1 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,640 ...to Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his government today, 2 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,200 as pressure on the pound... 3 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:22,440 Good afternoon, Mr. King. 4 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,400 - The damage had been done... - Afternoon, Mr. King. 5 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,360 Britain's trade gap is a staggering £107 million. 6 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:31,920 It's the worst figure on record. 7 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,240 The government said that these figures were distorted and meaningless. 8 00:00:39,480 --> 00:00:40,640 Good afternoon, Mr. King. 9 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:42,640 Good afternoon, Mr. King. 10 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:44,240 Good afternoon, Mr. King. 11 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:47,480 Where is it? 12 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,040 Here. Tomorrow's front page, sir. 13 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:53,800 - Not strong enough. - It's the strongest headline 14 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,040 the Daily Mirror's ever written about a Labour leader. 15 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,000 "Bowed head, guilty conscience"? I don't know what it's saying. 16 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,360 Now I know what it's saying. 17 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,520 It's a sad day when the Daily Mirror, a Labour-supporting newspaper, 18 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,240 turns against a Labour leader like this. 19 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,760 We've done some thinking 20 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,800 and come up with an idea for how to deflect any further criticism. 21 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:40,800 Yeah, go on. 22 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,040 Lord Mountbatten. 23 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:46,680 What's he got to do with anything? 24 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,360 I'm sure we all agree that he's a symbol of a bygone era, 25 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:53,440 of privilege and inequality, empire and extravagance. 26 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,200 - Not to mention a pompous bloody arse. - Go on. 27 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,760 As Chief of the Defence Staff, 28 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,680 he's refusing to make the defense cuts we need, 29 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,440 cuts which you promised in your election manifesto. 30 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,960 One might even tolerate it if he weren't so... 31 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:13,200 - Vain or crooked or power-mad. - Quite. 32 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:15,760 What are you proposing? 33 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:17,920 That we kick him out. 34 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,200 But at least he's busy, and inside the tent. 35 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,760 You know, people like Mountbatten, meddlers, for want of a kinder word, 36 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,480 energetic, well-connected meddlers, 37 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,840 it's better that they're inside the tent pissing out 38 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:33,600 than outside the tent pissing in. 39 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,560 But he belongs to another time, Harold. 40 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,800 Kicking him out makes economic sense and shows we're tough. 41 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,200 And who knows? It might just buy us some good headlines. 42 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,040 Yes, I could do with some good headlines. 43 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,800 General salute! 44 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,040 Present... arms! 45 00:04:28,280 --> 00:04:30,240 As Chief of the Defence Staff, 46 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:33,440 you will be aware that the Treasury has been conducting 47 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,040 a wide-ranging review of defense spending... 48 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,240 And before you go any further, 49 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,040 the cuts you propose would leave us hopelessly vulnerable and weak, 50 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:44,880 especially east of Suez. 51 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,080 Now, are our enemies cutting back on military spending? 52 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,880 No, they're increasing fivefold, tenfold. 53 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:56,600 And the conclusion of the review is that we'd like to make a few changes. 54 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:00,840 One of which is to your post of Chief of the Defence Staff. 55 00:05:03,280 --> 00:05:04,160 What? 56 00:05:08,840 --> 00:05:10,400 Are you kicking me out? 57 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,120 Well, no, sir, I'm thanking you 58 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,560 on behalf of the government, on behalf of the armed forces, 59 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:22,360 on behalf of the whole country for your many years of remarkable service. 60 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:24,920 You are. 61 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:26,880 You're kicking me out. 62 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,520 Well, there we are! 63 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,800 Well... 64 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,520 There we are. 65 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:03,800 It's absurd. 66 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,160 That a man of Lord Mountbatten's achievements, 67 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,640 Supreme Allied Commander for South East Asia, 68 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,840 one of the chief architects of the invasion of occupied Europe, 69 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,120 which, incidentally, won us the war, 70 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,480 should be told by a man who's achieved what? 71 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:17,760 Nothing. 72 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:21,360 Broken his promises, crippled the economy, run this great country into the ground. 73 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,760 That he, Mountbatten, is surplus to requirements? 74 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:26,880 It's not absurd. 75 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,400 It's obscene. 76 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,960 But where one door closes, 77 00:06:38,840 --> 00:06:40,560 another opens. 78 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,640 "There is special providence in such a fall." 79 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:48,760 If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; 80 00:06:48,840 --> 00:06:51,440 if it be not now, yet it will come. 81 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,280 "The readiness is all." 82 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,160 What am I going to do, Barratt? 83 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:14,560 You'll bounce back, sir. 84 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,960 Before long, you'll have a hundred projects. 85 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:22,680 Cake, sir. 86 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,160 - Hip-hip! - Hooray! 87 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:41,000 ♪ Should auld acquaintance be forgot ♪ 88 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:45,760 ♪ And never brought to mind ♪ 89 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:51,120 ♪ Should auld acquaintance be forgot ♪ 90 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:55,920 ♪ And days of auld lang syne ♪ 91 00:07:56,160 --> 00:08:01,240 ♪ For auld lang syne, my dear ♪ 92 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:06,000 ♪ For auld lang syne ♪ 93 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:11,240 ♪ We'll take a cup of kindness yet ♪ 94 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:16,000 ♪ For auld lang syne ♪ 95 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:21,080 ♪ We two have run about the hills ♪ 96 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:26,240 ♪ And pulled the daisies fine ♪ 97 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:31,400 ♪ But we've wandered many a weary foot ♪ 98 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:36,240 ♪ Since auld lang syne ♪ 99 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,160 Thank you. 100 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:04,760 Hey. 101 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:06,920 Welcome home, sir. 102 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:57,480 Yes, of course. 103 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,280 I think that should be fine. 104 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,320 I don't think we need to worry about the stairs. 105 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:11,440 Pens down, Your Majesty. 106 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:16,800 Ten minutes to Newmarket. 107 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:50,720 Thank you, Cecil. How is he? 108 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:52,280 As good as new again. 109 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,640 And do you really think he's recovered from his injury? 110 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:00,200 I do, ma'am. 111 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,760 Gelded, fired, well rested. 112 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:04,720 We won't have him breaking down on us again. 113 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,640 Any chance of seeing him on the gallops today? 114 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,800 Oh, no, ma'am. It's too wet and muddy out there. 115 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:14,880 It's been a lot like this. 116 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,400 Hardly been able to train him at all. 117 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,240 Well, we can't do anything about the weather. 118 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,080 Now we come to the most anticipated race 119 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:29,680 of this year's Royal Ascot meeting, the Queen Alexandra Stakes. 120 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,040 This is Britain's longest flat race, 121 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:33,840 where stamina is of the essence, 122 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,280 and the favorite is, of course, number nine, 123 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,360 Her Majesty's own horse, Apprentice. 124 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,760 And they're off with number six, Panic, taking an early lead, 125 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,680 followed by number one, Valentine's Day, 126 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,320 with number two, Olympic Boy, breathing down their necks. 127 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,840 They're on the pace now as they make their start. 128 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,000 Behind them at number ten, Omphialus, is far off the leaders, 129 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,200 but number nine, Apprentice, tails behind in fifth place. 130 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,120 A disappointing start for last year's Yorkshire Cup champion. 131 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,720 And Panic is still ahead, but behind him, Apprentice is gaining ground, 132 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:08,800 seeing off a challenge from number seven, Philemon, and pulling into fourth. 133 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:11,000 Your Majesty. 134 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,880 - Your Majesty. - Dickie, darling. Chin up, buttercup. 135 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,360 Apprentice really has the look of eagles. 136 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,240 - Apprentice turns up the pressure... - Come on! 137 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,360 On Olympic Boy as he moves into third place. 138 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:25,280 And in what is a fantastic recovery from a slow start, 139 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:29,280 Apprentice is now level with number two, Olympic Boy, as they race uphill. 140 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,040 As they come up to the final turn, Panic leads by a length and a half 141 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,040 but Apprentice is coming through with a challenge. 142 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:35,320 Now it's the home straight. 143 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,520 Apprentice is charging down the near side, digging deep. 144 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,120 Nearly, nearly, nearly... 145 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,360 - No, he hasn't got it. - No, Apprentice is starting to struggle. 146 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,080 Panic is holding on, he's holding his lead, 147 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,440 and Apprentice is falling behind as Valentine's Day pulls back into second. 148 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:53,080 Olympic Boy coming up from the rear, and it's a busy finish, 149 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,160 but number six, Panic, finishes first, 150 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,560 and closely followed by number two Olympic Boy, and... 151 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:00,320 What are we doing wrong, Porchey? 152 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,960 We used to be at the top. Now we barely compete. 153 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:08,880 It's... possible that the system set up by your late father 154 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:10,680 is now a little... 155 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:11,920 Obsolete? 156 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,320 And might need, uh... 157 00:13:14,680 --> 00:13:17,200 Kicking out? Throwing on the dust heap? 158 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,640 If you want to keep up with the Aga Khans of this world, 159 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:26,280 I would suggest you follow their lead. 160 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:27,800 And do what? 161 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,320 Travel round the world and catch up with all the latest developments. 162 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:32,960 I can't just do that. 163 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,360 In case you hadn't noticed, I have a job to do. 164 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,800 It would only be France, not Timbuktu. 165 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:43,640 There are experienced people who are able to deputize for you in your absence. 166 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:53,920 As you know, 167 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,440 this government is committed to maintaining sterling 168 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,320 at $2.80 to the pound. 169 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:00,960 But with every economic blow, 170 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,040 the oil embargo, the balance of payments deficit, 171 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,720 and the Dockers' Union strike, 172 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,720 it's proving harder and harder to maintain. 173 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:28,600 And I'm afraid that now we have no alternative but to devalue the pound. 174 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:30,760 Oh. 175 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,920 And I need hardly say it is a matter of overwhelming regret 176 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:37,960 for me personally. 177 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,880 And a humiliation for the government. 178 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,160 It feels like a bad time to say that I won't be here for our meeting next week. 179 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:50,840 Perhaps the next two weeks. 180 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:55,160 But Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, will step in as counsellor of state. 181 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:56,800 Uh... Oh. 182 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,080 A role she's executed many times. 183 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,160 Your Majesty. 184 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:26,760 Good evening. 185 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:33,040 A few days ago, the Cabinet took its unanimous decision to devalue the pound. 186 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,160 I can now tell you 187 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:36,520 why we have taken this action, 188 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,920 and, more importantly, what it will mean for you. 189 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:45,120 From now on, the pound abroad will be worth 14% or so less 190 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:46,960 in terms of other currencies. 191 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:49,360 Now, this doesn't mean, of course, 192 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,000 that the pound here in Britain 193 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,160 in your pocket or your purse or your bank has been devalued. 194 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:58,520 What it does mean is that the goods we buy from abroad will be dearer. 195 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,560 So, for many goods, it will be cheaper to buy British. 196 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:08,960 Now, this devaluation has been a hard decision, 197 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:13,000 and some of its consequences will be hard for a time. 198 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,280 For three years, this government has fought, 199 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:19,560 as it was our duty to fight, 200 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,960 the burden of the deficit that the previous government left us with. 201 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,240 But now is not the time to attribute blame. 202 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,720 Now is our chance to break free from that straitjacket, 203 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,960 to seize this opportunity with both hands. 204 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:38,680 This is a proud nation. We're out on our own now. 205 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:45,040 Now we must choose to put Britain first. 206 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:11,040 Tonight, we veterans of the Burma campaign 207 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,319 are gathered here to renew old comradeships 208 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,160 and to remember fallen brothers 209 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:20,720 at Yenangyaung and Rangoon. 210 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:23,640 We remember how it was fought. 211 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,040 The old way, the honorable way. 212 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,760 Body to body, bayonet to bayonet. 213 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,680 And that swift, exhilarating sweep of victory 214 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:39,840 that carried us over the Irrawaddy and into Mandalay. 215 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:43,240 And there we met the Japanese army, 216 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,680 and we tore it apart. 217 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:50,600 Yes, gentlemen, 218 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:54,880 we military men will always have our past glories to look back on. 219 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,440 But what of this new generation? 220 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:03,560 These young men and women for whom some of the best of us gave our lives. 221 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:04,720 Hear, hear. 222 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,080 Decline, 223 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:11,240 irrelevance, and the devaluation of pound sterling. 224 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,640 That is the sunless future that faces them. 225 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:20,600 For them, the white heat of revolution is not a forging heat. 226 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:22,600 It is a melting heat. 227 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:25,920 It melts the silver of our battle honors 228 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:32,080 and reduces to cinders the very foundation of our economy, our currency. 229 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,560 - Yes. - Hear, hear. 230 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,000 So... 231 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:43,520 if the only glories available to this nation are its past glories, 232 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,520 then let us cherish them now. 233 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:48,560 Hear, hear. 234 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:54,760 "Come you back, you British soldier, come you back..." 235 00:18:58,360 --> 00:18:59,600 Who will join me? 236 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,600 "Ship me somewhere east of Suez," 237 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:07,680 where the best is like the worst, 238 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,040 Where there are no Ten Commandments 239 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,000 and a man can raise a thirst, 240 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,960 For the temple bells are calling, 241 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,640 and it's there that I would be 242 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,640 By the old Moulmein Pagoda, 243 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:25,320 looking lazy at the sea. 244 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,800 On the road to Mandalay, 245 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,320 Where the old flotilla lay, 246 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:35,880 with our sick beneath the awnings 247 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,320 when we went to Mandalay. 248 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:42,920 O' the road to Mandalay, 249 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,680 Where the flying-fishes play, 250 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,480 And the dawn comes up like thunder 251 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:54,400 "out of China 'crost the Bay." 252 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:05,040 What do you think? 253 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:07,720 Very good. 254 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:26,840 - Lord Mountbatten? - Excuse me. 255 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:27,840 Cecil King. 256 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:29,680 I hoped to talk to you, sir, 257 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:33,360 to express my sympathy at the way you've been treated by the government. 258 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:37,360 A shameful piece of political grandstanding and opportunism. 259 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:39,240 You're very kind. 260 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:42,080 Well, this country needs great men more than ever 261 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,320 to restore confidence, inspire us, 262 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,920 and perhaps even lead us out of the mire. 263 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,800 Well, it's been made very clear to me that my leadership days are over. 264 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:55,600 Oh, well, my colleagues and I don't believe that, sir. 265 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:57,280 Not for a minute. 266 00:20:57,360 --> 00:20:58,680 As a matter of fact, 267 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:02,760 we'd be delighted if you would have lunch with us at Threadneedle Street one day. 268 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:03,720 Bank of England? 269 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:09,040 We've been working on a proposal, which we'd very much like to put to you. 270 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:11,600 Hmm. 271 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:14,440 Sir. 272 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,600 - Hello. - Your Majesty. 273 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,680 Welcome to Haras du Quesnay. 274 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,440 Thank you, Mr. Head. 275 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,160 But there is no need for such formality. 276 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:46,920 In the world of breeding, it is you who are king. 277 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,080 You are very kind, ma'am, and very indulgent. 278 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,120 I suspect you are flattering me. 279 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,040 - Hello, Alec. - Henry. 280 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,360 Shall we? Good morning. 281 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,880 And, of course, it was Malin Comme un Singe 282 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,480 who came out of Lady Danjar, a magnificent stayer. 283 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,680 Oh! And his grandsire, White Settler. 284 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,560 Oh, that's right. We had tremendous success with him. 285 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:15,840 Yes, I remember him. A wonderful sprinter. 286 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,520 - Are these your stud books? - Indeed, ma'am. 287 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:22,320 And I think you will find some very familiar names in there. 288 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:23,800 Yes, I bet I will. 289 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,000 If I'm not mistaken... 290 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,600 - this one. - Oh, gosh, yes. 291 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:30,960 My grandfather's, one of his favorites. 292 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,240 - What would you say? Six months? - Mm, yes, I'd say so. 293 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:38,400 Nice temperament, warm-blooded, not too skittish. 294 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:42,120 - Indeed. Look at her hocks. - Oh, yes. 295 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,720 Very well proportioned, excellent line to the back. 296 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:46,160 Yes. 297 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:47,760 May I? 298 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,120 It was extraordinary. 299 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:01,200 Not just their facilities, their entire attitude to breeding, 300 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,400 but the fact they keep their foals and their yearlings so close... 301 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:05,400 Merci. 302 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,720 while we send ours off to graze in Ireland. 303 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,320 Tell me honestly. Is it over? 304 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,280 Have we slipped too far behind? 305 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:15,880 Not yet, ma'am. 306 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:17,880 But if you want to keep up, 307 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,320 you, uh, you do need to act decisively now. 308 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:25,640 It'd mean rethinking the operation from top to toe, changing the personnel, 309 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:26,960 - changing the approach. - Yes. 310 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:31,320 And currently there is a drain of the best British racehorses to America. 311 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,200 You have to ask yourself... why? 312 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:37,320 You don't think I should go there, too? 313 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,120 Obviously, from a racing perspective, it will be ideal. 314 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:45,480 Just for a day or two, but, uh... won't you be needed at home? 315 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,080 Well, they've always got Mummy. 316 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:50,320 Me being away is good for her. 317 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:54,120 She hates feeling old and superannuated and surplus to requirements. 318 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,280 I'm sure she's relishing being the big chief again. 319 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:02,760 Hmm. 320 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:14,400 - Thank you. - Sir. 321 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:18,400 - Mr. King. - Lord Mountbatten. 322 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:24,160 The Great Britain of our childhood is dying before us. 323 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:28,760 The country is bankrupt, our national security is in tatters, 324 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,840 our allies are in despair. 325 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:34,600 And on our current trajectory, by 1970, 326 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,400 we will be a vassal state. 327 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:38,720 A pariah. 328 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:41,200 I don't know about you, sir, 329 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,880 but I'd sooner die than stand idly by and watch this happen. 330 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:46,600 And to that end, 331 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:49,600 my associates and I have come up with a plan 332 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:51,640 to put the country back on track. 333 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:54,080 Which is? 334 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:57,720 Replacing the Prime Minister 335 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:01,480 and installing a new emergency government. 336 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,720 - What? - And in his place, 337 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,400 we would need to install an inspirational figurehead. 338 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:11,080 Someone who could unite the nation, command its respect. 339 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:15,160 Someone who had stepped into a national leadership role before. 340 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,520 Now, there are some obvious candidates, 341 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,720 but, frankly, none would be as good as you, sir. 342 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,800 No, no, no, this is quite unthinkable. 343 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,760 At this point, I should close my ears. 344 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:32,160 Despite my own very profound reservations regarding our prime minister, 345 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:35,200 what you're talking about is effectively a coup. 346 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:38,640 And I can have nothing whatsoever to do with it. 347 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:40,560 In peacetime, it's true, 348 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:44,240 an intervention like this would be unconstitutional. 349 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,600 But we believe this is no longer peacetime, 350 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:53,920 and the circumstances are unprecedented and quite exceptional. 351 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:57,160 Gerald. 352 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,840 In order to hijack control of the economy, 353 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:04,640 Wilson and his socialist colleagues have devised a plan, 354 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:06,680 Plan Brutus, 355 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,560 which would strip the Bank of England of all its powers, 356 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,800 freeze the sterling balances of foreign governments, 357 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,840 and enforce crash cuts in defense spending. 358 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,880 The bankers cannot be allowed to run the show. 359 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,560 The Bank of England has known 360 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,360 about gold pouring out of the country since Monday 361 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,520 - and has done nothing to stop it. - What is our response? 362 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:30,880 The imposition of exchange controls, 363 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,320 crash cuts in defense expenditure, 364 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:38,320 and the compulsory acquisition of all privately held overseas securities. 365 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:39,640 Show of hands. 366 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,240 It is an effective declaration of war 367 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:50,240 on freedom, democracy, and capitalism. 368 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,040 We must act now. 369 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,160 Not just to save Britain, but the world. 370 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,040 We are proposing a radical revolution 371 00:27:00,120 --> 00:27:03,160 led by bankers, businessmen, and the armed forces. 372 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,440 Professionals who can save us from amateurism, 373 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,160 incompetence, and Russian infiltration. 374 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:11,400 And as our interim leader, 375 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,080 we can think of no one better than you, sir. 376 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:29,600 This is all very interesting. 377 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,520 May I suggest that we meet again... 378 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:39,800 in 48 hours? 379 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:43,400 Sir. 380 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,560 With the pound down and the rest later, I suppose that sums it up. 381 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,960 Devaluation and a gigantic loan that we'll all have to pay back. 382 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:00,200 Britain now finds itself 383 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:02,840 looking at a complete reversal of government policy 384 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:05,640 after three years of devaluation and denial. 385 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,280 Wilson must go! Wilson must go! 386 00:28:08,360 --> 00:28:11,120 Outside 10 Downing Street, protesters gathered 387 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,280 as the reality of what a devalued pound... 388 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:33,080 Welcome to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Your Majesty. 389 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,680 - Thank you, Mr. Hancock. - Please, call me Bull. 390 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,880 Sorry we don't have better weather for you. 391 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:39,920 It's quite all right. We like a good watering. 392 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,680 - Bull Hancock. - Pleasure to meet you. 393 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,800 Your shopping basket will hold less for the same money. 394 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,480 A whole lot of imported foodstuffs will cost more, 395 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,000 around threepence a pound more for beef. 396 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,240 - This the one? - Excellent. 397 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,440 On Monday, after the announcement, 398 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:55,800 the Stock Exchange was empty. 399 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:57,040 There was no trading. 400 00:28:57,120 --> 00:29:01,040 But outside in Throgmorton Street, brokers and jobbers crowded together 401 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:03,120 to try and sort out what the drop in the pound... 402 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:06,760 Morning, boys. 403 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:09,200 - Morning, sir. - Morning, Mr. Hancock. 404 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,480 They're testing for minerals. Sulfur, calcium. 405 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:14,480 Correct nutrition is vital, ma'am, 406 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,120 when it comes to the bone strength and bone formation 407 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,320 - in the foals we're raising. - Yes, sir. 408 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,640 - Tommy's one of the best. - Thank you, sir. 409 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:23,760 - Does Tommy ever come to England? - Oh, no, no, no. 410 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:24,760 Oh. 411 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:28,720 Paris woke up to find that France was on the brink of civil war. 412 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,640 Would the rebel generals in Algeria send paratroopers? 413 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:34,600 Defense measures were quickly put into operation. 414 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,240 Orly Airport was closed to flights in and out. 415 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:43,800 Nobody in the capital knew the rebels' intentions, 416 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,320 but plastic bomb outrages here and elsewhere 417 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,360 showed that pro-rebel sympathizers were on the prowl. 418 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,600 They struck at the Gare de Lyon railway terminus 419 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:54,280 and at the Austerlitz station, 420 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:56,560 not with any serious effect, but it was... 421 00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:00,160 These are veterinary students we've invited to spend time at the farm. 422 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:04,000 They learn reproductive management, neonatal and foal management, 423 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:05,600 herd health management. 424 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,400 What we're aiming for is better integration 425 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,280 between our practices here at the stud 426 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,760 and the clinical research being conducted in the wider world. 427 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:20,480 - Remind me of the year. - 1967. Why? 428 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:24,360 'Cause having seen what I've just seen, one might think it 2067. 429 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:28,080 In terms of technology, and their management of the pasture, 430 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,720 and their willingness to embrace new ideas, 431 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,920 the Americans aren't just on a different level, they're on a different planet. 432 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:37,080 And their racing manager, wasn't he impressive? 433 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,280 When you think about Cecil by comparison... 434 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,960 - Yes, he is getting on now. - Hmm, 150. 435 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:46,360 Well, not quite that, but certainly 80. Dear old Cecil. 436 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:47,800 The Ben-Hur of Newmarket. 437 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,560 He had such success with your father. 438 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,280 And grandfather. You know he was wounded at the Somme? 439 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:58,360 Yes. So, it's probably time for someone a little bit younger. 440 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,440 The question is, who is there? 441 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:03,480 What about... Gordon Richards? 442 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,280 He's with the Weinstocks. They'd never let him go. 443 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,960 - Or... David McCall? - Hmm. 444 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:12,760 He's good. 445 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:15,720 But can you honestly see him fitting in? 446 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:17,800 - No. - Try that. 447 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:20,200 Oh. 448 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,000 Mmm. 449 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:31,600 Would you ever consider it? 450 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,000 - Me? - Why not? 451 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:37,640 You're brilliant, and you know the family inside out. 452 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:40,240 Well, I'm honored. 453 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:44,480 - But I'm also very ambitious, so... - Hmm. 454 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,640 I could never accept unless I felt sure 455 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:50,800 we had every chance of success at the highest level. 456 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:53,440 And in terms of our research, 457 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:56,280 there's still one thing that we really need to see. 458 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,680 - What? - Their training facilities. 459 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,080 If we're going to gain the edge, 460 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,280 there's still a lot to learn from the Americans. 461 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:05,840 Porchey, how much longer is that going to take? 462 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:08,080 Well... 463 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:14,040 - Do you want to try this? - Yes, please. 464 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:42,840 Gentlemen. 465 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:47,640 In the past decade alone, there have, by my reckoning, 466 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:52,760 been 73 coups in 46 different countries around the world, 467 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:56,800 and the success of some of these might encourage us. 468 00:32:58,200 --> 00:32:59,600 In Ghana two years ago, 469 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:03,200 President Nkrumah was ousted with just 500 men. 470 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,440 And in 1961 in South Korea, 471 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:12,320 Major General Park Chung-hee seized power with 3,500 men. 472 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:16,480 And in 1964 in Gabon, 473 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:21,560 just 150 men were able to arrest President M'ba 474 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:25,440 and thus gain control over the levers of state power. 475 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,400 And, of course, it was with just one legion 476 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:30,480 that Caesar crossed the Rubicon. 477 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,880 And perhaps we would not seek to follow his fate. 478 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:37,960 Sic semper tyrannis, gentlemen. 479 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:42,560 And what all successful insurgencies have in common 480 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,240 are five key elements. 481 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:49,160 Control of the media, control of the economy, 482 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:51,800 and the capture of administrative targets, 483 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:56,160 for which you need the fourth element, the loyalty of the military. 484 00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:58,480 Now, in Ghana and Gabon, 485 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:01,320 this can be achieved with a handful of battalions, 486 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:03,840 but here in the United Kingdom... 487 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:08,080 we would need to secure Parliament, 488 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:10,080 Whitehall, 489 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:13,239 the Ministry of Defence, and the Cabinet Office. 490 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,360 The Prime Minister will be arrested, of course, 491 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:18,800 along with other politicians still loyal. 492 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:22,520 We would have to shut down the airports, air traffic control. 493 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:24,520 Same with the train stations. 494 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:28,480 Curfews will be put in place, martial law declared. 495 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:30,920 And I haven't even mentioned the police. 496 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:36,840 It would take tens of thousands of unquestioningly loyal servicemen, 497 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:40,560 and even in my heyday, I could never command that. 498 00:34:42,159 --> 00:34:44,159 Which brings me to the fifth element. 499 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:46,159 Legitimacy. 500 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:49,960 Now, our government draws its strength 501 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:53,239 from long-established institutions that support it. 502 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:58,640 The courts, body of common law, the constitution. 503 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,720 For any action against the state to succeed, 504 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,520 you'd have to overthrow these as well. 505 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:08,040 But in a highly evolved democracy such as ours, 506 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,480 their authority is sacrosanct. 507 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:17,960 Which is why, gentlemen, a coup d'état in the United Kingdom... 508 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:21,320 doesn't stand a chance. 509 00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:29,600 Unless... 510 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:33,560 Unless...? 511 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:38,320 Unless we had the support of the one person not yet mentioned. 512 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:41,120 Do you see the temperament? 513 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:48,440 The Crown has at its disposal unique constitutional powers 514 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:51,640 which could still make something like this possible. 515 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,640 In 1834, William IV used them 516 00:35:54,720 --> 00:35:58,040 to dismiss his government in the face of opposition from the House. 517 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:02,600 And in 1920, the Emergency Powers Act was passed, 518 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,880 which gave the sovereign power in certain circumstances 519 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:10,240 to declare a state of emergency by proclamation. 520 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:13,480 Meaning our Queen could dissolve Parliament 521 00:36:14,240 --> 00:36:18,040 and appoint a new government, and a prime minister as well. 522 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:21,560 She's also Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. 523 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:25,160 They swear allegiance to her and not to Parliament, 524 00:36:25,240 --> 00:36:28,280 so could count on their support to see it through. 525 00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:34,000 She is our Caesar. 526 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:42,720 And you think she might entertain this idea? 527 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:45,360 The circumstances are certainly compelling. 528 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:48,880 Now, I've made a list here of exactly how compelling. 529 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:54,080 And as her second cousin, I am in an ideal position to ask. 530 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,160 - Not hungry? - No. 531 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:14,160 Somehow today has managed to be one of the most enjoyable days of my life. 532 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:17,720 And at the same time, one of the most depressing. 533 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:23,800 Telephone call for you, ma'am. Lord Mountbatten. 534 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:25,320 I'll call him back. 535 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:36,440 If I tell you something, do you promise it will stay between us? 536 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:37,520 Of course. 537 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:42,920 This is how I'd like to spend all my time. 538 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:48,720 Owning horses, breeding horses, racing horses. 539 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:50,960 It's what makes me truly happy. 540 00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:55,680 And I actually think it's what I was born to do, 541 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:57,840 until the other thing came along... 542 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:02,400 that someone else was born to do, that they elected not to do, 543 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,720 which meant that first my father, and then I, 544 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:06,680 had to do a job we were never meant to do. 545 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:11,000 Well, you've managed to make it look like 546 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:14,000 the other thing is the only thing you were ever meant to do. 547 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:17,640 Hmm. You're kind. 548 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:19,520 But it isn't. 549 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:36,240 And on days like today... 550 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:41,520 in places like this, in company like this... 551 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:45,760 you get a glimpse of what it all might have been like. 552 00:38:48,240 --> 00:38:49,600 The unlived life... 553 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:55,080 and how much happier it might have made me. 554 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:03,880 Not now! 555 00:39:07,240 --> 00:39:08,480 Oh, dear. Did I just snap? 556 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:10,400 - Slightly. - I shall have to grovel now. 557 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:13,320 No, it's all right. He'll understand. 558 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,640 - I'm so sorry, Your Majesty. - Yes, all right, I'm coming. 559 00:39:16,720 --> 00:39:18,120 Honestly, only Dickie. 560 00:39:25,720 --> 00:39:27,720 Yes, thank you, Martin. I'll talk to him. 561 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:48,840 Your Majesty. 562 00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:56,720 You are persistent. Is it really so important? 563 00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:00,680 Yes, Your Majesty. 564 00:40:02,240 --> 00:40:03,280 Prime Minister? 565 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:08,040 Ma'am, I have reason to believe 566 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:12,320 there is currently a full-blown plot developing against me 567 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:15,080 and the democratically elected Labour government 568 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:17,000 that governs in your name 569 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:20,760 being led by a senior member of your family. 570 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:22,520 Who? 571 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:26,560 Lord Mountbatten. 572 00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:30,280 And that he, in cahoots with Cecil King, 573 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:32,360 the chairman of the Mirror Group newspapers, 574 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:35,680 has been attempting to overthrow this government. 575 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:41,280 Now, I feel compelled to remind Your Majesty 576 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:45,520 that tolerance of the royal family is hanging by a thread as it is. 577 00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:49,720 And throughout my time in office, 578 00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,760 I have done my level best to protect you. 579 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:56,800 But if members of the royal family 580 00:40:57,360 --> 00:41:00,200 were to interfere with the political business of the day, 581 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:01,920 I would be left with no option 582 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:06,200 but to side with the republican elements of my Cabinet, 583 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:09,760 which I have successfully controlled until now... 584 00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:13,960 and take steps. 585 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:19,560 Leave it with me, Prime Minister. 586 00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:23,040 Your Majesty. 587 00:42:15,680 --> 00:42:16,960 Drink up, Porchey. 588 00:42:17,720 --> 00:42:18,920 We're going home. 589 00:42:58,000 --> 00:42:59,600 Lord Mountbatten, Your Majesty. 590 00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:11,560 Your Majesty. 591 00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:18,960 You asked to see me. 592 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:20,720 I did. 593 00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:23,200 Well, great minds think alike. 594 00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:25,920 As it happens, I was planning to drop by myself... 595 00:43:29,120 --> 00:43:30,640 on a matter of great importance. 596 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:45,280 I'm getting a feeling that I've not had since Dieppe, 597 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:48,160 that I'm walking into a trap. 598 00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:53,080 I'd like to think you had that sinking feeling 599 00:43:53,160 --> 00:43:54,760 on another occasion recently, 600 00:43:55,600 --> 00:43:57,800 when going to see your friends at the Bank of England. 601 00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:00,800 Is it even true? 602 00:44:02,440 --> 00:44:05,360 Yes, I did go to lunch at the Bank of England 603 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:06,840 to meet and listen to people 604 00:44:06,920 --> 00:44:09,920 who are horrified by what's happening to the country. 605 00:44:10,920 --> 00:44:12,880 A horror I hope you share. 606 00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:13,960 Perhaps. 607 00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:17,040 But conspiring with them is not the solution. 608 00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:19,000 It is the beginning of a solution. 609 00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:25,200 Why are you doing this? Why would you protect a man like Wilson? 610 00:44:34,200 --> 00:44:36,800 I am protecting the Prime Minister. 611 00:44:37,880 --> 00:44:39,880 I am protecting the constitution. 612 00:44:40,840 --> 00:44:43,080 I am protecting democracy. 613 00:44:45,080 --> 00:44:48,560 But if the man at the heart of that democracy threatens to destroy it, 614 00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:50,840 are we supposed to just stand by and do nothing? 615 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:52,080 Yes. 616 00:44:52,680 --> 00:44:56,520 Doing nothing is exactly what we do, and bide our time, 617 00:44:56,600 --> 00:44:59,760 and wait for the people that voted him in to vote him out again, 618 00:44:59,840 --> 00:45:02,800 if indeed that is what they decide to do. 619 00:45:04,920 --> 00:45:06,080 Mm-hmm. 620 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:24,240 I'm sure you find it near impossible to do nothing 621 00:45:25,120 --> 00:45:28,480 and to not have the role and responsibilities you've always had. 622 00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:32,160 You were born to be busy and to lead. 623 00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:36,120 But you still have a huge role to play in this family. 624 00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:39,640 A father figure to my husband. 625 00:45:40,560 --> 00:45:42,560 An uncle and a guide to me. 626 00:45:43,480 --> 00:45:48,320 A king to make in Charles, not to mention a brother to your sister. 627 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:52,040 When was the last time you even visited her? 628 00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:53,720 Cheered her up? 629 00:46:00,520 --> 00:46:02,720 That would be a greater service to the Crown 630 00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:05,280 than leading unconstitutional coups. 631 00:46:41,120 --> 00:46:42,200 Hmm. 632 00:47:10,280 --> 00:47:12,240 Nice of you to find the time. 633 00:47:12,320 --> 00:47:15,680 Hmm! These days, I've nothing but time. 634 00:47:17,160 --> 00:47:19,000 And too little time. 635 00:47:25,840 --> 00:47:26,840 Hmm. 636 00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:32,280 The four of us. 637 00:47:32,360 --> 00:47:34,440 - What? - The four of us. 638 00:47:38,080 --> 00:47:39,360 Look at us now. 639 00:47:40,640 --> 00:47:42,080 Only two left. 640 00:47:42,520 --> 00:47:45,080 You're left, not me. 641 00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:46,840 I'm on the way out. 642 00:47:47,160 --> 00:47:48,360 Nonsense. 643 00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:53,920 There came a moment around the time I turned 70... 644 00:47:55,000 --> 00:47:59,160 when it dawned on me that I was no longer a participant, 645 00:47:59,240 --> 00:48:01,480 rather a spectator. 646 00:48:02,240 --> 00:48:04,320 I've discovered that for myself. 647 00:48:04,400 --> 00:48:07,520 Then it's just a matter of waiting 648 00:48:08,240 --> 00:48:11,280 and not getting in the way. 649 00:48:20,560 --> 00:48:23,400 I hear you have been getting in the way. 650 00:48:23,480 --> 00:48:25,640 Who told you that? 651 00:48:25,720 --> 00:48:29,280 - There are no secrets in this place! - Hmm. 652 00:48:29,800 --> 00:48:34,080 Did you get a dressing down from our doughty Queen? 653 00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:38,800 Yes, I did. 654 00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:39,920 Oh, what's so funny? 655 00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:42,000 Well, that's funny. 656 00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:47,320 The little girl admonishing the grand old Admiral of the Fleet. 657 00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:49,080 Well, I'm glad it amuses you. 658 00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:52,320 Because the situation this country is facing 659 00:48:52,400 --> 00:48:54,400 is anything but amusing. 660 00:48:57,080 --> 00:48:58,080 Oh... 661 00:48:59,000 --> 00:49:02,400 Who cares? Honestly. 662 00:49:04,920 --> 00:49:09,000 One of the few joys of being as old as we both are 663 00:49:09,640 --> 00:49:11,840 is that it's not our problem. 664 00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:14,920 It's not really our country, either. 665 00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:16,720 What are you talking about? 666 00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:18,600 Of course it's our country. 667 00:49:18,680 --> 00:49:21,840 We Battenbergs have no country. 668 00:49:23,800 --> 00:49:27,480 Our family might have kings and queens in its ranks, 669 00:49:28,120 --> 00:49:30,600 but we're mongrels, too. 670 00:49:32,120 --> 00:49:36,080 Part-German, part-Greek, part-nowhere at all. 671 00:49:37,720 --> 00:49:40,680 Well, this is my country. 672 00:49:43,320 --> 00:49:45,800 It gave me a home, it gave me a name, 673 00:49:47,880 --> 00:49:50,200 and in return, I've given it my life. 674 00:49:56,080 --> 00:49:58,280 And to see it like this breaks my heart. 675 00:50:34,320 --> 00:50:35,320 You must sleep. 676 00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:39,480 Sister. 677 00:50:50,240 --> 00:50:54,400 Princess Alice of Nowhere at All. 678 00:52:18,160 --> 00:52:19,160 You. 679 00:52:20,320 --> 00:52:23,800 - Don't sound so surprised. - I am. It's been so long. 680 00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:30,840 So, how was France and America? 681 00:52:32,280 --> 00:52:33,320 Educational. 682 00:52:34,800 --> 00:52:38,400 Oh. The trip was supposed to be a week. You were gone almost a month. 683 00:52:38,480 --> 00:52:39,480 Yes. 684 00:52:41,080 --> 00:52:42,080 With Porchey? 685 00:52:43,160 --> 00:52:44,160 Yes. 686 00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:47,680 Was that fun? 687 00:52:49,720 --> 00:52:53,520 We went on racing business. It was a fact-finding expedition. 688 00:52:54,200 --> 00:52:55,080 Right. 689 00:52:56,520 --> 00:52:58,560 If you have something to say, say it now. 690 00:52:58,640 --> 00:53:00,360 Otherwise, if you don't mind, I'm busy. 691 00:53:00,440 --> 00:53:02,880 I've heard you've appointed him as your racing manager. 692 00:53:02,960 --> 00:53:05,280 - I have. - Which means he'll be around all the time. 693 00:53:05,360 --> 00:53:06,360 Yes, with any luck. 694 00:53:07,600 --> 00:53:09,920 - Good for you. - Good for all of us. 695 00:53:49,880 --> 00:53:51,400 I... heard about Dickie. 696 00:53:52,800 --> 00:53:54,840 - A coup. - Yes. Can you believe it? 697 00:53:57,520 --> 00:53:59,320 It must be hard getting old. 698 00:54:05,800 --> 00:54:06,800 Yes. 699 00:54:19,080 --> 00:54:20,080 I'll be up in a minute. 700 00:54:22,040 --> 00:54:23,000 Oh, will you? 701 00:54:23,720 --> 00:54:24,920 Yes, I thought so. 702 00:54:26,160 --> 00:54:27,640 Unless you'd rather I wasn't. 703 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:31,400 I'll see you in a minute.