1 00:01:43,979 --> 00:01:47,977 [Thunder Rumbling] 2 00:01:48,108 --> 00:01:51,109 [Panting] 3 00:02:18,096 --> 00:02:20,136 [Thunderclap] 4 00:02:30,317 --> 00:02:32,191 God save the Queen! 5 00:02:56,635 --> 00:03:00,549 [Man] "I have sent for a Mr John Brown from Balmoral. 6 00:03:00,681 --> 00:03:03,931 "Her Majesty has mentioned him on one or two occasions... 7 00:03:04,059 --> 00:03:07,558 "as being a most devoted outdoor servant to Prince Albert... 8 00:03:07,688 --> 00:03:10,060 "during his last days there. 9 00:03:10,190 --> 00:03:15,185 "The depths of the Queen's sorrow remain impenetrable. 10 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,728 "She has now restricted herself to a regime... 11 00:03:17,865 --> 00:03:20,402 "of such ferocious introspection... 12 00:03:20,534 --> 00:03:23,404 "that we are all at our wits' end. 13 00:03:23,537 --> 00:03:26,621 "The household continues at her instruction... 14 00:03:26,748 --> 00:03:29,868 "to observe the rituals now so familiar to her. 15 00:03:30,002 --> 00:03:32,872 "in a vain attempt to render vivid... 16 00:03:33,005 --> 00:03:35,330 "that which can never be revived. 17 00:03:37,009 --> 00:03:39,132 "Family and staff expend all their efforts... 18 00:03:39,261 --> 00:03:44,089 "in endeavouring to draw her out of this state of unfettered morbidity, 19 00:03:44,224 --> 00:03:46,894 "but to no avail. 20 00:03:47,019 --> 00:03:49,973 "We must hope, therefore, that this Mr Brown... 21 00:03:50,105 --> 00:03:52,062 "would appeal to the Queen's... 22 00:03:52,191 --> 00:03:54,764 "sentimental though deeply held view... 23 00:03:54,902 --> 00:03:57,653 "that all Highlanders are good for the health. 24 00:03:57,779 --> 00:03:59,653 [Gasping] 25 00:03:59,781 --> 00:04:01,655 Sorry, ma'am. 26 00:04:06,413 --> 00:04:09,284 "He is arriving with the Queen's pony this afternoon, 27 00:04:09,416 --> 00:04:12,951 "by which time it is hoped Her Majesty will be in a fit state... 28 00:04:13,086 --> 00:04:14,960 "to consider riding out. 29 00:04:17,007 --> 00:04:20,174 "As to that decision, along with all others, 30 00:04:20,302 --> 00:04:22,923 "we remain, as ever, 31 00:04:23,055 --> 00:04:25,628 "prisoners of the Queen's grief. 32 00:04:27,768 --> 00:04:30,638 Ever your devoted husband, Henry." 33 00:04:34,149 --> 00:04:36,023 Windsor. 34 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:08,013 Congratulations, Your Royal Highness. 35 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:11,427 - Boy, I hear. - Yes. 36 00:05:11,562 --> 00:05:14,516 - Excellent. Excellent. - Albert Victor. 37 00:05:14,648 --> 00:05:17,020 "Eddie" for short. 38 00:05:17,150 --> 00:05:20,733 - What do you think? - A fine choice, sir. 39 00:05:20,863 --> 00:05:22,736 Excellent. 40 00:05:34,668 --> 00:05:36,459 How many? 41 00:05:36,587 --> 00:05:39,623 The royal family and senior members of the household, ma'am. 42 00:05:39,756 --> 00:05:41,630 - Just those? - Yes, ma'am. 43 00:06:11,413 --> 00:06:13,287 [Bell Chiming] 44 00:06:30,557 --> 00:06:32,431 [Silverware Clinking] 45 00:07:04,591 --> 00:07:07,462 [Clock Ticking] 46 00:07:16,019 --> 00:07:18,973 [Clearing Throat] 47 00:07:19,106 --> 00:07:22,190 We're expecting Brown this afternoon, ma'am. 48 00:07:22,317 --> 00:07:24,191 Whom? 49 00:07:36,123 --> 00:07:40,334 That's a very pretty shawl you're wearing, Alex. The colour suits you well. 50 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:42,453 But you're not eating enough. 51 00:07:42,588 --> 00:07:45,672 One must not let vanity overrule one's appetite. 52 00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:47,673 Yes, ma'am. 53 00:07:53,140 --> 00:07:56,010 [Horses Whinnying In Stable] 54 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:12,358 We were due at a quarter past 1:00. You're late. 55 00:08:18,081 --> 00:08:21,664 Her Majesty's routine at Osborne House is not as you will remember it. 56 00:08:21,793 --> 00:08:23,833 The household remains in full mourning, 57 00:08:23,962 --> 00:08:27,378 and no one is permitted to raise their voice under any circumstance whatsoever. 58 00:08:27,508 --> 00:08:29,880 The Queen breakfasts at 9:30, lunches at 2:00, 59 00:08:30,010 --> 00:08:32,881 takes tea at 5:30 and dinner at 8:45. 60 00:08:33,013 --> 00:08:35,255 No one's allowed to leave the building while the Queen is at home. 61 00:08:35,390 --> 00:08:39,222 On rare occasions when she's out, you may ask permission to leave, 62 00:08:39,353 --> 00:08:41,226 but only with my consent. 63 00:08:41,355 --> 00:08:44,142 You're to be ready to walk the pony at any time after 10:00. 64 00:08:44,274 --> 00:08:46,231 You'll clean the Queen's outdoor things... 65 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,227 and do any odd jobs as and when she requires. 66 00:08:50,364 --> 00:08:52,356 How will I know? 67 00:08:52,491 --> 00:08:54,365 I'm sorry? 68 00:08:54,493 --> 00:08:58,360 - How will I know what the Queen requires? - You'll be sent a message. 69 00:08:58,497 --> 00:09:02,245 - And who will bring it to me? - Her Highness's equerry. 70 00:09:02,376 --> 00:09:04,368 I'll need a man who knows where I am. 71 00:09:04,503 --> 00:09:07,504 - Oh, I don't think it'd be difficult to find you. - That's not good enough. 72 00:09:09,341 --> 00:09:13,291 - Then we'll have to see what can be arranged. - Aye. Do. 73 00:09:16,223 --> 00:09:18,216 As I'm sure you'll remember from Balmoral, 74 00:09:18,350 --> 00:09:20,390 you do not speak while in Her Majesty's presence, 75 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:23,389 unless Her Majesty addresses you directly. 76 00:09:35,784 --> 00:09:38,275 Mr Brown, ma'am. 77 00:09:48,755 --> 00:09:50,629 Mr Brown is here, ma'am. 78 00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:25,994 - Mr Brown. - Ma'am. 79 00:10:26,126 --> 00:10:29,162 - You're here safely? - Aye, ma'am. 80 00:10:29,296 --> 00:10:32,213 - You are well? - I am. 81 00:10:32,341 --> 00:10:35,840 - And the pony? - She's well too. 82 00:10:40,849 --> 00:10:42,889 Your family sent cards. 83 00:10:44,353 --> 00:10:46,392 It was much appreciated. 84 00:10:46,522 --> 00:10:48,348 I'm glad of it. 85 00:10:50,651 --> 00:10:55,229 My husband was always very complimentary in speaking of you. 86 00:10:55,364 --> 00:10:59,361 He would have approved, I'm sure, of my calling on you in this way. 87 00:10:59,493 --> 00:11:03,906 I trust it does not inconvenience you too much. 88 00:11:04,039 --> 00:11:06,612 I have no family, ma'am. Only my brothers and sisters. 89 00:11:06,750 --> 00:11:08,624 Yes. 90 00:11:08,752 --> 00:11:12,916 You have a brother in service here, do you not? 91 00:11:13,048 --> 00:11:15,539 - I forget his name. - Archie. 92 00:11:15,676 --> 00:11:17,549 Yes. 93 00:11:19,346 --> 00:11:21,220 That will be company for you. 94 00:11:21,348 --> 00:11:24,100 Yes. 95 00:11:29,314 --> 00:11:31,188 [Gasps] 96 00:11:33,569 --> 00:11:37,732 Honest to God, I never thought to see you in such a state. 97 00:11:37,865 --> 00:11:41,280 You must miss him dreadfully. 98 00:11:41,410 --> 00:11:43,782 You do not... 99 00:11:43,912 --> 00:11:45,786 He... 100 00:11:47,457 --> 00:11:49,783 Get him out! Get him out of here! 101 00:11:51,378 --> 00:11:54,047 Get him out! Get him out! 102 00:12:03,015 --> 00:12:05,138 So, the day they arrived, 103 00:12:05,267 --> 00:12:09,015 she greets the sultan and his family with barely a word and retires to her chamber. 104 00:12:09,146 --> 00:12:12,515 Now, the sultan, he's not used to state occasions without a head of state, 105 00:12:12,649 --> 00:12:16,433 and he's standing in the lobby waiting for someone to tell him what to do. 106 00:12:16,570 --> 00:12:20,354 But the court is under strict instructions not to talk in the corridor, 107 00:12:20,490 --> 00:12:24,274 so nobody speaks to him, not a living soul, for the whole afternoon. 108 00:12:24,411 --> 00:12:28,325 So now it's dinner, and everyone's standing around the table, still not a word, 109 00:12:28,457 --> 00:12:30,533 waiting for Her Majesty to arrive. 110 00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:35,246 One hour goes by, two. The sultan is getting a wee bit peckish, to say the least. 111 00:12:35,380 --> 00:12:40,007 Finally, his wee laddie breaks for the cold meats and stuffs a slice in his mouth. 112 00:12:40,135 --> 00:12:42,211 Oh, the uproar when she heard. 113 00:12:42,346 --> 00:12:46,295 - You'd have thought somebody had stolen the crown jewels. - So? 114 00:12:46,433 --> 00:12:50,478 [Sighing] So there are rules. Things you do and don't do. 115 00:12:50,604 --> 00:12:54,103 All I did was tell the woman how I feel, for God's sake. 116 00:12:54,233 --> 00:12:58,277 - You don't tell Her Majesty how you feel. - I speak as I find, Archie. 117 00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:01,320 Not down south you don't. 118 00:13:03,867 --> 00:13:08,494 - So, what did Ponsonby do when she started shouting? - [Slams Drawer Shut] 119 00:13:10,207 --> 00:13:13,991 [Sighing] I thought he nearly ruptured his truss. 120 00:13:16,505 --> 00:13:20,633 Prince Leopold? Now isn't he the one who sits around bleedin' all day? 121 00:13:20,759 --> 00:13:24,460 So what does his valet do? Bring out his bandages for him? 122 00:13:24,596 --> 00:13:26,755 It's better than shovelling horseshit. 123 00:13:28,100 --> 00:13:29,760 Now, if it's promotion you're after, 124 00:13:29,893 --> 00:13:32,301 you should've picked one of the healthier ones. 125 00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:35,011 She's hardly a full hamper herself. 126 00:13:35,148 --> 00:13:37,686 It's only grief that's made her that way. 127 00:13:37,818 --> 00:13:40,688 Three years, John? Is that not a bit long to be grieving? 128 00:13:40,821 --> 00:13:43,573 - She loved him. - Come on, man. 129 00:13:43,699 --> 00:13:47,364 - There's love. Then there's... - What? 130 00:13:47,494 --> 00:13:50,329 - [Pitcher Thuds] - You know what I mean. 131 00:13:50,455 --> 00:13:52,531 I don't think I do, Archie. 132 00:13:52,666 --> 00:13:54,824 There's love, and there's behaving like you do... 133 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,831 because there's nobody to tell you not to. 134 00:14:01,842 --> 00:14:04,878 So, which one of us was she flirtin' with? 135 00:14:05,012 --> 00:14:07,004 The good-looking one. 136 00:14:07,139 --> 00:14:10,508 Obviously doesn't have enough to do. 137 00:14:10,642 --> 00:14:13,264 You work the system right, you could ask her yourself. 138 00:14:13,395 --> 00:14:15,720 Just be thankful you're not working for the household. 139 00:14:15,856 --> 00:14:19,307 The Queen never lets them out of her sight. 140 00:14:19,443 --> 00:14:23,227 But wee spats like us can slip through the net easy. 141 00:14:24,364 --> 00:14:27,401 I'm no wee spat, Archie. 142 00:14:31,496 --> 00:14:33,370 [Laughing] 143 00:14:50,933 --> 00:14:53,305 [Maid] Don't just stare at him. 144 00:14:58,023 --> 00:14:59,932 [Neighing] 145 00:15:50,325 --> 00:15:52,199 Who is that? 146 00:15:54,121 --> 00:15:57,324 - It's Mr Brown, ma'am. - What is he doing there? 147 00:15:57,457 --> 00:16:00,494 He appears to be standing by his horse, ma'am. 148 00:16:00,627 --> 00:16:03,545 I made no request to go out riding today. 149 00:16:03,672 --> 00:16:05,546 How long has he been there? 150 00:16:05,674 --> 00:16:10,336 I don't know, ma'am. He was observed earlier, I believe. 151 00:16:12,514 --> 00:16:15,599 Sir Henry, Mr Brown is standing in the courtyard. 152 00:16:15,726 --> 00:16:19,889 - I've no wish to go riding. - I'm very sorry, ma'am. I can't imagine... 153 00:16:20,022 --> 00:16:22,394 He was certainly given no instructions. 154 00:16:24,610 --> 00:16:27,361 Please make sure it does not happen again. 155 00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:29,527 Of course. At once. 156 00:16:36,205 --> 00:16:39,905 - What on Earth did you think you were doing? - Awaiting my orders. 157 00:16:40,042 --> 00:16:43,576 You do not report for duty unless the Queen requests of it. You know that very well. 158 00:16:43,712 --> 00:16:48,089 I didn't come all this way to sit on my arse. 159 00:16:48,217 --> 00:16:52,594 You'll await your orders like everyone else... 160 00:16:52,721 --> 00:16:55,592 unless you prefer a repeat of yesterday's little excitement. 161 00:16:55,724 --> 00:16:58,511 No. 162 00:16:58,644 --> 00:17:00,932 I beg your pardon? 163 00:17:11,073 --> 00:17:13,065 I thought I made myself perfectly clear. 164 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:15,358 You do not leave your room until Her Majesty requests it. 165 00:17:15,494 --> 00:17:17,533 You tell Her Majesty from me... 166 00:17:17,663 --> 00:17:20,414 if her husband was here today, he'd have her outta the house... 167 00:17:20,541 --> 00:17:22,414 and gettin' some air into her. 168 00:17:22,543 --> 00:17:25,080 What the hell's the point of me bein' here otherwise? 169 00:17:26,630 --> 00:17:28,504 Go inside at once. 170 00:17:28,632 --> 00:17:30,755 Is that the Queen's request? 171 00:17:30,884 --> 00:17:33,506 Yes. It most certainly is. 172 00:17:34,763 --> 00:17:36,839 [Clicks Tongue] 173 00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:48,606 - [Horse Neighing, Whinnying] - Mr Brown? 174 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,153 Yes, ma'am? 175 00:17:55,033 --> 00:17:58,616 You have been told repeatedly not to stand in the courtyard... 176 00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:00,619 unless requested to do so. 177 00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:02,954 Yes, ma'am. 178 00:18:03,083 --> 00:18:05,289 Then why do you persist in doing it? 179 00:18:05,419 --> 00:18:08,124 Because I believe Her Majesty's wrong. 180 00:18:08,255 --> 00:18:11,790 If ever a poor soul needed some fresh air, it's her. 181 00:18:13,844 --> 00:18:16,549 The Queen will ride out if and when she chooses. 182 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,847 And I intend to be there when she's ready. 183 00:19:09,024 --> 00:19:12,974 Prince Albert was going to build a bench here. 184 00:19:13,111 --> 00:19:15,733 He thought it one of the best views in Osborne. 185 00:19:15,864 --> 00:19:18,355 Aye, it's a fine spot, ma'am. 186 00:19:18,492 --> 00:19:20,568 He thought so, yes. 187 00:19:23,539 --> 00:19:26,908 In everything I do and everything I say, 188 00:19:27,042 --> 00:19:29,533 I try to think as much as possible... 189 00:19:29,670 --> 00:19:32,540 what he would do or say if he were here now. 190 00:19:35,050 --> 00:19:38,751 My private secretary wishes me to return to public duties. 191 00:19:38,887 --> 00:19:41,592 If Prince Albert was here, he'd tell him a thing or two. 192 00:19:41,723 --> 00:19:45,768 Sir Henry's not alone. They all wish it. 193 00:19:47,896 --> 00:19:52,938 The same people who refused to grant my husband the title of "King"... 194 00:19:53,068 --> 00:19:56,484 because he was deemed of insufficient rank. 195 00:20:01,159 --> 00:20:04,113 I have some letters in my saddlebag. I'd like to read them. 196 00:20:14,381 --> 00:20:17,002 I cannot read them like that. 197 00:20:26,268 --> 00:20:28,973 You will hand them to me as I require. 198 00:20:45,287 --> 00:20:47,612 [Chattering] 199 00:20:56,965 --> 00:21:00,215 [Chattering Stops] 200 00:21:01,803 --> 00:21:04,176 Mr Carter, the head butler, sits there. 201 00:21:04,306 --> 00:21:08,553 Not any more he doesn't. This is my place. 202 00:21:08,685 --> 00:21:11,223 - By whose authority? - My own. 203 00:21:14,858 --> 00:21:17,349 The order of seating at the upper servants' table... 204 00:21:17,486 --> 00:21:20,356 is arranged personally by the Queen herself. 205 00:21:20,489 --> 00:21:22,481 Now that's a tautology, lad. 206 00:21:22,616 --> 00:21:24,490 If you say the Queen has arranged something, 207 00:21:24,618 --> 00:21:26,527 there's no need to say she's done it personally. 208 00:21:26,662 --> 00:21:28,535 It's understood. 209 00:21:34,378 --> 00:21:36,251 - [Murmuring] - [Man] Thank you. 210 00:21:44,847 --> 00:21:46,720 And you're the Queen's dresser, I believe. 211 00:21:48,350 --> 00:21:50,722 Assistant, sir. Yes. 212 00:21:50,853 --> 00:21:53,604 - What's your name? - Mary Taylor, sir. 213 00:21:53,730 --> 00:21:55,604 Have I seen you up at Balmoral, Mary? 214 00:21:55,732 --> 00:21:58,270 I hope to go up next year. 215 00:21:58,402 --> 00:22:02,399 Tell me, Mary. What is the Queen reading for recreation these days? 216 00:22:02,531 --> 00:22:04,405 Lord Tennyson, sir. 217 00:22:07,578 --> 00:22:09,451 [Murmuring Stops] 218 00:22:32,436 --> 00:22:34,310 Ah! 219 00:22:35,772 --> 00:22:38,145 Am I the only one eating? 220 00:22:44,531 --> 00:22:47,947 Lord Clarendon arrives by invitation at 11:00, 221 00:22:48,076 --> 00:22:52,952 followed at 12:00 by a picnic on the grounds to celebrate Princess Alice's birthday. 222 00:22:53,081 --> 00:22:56,082 The chancellor writes to say that by happy coincidence, 223 00:22:56,210 --> 00:22:58,617 he will be in Cowes this weekend, 224 00:22:58,754 --> 00:23:04,128 and he asks if Your Majesty might grant him an audience. 225 00:23:04,259 --> 00:23:06,335 Why? 226 00:23:06,470 --> 00:23:09,839 He thought, perhaps, Your Majesty might wish to be informed... 227 00:23:09,973 --> 00:23:11,847 of the latest developments in government. 228 00:23:11,975 --> 00:23:14,976 No, I shall be out walking. 229 00:23:15,103 --> 00:23:17,773 Then, perhaps, Your Majesty might consider it opportune... 230 00:23:17,898 --> 00:23:20,982 if the Prince of Wales were to meet him on your behalf. 231 00:23:21,109 --> 00:23:23,779 On no account. 232 00:23:23,904 --> 00:23:27,854 Mama, I really do think it's time we made ourselves a little more... 233 00:23:27,991 --> 00:23:29,865 [Clears Throat] available. 234 00:23:31,578 --> 00:23:33,452 I think we must accept... 235 00:23:33,580 --> 00:23:36,154 that our position in the country is not entirely unrelated... 236 00:23:36,291 --> 00:23:39,494 to the continued absence of the monarchy from public life. 237 00:23:41,547 --> 00:23:43,872 I thought, perhaps, we might consider a small gesture of some kind. 238 00:23:44,007 --> 00:23:47,008 - Gesture? - I thought a dinner for our ambassadors, perhaps. 239 00:23:47,135 --> 00:23:51,299 No dinners, Bertie. Why are you dressed for outdoors? 240 00:23:51,431 --> 00:23:54,800 - It's so infernally cold in here. - Cold is good. 241 00:23:54,935 --> 00:23:57,687 Is that not so, Dr Jenner? 242 00:23:57,813 --> 00:23:59,687 [Gasping] Uh, I'm sorry, ma'am. 243 00:23:59,815 --> 00:24:02,851 - Cold is good! - Oh, excellent, ma'am. Excellent. 244 00:24:02,985 --> 00:24:05,476 But perhaps if Her Majesty... 245 00:24:05,612 --> 00:24:09,195 were to consider accompanying her newfound physical vigour... 246 00:24:09,324 --> 00:24:11,151 with the benefits of mental activity. 247 00:24:11,285 --> 00:24:13,324 Why am I being lectured in this way? 248 00:24:13,453 --> 00:24:17,237 - Oh, forgive me, Your Majesty. - I will not tolerate anybody lecturing me... 249 00:24:17,374 --> 00:24:19,414 - about the responsibility of monarchy. - Mother. 250 00:24:19,543 --> 00:24:21,915 Least of all my son! 251 00:24:22,045 --> 00:24:25,082 It was his irresponsibility that drove my husband to his grave! 252 00:24:25,215 --> 00:24:27,706 If it is inconvenient to Her Majesty, 253 00:24:27,843 --> 00:24:29,717 then perhaps she might consider allowing the Prince of Wales... 254 00:24:29,845 --> 00:24:32,383 Would you believe they sent me so many boxes to taunt me? 255 00:24:32,514 --> 00:24:37,306 Dr Jenner writes that my nerves are in an extremely fragile state, 256 00:24:37,436 --> 00:24:39,559 and yet they continue to hound me with box after box... 257 00:24:39,688 --> 00:24:42,440 after box after box after box. 258 00:24:42,566 --> 00:24:44,440 [Sighing] 259 00:24:44,568 --> 00:24:46,774 I wish to take the princesses for a swim. 260 00:24:49,364 --> 00:24:53,362 The turns I have been taking in the grounds have proved most beneficial to me, 261 00:24:53,493 --> 00:24:56,411 and Brown thinks saltwater will do me good. 262 00:25:59,643 --> 00:26:02,763 Don't putter, children. Swim! 263 00:26:28,589 --> 00:26:31,162 You could buy that lot for garden ornaments... 264 00:26:31,300 --> 00:26:33,838 and still get change from ten guineas. 265 00:26:36,597 --> 00:26:40,013 Lift your foot, woman! 266 00:26:40,142 --> 00:26:42,134 [Brown] Walk on. [Clicks Tongue] 267 00:26:54,781 --> 00:26:56,655 [Man] This nation is fortunate... 268 00:26:56,783 --> 00:27:00,318 insomuch as it is not governed by force... 269 00:27:00,454 --> 00:27:02,660 but by a chain of traditions... 270 00:27:02,789 --> 00:27:07,368 that have been cherished from generation to generation. 271 00:27:07,503 --> 00:27:11,999 Because in them... in our traditions... 272 00:27:12,132 --> 00:27:16,509 are embodied all the laws that have enabled us to create... 273 00:27:16,637 --> 00:27:20,006 the greatest empire of modern time! 274 00:27:20,140 --> 00:27:22,014 [Cheering] 275 00:27:22,142 --> 00:27:25,891 And even though we have amassed great capital, 276 00:27:26,021 --> 00:27:29,022 and even though we have established an industry... 277 00:27:29,149 --> 00:27:32,020 with no parallel in the world. 278 00:27:32,152 --> 00:27:34,904 Yet all these mighty creations... 279 00:27:35,030 --> 00:27:36,987 are as nothing... 280 00:27:37,115 --> 00:27:40,531 compared to the invisible customs... 281 00:27:40,661 --> 00:27:42,902 which shape our lives. 282 00:27:43,038 --> 00:27:44,912 [Cheering] 283 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:48,374 To those honourable gentlemen of the opposition that seek to destroy... 284 00:27:48,502 --> 00:27:50,909 the essential elements of this country... 285 00:27:51,046 --> 00:27:54,462 I say, let them remember... 286 00:27:54,591 --> 00:28:00,262 England cannot begin again! 287 00:28:00,389 --> 00:28:02,262 [Shouting] 288 00:28:06,395 --> 00:28:08,268 Have you seen this? 289 00:28:14,486 --> 00:28:16,395 Should we take it seriously? 290 00:28:16,530 --> 00:28:20,113 - The cartoon, or Her Majesty's absenteeism? - Well, both. 291 00:28:20,242 --> 00:28:22,235 The question is: Do we need her? 292 00:28:22,369 --> 00:28:25,738 - Congratulations. - Too kind. Thank you so much. Thank you. 293 00:28:25,873 --> 00:28:28,079 Surely you're not suggesting we dispense with the Constitution? 294 00:28:28,208 --> 00:28:31,992 My dear Stanley, a prime minister with only a handful of friends... 295 00:28:32,129 --> 00:28:34,038 must respect public opinion. 296 00:28:34,173 --> 00:28:36,046 - Congratulations, Prime Minister. - Thank you. 297 00:28:36,175 --> 00:28:39,425 Gossip counts. Lord Aberdeen was right. 298 00:28:39,553 --> 00:28:42,922 This country is not governed by wisdom but by talk. 299 00:28:43,056 --> 00:28:45,382 Oh, granted, it wouldn't take too much... 300 00:28:45,517 --> 00:28:47,724 to winkle the old girl out of mourning, 301 00:28:47,853 --> 00:28:49,727 but if public opinion is against her, 302 00:28:49,855 --> 00:28:52,393 it doesn't do to appear too close. 303 00:28:52,524 --> 00:28:55,774 - So? - We'll see which way the wind blows. 304 00:29:03,368 --> 00:29:05,242 [Whooping] 305 00:29:13,045 --> 00:29:14,918 [Shouting] 306 00:29:18,091 --> 00:29:20,464 My heart's in the Highlands! 307 00:29:20,594 --> 00:29:23,132 My heart is not here! 308 00:29:23,263 --> 00:29:27,178 My heart's in the Highlands, chasing the deer! 309 00:29:27,309 --> 00:29:32,101 One box of biscuits, one box of drop tablets. one box of pralines, 310 00:29:32,231 --> 00:29:34,722 16 chocolate sponges. 311 00:29:34,858 --> 00:29:38,476 It's the same order every week. Does one of them even bother to check it? 312 00:29:38,612 --> 00:29:40,486 The woman's goin' to Balmoral tomorrow... 313 00:29:40,614 --> 00:29:43,983 without the one wee luxury she actually enjoys. 314 00:29:44,117 --> 00:29:47,154 Look, someone'll send it on ahead. 315 00:29:47,287 --> 00:29:49,494 Oh, aye, but will they? 316 00:29:49,623 --> 00:29:52,161 It's not your problem, what she eats, John. 317 00:29:53,544 --> 00:29:56,498 The woman's surrounded by fools. 318 00:29:56,630 --> 00:29:58,504 She's supposed to be packed, dressed and ready... 319 00:29:58,632 --> 00:30:00,672 tomorrow mornin', half past 7:00. 320 00:30:00,801 --> 00:30:03,921 If it's up to any of them, she'll still be gettin' dressed at 8:00. 321 00:30:04,054 --> 00:30:07,138 She's got an army of people to get her up and out. 322 00:30:07,266 --> 00:30:10,053 But I'm the only one she trusts. 323 00:30:10,185 --> 00:30:13,850 She'll blow hot and cold on you, John. She always does. 324 00:30:13,981 --> 00:30:16,935 - You ought to be careful. - I get 90 pounds a year. 325 00:30:17,067 --> 00:30:22,062 Plus another 70 for a pile of old tartan I'd be wearin' anyway. 326 00:30:22,197 --> 00:30:24,320 That's as much as a page of the back stair gets, 327 00:30:24,449 --> 00:30:27,534 and that's a job for toffs. 328 00:30:27,661 --> 00:30:29,535 329 00:30:29,663 --> 00:30:34,704 I'm Her Majesty's Highland servant! 330 00:30:34,835 --> 00:30:37,326 Indoors and out. 331 00:30:37,462 --> 00:30:39,835 There's no stoppin' me now. 332 00:31:09,786 --> 00:31:14,033 333 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,425 Oh, God, the pipes. 334 00:31:47,866 --> 00:31:49,775 - What are those? - What? 335 00:31:49,910 --> 00:31:53,742 - Those over there. There. - Ah... [Speaking Scottish] 336 00:31:53,872 --> 00:31:57,787 [Speaking Scottish] How can I possibly say that with a straight face? 337 00:32:00,796 --> 00:32:02,954 I'm thinking of publishing my Highland journals. 338 00:32:03,090 --> 00:32:06,423 - Are they worth readin'? - I'm told so. 339 00:32:06,552 --> 00:32:09,837 - By whom? - Sir Henry Ponsonby tells me they're charming. 340 00:32:09,972 --> 00:32:12,130 What does he know about the Highlands? 341 00:32:12,266 --> 00:32:15,765 He has been attending at Balmoral for many years. 342 00:32:15,894 --> 00:32:18,895 Well, that hardly makes him an expert. 343 00:32:19,022 --> 00:32:23,649 His remarks were directed at the quality of writing, not at subject. 344 00:32:23,777 --> 00:32:26,695 I don't groom a horse to have it admired by others. 345 00:32:26,822 --> 00:32:28,814 I groom it because it needs grooming. 346 00:32:28,949 --> 00:32:32,650 I do not do it for others, but Ponsonby thinks they are good. 347 00:32:32,786 --> 00:32:35,740 Just say what you have to say, woman! What other people think shouldn't matter to you. 348 00:32:35,873 --> 00:32:38,446 Of course I shall say what I have to say. I always do. 349 00:32:38,584 --> 00:32:41,834 Well, if it's a good opinion you're lookin' for, 350 00:32:41,962 --> 00:32:44,120 he's the very man to oblige you. 351 00:32:44,256 --> 00:32:49,843 What Mr Ponsonby was appreciating was their literary merit, 352 00:32:49,970 --> 00:32:53,386 a skill not intimately associated with a knowledge of grooming. 353 00:32:55,809 --> 00:32:59,143 Literary appreciation does not begin and end with Tennyson. 354 00:32:59,271 --> 00:33:01,347 [Sighing] 355 00:33:05,319 --> 00:33:07,192 I mention you in them. 356 00:33:09,364 --> 00:33:13,029 In particular, the occasion when Albert was alive. 357 00:33:14,578 --> 00:33:17,532 The royal carriage overturned during a storm, 358 00:33:17,664 --> 00:33:20,701 and you demonstrated such loyal service... 359 00:33:20,834 --> 00:33:24,037 in returning the Queen and princesses safely to Balmoral. 360 00:33:34,973 --> 00:33:36,765 For friendship. 361 00:33:43,357 --> 00:33:46,274 She'll be gone between 8:00 and 6:00 on Friday... 362 00:33:46,401 --> 00:33:49,153 visiting the Grant family at Glasalt. 363 00:33:49,279 --> 00:33:51,568 In order to make the journey there and back in one day, 364 00:33:51,698 --> 00:33:54,071 she must have no distractions the night before. 365 00:33:54,201 --> 00:33:58,199 She'll take a light supper in her private drawing room and retire early. 366 00:33:58,330 --> 00:34:00,572 She'll need to sign dispatches before she retires. 367 00:34:00,707 --> 00:34:02,914 That can wait until the weekend. 368 00:34:03,043 --> 00:34:05,795 - They're important papers! - It can wait! Anything else? 369 00:34:05,921 --> 00:34:08,626 Are you sure Her Majesty is up to such a long journey? 370 00:34:08,757 --> 00:34:11,248 She's only just recovered from a severe head cold. 371 00:34:11,385 --> 00:34:15,252 If I didn't think she was up to it, I wouldn't let her go, would I? 372 00:34:20,102 --> 00:34:22,771 Surely it is for the gentleman to decide when to stop. 373 00:34:22,896 --> 00:34:25,268 It is a disgusting habit. It should be discouraged. 374 00:34:25,399 --> 00:34:28,684 - Yes, but isn't midnight a little excessive? - It's quite late enough. 375 00:34:28,819 --> 00:34:31,440 But, Mama, the room was built expressly for that purpose. 376 00:34:31,572 --> 00:34:35,439 It has been a smoking room by tradition ever since Father built it. 377 00:34:35,576 --> 00:34:38,779 Brown's responsibilities are onerous enough already. 378 00:34:38,912 --> 00:34:42,447 He has far too much to do during the day without having to stay up all night... 379 00:34:42,583 --> 00:34:44,871 waiting for you to go to bed. 380 00:34:45,002 --> 00:34:47,753 The smoking room will be closed and the lights put out at 12:00. 381 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,834 - Mama. - And that is my last word on the matter. 382 00:34:50,966 --> 00:34:53,587 Well, I'm sorry, but I really do think it's intolerable... 383 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:56,292 the gentleman of the house should be dictated to by a servant. 384 00:34:56,430 --> 00:34:59,051 It's the Queen's decision. 385 00:34:59,183 --> 00:35:02,302 I beg your pardon? Mama! 386 00:35:02,436 --> 00:35:06,303 I think you should go now. You've tired your mother enough. 387 00:35:21,955 --> 00:35:23,995 [Brown] There's really no need for this, you know. 388 00:35:24,124 --> 00:35:27,742 - I'll not have her seein' it like it is. - It's the last thing she expects. 389 00:35:27,878 --> 00:35:31,496 That's as may be, John, but I just wish she'd warned us she was comin'. 390 00:35:31,632 --> 00:35:33,624 Had she warned ya, 391 00:35:33,759 --> 00:35:37,128 you'd be throwin' water on the fire and hiding knitting under cushions. 392 00:35:37,262 --> 00:35:40,133 - You can't stop a wife from bein' house-proud. - [Chuckling] 393 00:35:41,767 --> 00:35:45,218 - All right, show her in. - Fine. 394 00:35:51,777 --> 00:35:53,651 They're ready for you now, ma'am. 395 00:35:53,779 --> 00:35:57,148 - I hope they didn't go to any trouble, John. - Ah, well. 396 00:36:02,454 --> 00:36:04,826 Ma'am. 397 00:36:04,957 --> 00:36:07,874 Mr Grant, how good it is to see you. 398 00:36:08,001 --> 00:36:10,836 - Your Majesty. - Mrs Grant. 399 00:36:10,963 --> 00:36:14,379 - How's your knee? Has the pain eased a little? - Not so bad, ma'am. 400 00:36:14,508 --> 00:36:16,382 Good. 401 00:36:17,678 --> 00:36:20,844 Oh, and here are Douglas and John. 402 00:36:20,973 --> 00:36:23,760 Haven't you grown? 403 00:36:23,892 --> 00:36:26,181 Growing all the time, ma'am. 404 00:36:26,311 --> 00:36:29,182 - Would you care to sit, ma'am? - Thank you. 405 00:36:38,323 --> 00:36:40,695 I know that. 406 00:36:40,826 --> 00:36:43,281 That's Cairn Lochan. 407 00:36:43,412 --> 00:36:46,994 - We picnicked there once, John, did we not? - Aye, we did, indeed, ma'am. 408 00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:51,371 [Chattering] 409 00:36:56,717 --> 00:36:59,042 Thank you so much. 410 00:36:59,178 --> 00:37:01,300 Ah, the greasy pole. 411 00:37:01,430 --> 00:37:04,466 Don't be facetious, dear. Remember your position. 412 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,719 It's my position I'm thinking of. 413 00:37:07,853 --> 00:37:10,142 I see the Prince of Wales is here. 414 00:37:10,272 --> 00:37:13,059 I hope he's got his mama's permission. 415 00:37:13,192 --> 00:37:16,146 - Oh, Salisbury. - Madam. 416 00:37:16,278 --> 00:37:21,569 Why is the Queen penny-wise and pound foolish? 417 00:37:21,700 --> 00:37:24,654 Because she looks after the Browns... 418 00:37:24,786 --> 00:37:28,155 and lets the sovereigns take care of themselves. 419 00:37:28,290 --> 00:37:31,576 And in your opinion, is she foolish? 420 00:37:31,710 --> 00:37:37,131 - Well... What I mean to say... It's hardly right, is it? - What? 421 00:37:37,257 --> 00:37:40,922 Well, the Queen and Mr Brown. 422 00:37:41,053 --> 00:37:45,465 La superstition met le monde entier en flammes. 423 00:37:46,975 --> 00:37:48,849 I beg your pardon? 424 00:37:48,977 --> 00:37:53,604 Has anyone seen this, uh, Mr Brown? 425 00:37:53,732 --> 00:37:55,974 He is her personal servant, I believe. 426 00:37:56,109 --> 00:37:57,983 He follows her wherever she goes. 427 00:37:58,111 --> 00:38:02,820 He would hardly make a very good personal servant if he did not. 428 00:38:02,950 --> 00:38:04,823 Excuse me. 429 00:38:12,125 --> 00:38:14,118 It's not my best china. 430 00:38:14,253 --> 00:38:18,879 I mean, it is my best china now, but the family set got stolen last summer. 431 00:38:19,007 --> 00:38:22,044 -I'm sorry. -Of course, it was no one on the estate. 432 00:38:22,177 --> 00:38:24,715 More like one of the lads out from Braemar. 433 00:38:24,847 --> 00:38:26,720 Or further even. 434 00:38:28,183 --> 00:38:30,057 I'll fetch the salt. 435 00:38:46,159 --> 00:38:48,697 Mr Disraeli. 436 00:38:48,829 --> 00:38:52,328 - Ma'am. - Your Royal Highness, what a pleasure to see you here. 437 00:38:52,457 --> 00:38:55,375 Have you met Mr Lyle? He's in sugar. 438 00:38:55,502 --> 00:38:58,124 I don't think I've had that pleasure. 439 00:38:58,255 --> 00:39:01,126 Mr Lyle, the fascinating thing... 440 00:39:01,258 --> 00:39:03,796 [Woman Laughing] 441 00:39:03,927 --> 00:39:05,801 No doubt you've heard the rumours. 442 00:39:05,929 --> 00:39:08,171 I take no account of gossip, Your Highness. 443 00:39:08,307 --> 00:39:11,592 My concern is the reputation of the monarchy. 444 00:39:11,727 --> 00:39:13,600 Of course. 445 00:39:13,729 --> 00:39:16,054 I fear the influence he has on her. 446 00:39:16,190 --> 00:39:18,515 The man's word is not to be credited. 447 00:39:18,650 --> 00:39:22,315 He is an arriviste of the very lowest water. 448 00:39:22,446 --> 00:39:26,230 You know, she's having a bust cast of him... 449 00:39:26,366 --> 00:39:29,071 in Nero Marquino marble. 450 00:39:30,746 --> 00:39:33,319 I'd talk to her myself, but she won't listen to me. 451 00:39:33,457 --> 00:39:37,751 She must be persuaded by someone she respects to abandon this... 452 00:39:37,878 --> 00:39:39,752 ridiculous favouritism... 453 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:42,834 before... 454 00:39:42,966 --> 00:39:44,876 a situation develops. 455 00:39:45,010 --> 00:39:47,086 A situation? 456 00:39:47,221 --> 00:39:49,972 Look, I don't imagine you frequent the republican clubs, 457 00:39:50,098 --> 00:39:52,424 but the fact that neither you nor I are members... 458 00:39:52,559 --> 00:39:56,260 should not blind us to the significance of their existence. 459 00:39:57,898 --> 00:40:01,848 The Tory party has always been our party. 460 00:40:01,985 --> 00:40:04,357 I'm flattered you think so. 461 00:40:04,488 --> 00:40:06,611 I tell you, if we don't stick together on this, 462 00:40:06,740 --> 00:40:11,616 you could very well find yourself first president's opposition. 463 00:40:11,745 --> 00:40:13,619 [Speaking Latin, Indistinct] 464 00:40:13,747 --> 00:40:16,499 Yes. Quite. 465 00:40:16,625 --> 00:40:19,496 I really don't think we can overstate the seriousness of this. 466 00:40:25,592 --> 00:40:27,632 What did he want? 467 00:40:27,761 --> 00:40:30,964 To know when he'll be King. 468 00:40:31,098 --> 00:40:33,968 So Grant and myself are riding over Lochnagar... 469 00:40:34,101 --> 00:40:36,093 on the worst imaginable night. 470 00:40:36,228 --> 00:40:39,644 The rain is coming down in sheets, and all we can think about... 471 00:40:39,773 --> 00:40:42,976 is gettin' home for a wee drink. 472 00:40:43,110 --> 00:40:47,238 Suddenly, through the gloom, Grant sees a couple of poachers, 473 00:40:47,364 --> 00:40:52,240 gives me the shout, and we were off, gallopin' down the hill after them. 474 00:40:52,369 --> 00:40:54,694 We chased them right down to the loch side. 475 00:40:54,830 --> 00:40:59,492 He got there first, leaps off his horse like a man possessed, 476 00:40:59,626 --> 00:41:03,209 grabs the two unfortunate men by the throat against the stack. 477 00:41:03,338 --> 00:41:06,707 He was shoutin'. He was swearin' at the top of his voice. 478 00:41:06,842 --> 00:41:09,167 He looks into the eyes of the smallest one, and he says, 479 00:41:09,303 --> 00:41:12,339 "Why are you poachin' on royal land?" 480 00:41:12,472 --> 00:41:14,845 And the poor wee man looks up at him, 481 00:41:14,975 --> 00:41:16,932 completely terrified and says, 482 00:41:17,060 --> 00:41:20,145 "Because we've come up in the world." 483 00:41:55,516 --> 00:41:57,971 [Brown] Whoa! 484 00:41:58,101 --> 00:42:01,221 Your Majesty, thank goodness you're safe. 485 00:42:01,355 --> 00:42:06,396 I'll have a bath prepared immediately. I recommend MacDonald's African embrocation. 486 00:42:06,527 --> 00:42:09,362 Ah, pipe down, man. The woman's fine. 487 00:42:09,488 --> 00:42:12,358 We stayed a little longer than expected with Mr and Mrs Grant. 488 00:42:12,491 --> 00:42:15,942 - It was most agreeable. - We were expecting you to return by 6:00. 489 00:42:16,078 --> 00:42:20,206 - Now I'm back. - And we had a wee nip of whisky. 490 00:42:20,332 --> 00:42:22,870 - To keep out the cold. - Aye. 491 00:42:23,001 --> 00:42:24,875 Thank you, John. 492 00:42:37,724 --> 00:42:39,598 She's drunk. 493 00:42:40,936 --> 00:42:43,890 Distinct flushing around the cheeks. 494 00:42:44,022 --> 00:42:45,896 She was drunk, I tell you. 495 00:42:46,024 --> 00:42:47,898 No, she wasn't. 496 00:42:51,613 --> 00:42:55,481 - Surely not. - Don't even think it. 497 00:43:08,130 --> 00:43:13,124 498 00:44:49,648 --> 00:44:52,221 Pandora's Box. 499 00:45:07,541 --> 00:45:10,411 [Snoring] 500 00:45:16,967 --> 00:45:20,917 501 00:46:05,557 --> 00:46:09,425 502 00:46:34,962 --> 00:46:37,583 [Gasping] 503 00:46:37,714 --> 00:46:39,588 Thank you. 504 00:46:46,807 --> 00:46:50,010 - Which one is he? - The tall one. 505 00:46:50,143 --> 00:46:53,014 - Got him? - Aye. 506 00:46:56,191 --> 00:46:59,145 - [Chattering] - [Man] I think it's over here. 507 00:47:00,988 --> 00:47:03,395 What is it, John? 508 00:47:08,662 --> 00:47:10,536 I won't be long. 509 00:47:20,507 --> 00:47:22,796 Where'd he go? I've lost him. 510 00:47:41,570 --> 00:47:46,066 Don't know if there's much worth writing about. Hard to tell. 511 00:47:46,200 --> 00:47:49,070 Is this close enough for you, boys? 512 00:47:49,203 --> 00:47:51,610 Go on! Get out! 513 00:47:51,747 --> 00:47:54,238 Go on! On your way! 514 00:47:54,374 --> 00:47:56,497 - Back where you belong! - Come on! 515 00:47:56,627 --> 00:47:58,785 You filthy scavengers! 516 00:48:02,466 --> 00:48:04,340 Leave her alone! You hear? 517 00:48:14,686 --> 00:48:17,640 If I catch the miserable by-blow... 518 00:48:17,773 --> 00:48:20,608 who told those people the Queen's whereabouts, 519 00:48:20,734 --> 00:48:25,894 I'll cut his balls off and hang them out to dry on Jock Wemyss, so I will. 520 00:48:26,031 --> 00:48:29,400 What happens to John Brown is his business, 521 00:48:29,535 --> 00:48:32,904 but the Queen's security will never be compromised! 522 00:48:35,290 --> 00:48:39,288 - What action... - You'll talk when I'm finished. 523 00:48:41,547 --> 00:48:45,840 That kind of disloyalty will not be tolerated in this house. Is that clear? 524 00:48:47,928 --> 00:48:52,305 - Is that clear? - [All] Yes, Mr Brown. 525 00:48:58,772 --> 00:49:01,808 [Dr Jenner] "Court circular: Balmoral. 526 00:49:01,942 --> 00:49:04,480 "On Tuesday, Mr John Brown attended... 527 00:49:04,611 --> 00:49:08,479 "a display of sheep dipping by local farmers. 528 00:49:08,615 --> 00:49:11,486 "On Wednesday, he attended a seance, 529 00:49:11,618 --> 00:49:14,952 "where he was pleased to listen to a recital of 'Auld Lang Syne'... 530 00:49:15,080 --> 00:49:18,366 "by Mr Robert Burns himself. 531 00:49:18,500 --> 00:49:21,834 "On Thursday, Mr John Brown walked on the slopes, 532 00:49:21,962 --> 00:49:25,212 "accompanied by family and friend. 533 00:49:25,340 --> 00:49:27,796 "At tea, he partook of haggis, 534 00:49:27,926 --> 00:49:30,215 "and in the evening, he attended a recital... 535 00:49:30,345 --> 00:49:34,509 "of bagpipe music through the ages. 536 00:49:34,641 --> 00:49:39,517 After a light supper, Mr John Brown retired early." 537 00:49:42,149 --> 00:49:45,897 If I find you had anything to do with this, I'll have you sacked. 538 00:49:46,028 --> 00:49:48,519 I believe that decision rests with Her Majesty. 539 00:49:48,655 --> 00:49:50,695 Don't think I can't persuade her. 540 00:49:50,824 --> 00:49:53,031 I don't doubt the Queen was highly amused. 541 00:49:53,160 --> 00:49:55,318 She's always had a very healthy sense of humour. 542 00:49:55,454 --> 00:49:57,992 This is a slur on her good name. 543 00:49:58,123 --> 00:50:00,994 Inasmuch as the article is about yourself, 544 00:50:01,126 --> 00:50:04,709 I think you must now accept that the public has a right to its interest in you. 545 00:50:04,838 --> 00:50:06,747 Nobody has rights over me. 546 00:50:08,342 --> 00:50:10,833 We are, all of us, subject to forces... 547 00:50:10,969 --> 00:50:13,674 beyond our control, Mr Brown. 548 00:50:13,805 --> 00:50:15,679 Even you. 549 00:50:15,807 --> 00:50:18,512 You'll regret saying that. 550 00:50:22,856 --> 00:50:24,730 [Chattering] 551 00:50:26,068 --> 00:50:28,559 [Man] Order! 552 00:50:28,695 --> 00:50:32,111 Order! Order! Order! 553 00:50:35,452 --> 00:50:39,532 The results of the vote to the motion to disestablish the Irish Church. 554 00:50:41,708 --> 00:50:43,915 Order! 555 00:50:45,045 --> 00:50:48,912 Ayes to the right: 313. 556 00:50:49,049 --> 00:50:52,632 Nos to the left: 265. 557 00:50:59,017 --> 00:51:00,891 Mr Speaker! 558 00:51:01,019 --> 00:51:05,017 I table a motion in furtherance of the bill... 559 00:51:05,148 --> 00:51:08,482 to disestablish the monarchy! 560 00:51:18,412 --> 00:51:21,863 [Disraeli] We're going to lose. 561 00:51:21,999 --> 00:51:26,993 Gladstone's got his party facing the same way for the first time in years. 562 00:51:27,129 --> 00:51:29,252 We need help. 563 00:51:29,381 --> 00:51:31,374 [Sighing] Where is the old girl? 564 00:51:31,508 --> 00:51:34,794 - Who? - Mrs Brown. 565 00:51:34,928 --> 00:51:38,796 It's questionable whether there's any advantage to be had from that direction. 566 00:51:38,932 --> 00:51:42,301 - She's never been less popular. - Aye, in the press, perhaps, 567 00:51:42,436 --> 00:51:46,647 but she's sold more copies of her Highland journal in three months... 568 00:51:46,773 --> 00:51:50,107 than Punch will ever sell in a year. 569 00:51:50,235 --> 00:51:53,984 - It's time to wheel her out. - She's refusing to leave Balmoral. 570 00:51:54,114 --> 00:51:56,819 Oh, what's the excuse this time? 571 00:51:56,950 --> 00:52:00,651 Princess Louise is too ill to move. 572 00:52:00,787 --> 00:52:06,078 Frankly, the Queen is rather upset about the recent spate of bad publicity. 573 00:52:06,210 --> 00:52:10,836 - You're smiling. - Oh, um, trying to imagine "rather upset." 574 00:52:10,964 --> 00:52:13,420 Forgive me, gentlemen. I'm late. 575 00:52:13,550 --> 00:52:16,006 Not at all, Dean. It's very good of you to spare the time. 576 00:52:16,136 --> 00:52:20,763 - I came as quickly as I could. - You've seen the latest cartoon in Punch, I take it. 577 00:52:20,891 --> 00:52:23,512 I beg your pardon? Oh. 578 00:52:23,644 --> 00:52:26,265 One of our madder brethren in the House was calling for... 579 00:52:26,396 --> 00:52:29,184 the disestablishment of the monarchy. 580 00:52:29,316 --> 00:52:31,854 - Good Lord! - Oh, I'm sure it won't come to that. 581 00:52:31,985 --> 00:52:35,070 It is now a matter for each man's conscience. 582 00:52:35,197 --> 00:52:37,866 I was just telling Lord Stanley how vital it is... 583 00:52:37,991 --> 00:52:41,656 that the nation should feel the visible influence of the sovereign... 584 00:52:41,787 --> 00:52:45,571 as a reminder that Parliament... well, indeed, my own ministry... 585 00:52:45,707 --> 00:52:47,581 depends on the will of the Queen. 586 00:52:47,709 --> 00:52:53,048 I couldn't agree with you more, but I am only Dean of Windsor. 587 00:52:53,173 --> 00:52:57,171 - I don't understand what... - We hear from Balmoral... 588 00:52:57,302 --> 00:53:00,339 that Mr Brown has been interesting Her Majesty... 589 00:53:00,472 --> 00:53:05,348 in some of the forms of worship associated with... 590 00:53:05,477 --> 00:53:09,522 low-church Presbyterian. 591 00:53:09,648 --> 00:53:12,565 What can we do? 592 00:53:12,693 --> 00:53:15,362 Oh, several things. 593 00:53:15,696 --> 00:53:18,234 - Read it. - Again? 594 00:53:18,365 --> 00:53:20,405 Read it! 595 00:53:22,703 --> 00:53:26,237 "The Times wishes to join the rest of Her Majesty's loyal subjects... 596 00:53:26,373 --> 00:53:29,457 "in expressing its deep joy at the news... 597 00:53:29,585 --> 00:53:31,826 that the Queen is soon to come out of mourning." 598 00:53:31,962 --> 00:53:34,370 - Who told them that? - I have no idea. 599 00:53:34,506 --> 00:53:38,456 - Why not? - l... Forgive me, ma'am, I am no wiser than yourself. 600 00:53:38,594 --> 00:53:41,464 No one should think themselves wiser than me! 601 00:53:41,597 --> 00:53:43,755 It is not for any of the Queen's subjects... 602 00:53:43,891 --> 00:53:46,642 to presume to tell Her Majesty when and where she should come out of mourning. 603 00:53:46,768 --> 00:53:51,265 It is the Queen's sorrow that keeps her secluded. 604 00:53:51,398 --> 00:53:54,518 It is her overwhelming amount of work and responsibility... 605 00:53:54,651 --> 00:53:57,403 work that she feels will soon wear her out entirely. 606 00:53:57,529 --> 00:54:00,898 - Your Majesty... - Is it not enough that she is uncheered and unguided... 607 00:54:01,033 --> 00:54:04,402 that she should also have to suffer these malicious rumours? 608 00:54:06,205 --> 00:54:08,446 I am not a fool. 609 00:54:08,582 --> 00:54:11,915 I know there are those in the establishment too afraid to attack me, 610 00:54:12,044 --> 00:54:14,665 so they attack my dearest friends. 611 00:54:14,796 --> 00:54:17,122 Sometimes... 612 00:54:17,257 --> 00:54:21,125 I feel Brown is all I have left of Albert. 613 00:54:23,055 --> 00:54:25,842 And now they attack Brown too. 614 00:54:25,974 --> 00:54:29,593 I will not give him up to them! 615 00:54:31,647 --> 00:54:33,972 [Clock Bells Chiming] 616 00:54:39,279 --> 00:54:41,355 - I wish to see my mother. - She's busy. 617 00:54:41,490 --> 00:54:44,989 - Then convey her a message. - She's away to Windsor tomorrow. Talk to her there. 618 00:54:45,118 --> 00:54:47,526 Tell her the Prince of Wales wishes to speak with her urgently... 619 00:54:47,663 --> 00:54:49,536 about matters concerning the press. 620 00:54:49,665 --> 00:54:52,334 Are you deaf as well as stupid? 621 00:54:52,459 --> 00:54:54,867 What did you say? 622 00:54:55,003 --> 00:54:59,665 I said, "Are you deaf as well as stupid?" 623 00:54:59,800 --> 00:55:03,169 Do you know who you address, sir? 624 00:55:04,304 --> 00:55:06,546 Whom you address. 625 00:55:06,682 --> 00:55:12,020 - Get out of my way! - Why don't you just leave us alone? 626 00:55:39,715 --> 00:55:42,087 [Man] Where do you want this one, sir? 627 00:55:42,217 --> 00:55:44,589 [Chattering] 628 00:55:49,433 --> 00:55:52,102 - You, boy! What's your business here? - Under-porter, sir. 629 00:55:52,227 --> 00:55:54,267 Well, don't stand where you shouldn't. 630 00:55:57,941 --> 00:55:59,815 [Horse Neighing] 631 00:56:09,203 --> 00:56:11,872 [Bell Tolling] 632 00:56:25,511 --> 00:56:27,966 Hey, Barney. 633 00:56:28,096 --> 00:56:31,880 - Mr Brown, sir. - It's a cold one out there tonight, Barney. 634 00:56:32,017 --> 00:56:34,223 Yeah. 635 00:56:34,353 --> 00:56:37,769 Have you looked at this hoof? She was limpin'. I think there might be a stone in it. 636 00:56:37,898 --> 00:56:40,471 - Ye-Yeah, l-I d-did. - Good, man. 637 00:56:40,609 --> 00:56:43,444 - Then she's all right? - Yeah. 638 00:56:43,570 --> 00:56:45,563 Good. She's a good girl. 639 00:56:45,697 --> 00:56:49,113 Aren't ya? Yeah, she's a lovely girl. 640 00:56:49,243 --> 00:56:51,816 - And you know the Queen's riding her tomorrow? - Yeah. 641 00:56:51,954 --> 00:56:54,741 You all right, Barney? 642 00:56:59,586 --> 00:57:01,460 Oh, aye. 643 00:57:24,361 --> 00:57:27,232 Come on. Come on, you. 644 00:57:30,534 --> 00:57:32,906 Come on. Okay. There. 645 00:57:33,036 --> 00:57:35,907 - [Gasping] - [Men Laughing] 646 00:57:42,087 --> 00:57:45,123 [Doors Opening] 647 00:57:56,602 --> 00:57:58,475 Well? 648 00:58:00,272 --> 00:58:03,522 Mr Brown is unable to attend today. 649 00:58:03,650 --> 00:58:05,857 Why? 650 00:58:05,986 --> 00:58:09,853 - I believe he is unwell, ma'am. - Unwell? 651 00:58:09,990 --> 00:58:12,528 I understand he was in a fight. 652 00:58:14,286 --> 00:58:18,414 - Has he been hurt? - I believe not, ma'am. 653 00:58:18,540 --> 00:58:21,327 I understand... 654 00:58:21,460 --> 00:58:24,212 he'd had rather too much to drink. 655 00:58:34,348 --> 00:58:36,175 You may go. 656 00:58:57,788 --> 00:59:02,201 [Gasping] And she sent no word down? 657 00:59:02,334 --> 00:59:04,706 They said you were drunk. 658 00:59:08,507 --> 00:59:11,508 Why don't you tell her the truth? 659 00:59:13,178 --> 00:59:16,796 She'll think it's her fault for keepin' me. 660 00:59:24,565 --> 00:59:28,432 - What the hell are you doing? - I'm getting dressed. 661 00:59:28,569 --> 00:59:32,732 - You've got three broken ribs. - I've got my duties to attend to. 662 00:59:32,865 --> 00:59:36,150 Don't be an idiot. You're in no fit state to go anywhere. 663 00:59:36,285 --> 00:59:40,069 - She'll be worried about me. - She'll get over it. 664 00:59:40,205 --> 00:59:44,867 [Grunting] I can't let her down now, Archie. 665 00:59:45,002 --> 00:59:48,584 And when was the last time she put herself out for you? 666 00:59:48,714 --> 00:59:51,383 Look, John, whatever she says to you now, 667 00:59:51,508 --> 00:59:53,382 in the end, you're a servant. 668 00:59:53,510 --> 00:59:56,262 I am much more than that. 669 00:59:56,388 --> 00:59:59,804 She may say that to you, but the woman can say what she wants, can't she? 670 00:59:59,933 --> 01:00:02,638 - Just watch your tongue! - Come on, man. 671 01:00:02,769 --> 01:00:04,643 I'm tellin' you what you already know. 672 01:00:04,771 --> 01:00:08,306 - You know nothing about her. - When are you gonna see it, John? 673 01:00:08,442 --> 01:00:11,312 She doesn't give a damn about you! 674 01:00:13,030 --> 01:00:15,106 From the Queen. 675 01:00:15,240 --> 01:00:19,320 "My lips me give a message better of Christmas love... 676 01:00:19,453 --> 01:00:21,327 "than e'en this letter. 677 01:00:21,455 --> 01:00:26,283 To my best friend, J.B. From his best friend, V.R." 678 01:00:26,418 --> 01:00:28,458 Best friend! 679 01:00:28,587 --> 01:00:31,956 - Aye. - She means it! 680 01:00:34,259 --> 01:00:36,133 She'll drop you. 681 01:00:36,261 --> 01:00:39,428 When she's done with you, she'll drop you. 682 01:00:39,556 --> 01:00:42,842 - Get out. - [Sighing] 683 01:00:42,976 --> 01:00:45,016 Get out. 684 01:00:45,145 --> 01:00:47,019 Get out. Get out! 685 01:00:48,482 --> 01:00:50,474 Out! 686 01:00:54,071 --> 01:00:57,155 [Sir Henry] ...to be followed by a visit from Lady Bridport. 687 01:00:57,282 --> 01:01:01,150 She is keen to secure a place for her niece as maid of honour. 688 01:01:05,290 --> 01:01:10,285 - I'm tired. - Um, there is one other matter. 689 01:01:10,420 --> 01:01:13,754 - What is it? - I have a letter, ma'am. 690 01:01:13,882 --> 01:01:15,791 From whom? 691 01:01:15,926 --> 01:01:20,173 From Princess Helena and other members of the royal family. 692 01:01:20,305 --> 01:01:24,683 My family is quite capable of communicating with the Queen in person. 693 01:01:29,773 --> 01:01:31,849 What do they want? 694 01:01:31,984 --> 01:01:36,859 They are demanding the dismissal of Mr Brown on grounds of drunkenness. 695 01:02:04,141 --> 01:02:06,513 You wish to see me, ma'am? 696 01:02:10,731 --> 01:02:15,191 My husband tried always to make me think more subtly. 697 01:02:17,070 --> 01:02:20,237 Of course, he taught me so much, 698 01:02:20,365 --> 01:02:23,615 and I can never repay my debt to him... 699 01:02:23,744 --> 01:02:26,151 or the love I feel even now. 700 01:02:28,540 --> 01:02:31,162 But in truth, 701 01:02:31,293 --> 01:02:33,582 I think I am someone... 702 01:02:35,714 --> 01:02:38,205 who can only feel things... 703 01:02:40,552 --> 01:02:42,592 when they are alive to me. 704 01:02:44,556 --> 01:02:49,432 And for that reason, I know I do not have a subtle mind. 705 01:02:49,561 --> 01:02:52,099 I know that. 706 01:02:52,231 --> 01:02:55,148 But I work hard, and I... 707 01:02:56,401 --> 01:02:58,311 try to do my duty. 708 01:03:01,198 --> 01:03:03,107 However, 709 01:03:04,284 --> 01:03:06,158 I have noticed of late... 710 01:03:10,374 --> 01:03:14,288 that... my feelings of grief... 711 01:03:17,422 --> 01:03:19,296 are not so strong, 712 01:03:22,135 --> 01:03:24,212 and I find myself leaning... 713 01:03:25,764 --> 01:03:28,006 more... 714 01:03:28,141 --> 01:03:30,549 on the comfort of living friends. 715 01:03:33,564 --> 01:03:35,473 Friends close to me now. 716 01:03:40,946 --> 01:03:42,985 Your Majesty, 717 01:03:43,115 --> 01:03:45,902 a settled resignation... 718 01:03:47,286 --> 01:03:50,156 is more lasting proof of affection... 719 01:03:50,289 --> 01:03:52,162 than active grief. 720 01:03:54,459 --> 01:03:58,208 If the Good Lord sees fit to bring one into contact... 721 01:03:58,338 --> 01:04:03,296 with... congenial fellow beings, 722 01:04:03,427 --> 01:04:06,463 one need not analyze one's reaction too deeply. 723 01:04:08,515 --> 01:04:13,473 To allow oneself to be comforted... 724 01:04:13,604 --> 01:04:15,680 by someone else... 725 01:04:15,814 --> 01:04:21,520 need not imply disloyalty to the memory of the loved one. 726 01:04:50,349 --> 01:04:52,258 Sir Henry? 727 01:04:57,231 --> 01:05:01,145 Please tell the princess and other signatories to this letter... 728 01:05:01,276 --> 01:05:03,518 that the Queen will not be dictated to... 729 01:05:03,654 --> 01:05:06,571 or made to alter in any way... 730 01:05:06,698 --> 01:05:10,067 what she has found to answer for her comfort. 731 01:05:10,202 --> 01:05:12,954 - Do I make myself clear? - Ma'am. 732 01:05:17,584 --> 01:05:19,743 You may go. 733 01:06:10,971 --> 01:06:12,928 I would like to get down. 734 01:06:21,857 --> 01:06:23,814 [Groaning] 735 01:06:38,916 --> 01:06:41,241 I was told you were in a fight. 736 01:06:41,376 --> 01:06:43,250 Yes, ma'am. 737 01:06:44,880 --> 01:06:47,086 Has someone seen to those bruises? 738 01:06:47,216 --> 01:06:49,173 Yes, ma'am. 739 01:06:50,469 --> 01:06:52,343 Ma'am. 740 01:06:54,056 --> 01:06:57,756 Having considered my position here in court, 741 01:06:57,893 --> 01:07:02,970 I have come to the conclusion that in Your Majesty's best interests I should resign. 742 01:07:03,106 --> 01:07:05,182 I do not accept. 743 01:07:05,317 --> 01:07:08,437 I had foreseen that you would not. 744 01:07:09,988 --> 01:07:12,195 But Your Majesty should understand... 745 01:07:14,701 --> 01:07:16,575 that I will not be changed in this. 746 01:07:16,703 --> 01:07:20,037 - I leave for Deeside... - The Queen forbids it. 747 01:07:31,510 --> 01:07:34,215 I cannot allow it... 748 01:07:34,346 --> 01:07:36,220 because I cannot live without you. 749 01:07:38,517 --> 01:07:41,387 Without you, I cannot find the strength... 750 01:07:42,729 --> 01:07:44,852 to be who I must be. 751 01:07:47,359 --> 01:07:49,268 Please. 752 01:07:58,078 --> 01:08:00,403 Promise me you won't let them send me back. 753 01:08:08,213 --> 01:08:10,122 I promise. 754 01:08:27,900 --> 01:08:31,103 [Disraeli] Yesterday, Gladstone talked for three hours... 755 01:08:31,236 --> 01:08:33,692 on the Irish Church bill. 756 01:08:33,822 --> 01:08:39,113 I am as guilty as the rest of underestimating his reforming zeal. 757 01:08:39,244 --> 01:08:43,289 Tory days may be numbered, but I fancy there yet remains... 758 01:08:43,415 --> 01:08:46,499 one last hope of deliverance. 759 01:08:46,627 --> 01:08:50,375 Wheresoever the blame lies, we must now close ranks... 760 01:08:50,506 --> 01:08:54,124 and defend Mrs Brown's England. 761 01:08:55,802 --> 01:08:58,128 As for my interminable journey... 762 01:08:58,263 --> 01:09:02,427 to the land of Calvin, oatcakes and sulphur, 763 01:09:02,559 --> 01:09:06,260 no prime minister made greater sacrifice... 764 01:09:06,396 --> 01:09:08,722 than attempting to run the country... 765 01:09:08,857 --> 01:09:11,977 six hundred miles north of civilization. 766 01:09:32,464 --> 01:09:35,465 767 01:10:12,296 --> 01:10:17,503 How dare the Irish break with the Anglicans! 768 01:10:17,634 --> 01:10:22,711 If Albert were alive today, he would never allow the crown to give up church patronage. 769 01:10:24,933 --> 01:10:26,842 No. 770 01:10:26,977 --> 01:10:30,891 The Irish must be told very firmly to stay exactly where they are. 771 01:10:32,524 --> 01:10:35,229 It's the thin end of the wedge, Mr Disraeli. 772 01:10:35,360 --> 01:10:39,025 Next you will be telling me that the crown no longer governs this nation. 773 01:10:39,156 --> 01:10:44,032 Your Majesty remains at the very epicentre of governance. 774 01:10:44,161 --> 01:10:48,372 As for your people, look no further than the sales... 775 01:10:48,498 --> 01:10:50,408 of your Highland journals... 776 01:10:50,542 --> 01:10:54,077 to see in what affection the nation holds their Queen. 777 01:10:54,213 --> 01:10:58,756 Why, you sell even more copies than Mr Dickens. 778 01:10:58,884 --> 01:11:01,589 But I lack your prose, Mr Disraeli. 779 01:11:01,720 --> 01:11:04,923 Oh. 780 01:11:05,057 --> 01:11:08,805 Of course, I understand your concern. 781 01:11:08,936 --> 01:11:12,387 You miss your people, and they miss you. 782 01:11:14,191 --> 01:11:16,100 - Then they may read about me. - Indeed. 783 01:11:16,235 --> 01:11:18,560 And for that, they are eternally grateful. 784 01:11:18,695 --> 01:11:22,396 - Is that not enough? - In so many ways. 785 01:11:23,909 --> 01:11:26,281 And yet, it is... 786 01:11:26,411 --> 01:11:29,282 your presence they crave. 787 01:11:29,414 --> 01:11:31,407 A figurehead. 788 01:11:33,126 --> 01:11:36,792 I never thought to be bullied by you, Mr Disraeli. 789 01:11:36,922 --> 01:11:38,961 You, I thought, understood a widow's grief. 790 01:11:39,091 --> 01:11:41,167 Forgive me, ma'am. 791 01:11:41,301 --> 01:11:44,801 I cannot speak for the nation, only for myself. 792 01:11:44,930 --> 01:11:49,806 As prime minister, I confess I miss your presence. 793 01:11:49,935 --> 01:11:52,687 But that is an expression of my own selfish desires, 794 01:11:52,813 --> 01:11:55,683 and I should not burden you with it. 795 01:12:03,448 --> 01:12:06,366 I stay here because I am happy. 796 01:12:06,493 --> 01:12:08,700 Is that such a terrible crime? 797 01:12:08,829 --> 01:12:11,450 No, ma'am. 798 01:12:22,634 --> 01:12:24,627 Time for your walk. 799 01:12:26,763 --> 01:12:31,224 - This is my good John Brown. - Yes. 800 01:12:31,351 --> 01:12:33,842 I've asked him to show you a little of Highland life... 801 01:12:33,979 --> 01:12:35,888 while you're with us at Balmoral. 802 01:12:36,023 --> 01:12:39,142 What brings you here? 803 01:12:39,276 --> 01:12:43,737 A man can refuse only so many invitations from his Queen. 804 01:12:43,864 --> 01:12:46,355 It was remiss of me not to come earlier. 805 01:12:46,491 --> 01:12:48,531 And what do you know of the Highlands? 806 01:12:48,660 --> 01:12:50,700 [Chuckles] I am a blank sheet. 807 01:12:50,829 --> 01:12:53,747 - Do you hunt? - Mmm, occasionally. 808 01:12:53,874 --> 01:12:56,032 Daresay we could have you taught. 809 01:12:56,168 --> 01:12:58,706 To shoot, perhaps, but not to kill. 810 01:12:58,837 --> 01:13:01,209 If you hunt, you hunt to kill. 811 01:13:02,674 --> 01:13:04,916 Well, then, I'll do my best. 812 01:13:43,715 --> 01:13:48,792 [Thunder Rumbling] 813 01:14:53,452 --> 01:14:57,496 Always remember, keep it very tight to your shoulder, 814 01:14:57,623 --> 01:15:00,327 absorb the kick with your body, 815 01:15:00,459 --> 01:15:02,535 aim for the head... bang! 816 01:15:02,669 --> 01:15:04,543 Imagine it's Gladstone. 817 01:15:04,671 --> 01:15:06,629 Yes, quite. 818 01:15:06,757 --> 01:15:09,164 [Grunting, Sniffling] 819 01:15:09,301 --> 01:15:11,507 Thank you. 820 01:15:11,637 --> 01:15:14,092 - Back door, west wing? - Checked and locked, sir. 821 01:15:14,223 --> 01:15:17,010 - Side door, west wing? - Checked and locked, sir. 822 01:15:17,142 --> 01:15:20,309 - Front door, west wing? - Checked and locked, sir. 823 01:15:20,437 --> 01:15:22,560 - Side door, east wing? - Checked and locked... 824 01:15:22,689 --> 01:15:25,524 - Louder, girl! - Checked and locked, sir. 825 01:15:25,651 --> 01:15:29,483 - Kitchen, lower house? - Checked and locked. Sir. 826 01:15:29,613 --> 01:15:33,029 - Back and upper corridors? - Checked and locked, sir. 827 01:15:35,410 --> 01:15:39,408 Front door. Checked and locked. 828 01:15:46,171 --> 01:15:49,172 Did you see any Irish assassins today, Mr Brown? 829 01:15:52,135 --> 01:15:54,840 We heard the ponies were Fenian sympathizers. 830 01:15:57,266 --> 01:15:59,507 Or was it the stag? 831 01:15:59,643 --> 01:16:02,216 There's not a soul in here... 832 01:16:02,354 --> 01:16:05,889 who cares about that wee woman's safety except me! 833 01:16:06,024 --> 01:16:09,559 She would be dead in a ditch... 834 01:16:09,695 --> 01:16:12,067 if I wasn't here to look out for her! 835 01:16:15,701 --> 01:16:18,452 - You hear that? - [Laughing] 836 01:16:33,719 --> 01:16:37,254 [Groaning] 837 01:16:37,389 --> 01:16:40,260 [Thunderclap] 838 01:17:04,791 --> 01:17:07,199 What's this? 839 01:17:08,921 --> 01:17:11,412 It's a diary. 840 01:17:11,548 --> 01:17:15,961 - Be careful who sees it. - What do you take me for? 841 01:17:18,597 --> 01:17:22,760 - You should have someone look at ya. - I'm all right. 842 01:17:22,893 --> 01:17:25,977 Just need to rest up a wee while. 843 01:17:27,105 --> 01:17:29,312 [Groaning] 844 01:17:29,441 --> 01:17:31,315 Oh. 845 01:17:32,444 --> 01:17:34,318 You don't need to stay. 846 01:17:34,446 --> 01:17:37,482 The place is a mess. 847 01:17:37,616 --> 01:17:41,067 [Brown Moans] Can't move to tidy. 848 01:17:41,203 --> 01:17:45,497 - That's what the maids are for. - I don't need some prattler goin' through my things. 849 01:17:48,836 --> 01:17:51,409 Why don't ya give yourself a rest, John? 850 01:17:51,547 --> 01:17:54,631 She's other people to look out for her. 851 01:17:54,758 --> 01:17:56,667 She needs me, Archie. 852 01:17:59,513 --> 01:18:03,807 Can't do without me. Told me to my face. 853 01:18:03,934 --> 01:18:06,176 [Inhaling] 854 01:18:06,311 --> 01:18:08,600 [Exhaling] How can I stop now? 855 01:18:14,987 --> 01:18:18,272 [Gasping] 856 01:18:26,915 --> 01:18:31,494 - You sent for me? - I've been called back to London. 857 01:18:31,628 --> 01:18:34,036 My last day. 858 01:18:34,173 --> 01:18:37,090 I thought I might take a walk up Lochnagar. 859 01:19:27,726 --> 01:19:31,475 [Disraeli] "Princes and lords are but the breath of kings. 860 01:19:31,605 --> 01:19:35,555 A honest man's the noblest work of God." 861 01:19:41,448 --> 01:19:46,359 You must miss such magnificent views. 862 01:19:46,495 --> 01:19:48,902 I don't think about it. 863 01:19:49,039 --> 01:19:52,075 Oh. Forgive me. 864 01:19:52,209 --> 01:19:55,126 I've called you out, and you should have been resting. 865 01:19:56,421 --> 01:19:59,173 - I'm fine. - But you are injured. 866 01:19:59,299 --> 01:20:03,795 - It's nothin'. - Still, someone must attend to it. 867 01:20:03,929 --> 01:20:08,342 - Your wife should not have let you out. - I'm not married. 868 01:20:08,475 --> 01:20:12,307 Oh. 869 01:20:12,437 --> 01:20:15,474 - [Grunting] - This is the top. 870 01:20:15,607 --> 01:20:18,478 [Sighing] 871 01:20:18,610 --> 01:20:22,774 I confess I sometimes feel as if I'm not married myself. 872 01:20:22,906 --> 01:20:25,148 I see my wife so little. 873 01:20:26,618 --> 01:20:28,658 But I'm forgetting the rewards. 874 01:20:30,372 --> 01:20:33,159 The look on their faces when one walks into a room... 875 01:20:33,292 --> 01:20:35,996 still gives one a ridiculous thrill. 876 01:20:36,128 --> 01:20:38,797 - Well, I wouldn't know. - Oh, surely. 877 01:20:38,922 --> 01:20:41,129 What I do, I do for my Queen. 878 01:20:42,634 --> 01:20:44,591 Was there never ambition? 879 01:20:46,763 --> 01:20:48,637 Maybe, once. 880 01:20:48,765 --> 01:20:51,173 Oh. I envy you. 881 01:20:53,395 --> 01:20:57,144 - Why? - Oh, to have achieved one's ambition... 882 01:20:57,274 --> 01:21:00,524 or to have reconciled oneself to its limits... 883 01:21:01,945 --> 01:21:04,021 is a lifetime's work. 884 01:21:04,156 --> 01:21:06,825 - I do what I do. - For Her Majesty. 885 01:21:06,950 --> 01:21:10,734 - Aye. - But yourself? What about John Brown? 886 01:21:12,748 --> 01:21:15,832 I told ya. I serve my Queen. 887 01:21:15,959 --> 01:21:18,581 And no other aspiration? 888 01:21:21,507 --> 01:21:24,792 To see her safe. 889 01:21:24,927 --> 01:21:27,299 You will not be unaware... 890 01:21:27,429 --> 01:21:30,549 of the threat now posed by the republicanism? 891 01:21:30,682 --> 01:21:32,924 Why do you think I've kept her here? 892 01:21:33,060 --> 01:21:35,930 Ah, but therein lies the paradox. 893 01:21:36,063 --> 01:21:40,060 It is her very isolation that encourages the malcontents. 894 01:21:40,192 --> 01:21:43,062 The longer she is away, the stronger they become, 895 01:21:43,195 --> 01:21:46,895 and who, honestly, can provide security against that? 896 01:21:48,200 --> 01:21:50,276 However many doors you lock, 897 01:21:50,410 --> 01:21:52,403 someone will always get in. 898 01:21:52,538 --> 01:21:54,245 Even here. 899 01:21:56,834 --> 01:21:58,743 So? 900 01:21:58,877 --> 01:22:01,582 The truth is, the Queen would be safer... 901 01:22:01,713 --> 01:22:05,414 doing her duty and returning south to her public. 902 01:22:05,551 --> 01:22:10,094 John Bull loves her, and John Bull is her best defence. 903 01:22:12,766 --> 01:22:16,265 Her mind is set. You'll never change it now. 904 01:22:16,395 --> 01:22:18,553 She trusts you, John. 905 01:22:23,694 --> 01:22:25,686 [Sighing] 906 01:22:27,948 --> 01:22:29,941 They don't see it. 907 01:22:30,075 --> 01:22:31,984 See what? 908 01:22:34,913 --> 01:22:38,496 The danger. I keep tellin' them, but they don't see it. 909 01:22:38,625 --> 01:22:44,130 - They're not as watchful as you. - They're too busy thinking about themselves. 910 01:22:44,256 --> 01:22:45,916 A greasy pole. 911 01:22:46,049 --> 01:22:48,967 - No loyalty. - No, um, 912 01:22:49,094 --> 01:22:51,929 Iove. 913 01:22:55,976 --> 01:23:00,971 I promised to protect her... from people like you. 914 01:23:01,106 --> 01:23:05,815 [Chuckling] For once in my life, I'm not the issue. 915 01:23:09,573 --> 01:23:12,490 - She'll never understand it. - Oh, in time she will. 916 01:23:14,661 --> 01:23:17,366 She'll think I've betrayed her. 917 01:23:17,497 --> 01:23:21,281 But others will know that you acted for the greater good. 918 01:24:00,582 --> 01:24:03,583 I received a letter today from Mr Disraeli. 919 01:24:05,671 --> 01:24:08,625 Parliament are calling for my return to public duties. 920 01:24:19,685 --> 01:24:21,761 He insists the country expects me to preside... 921 01:24:21,895 --> 01:24:24,018 over the opening of the new session. 922 01:24:26,149 --> 01:24:29,768 I refuse to offer sustenance to enable his weakening grip. 923 01:24:29,903 --> 01:24:34,150 Besides, you know how much I would hate it. 924 01:24:36,535 --> 01:24:38,658 It frightens me. 925 01:24:42,499 --> 01:24:44,575 John? 926 01:24:49,214 --> 01:24:52,049 We can't always have what we wish. 927 01:24:56,847 --> 01:24:59,172 "Duty"? You talk about "duty"? 928 01:24:59,308 --> 01:25:02,724 When duty and safety are served by the same ends, then, aye, I do! 929 01:25:02,853 --> 01:25:05,605 I cannot believe you're saying this. You who I've relied on all this time? 930 01:25:05,731 --> 01:25:08,269 - Have I ever lied before? - You stand there and tell me it is my duty! 931 01:25:08,400 --> 01:25:10,808 - After all you promised me? - I've broken no promise! 932 01:25:10,944 --> 01:25:13,270 You're forcing me to do the very thing you know I'd fear most. 933 01:25:13,405 --> 01:25:15,896 For God's sake, woman, I'm tryin' to see you safe! 934 01:25:16,033 --> 01:25:18,524 I will not hear any more about my safety! 935 01:25:18,660 --> 01:25:20,986 You made me a promise, and now you've broken it! 936 01:25:21,121 --> 01:25:24,241 When I took you out riding, come rain or shine, 937 01:25:24,374 --> 01:25:26,284 because I knew it was right for you, 938 01:25:26,418 --> 01:25:30,463 when I got the bairns off your back just to give you a bit o' peace, 939 01:25:30,589 --> 01:25:34,207 when I saw you safe from home to home when you didn't even know if I was there, 940 01:25:34,343 --> 01:25:36,466 all I ever thought about was you! 941 01:25:36,595 --> 01:25:40,640 - Then why send me back to them? - Because I have to! 942 01:25:43,602 --> 01:25:46,473 Will you not listen to me, woman? 943 01:25:53,237 --> 01:25:56,652 Do not presume to talk to your Queen in that manner. 944 01:26:10,420 --> 01:26:12,994 Dr Jenner, I feel unwell. 945 01:26:14,341 --> 01:26:16,713 I shall retire to my chamber. 946 01:26:16,844 --> 01:26:19,631 - Please attend me presently. - Ma'am. 947 01:26:49,501 --> 01:26:52,586 [All] Ma'am. 948 01:27:17,613 --> 01:27:21,741 May I say how glad I am to see Your Majesty so much recovered. 949 01:27:26,163 --> 01:27:28,239 Where is my son? 950 01:27:31,084 --> 01:27:33,920 Prince Albert is at Windsor, ma'am. 951 01:27:36,215 --> 01:27:38,421 Why is he not here? 952 01:27:40,260 --> 01:27:44,210 - He is sick, ma'am. - Then why are you not with him? 953 01:27:47,351 --> 01:27:51,395 You ordered all members of the royal family to attend you at Balmoral. 954 01:27:53,273 --> 01:27:55,147 What's the matter with him? 955 01:27:59,112 --> 01:28:01,603 He has typhoid fever, ma'am. 956 01:28:06,078 --> 01:28:09,447 No. You are mistaken. 957 01:28:09,581 --> 01:28:13,116 Prince Albert, my husband, had typhoid fever. 958 01:28:13,252 --> 01:28:15,291 I asked what was wrong with my son. 959 01:28:15,420 --> 01:28:19,121 The same, Your Majesty. 960 01:28:20,592 --> 01:28:23,795 Why was I not informed? 961 01:28:23,929 --> 01:28:26,254 I did not consider it wise in the circumstances... 962 01:28:26,390 --> 01:28:28,263 to tax your nerves. 963 01:28:30,936 --> 01:28:33,641 How ill is he? 964 01:28:35,774 --> 01:28:37,149 Alex? 965 01:28:41,989 --> 01:28:45,108 He is not well, ma'am. 966 01:28:48,704 --> 01:28:51,705 I must go to him. We must leave at once. 967 01:28:56,795 --> 01:29:01,671 [Chattering] 968 01:29:03,927 --> 01:29:07,012 [Chattering] 969 01:30:22,339 --> 01:30:26,206 [Watch Ticking] 970 01:30:35,894 --> 01:30:37,436 Better. 971 01:30:47,239 --> 01:30:51,568 If the Good Lord should see fit to spare my son, 972 01:30:51,702 --> 01:30:55,236 I will order a Mass to be celebrated at St. George's. 973 01:30:57,916 --> 01:31:00,454 The people must share with their Queen... 974 01:31:00,586 --> 01:31:03,290 her prayers and hopes for their future King. 975 01:31:13,390 --> 01:31:16,308 The Queen will be riding to St. George's on the 5th. 976 01:31:16,435 --> 01:31:19,436 I recommend Her Majesty use a covered carriage and a full horse guard. 977 01:31:19,563 --> 01:31:21,935 In the event of any disturbance, I will insure... 978 01:31:22,065 --> 01:31:25,814 I will ride to St. George's in an open carriage. 979 01:31:25,944 --> 01:31:28,815 It is time the Queen was seen by her public. 980 01:32:23,460 --> 01:32:27,161 [People Cheering] 981 01:32:37,850 --> 01:32:40,554 [Cheering] 982 01:32:56,410 --> 01:32:59,576 No! 983 01:33:08,172 --> 01:33:11,208 [Albert] And so there he is, Arthur O'Conner, 984 01:33:11,341 --> 01:33:16,299 all seven stone of the man, paddling madly towards us through a sea of horse guards, 985 01:33:16,430 --> 01:33:18,837 waving something that looks vaguely like a pen! 986 01:33:18,974 --> 01:33:22,557 - [Laughing] - I thought he must be one of Mother's ardent readership... 987 01:33:22,686 --> 01:33:25,307 in search of the royal indenture. 988 01:33:25,439 --> 01:33:27,313 [Laughter] 989 01:33:27,441 --> 01:33:31,273 I believe I saw him first, and then I alerted Brown. 990 01:33:31,403 --> 01:33:35,899 I'm not convinced that he wasn't taking a snooze on top of the steps. 991 01:33:36,033 --> 01:33:39,615 - [Laughing] - So we had our man pinned down, 992 01:33:39,745 --> 01:33:42,615 and I must say that Brown acquitted himself admirably. 993 01:33:42,748 --> 01:33:44,906 Of course, the gun turned out to be a fake, 994 01:33:45,042 --> 01:33:48,576 but, uh, well, you know, nonetheless it was, um... [Clears Throat] 995 01:33:48,712 --> 01:33:51,583 - Yes, um, well done. - [Guests Murmur In Agreement] 996 01:33:54,760 --> 01:33:58,627 I intend Brown to be rewarded with a special medal cast in gold. 997 01:34:00,182 --> 01:34:03,052 It will be called the "Devoted Service Medal." 998 01:34:03,185 --> 01:34:06,269 - [Albert] Mm. - [Applause] 999 01:34:07,397 --> 01:34:09,307 [Clinking] 1000 01:34:10,776 --> 01:34:12,650 A toast. 1001 01:34:16,281 --> 01:34:18,523 [Albert] Victoria Regina! 1002 01:34:18,659 --> 01:34:21,363 [Guests] Victoria Regina! 1003 01:34:27,876 --> 01:34:30,165 I saw your face there as well, Sir Henry. 1004 01:34:30,295 --> 01:34:34,340 I think that you were sneaking a bit behind the carriage. 1005 01:34:34,466 --> 01:34:37,384 [Albert Continues Talking, Indistinct] 1006 01:34:37,511 --> 01:34:40,512 [Guests Talking, Laughing] 1007 01:34:47,813 --> 01:34:51,561 [Disraeli] The people of England have expressed, 1008 01:34:51,692 --> 01:34:55,025 in a manner which cannot be mistaken, 1009 01:34:55,153 --> 01:35:00,230 that they will uphold the ancient monarchy of England. 1010 01:35:00,367 --> 01:35:05,706 Go to your homes. Teach them these truths. 1011 01:35:05,831 --> 01:35:10,540 A land of liberty, of prosperity... 1012 01:35:10,669 --> 01:35:12,875 of power... 1013 01:35:13,005 --> 01:35:15,578 and of glory! 1014 01:35:15,716 --> 01:35:19,665 [Cheering] 1015 01:35:32,691 --> 01:35:37,152 [Brown] We should not live in expectation of contentment. 1016 01:35:37,279 --> 01:35:43,566 Fifteen years of vigilance will not guarantee peace of mind. 1017 01:35:43,702 --> 01:35:47,996 Yesterday, intruders were again reported in the south wing. 1018 01:35:48,123 --> 01:35:52,750 I believe my prompt arrival may have averted any crisis, 1019 01:35:52,878 --> 01:35:55,914 but it was a timely reminder. 1020 01:35:56,048 --> 01:35:58,753 It is a great comfort to me that my efforts... 1021 01:35:58,884 --> 01:36:04,340 in securing the Queen's safety over the years have not been in vain. 1022 01:36:04,473 --> 01:36:08,471 Certainly Her Majesty sends me no word that she is dissatisfied, 1023 01:36:09,978 --> 01:36:12,552 and I feel sure that if she were unhappy, 1024 01:36:12,689 --> 01:36:16,224 she would have found the occasion to speak to me in person, 1025 01:36:16,360 --> 01:36:19,361 - [Clattering] - as she has so often done in the past. 1026 01:36:19,488 --> 01:36:22,773 - [Knocking] - What is it? 1027 01:36:22,908 --> 01:36:24,865 [Man] North woods, sir! 1028 01:36:41,134 --> 01:36:44,468 [Thunderclap] 1029 01:37:23,302 --> 01:37:25,211 God save the Queen! 1030 01:37:26,513 --> 01:37:28,221 [Gunshot Echoing] 1031 01:38:10,516 --> 01:38:12,508 How long has he been this sick? 1032 01:38:12,643 --> 01:38:14,552 A few days, ma'am. 1033 01:38:16,021 --> 01:38:18,097 Why was I not told earlier? 1034 01:38:22,778 --> 01:38:24,735 [Knocking] 1035 01:38:55,936 --> 01:38:58,807 You should never have gone out in such foul weather. 1036 01:39:00,065 --> 01:39:02,734 Someone has to look after ya. 1037 01:39:08,740 --> 01:39:10,698 It could have been someone. 1038 01:39:12,578 --> 01:39:14,819 It was before. 1039 01:39:16,081 --> 01:39:18,952 Yes. Yes, it was. 1040 01:39:26,508 --> 01:39:30,588 My ministers are as impertinent as ever. 1041 01:39:30,721 --> 01:39:34,421 Dispatches so numerous they come in a trunk. 1042 01:39:34,558 --> 01:39:38,721 Sometimes, I do believe, they will never stop. 1043 01:39:38,854 --> 01:39:41,060 Endless letters. 1044 01:39:52,951 --> 01:39:55,074 I know I've not always been... 1045 01:39:56,914 --> 01:39:59,487 the loyal friend that you deserve, John. 1046 01:40:03,462 --> 01:40:06,214 And here, even now, I'm... 1047 01:40:06,340 --> 01:40:09,590 feeling desperate with the thought of losing you. 1048 01:40:13,972 --> 01:40:16,344 Don't be silly, woman. 1049 01:40:16,475 --> 01:40:18,349 [Gasping] 1050 01:40:23,190 --> 01:40:26,191 [Water Splashing] 1051 01:40:44,169 --> 01:40:46,078 [Sniffling] 1052 01:40:51,510 --> 01:40:53,384 Not too near. 1053 01:40:56,265 --> 01:41:00,132 [Sobbing] 1054 01:41:21,623 --> 01:41:24,992 [Dr Jenner] Cause of death was pneumonia. 1055 01:41:25,127 --> 01:41:27,748 [Sir Henry] Not too protracted, I hope. 1056 01:41:27,880 --> 01:41:30,834 A few days. 1057 01:41:30,966 --> 01:41:32,875 When he heard, the Prince of Wales... 1058 01:41:33,010 --> 01:41:36,842 threw the bust over the wall of the north tower. 1059 01:41:36,972 --> 01:41:41,433 Took four hours to gather the fragments. 1060 01:41:41,560 --> 01:41:44,561 Queen wishes to publish an account of him. 1061 01:41:44,688 --> 01:41:47,096 Dear, oh, dear. 1062 01:41:47,232 --> 01:41:50,767 - We think she can be dissuaded. - Hmm. 1063 01:41:50,903 --> 01:41:53,358 Have you had a glance at the diary? 1064 01:41:53,488 --> 01:41:56,608 - Yes. - Quite. 1065 01:41:56,742 --> 01:41:59,280 I think I best take it back. 1066 01:41:59,411 --> 01:42:01,984 Oh, of course. 1067 01:42:02,122 --> 01:42:04,162 Where did you find it, by the way? 1068 01:42:04,291 --> 01:42:08,039 Oh, some young page was boasting about having seen it. 1069 01:42:08,170 --> 01:42:10,577 - Lucky. - [Chuckles] 1070 01:42:10,714 --> 01:42:13,632 Well, no rest for the wicked, Henry. 1071 01:42:15,093 --> 01:42:17,964 No. Indeed.