> 00:40:46,805 When peace was all that mattered to me. 546 00:40:49,045 --> 00:40:54,765 In that spirit, I am asking you to make peace with me today. 547 00:40:57,525 --> 00:41:00,125 Elizabeth, the British are a sensible people; 548 00:41:00,205 --> 00:41:02,685 they will never believe these claims against me. 549 00:41:04,045 --> 00:41:07,725 They will dismiss these papers for what they are: 550 00:41:09,325 --> 00:41:13,445 baseless rumors and German propaganda. 551 00:41:15,285 --> 00:41:19,005 [BELLS RING IN THE DISTANCE] 552 00:41:32,085 --> 00:41:33,485 [PHILIP] Everything all right? 553 00:41:37,165 --> 00:41:41,565 - [ELIZABETH] Can I ask your opinion? - Of course. What about? 554 00:41:42,045 --> 00:41:43,805 [SIGHS] Forgiveness. 555 00:41:44,485 --> 00:41:46,325 Goodness. What have I done now? 556 00:41:47,205 --> 00:41:48,645 [ELIZABETH] No, not you. 557 00:41:49,325 --> 00:41:51,005 Uncle David. 558 00:41:52,765 --> 00:41:55,525 - I think it's time that he be forgiven. - Are you mad? 559 00:41:55,605 --> 00:41:58,045 - You can't forgive that man. - Why not? 560 00:41:58,125 --> 00:41:59,605 What he did to this country. 561 00:41:59,685 --> 00:42:03,845 Those were different times. He's explained all that to me. 562 00:42:03,925 --> 00:42:05,405 Mm, I bet he did. 563 00:42:06,085 --> 00:42:07,245 Philip. 564 00:42:08,965 --> 00:42:11,165 Forgiveness is very important to me. 565 00:42:12,245 --> 00:42:17,365 It's not often I say this, so perhaps if I do, you will take it seriously. 566 00:42:20,885 --> 00:42:22,045 [SIGHS] 567 00:42:22,125 --> 00:42:25,725 [LAUGHS] Ask Tommy Lascelles to come and see you. 568 00:42:27,045 --> 00:42:28,765 - What? - [LAUGHS] 569 00:42:28,845 --> 00:42:30,925 And tell him of your proposed course of action. 570 00:42:31,005 --> 00:42:33,845 - I can't keep summoning him like that. - Why not? 571 00:42:34,645 --> 00:42:37,485 - Well, he's retired for one thing. - Well, then go and see him, 572 00:42:37,565 --> 00:42:39,245 in an unofficial capacity. 573 00:42:39,325 --> 00:42:41,445 For sherry or tea. 574 00:42:41,525 --> 00:42:43,965 Or human blood, whatever that monster drinks. 575 00:42:44,765 --> 00:42:47,065 And ask him about your uncle. 576 00:42:47,090 --> 00:42:49,483 He was his private secretary while he was King. 577 00:42:49,885 --> 00:42:51,645 He knows everything there is to know. 578 00:43:04,645 --> 00:43:07,085 [CAR APPROACHES IN THE DISTANCE] 579 00:43:08,845 --> 00:43:10,485 [CAR PULLS UP OUTSIDE] 580 00:43:11,645 --> 00:43:12,645 [GRUNTS] 581 00:43:20,685 --> 00:43:21,805 [DOOR OPENS] 582 00:43:29,445 --> 00:43:32,805 - Your Majesty. - Tommy, is it terribly inconvenient? 583 00:43:32,885 --> 00:43:34,445 [TOMMY CHUCKLES] 584 00:43:34,525 --> 00:43:36,645 - [ELIZABETH HUMS] - [TOMMY SIGHS] 585 00:43:36,725 --> 00:43:37,885 Ah! 586 00:43:37,965 --> 00:43:40,485 - You're mid-battle! - Yes, ma'am. 587 00:43:41,445 --> 00:43:43,245 Now, don't say anything. 588 00:43:43,485 --> 00:43:44,485 Ah... 589 00:43:45,045 --> 00:43:46,965 Yes, those uniforms... 590 00:43:47,045 --> 00:43:49,685 - It's 19th century? - Yes. 591 00:43:50,365 --> 00:43:52,445 And that standard is the Duke of Wellington. 592 00:43:52,525 --> 00:43:53,645 Very good, ma'am. 593 00:43:54,205 --> 00:43:55,445 So it's Waterloo. 594 00:43:56,365 --> 00:43:57,965 - Salamanca. - Ah. 595 00:43:59,925 --> 00:44:02,445 Ah... And these? 596 00:44:02,525 --> 00:44:05,765 [TOMMY] Troops of Sir Edward Pakenham's Third Infantry Division. 597 00:44:05,845 --> 00:44:08,283 Oh, they're lovely. Did you have them made? 598 00:44:08,685 --> 00:44:10,285 A gift, ma'am. 599 00:44:10,365 --> 00:44:13,183 From your grandfather, when I was in his service. 600 00:44:13,325 --> 00:44:14,325 Hmm. 601 00:44:15,045 --> 00:44:17,463 - [TOMMY] Shall we, ma'am? - [ELIZABETH] Yes. 602 00:44:19,285 --> 00:44:20,285 [EXHALES] 603 00:44:24,965 --> 00:44:29,485 I'm proposing to let the Duke of Windsor back into public life. 604 00:44:30,645 --> 00:44:36,125 And, as an example of a Christian in a Christian country, to forgive. 605 00:44:38,565 --> 00:44:41,165 Your Majesty, that would... [CLEARS THROAT] 606 00:44:42,085 --> 00:44:44,085 In my view... [SIGHS] 607 00:44:44,165 --> 00:44:45,205 Be a mistake. 608 00:44:47,365 --> 00:44:48,445 Why? 609 00:44:50,205 --> 00:44:51,845 Before you make your decision, ma'am, 610 00:44:51,925 --> 00:44:55,125 I believe you should be in full possession of the facts. 611 00:44:55,205 --> 00:44:58,685 - I've read the Marburg Files. - So have I. 612 00:44:58,765 --> 00:45:00,485 I said full possession. 613 00:45:02,605 --> 00:45:05,085 - You mean there's more. - Yes, ma'am. 614 00:45:07,485 --> 00:45:09,917 [TOMMY] The Duke of Windsor made his loyalties clear 615 00:45:09,942 --> 00:45:11,510 as soon as he became King. 616 00:45:12,245 --> 00:45:15,845 Surrounded himself with a new breed of courtier, 617 00:45:15,925 --> 00:45:20,765 men such as Carl, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, a renowned Nazi. 618 00:45:21,538 --> 00:45:25,458 He also shared classified Allied documents with the Duchess of Windsor, 619 00:45:25,538 --> 00:45:29,418 who was herself, we believe, sharing a bed... 620 00:45:29,498 --> 00:45:32,578 forgive me, ma'am... with the German ambassador, 621 00:45:32,658 --> 00:45:34,298 Herr Ribbentrop. 622 00:45:50,938 --> 00:45:52,378 It became so bad that the government 623 00:45:52,458 --> 00:45:55,658 had to stop putting secret and sensitive papers in his red box. 624 00:45:56,458 --> 00:46:01,178 But we needn't have worried, because then we had the abdication. 625 00:46:05,458 --> 00:46:07,778 Having promised to retire from public life, 626 00:46:07,858 --> 00:46:10,178 we now know that he had no such intention. 627 00:46:10,978 --> 00:46:14,538 Why else would the pair of them decide to visit Hitler in Germany? 628 00:46:14,618 --> 00:46:16,458 [CROWD CHATTERING] 629 00:46:21,818 --> 00:46:22,818 [OFFICER] Heil Hitler! 630 00:46:22,898 --> 00:46:24,098 [CROWD] Heil Hitler! 631 00:46:24,178 --> 00:46:28,138 [TOMMY] The Führer labeled the trip an unofficial state visit, 632 00:46:28,218 --> 00:46:31,418 so it is unsurprising that it was on that same trip, 633 00:46:31,498 --> 00:46:35,418 at the home of Herr Hess, that the plan was hatched. 634 00:46:38,138 --> 00:46:43,258 A plan to reinstate the Duke of Windsor as King of England... 635 00:46:44,498 --> 00:46:48,498 effectively betraying and dethroning your dear late father, 636 00:46:48,578 --> 00:46:53,338 in return for German forces being given free rein across Europe. 637 00:46:54,418 --> 00:46:58,531 German troops were even promised to quell a colonial rebellion, 638 00:46:58,556 --> 00:47:00,362 if necessary. 639 00:47:00,418 --> 00:47:03,298 And there were visits to SS training schools 640 00:47:03,378 --> 00:47:06,378 and early versions of the concentration camps. 641 00:47:06,458 --> 00:47:07,338 Now, of course, 642 00:47:07,418 --> 00:47:10,018 the full horrors were yet to come. 643 00:47:10,098 --> 00:47:12,858 Nonetheless, he visited. 644 00:47:20,218 --> 00:47:21,898 Shall I continue, ma'am? 645 00:47:26,938 --> 00:47:29,498 When a German aircraft crashed in Belgium 646 00:47:29,578 --> 00:47:33,018 carrying Hitler's entire military plan for the invasion of France, 647 00:47:33,098 --> 00:47:37,058 the Duke wasted no time in letting his Nazi friends know 648 00:47:37,138 --> 00:47:41,658 that Allied forces had, indeed, recovered this priceless information, 649 00:47:41,738 --> 00:47:45,698 which gave Germany time to change its plans. 650 00:47:45,778 --> 00:47:50,498 And, in less than a month, Paris fell to German occupation. 651 00:47:51,538 --> 00:47:54,418 But perhaps worst of all, the Duke 652 00:47:54,498 --> 00:47:58,178 told the German government that resolve in the United Kingdom 653 00:47:58,258 --> 00:48:00,258 in the face of the German aerial bombardment 654 00:48:00,338 --> 00:48:04,258 was weakening and that continued bombing... 655 00:48:04,338 --> 00:48:07,591 that is, the continued slaughter of his fellow countrymen 656 00:48:07,616 --> 00:48:08,962 and former subjects, 657 00:48:09,018 --> 00:48:14,338 would, I quote, "soon make Britain ready for peace." 658 00:48:21,978 --> 00:48:23,738 [BIRDS CHIRPING] 659 00:48:40,698 --> 00:48:43,058 [BILLY ON TV] The problems of the world can be summed up 660 00:48:43,138 --> 00:48:45,138 in one three-letter word: 661 00:48:45,218 --> 00:48:48,138 S-I-N. 662 00:48:48,218 --> 00:48:49,218 Sin. 663 00:48:50,698 --> 00:48:54,658 From Psalm 58, "The wicked are estranged from the womb. 664 00:48:54,738 --> 00:48:58,978 They go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies." 665 00:48:59,058 --> 00:49:03,138 God looks deep down inside of you. 666 00:49:03,218 --> 00:49:06,418 God sees how you really are down inside. 667 00:49:06,498 --> 00:49:10,058 Now, you may be outwardly genteel, refined, cultured, 668 00:49:10,138 --> 00:49:12,818 a churchman, of good standing in the community, 669 00:49:12,898 --> 00:49:15,618 but is your heart far from God? 670 00:49:21,858 --> 00:49:25,298 I've had a chance to think about your request to serve your country. 671 00:49:27,698 --> 00:49:31,218 I was keen to help you and, weighing it all up... 672 00:49:32,858 --> 00:49:38,378 the amount of time that has passed and my affection for you, personally, 673 00:49:38,898 --> 00:49:40,618 all spoke in its favor. 674 00:49:42,418 --> 00:49:43,258 But? 675 00:49:46,818 --> 00:49:49,018 But, on balance... 676 00:49:50,978 --> 00:49:51,978 I think not. 677 00:49:54,138 --> 00:49:56,218 And I'm sure you don't need reminding 678 00:49:56,298 --> 00:49:59,018 that under the terms of the agreement reached after the abdication, 679 00:49:59,098 --> 00:50:02,218 you are permitted to return to the United Kingdom only at the pleasure 680 00:50:02,298 --> 00:50:03,898 and invitation of the sovereign. 681 00:50:05,658 --> 00:50:06,658 Yes? 682 00:50:07,858 --> 00:50:10,818 I find myself unable to grant that permission. 683 00:50:14,498 --> 00:50:18,418 And who has fed you this poison? Your mother? 684 00:50:19,698 --> 00:50:20,938 No. 685 00:50:21,898 --> 00:50:22,938 Tommy Lascelles? 686 00:50:23,418 --> 00:50:26,418 - I came to my own mind. - But you have no mind of your own. 687 00:50:26,498 --> 00:50:28,458 That's why everyone's so thrilled with you. 688 00:50:29,258 --> 00:50:30,965 The last royal to have a mind of his own was me 689 00:50:30,990 --> 00:50:33,042 and that's why they threw me out. 690 00:50:33,098 --> 00:50:36,298 Fine. I will go. 691 00:50:37,418 --> 00:50:38,938 But let me ask you this. 692 00:50:40,658 --> 00:50:43,018 Who has done more damage to the monarchy? 693 00:50:43,098 --> 00:50:47,498 Me, with my willfulness, or you lot, with your inhumanity? 694 00:50:52,138 --> 00:50:57,458 We all closed our eyes, our ears, to what was being said about you. 695 00:50:58,658 --> 00:51:02,818 We dismissed it as fabrications, as cruel chatter, 696 00:51:02,898 --> 00:51:05,058 in light of your decision to give up the throne. 697 00:51:06,058 --> 00:51:08,218 But when the truth finally came out... 698 00:51:08,298 --> 00:51:09,618 The truth! 699 00:51:12,018 --> 00:51:15,138 It makes a mockery of even the central tenets of Christianity. 700 00:51:15,938 --> 00:51:18,338 There is no possibility of my forgiving you. 701 00:51:18,418 --> 00:51:23,298 The question is: how on earth can you forgive yourself? 702 00:51:31,018 --> 00:51:33,698 - [BELL RINGS] - [DOOR OPENS] 703 00:51:42,138 --> 00:51:43,658 [DOOR CLOSES] 704 00:51:52,258 --> 00:51:54,498 - [REPORTER 1] How was your trip? - [REPORTER 2] Sir! 705 00:51:54,578 --> 00:51:57,538 - [REPORTER 3] How's the Duchess? - [REPORTER 4] Your Royal Highness! 706 00:51:57,618 --> 00:51:59,738 [REPORTERS CLAMORING] 707 00:51:59,818 --> 00:52:00,818 [REPORTER 5] Sir! 708 00:52:01,298 --> 00:52:02,338 [TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS] 709 00:52:08,378 --> 00:52:09,938 - Good morning, sir. - Morning. 710 00:52:10,058 --> 00:52:12,658 - [WHEELER-BENNETT] Morning. - [WOMAN] Morning, sir. 711 00:52:12,738 --> 00:52:15,178 - [WOMAN 2] Morning, sir. - [WHEELER-BENNETT] Morning. 712 00:52:19,658 --> 00:52:21,258 We have the go-ahead to publish. 713 00:52:22,378 --> 00:52:23,738 Thank you, sir. 714 00:52:45,818 --> 00:52:47,498 [TRAIN WHISTLES] 715 00:52:57,178 --> 00:52:58,298 [DOOR OPENS] 716 00:53:04,258 --> 00:53:05,898 [MAN] Reverend Graham, Your Majesty. 717 00:53:06,778 --> 00:53:07,778 [BILLY] Your Majesty. 718 00:53:09,818 --> 00:53:11,338 [DOOR CLOSES] 719 00:53:11,418 --> 00:53:13,418 You're very kind to find time for me again. 720 00:53:13,498 --> 00:53:14,538 [BOTH CHUCKLE] 721 00:53:16,658 --> 00:53:17,738 Oh, do sit down. 722 00:53:26,498 --> 00:53:27,578 [SIGHS] 723 00:53:27,658 --> 00:53:29,498 Reverend Graham, uh... 724 00:53:30,338 --> 00:53:32,698 I asked you here today because... 725 00:53:32,778 --> 00:53:37,098 there's something that I'd very much like to hear your views on. 726 00:53:38,098 --> 00:53:39,178 Ma'am? 727 00:53:41,138 --> 00:53:42,338 Forgiveness. 728 00:53:44,898 --> 00:53:47,498 Are there any circumstances, do you feel, 729 00:53:47,578 --> 00:53:53,378 where one can be a good Christian and yet not forgive? 730 00:53:56,618 --> 00:54:02,258 Christian teaching's very clear on this. No one is beneath forgiveness. 731 00:54:02,338 --> 00:54:03,871 Dying on the cross, Jesus 732 00:54:03,896 --> 00:54:06,802 himself asked the Lord to forgive those that killed him. 733 00:54:08,738 --> 00:54:09,738 Yes. 734 00:54:12,338 --> 00:54:16,138 But... we must remember his words. 735 00:54:16,698 --> 00:54:18,658 "They know not what they do." 736 00:54:20,258 --> 00:54:22,938 That forgiveness, it was conditional. 737 00:54:23,658 --> 00:54:26,938 True, but he still forgave. 738 00:54:27,018 --> 00:54:32,658 God himself forgives us all. Who are we to reject the example of God? 739 00:54:32,738 --> 00:54:34,098 Mere mortals. 740 00:54:35,138 --> 00:54:38,005 We are all mortals, that is our fate, 741 00:54:38,030 --> 00:54:40,722 but we need not be un-Christian ones. 742 00:54:44,498 --> 00:54:45,578 [ELIZABETH SIGHS] 743 00:54:50,698 --> 00:54:53,938 The solution for being unable to forgive: 744 00:54:54,738 --> 00:54:57,898 one asks for forgiveness oneself. 745 00:54:57,978 --> 00:55:04,298 Humbly and sincerely, and one prays for those that one cannot forgive. 746 00:56:16,898 --> 00:56:17,898 [DOOR OPENS] 747 00:56:20,178 --> 00:56:21,458 [PHILIP] Saying one for me? 748 00:56:22,578 --> 00:56:26,138 - [ELIZABETH] Not on this occasion, no. - Go on. Put a word in. 749 00:56:26,938 --> 00:56:29,738 [PHILIP] We all know you have the ear of the big man upstairs, 750 00:56:29,818 --> 00:56:32,778 - as, as head of his church. - Oh, you're drunk. 751 00:56:32,858 --> 00:56:34,698 - I am. I don't deny it. - Get off. 752 00:56:34,778 --> 00:56:38,658 But not nearly as drunk as either of my drinking companions tonight. 753 00:56:38,738 --> 00:56:40,898 - Care to take a guess? - I wouldn't dare. 754 00:56:40,978 --> 00:56:42,178 [PHILIP CHUCKLES] 755 00:56:42,258 --> 00:56:44,618 Your de... your de... 756 00:56:44,698 --> 00:56:46,778 [LAUGHS] Your dear Ma was one. 757 00:56:47,858 --> 00:56:49,258 - What?! - [PHILIP LAUGHS] 758 00:56:49,338 --> 00:56:51,698 [PHILIP] And Tommy Lascelles the other. 759 00:56:51,778 --> 00:56:53,418 - No. - Yes! 760 00:56:54,698 --> 00:56:57,138 I know. Hideous thought. 761 00:56:57,218 --> 00:57:01,018 But we all agreed to put aside our historical differences 762 00:57:01,098 --> 00:57:03,338 to celebrate the one good thing we all have in common. 763 00:57:03,418 --> 00:57:04,538 Which is? 764 00:57:05,498 --> 00:57:06,498 You. 765 00:57:06,578 --> 00:57:07,858 [SIGHS] 766 00:57:07,938 --> 00:57:14,818 And the heroic way you kicked that wretched fool out today, 767 00:57:14,898 --> 00:57:16,138 tail between his legs. 768 00:57:16,218 --> 00:57:17,385 It was hardly heroic. 769 00:57:17,410 --> 00:57:19,082 On the contrary, it was entirely heroic. 770 00:57:19,138 --> 00:57:20,898 And don't, don't for one minute 771 00:57:20,978 --> 00:57:23,858 start on about it being a failure of Christianity. 772 00:57:23,938 --> 00:57:26,578 - Uh, it is. - No. It's not. 773 00:57:26,658 --> 00:57:29,125 You protected your country 774 00:57:29,885 --> 00:57:33,402 and you protected the reputation of your family. 775 00:57:35,218 --> 00:57:36,891 Not to mention successfully 776 00:57:36,916 --> 00:57:39,802 banishing Satan from entering the Garden of Eden. 777 00:57:39,858 --> 00:57:42,858 That's Christ's business in anyone's books. 778 00:57:43,778 --> 00:57:45,658 So, it's a gold star from Jesus. 779 00:57:45,738 --> 00:57:47,058 [LAUGHS] 780 00:57:49,218 --> 00:57:50,818 And a gold star from me. 781 00:57:53,058 --> 00:57:54,538 What are you doing? 782 00:57:55,418 --> 00:57:56,738 - [ELIZABETH LAUGHS] No! - Yes. 783 00:57:56,818 --> 00:57:59,098 - No. No, darling. - Oh, yes, darling! Come on. 784 00:57:59,178 --> 00:58:00,818 [ELIZABETH] No! [LAUGHS] 785 00:58:25,578 --> 00:58:26,578 Ha! 786 00:59:29,378 --> 00:59:37,378 Synced and corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com