1 00:00:19,438 --> 00:00:22,482 Friends. Friends. 2 00:00:25,194 --> 00:00:26,528 We meet here today, 3 00:00:27,613 --> 00:00:30,908 not as Ghanaians, Guineans, 4 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,037 Moroccans, Algerians, Senegalese or Malians, 5 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,373 but as Africans, 6 00:00:39,917 --> 00:00:44,129 tired of being disrespected and abused 7 00:00:44,213 --> 00:00:48,091 by the corrupt and imperial powers of the past. 8 00:00:48,175 --> 00:00:52,888 The time has come to forge new alliances. 9 00:00:52,971 --> 00:00:57,684 Those who understand the strategic importance of Africa, 10 00:00:58,644 --> 00:01:02,981 and are willing to treat us as equals. 11 00:01:03,065 --> 00:01:05,317 Not as subordinates! 12 00:01:06,109 --> 00:01:08,362 And not as slaves! 13 00:01:09,196 --> 00:01:11,865 This is our time. 14 00:01:12,032 --> 00:01:14,660 We must choose our own destiny! 15 00:01:17,162 --> 00:01:19,748 A socialist Africa! 16 00:01:21,875 --> 00:01:23,502 For Africans! 17 00:01:44,273 --> 00:01:46,858 We've definitely seen better days, Ma'am. 18 00:01:46,942 --> 00:01:49,653 We'll send in the foresters at the end of the season, cut it back. 19 00:01:49,736 --> 00:01:52,656 - Yes. - The old oak, she's still hanging on. 20 00:01:52,739 --> 00:01:56,034 - Just about. - Oh, but she looks so old. Ancient. 21 00:01:56,118 --> 00:01:58,328 Well, she will have to be felled in due course. 22 00:01:58,412 --> 00:02:00,998 - What a shame. - Looks like it's set in for the day. 23 00:02:01,081 --> 00:02:03,709 You remember my grandson, Daniel, Ma'am? 24 00:02:03,792 --> 00:02:06,420 Yes, of course. I was at his christening. 25 00:02:06,503 --> 00:02:07,713 That's right. 26 00:02:08,630 --> 00:02:11,300 We ought to head back, Ma'am. Get you out of this rain. 27 00:02:11,383 --> 00:02:12,509 Right. 28 00:02:12,592 --> 00:02:15,053 I'll go get the jump leads, the engine's packed in. 29 00:02:15,137 --> 00:02:16,513 What, again? 30 00:02:18,307 --> 00:02:21,852 - Can I help, Ma'am? - Oh, thank you. 31 00:02:24,146 --> 00:02:26,440 Pull! Pull! 32 00:02:28,317 --> 00:02:30,569 - Sorry. You all right, Ma'am? - Yes, fine, thank you. 33 00:02:31,820 --> 00:02:33,113 Oh. 34 00:02:50,714 --> 00:02:53,634 The Ceremonial Guard awaited Mr. Kennedy's arrival. 35 00:02:53,717 --> 00:02:55,927 It has pleased the French that he came to Paris 36 00:02:56,011 --> 00:02:58,096 before going to Vienna to meet Mr. Khrushchev. 37 00:02:58,180 --> 00:03:02,434 When is it, do you think, if one's committed to a life of honesty, 38 00:03:02,517 --> 00:03:05,771 that one must start calling oneself "middle-aged"? 39 00:03:06,355 --> 00:03:09,733 Oh, stop it. You're still a young girl! 40 00:03:09,816 --> 00:03:13,028 I caught sight of myself in a mirror today. 41 00:03:13,153 --> 00:03:14,613 I looked like an old woman. 42 00:03:14,696 --> 00:03:17,449 You haven't even finished having children yet. 43 00:03:17,532 --> 00:03:19,368 True. 44 00:03:19,451 --> 00:03:23,455 So, finish your family, let the first one go to school, 45 00:03:23,538 --> 00:03:25,749 and then let's talk about being middle-aged. 46 00:03:25,832 --> 00:03:28,418 That won't be middle-aged, that'll be ancient. 47 00:03:28,502 --> 00:03:30,462 Here he is, arriving in Paris. 48 00:03:30,545 --> 00:03:33,256 - Oh, no, no! - Not again! 49 00:03:37,052 --> 00:03:38,762 - Mummy! Be careful. - President... 50 00:03:38,845 --> 00:03:40,555 No, stop it! It's rented. 51 00:03:40,639 --> 00:03:42,933 Mu... 52 00:03:45,018 --> 00:03:48,480 No. No, yes, you've got it. Well done. 53 00:03:49,523 --> 00:03:51,525 This macaroni and cheese is heavenly. 54 00:03:51,608 --> 00:03:54,152 ...to visit the Faculty of Medicine in Paris. 55 00:03:54,236 --> 00:03:55,862 This whole weekend has been heavenly. 56 00:03:55,946 --> 00:03:57,239 It will be the first meeting... 57 00:03:57,322 --> 00:03:59,491 Sadly, I have to leave in the morning. 58 00:03:59,574 --> 00:04:03,161 - Whatever for? - They're coming to dinner. 59 00:04:03,829 --> 00:04:06,706 - The Kennedys? - After Vienna with Khrushchev, 60 00:04:06,790 --> 00:04:08,375 then Paris, they're coming to London. 61 00:04:08,458 --> 00:04:11,002 So, we're having an informal dinner at Buckingham Palace. 62 00:04:11,086 --> 00:04:12,313 During the brief stay in Paris... 63 00:04:12,337 --> 00:04:15,507 She's so young. I always thought she was the same age as you. 64 00:04:15,590 --> 00:04:16,925 She is. 65 00:04:17,008 --> 00:04:19,094 ...a banquet at the Élysée Palace. 66 00:04:19,177 --> 00:04:20,497 Oh, no! 67 00:04:21,847 --> 00:04:24,015 Thank you. 68 00:04:25,142 --> 00:04:26,810 Oh, no, look, there she is. 69 00:04:26,893 --> 00:04:28,812 ...was talking about the charm and elegance. 70 00:04:28,895 --> 00:04:30,981 of Mr. Kennedy's wife, Jackie. 71 00:04:31,064 --> 00:04:33,692 Jackie, in fact, often stole the picture. 72 00:04:40,866 --> 00:04:44,578 Oh, she is pretty, isn't she? 73 00:04:44,703 --> 00:04:46,746 Yes. 74 00:06:51,705 --> 00:06:54,874 One overriding item on the agenda today, Ma'am. 75 00:06:55,542 --> 00:06:56,835 Ghana. 76 00:06:56,918 --> 00:06:58,378 And our continued concern 77 00:06:58,461 --> 00:07:00,964 for Nkrumah's growing hostility to the West. 78 00:07:01,381 --> 00:07:03,341 You feel that he's drifting from the Commonwealth? 79 00:07:03,717 --> 00:07:06,469 Not so much drifting as bolting for the door. 80 00:07:06,553 --> 00:07:07,971 Into whose arms? 81 00:07:09,306 --> 00:07:10,682 The Russians', Ma'am. 82 00:07:11,808 --> 00:07:15,312 Yesterday, he received Brezhnev in Accra. 83 00:07:15,395 --> 00:07:16,563 Brezhnev? 84 00:07:16,646 --> 00:07:18,565 The chairman of the Soviet Presidium, 85 00:07:18,648 --> 00:07:22,235 who flew to Ghana for talks about Nkrumah's precious dam project? 86 00:07:22,319 --> 00:07:24,237 - The Volta Dam. - Yes, Ma'am. 87 00:07:24,321 --> 00:07:27,198 But I thought Nkrumah had been talking to the Americans about that. 88 00:07:27,282 --> 00:07:30,702 He had been, but Russia sees this as an opportunity 89 00:07:30,785 --> 00:07:33,330 to outbid the Americans, get a foothold in Africa, 90 00:07:33,413 --> 00:07:35,707 in an attempt to turn the whole continent red. 91 00:07:37,083 --> 00:07:39,878 Well, shouldn't we ask the Americans to improve their offer? 92 00:07:39,961 --> 00:07:42,339 I will certainly speak to President Kennedy 93 00:07:42,422 --> 00:07:45,467 - as soon as he arrives in London. - Good. 94 00:07:45,550 --> 00:07:49,721 - Following his great triumph in Paris. - Indeed. 95 00:07:49,804 --> 00:07:51,890 I thought de Gaulle didn't care for Mr. Kennedy. 96 00:07:51,973 --> 00:07:54,309 He doesn't! Personally, or politically. 97 00:07:54,392 --> 00:07:58,021 - So, what turned it all around? - The First Lady, ma'am. 98 00:08:00,357 --> 00:08:03,318 - Why? What did she do? - Dazzled le tout Paris. 99 00:08:03,401 --> 00:08:06,946 Had President de Gaulle eating out of her hand. 100 00:08:07,072 --> 00:08:11,034 - How on Earth did she do that? - By speaking French fluently. 101 00:08:11,117 --> 00:08:12,702 Yes, we can all do that. 102 00:08:12,786 --> 00:08:16,206 And by debating with local philosophers and intellectuals, 103 00:08:16,289 --> 00:08:20,085 until all anti-American sentiment simply evaporated. 104 00:08:20,168 --> 00:08:21,753 I suppose she is pretty. 105 00:08:24,047 --> 00:08:25,507 And, they are French. 106 00:08:25,590 --> 00:08:28,718 She's also a formidably bright woman in her own right, 107 00:08:28,802 --> 00:08:30,136 having studied at the Sorbonne 108 00:08:30,220 --> 00:08:34,516 and the prestigious École Libre des Sciences Politiques. 109 00:08:34,724 --> 00:08:38,061 "The most glamorous and intelligent woman on Earth." 110 00:08:38,645 --> 00:08:40,897 So they say. 111 00:08:43,108 --> 00:08:45,568 And now, she's coming to London, 112 00:08:45,652 --> 00:08:48,029 so, we'd better put our best foot forward, hadn't we? 113 00:08:48,196 --> 00:08:51,241 - Prime Minister. - Your Majesty. 114 00:08:54,869 --> 00:08:58,623 Always important, I think, when choosing a gown, 115 00:08:58,707 --> 00:09:03,294 is to ask oneself what precisely one wants to feel when wearing it. 116 00:09:04,087 --> 00:09:05,505 Mmm. 117 00:09:05,588 --> 00:09:09,926 I just think that one doesn't want to feel second best. 118 00:09:10,009 --> 00:09:14,931 Quite. Especially if one is very much the senior of the two individuals. 119 00:09:15,014 --> 00:09:19,060 - Now, now... - In terms of rank, Ma'am, not age. 120 00:09:19,185 --> 00:09:22,439 To that end, I have something quite specific in mind. 121 00:09:22,522 --> 00:09:25,984 Mrs. Kennedy may have dazzled in Paris, 122 00:09:26,067 --> 00:09:28,528 but let's not forget France is a republic. 123 00:09:29,571 --> 00:09:32,657 This is a monarchy. 124 00:09:32,741 --> 00:09:34,993 And if you've got it, flaunt it, I say. 125 00:09:52,552 --> 00:09:55,930 I had a look at the seating plan for dinner, and I couldn't help noticing... 126 00:09:56,014 --> 00:09:58,266 Breathe in, Ma'am. 127 00:09:58,349 --> 00:09:59,517 Just a bit more. 128 00:09:59,601 --> 00:10:01,770 ...you gave Mrs. Kennedy to Uncle Dickie. 129 00:10:01,853 --> 00:10:04,689 - There. - Yes, I did. At his request. 130 00:10:04,773 --> 00:10:06,441 He's been badgering me for weeks. 131 00:10:06,524 --> 00:10:09,194 As, incidentally, has your brother-in-law. 132 00:10:09,277 --> 00:10:10,487 - Berthold? - Yes. 133 00:10:10,570 --> 00:10:11,613 The rascal. 134 00:10:11,696 --> 00:10:14,824 Not to mention, our own Prime Minister and the American ambassador. 135 00:10:14,908 --> 00:10:16,367 Well, well, well. 136 00:10:16,451 --> 00:10:20,246 All desperate to sit next to the First Lady. 137 00:10:20,371 --> 00:10:24,000 I could let it out a bit, Ma'am. 138 00:10:24,167 --> 00:10:25,168 No. 139 00:10:25,251 --> 00:10:27,504 What if I'm requesting her, too? 140 00:10:27,587 --> 00:10:30,673 - I put you next to Theodora. - She's my sister. 141 00:10:30,757 --> 00:10:32,592 Yes, whom you haven't seen in years. 142 00:10:32,675 --> 00:10:36,054 No, she's still my sister, and this is, you know... 143 00:10:36,137 --> 00:10:38,139 No. I don't know. 144 00:10:38,223 --> 00:10:39,808 Her! 145 00:10:39,891 --> 00:10:43,812 Anyway, in terms of protocol, isn't it my right, as your husband, 146 00:10:43,895 --> 00:10:45,897 to sit next to the most senior female there? 147 00:10:45,980 --> 00:10:48,525 It's true. At a state dinner, you could've expected to sit 148 00:10:48,608 --> 00:10:51,945 next to the most senior female guest, but on this occasion, 149 00:10:52,028 --> 00:10:53,571 Downing Street have asked us, 150 00:10:53,655 --> 00:10:56,157 begged us, not to make it a state dinner. 151 00:10:56,241 --> 00:10:57,283 Why? 152 00:10:57,367 --> 00:10:59,452 So as not to put French noses out of joint. 153 00:10:59,536 --> 00:11:01,746 What's it got to do with the bloody French? 154 00:11:01,830 --> 00:11:04,749 Well, apparently, de Gaulle will resist us joining the EEC 155 00:11:04,833 --> 00:11:07,418 if he thinks we're too close to the Americans. 156 00:11:07,502 --> 00:11:09,212 So, it's a small, informal dinner. 157 00:11:09,546 --> 00:11:12,298 Well, fine. Then it's a free-for-all, seating-wise. 158 00:11:12,382 --> 00:11:13,716 Yes, I suppose, it is. 159 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,344 In which case, I could move Dickie next to my sister, 160 00:11:16,427 --> 00:11:19,347 and put myself next to the First Lady. 161 00:11:19,430 --> 00:11:21,558 If you must. 162 00:11:21,641 --> 00:11:25,645 Oh, well. I must. 163 00:11:46,332 --> 00:11:47,834 Thank you, gentlemen. 164 00:11:50,545 --> 00:11:51,671 And, you! 165 00:12:00,680 --> 00:12:03,600 The President and First Lady are arriving, Ma'am. 166 00:12:03,683 --> 00:12:04,726 Oh. 167 00:12:05,476 --> 00:12:07,186 There you are. 168 00:12:17,906 --> 00:12:21,075 Is it possible to think you could be marginally less excited? 169 00:12:21,159 --> 00:12:23,036 No. 170 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:27,332 Thank you very much. 171 00:12:27,415 --> 00:12:31,210 Porchey, what on Earth is going on? 172 00:12:31,336 --> 00:12:33,713 They've all gone mad. 173 00:12:34,505 --> 00:12:35,506 Here they come! 174 00:12:45,224 --> 00:12:48,102 Madam First Lady, welcome to Buckingham Palace. 175 00:12:48,186 --> 00:12:49,270 Thank you. 176 00:12:49,354 --> 00:12:51,147 - Mr. President. - Hello. 177 00:12:51,230 --> 00:12:53,816 Her Majesty's waiting for you in the Blue Drawing Room. 178 00:12:58,529 --> 00:13:00,341 There will be a brief reception before dinner, sir. 179 00:13:00,365 --> 00:13:01,366 Fantastic. 180 00:13:01,449 --> 00:13:04,202 It's mass hysteria. What extraordinary behavior. 181 00:13:04,285 --> 00:13:05,703 Quite extraordinary. 182 00:13:06,663 --> 00:13:09,624 - Ma'am. - Thank you. 183 00:13:09,707 --> 00:13:11,918 Darling! 184 00:13:12,001 --> 00:13:13,086 For goodness' sake. 185 00:13:13,169 --> 00:13:16,923 - Come on, it's like royalty. - Oh. Very funny. 186 00:13:28,226 --> 00:13:31,688 Gosh. President first, President first. 187 00:13:34,273 --> 00:13:35,525 Your Majesty. 188 00:13:35,608 --> 00:13:37,527 - No curtsy. - No curtsy. 189 00:13:37,902 --> 00:13:39,529 Mrs. Kennedy. 190 00:13:39,821 --> 00:13:40,863 Your Grace. 191 00:13:41,364 --> 00:13:42,573 "Your Royal Highness." 192 00:13:42,657 --> 00:13:44,617 Mrs. Kennedy. 193 00:13:45,576 --> 00:13:48,371 Good evening, Your Royal Majesty. 194 00:13:48,496 --> 00:13:51,165 - Oh, dear. - Oh, for goodness' sake. 195 00:13:51,249 --> 00:13:52,750 Mr. President. 196 00:13:54,752 --> 00:13:57,380 - Mr. President. - Your Grace. 197 00:13:57,463 --> 00:13:59,632 - Did they not get the protocol sheet? - Yes! 198 00:13:59,716 --> 00:14:01,968 He obviously didn't read it. 199 00:14:02,218 --> 00:14:04,929 Yes, well. Shall we? 200 00:14:05,263 --> 00:14:06,389 Uh... 201 00:14:06,514 --> 00:14:08,224 Jackie. 202 00:14:08,349 --> 00:14:10,685 - Where do you think she's going? - Lord knows. 203 00:14:14,397 --> 00:14:17,316 Mrs. Kennedy. I believe you know our Prime Minister... 204 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,486 I feel like that went wrong in about 10,000 different ways. 205 00:14:20,570 --> 00:14:23,031 I've seen worse. Though, I'm not sure when. 206 00:14:25,908 --> 00:14:28,327 - Let's drink? - Please. 207 00:14:28,411 --> 00:14:31,414 - Sorry, sir. - Bloody shambles. 208 00:14:31,497 --> 00:14:32,498 I know. 209 00:14:44,510 --> 00:14:47,138 My heart goes out to him. 210 00:14:47,305 --> 00:14:51,267 The word is that, behind closed doors in Vienna, Khrushchev humiliated him, 211 00:14:51,350 --> 00:14:54,270 ran rings round him, treated him like a little boy. 212 00:14:54,353 --> 00:14:57,315 No wonder the Cold War... 213 00:15:07,909 --> 00:15:11,454 Sensuality... We won't go there! 214 00:15:12,121 --> 00:15:14,082 No, we won't. 215 00:15:20,338 --> 00:15:21,464 Stop it. 216 00:15:29,472 --> 00:15:32,892 Ah. So, how was she? 217 00:15:32,975 --> 00:15:35,645 Oh, terrific. She's divine. 218 00:15:35,728 --> 00:15:38,689 - Is she? - And frightfully clever. 219 00:15:38,773 --> 00:15:39,816 Yes. 220 00:15:41,567 --> 00:15:42,693 What are you doing? 221 00:15:42,777 --> 00:15:44,987 - She wants a tour of the place. - Does she? 222 00:15:45,071 --> 00:15:47,490 - Well, then I'll do it. - No, it's all right, she asked me. 223 00:15:47,573 --> 00:15:51,702 No. It's my house. So, I'll do it. 224 00:15:56,541 --> 00:15:57,708 Mrs. Kennedy. 225 00:15:59,335 --> 00:16:00,419 Are you okay there? 226 00:16:01,170 --> 00:16:05,591 I hope my wife isn't causing too much trouble. 227 00:16:06,467 --> 00:16:09,971 You do know you're the luckiest man on Earth? 228 00:16:12,265 --> 00:16:14,725 Yes. 229 00:16:17,687 --> 00:16:20,439 Although people keep telling me the same thing. 230 00:16:24,235 --> 00:16:25,987 Sure. 231 00:16:26,154 --> 00:16:30,283 - Where are they going? - I've absolutely no idea. 232 00:16:32,910 --> 00:16:34,787 Now, this is the Throne Room. 233 00:16:34,871 --> 00:16:37,415 In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, 234 00:16:37,498 --> 00:16:40,168 various balls and concerts were held here, 235 00:16:40,251 --> 00:16:43,045 but now, it's principally used for receptions, 236 00:16:43,129 --> 00:16:46,007 investitures, and the taking of royal wedding photographs. 237 00:16:52,263 --> 00:16:53,598 Shall we? 238 00:16:54,223 --> 00:16:56,893 Now, this is the Picture Gallery. 239 00:16:57,018 --> 00:16:59,896 This is my great-great-great-great-grandfather, 240 00:16:59,979 --> 00:17:04,066 George Ill, and he bought Buckingham House in 1761, 241 00:17:04,150 --> 00:17:06,944 for his wife, Queen Charlotte. 242 00:17:07,069 --> 00:17:08,362 Who's this? 243 00:17:09,030 --> 00:17:12,783 Ah. That's one of the Pitts. The Younger. 244 00:17:13,451 --> 00:17:18,164 Known for something that's always rather endeared me to him, crippling shyness. 245 00:17:19,665 --> 00:17:23,711 Apparently, he could barely look people in the eye. 246 00:17:23,794 --> 00:17:26,881 And yet he became our prime minister. 247 00:17:26,964 --> 00:17:31,969 I quite understand. I'm also a shy person by nature. 248 00:17:39,393 --> 00:17:43,064 This leads to our private apartments. 249 00:17:45,024 --> 00:17:47,235 It's a shortcut. 250 00:17:50,321 --> 00:17:54,325 This is about as private as it gets in this place. 251 00:17:54,408 --> 00:17:56,702 It's where one feels most comfortable. 252 00:17:56,786 --> 00:17:59,372 I quite understand. 253 00:17:59,455 --> 00:18:02,333 You have to have somewhere to escape to. 254 00:18:03,417 --> 00:18:07,213 I've often wondered how someone who hates attention as much as I do 255 00:18:07,296 --> 00:18:11,884 ended up in a goldfish bowl like the White House. 256 00:18:12,301 --> 00:18:14,804 But I realize, there's actually a perverse logic 257 00:18:14,887 --> 00:18:18,057 to a cripplingly shy person ending up in this position. 258 00:18:18,140 --> 00:18:20,726 You'll have to explain that one to me. 259 00:18:20,810 --> 00:18:24,480 Well, a shy person will seek out someone strong to protect them. 260 00:18:25,481 --> 00:18:27,692 Yes. I'm with you so far. 261 00:18:27,775 --> 00:18:32,613 And a strong character's often one who enjoys public life. 262 00:18:32,697 --> 00:18:34,824 Who thrives on it. 263 00:18:34,907 --> 00:18:38,661 And then, before you know it, the very person you've turned to 264 00:18:38,744 --> 00:18:42,248 in order to protect you is the very reason you are exposed. 265 00:18:44,250 --> 00:18:47,420 Jack's idea of heaven is a crowd. 266 00:18:47,503 --> 00:18:50,256 Campaigning, fund-raising, speechmaking. 267 00:18:50,339 --> 00:18:52,675 That's when he comes alive. 268 00:18:52,758 --> 00:18:57,847 He'd far sooner speak to 10,000 people under the glare of spotlights, 269 00:18:57,930 --> 00:19:01,517 than be alone with me. 270 00:19:07,273 --> 00:19:11,110 And, what's your idea of heaven? 271 00:19:11,193 --> 00:19:15,489 I like my own company. And to be alone in the countryside. 272 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:17,867 And, where do you go? 273 00:19:17,950 --> 00:19:20,911 A farm, Glen Ora, about an hour from Washington. 274 00:19:20,995 --> 00:19:22,371 Maryland? 275 00:19:23,164 --> 00:19:25,624 - Virginia. - Oh, yes. 276 00:19:28,127 --> 00:19:29,128 Ah. 277 00:19:31,630 --> 00:19:33,132 - Hello, Stuart. - Ma'am. 278 00:19:33,215 --> 00:19:35,301 - They're eating. - Yes, Ma'am. 279 00:19:35,384 --> 00:19:37,595 Oh, goodness! 280 00:19:38,346 --> 00:19:39,805 Hello, puppies. 281 00:19:39,889 --> 00:19:41,474 Hello, what's your name? 282 00:19:41,557 --> 00:19:45,311 Well, that's Sugar. And these are her puppies. 283 00:19:45,394 --> 00:19:47,271 Come here, come here, little one. 284 00:19:47,355 --> 00:19:49,273 - Whisky and Sherry. - Hello. 285 00:19:51,567 --> 00:19:54,070 Oh, you're very clever to be cautious. 286 00:19:55,237 --> 00:19:57,281 It's really one of the great paradoxes 287 00:19:57,365 --> 00:20:01,285 of being in a position where I have to talk to a great many people, 288 00:20:01,911 --> 00:20:04,288 but deep down, I'm happiest with animals. 289 00:20:04,830 --> 00:20:06,332 That makes two of us. 290 00:20:08,709 --> 00:20:12,755 I always think my sister would've made, if not the better, 291 00:20:12,838 --> 00:20:14,840 the more natural First Lady. 292 00:20:14,924 --> 00:20:17,760 Oh, mine, too. A born queen. 293 00:20:18,844 --> 00:20:22,181 And the greatest of British queens. In her own mind, anyway. 294 00:20:30,481 --> 00:20:34,944 No, I liked her very much. And I'd been all set to loathe her. 295 00:20:35,027 --> 00:20:38,280 But in the end, I was utterly charmed. 296 00:20:38,364 --> 00:20:40,032 - It's a timely reminder. - Of what? 297 00:20:40,116 --> 00:20:43,119 Well, that people are so rarely what they seem. 298 00:20:43,202 --> 00:20:45,579 Well, then I don't know what Patrick was talking about. 299 00:20:45,663 --> 00:20:46,872 - Patrick? - Plunket. 300 00:20:46,956 --> 00:20:49,500 - I saw him last night at Tartuffe. - Is that a restaurant? 301 00:20:49,583 --> 00:20:52,711 It's a play, dear. A very famous French play. 302 00:20:52,795 --> 00:20:54,380 - Oh, I knew that. - Did you? 303 00:20:54,463 --> 00:20:57,049 - Yes, it's a classic tragedy. - Farce. 304 00:20:57,133 --> 00:20:59,093 - By Pissarro. - Molière. 305 00:20:59,176 --> 00:21:01,262 - Oh. - Pissarro was a painter! 306 00:21:04,265 --> 00:21:06,725 When was the last time you even went to the theater? 307 00:21:06,809 --> 00:21:09,395 Or a gallery? Or even read a book? 308 00:21:10,146 --> 00:21:12,940 - You're a savage. - Oh, thank you. 309 00:21:13,023 --> 00:21:15,192 What about Patrick? 310 00:21:15,276 --> 00:21:19,196 Well, Patrick had dinner at the Radziwills' last week, 311 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:22,950 where your new best friend, Mrs. Kennedy, was also a guest. 312 00:21:23,033 --> 00:21:25,578 He called me this morning to tell me some of the things 313 00:21:25,661 --> 00:21:27,997 he'd overheard her say at dinner. 314 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:29,415 Oh? What did she say? 315 00:21:29,498 --> 00:21:31,959 You'd have to ask Patrick. 316 00:21:32,084 --> 00:21:34,837 I must say, it did seem a little unkind. 317 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:39,425 You know how reported speech gets twisted in the re-telling. 318 00:21:39,592 --> 00:21:42,636 I'm quite sure it was nothing. 319 00:21:42,761 --> 00:21:43,888 Don't worry! 320 00:21:51,645 --> 00:21:53,147 General salute! 321 00:21:53,230 --> 00:21:55,858 Present arms! 322 00:21:58,194 --> 00:22:01,280 Shoulder arms! 323 00:22:03,032 --> 00:22:05,242 Order arms! 324 00:22:08,245 --> 00:22:09,747 About turn! 325 00:22:12,625 --> 00:22:15,336 - Patrick. - Your Majesty. 326 00:22:15,503 --> 00:22:18,339 It's so kind of you to come. 327 00:22:20,007 --> 00:22:22,551 - It's really not far. - Are you still just round the corner? 328 00:22:22,635 --> 00:22:24,553 - At Wellington Barracks? - I am. 329 00:22:24,637 --> 00:22:26,448 And are you still traveling up and down the country, 330 00:22:26,472 --> 00:22:28,766 recruiting for all the regiments from all the top schools? 331 00:22:28,849 --> 00:22:30,809 That's me. 332 00:22:33,395 --> 00:22:34,647 I gather 333 00:22:35,856 --> 00:22:39,860 you saw the First Lady at dinner recently. 334 00:22:39,944 --> 00:22:42,112 - Who? - Mrs. Kennedy. 335 00:22:43,364 --> 00:22:44,907 - Margaret mentioned it. - Did she? 336 00:22:44,990 --> 00:22:46,534 Yes. 337 00:22:48,327 --> 00:22:49,495 So, how was that? 338 00:22:51,121 --> 00:22:55,876 Pleasant enough. Uneventful. You know how it is at the Radziwills'. 339 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:57,586 No, I don't. 340 00:22:57,670 --> 00:22:59,838 Well, the food's always good. 341 00:22:59,922 --> 00:23:01,882 Yes, well, I wasn't asking about the food. 342 00:23:04,134 --> 00:23:06,595 I'd like to know what was said. 343 00:23:08,639 --> 00:23:10,599 Patrick, we grew up together, 344 00:23:10,683 --> 00:23:14,728 and we've always had a very frank and a very open relationship. 345 00:23:14,812 --> 00:23:16,730 - Yes, Ma'am. - Yes, so, 346 00:23:16,814 --> 00:23:20,192 let's not break the habit of a lifetime. 347 00:23:22,945 --> 00:23:24,613 All right. 348 00:23:26,323 --> 00:23:30,035 What I overheard the First Lady say, 349 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,746 and I should mention, I was several places along the table. 350 00:23:32,830 --> 00:23:35,874 - It's possible that I misheard. - Yes. 351 00:23:37,376 --> 00:23:41,463 Was that she found Buckingham Palace 352 00:23:41,547 --> 00:23:44,049 second-rate, dilapidated and sad. 353 00:23:44,925 --> 00:23:48,304 Like a neglected provincial hotel. 354 00:23:48,387 --> 00:23:54,351 And that one came away with a sense of a tired institution 355 00:23:54,435 --> 00:23:58,063 without a place in the modern world. 356 00:24:00,691 --> 00:24:01,984 I see. 357 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,037 And did she have anything to say about me? 358 00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:14,747 - Oh, Lilibet. - Patrick! 359 00:24:14,830 --> 00:24:17,541 I was at the other end of the table, I... 360 00:24:23,213 --> 00:24:26,550 But the words I think I overheard were, 361 00:24:29,928 --> 00:24:34,558 that in our Head of State, we had a middle-aged woman, 362 00:24:35,476 --> 00:24:41,690 so incurious, unintelligent, and unremarkable, 363 00:24:44,610 --> 00:24:47,988 that Britain's new reduced place in the world was not a surprise, 364 00:24:48,072 --> 00:24:50,658 but an inevitability. 365 00:25:05,047 --> 00:25:06,298 Well. 366 00:25:09,468 --> 00:25:12,763 We must have her again soon. 367 00:25:53,137 --> 00:25:55,347 Bad news, I'm afraid. Worse than bad. 368 00:25:55,431 --> 00:26:00,144 Regarding Nkrumah's Volta Dam project. President Kennedy's pulled out. 369 00:26:02,187 --> 00:26:03,230 Why? 370 00:26:03,313 --> 00:26:05,190 American involvement was conditional 371 00:26:05,274 --> 00:26:07,693 upon Ghana having severed all ties with the Russians. 372 00:26:07,776 --> 00:26:12,239 Turns out Nkrumah was in Moscow yesterday to receive the Order of Lenin, 373 00:26:12,322 --> 00:26:14,241 highest military honor. 374 00:26:14,324 --> 00:26:16,410 From Khrushchev himself. 375 00:26:17,161 --> 00:26:19,663 - And what's the next step? - I wish I knew. 376 00:26:19,747 --> 00:26:21,999 I wish I had an ace up my sleeve. 377 00:26:22,082 --> 00:26:25,878 The way President Kennedy had his First Lady in Paris? 378 00:26:39,224 --> 00:26:40,684 Why don't you send me? 379 00:26:44,313 --> 00:26:45,355 Where? 380 00:26:46,982 --> 00:26:50,235 To Ghana. On what would be seen as a personal trip. 381 00:26:50,319 --> 00:26:51,361 Absolutely not. 382 00:26:51,445 --> 00:26:53,405 That would be out of the question, Ma'am. 383 00:26:53,489 --> 00:26:57,659 Why? A visit from the Crown to Ghana would be seen as a huge compliment. 384 00:26:57,743 --> 00:26:58,869 Too great a compliment. 385 00:26:58,952 --> 00:27:01,705 It would be singling out Ghana as a preferred nation. 386 00:27:01,789 --> 00:27:05,042 And doing so, we risk alienating Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika. 387 00:27:05,125 --> 00:27:07,669 But surely, by singling out Ghana, that might be just the thing 388 00:27:07,753 --> 00:27:10,339 to keep Nkrumah away from the Russians and in the Commonwealth. 389 00:27:10,422 --> 00:27:12,090 Perhaps, but as Queen, you cannot be seen 390 00:27:12,174 --> 00:27:14,218 to be engaging in the dirty business of politics! 391 00:27:14,301 --> 00:27:15,719 But as head of the Commonwealth, 392 00:27:15,803 --> 00:27:17,679 can I not be permitted just once to defend it? 393 00:27:17,763 --> 00:27:19,348 Your Majesty. 394 00:27:20,349 --> 00:27:24,311 It would be unsafe. It would be provocative. 395 00:27:25,437 --> 00:27:28,649 It would be, in my view, 396 00:27:28,732 --> 00:27:32,694 a profound misjudgment to get on that plane. 397 00:27:47,793 --> 00:27:51,797 "The trip is impossible to justify from any angle. 398 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,632 "It is unethical, unconstitutional, 399 00:27:53,715 --> 00:27:57,678 "and indefensible that the Queen should be going at all." 400 00:27:57,803 --> 00:28:00,430 Well, what would you have me do? Nothing? 401 00:28:00,514 --> 00:28:02,534 I certainly wouldn't have you get into a chess match 402 00:28:02,558 --> 00:28:05,185 with a wily operator like Nkrumah. 403 00:28:05,310 --> 00:28:06,687 You're just being cynical. 404 00:28:06,770 --> 00:28:08,188 And you're being naive! 405 00:28:09,273 --> 00:28:12,442 When you last met him, Nkrumah was just Nkrumah. 406 00:28:12,526 --> 00:28:16,154 Now, he's The Lion of Africa, playing the Soviets off against the Americans, 407 00:28:16,238 --> 00:28:19,449 and you're a lamb the lion will have for lunch. 408 00:28:20,492 --> 00:28:22,244 The best thing you can do is stay at home, 409 00:28:22,327 --> 00:28:23,912 and be what you're supposed to be. 410 00:28:24,663 --> 00:28:27,291 - A puppet? - A constitutional monarch! 411 00:28:27,374 --> 00:28:29,042 - A puppet. - If you like. 412 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:33,714 Well, that's the whole point. I don't like. 413 00:28:49,855 --> 00:28:52,399 Sir? She's here. 414 00:29:40,697 --> 00:29:43,408 Thank you. They're lovely. 415 00:29:51,583 --> 00:29:53,919 Shall we, Ma'am? 416 00:29:55,212 --> 00:29:56,630 - Stop. - Stop. 417 00:29:57,130 --> 00:30:00,008 One moment, please, Ma'am. 418 00:30:00,217 --> 00:30:01,218 Yes. 419 00:30:01,885 --> 00:30:03,178 Reporters. 420 00:30:05,597 --> 00:30:08,016 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 421 00:30:19,903 --> 00:30:24,783 Your Majesty, Ghana welcomes you. Humbly. 422 00:30:24,866 --> 00:30:25,909 Yes. 423 00:30:28,328 --> 00:30:30,080 - We're very happy to be here. - Of course. 424 00:30:31,999 --> 00:30:35,752 Back, back, back, back, back. Back! 425 00:30:37,879 --> 00:30:38,880 Ready? 426 00:30:40,924 --> 00:30:42,134 Thank you, Your Majesty. 427 00:30:44,886 --> 00:30:47,097 Thank you. 428 00:30:47,305 --> 00:30:51,059 Well, you've given him the photo he wanted. 429 00:30:51,143 --> 00:30:53,603 That'll be on the front page of every African newspaper, 430 00:30:53,687 --> 00:30:56,523 making every other African leader choke with jealousy. 431 00:30:56,606 --> 00:30:58,400 Yes, well, as long as it does the trick. 432 00:31:08,869 --> 00:31:09,911 Adeane here. 433 00:31:11,288 --> 00:31:12,330 Put him through. 434 00:31:12,914 --> 00:31:16,084 - I have a secure line to Ghana. - Yes, sir. 435 00:31:16,168 --> 00:31:19,755 I thought he'd agreed to suspend all contact with the Soviets. 436 00:31:19,838 --> 00:31:22,090 - Apparently, not. - Ready for you, sir. 437 00:31:22,174 --> 00:31:23,759 Gentlemen? Thank you. 438 00:31:32,017 --> 00:31:33,435 Thank you. 439 00:31:34,603 --> 00:31:35,937 Out. 440 00:31:36,521 --> 00:31:37,564 Hello? 441 00:31:40,192 --> 00:31:41,234 Your Majesty. 442 00:31:41,610 --> 00:31:42,903 Prime Minister. 443 00:31:42,986 --> 00:31:46,448 I've just received confirmation that a team of international engineers 444 00:31:46,531 --> 00:31:49,326 has arrived in Ghana to begin work on Nkrumah's dam. 445 00:31:49,409 --> 00:31:50,535 Well, 446 00:31:51,953 --> 00:31:53,705 I'd say that's good news, isn't it? 447 00:31:54,331 --> 00:31:56,541 We encouraged the Americans to go back to Nkrumah. 448 00:31:56,625 --> 00:31:57,834 Soviet engineers, Ma'am. 449 00:31:58,835 --> 00:32:02,672 It appears Nkrumah has been playing us all off against one another. 450 00:32:02,756 --> 00:32:04,674 - What? - Leading us a merry dance. 451 00:32:04,758 --> 00:32:07,427 I'm afraid you've been used, Ma'am. 452 00:32:07,511 --> 00:32:09,554 Just as we'd feared. 453 00:32:16,019 --> 00:32:18,438 Elizabeth! What's happened? 454 00:32:20,524 --> 00:32:22,275 Evening, sir. Martin. 455 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:24,528 Ah-ah-ah. 456 00:32:24,611 --> 00:32:27,864 - I wouldn't, if I were you. - Sir? 457 00:32:28,949 --> 00:32:30,909 She's asked to be alone. 458 00:32:32,410 --> 00:32:34,538 She says she's thinking. 459 00:33:17,539 --> 00:33:18,707 Ma'am. 460 00:33:20,750 --> 00:33:21,918 What's going on? 461 00:33:23,795 --> 00:33:25,046 What are you doing? 462 00:33:26,798 --> 00:33:28,675 Elizabeth? 463 00:33:37,392 --> 00:33:39,269 Yes, this is Colonel Charteris. 464 00:33:39,352 --> 00:33:41,646 We have Martin Charteris on the telephone. 465 00:33:41,730 --> 00:33:44,065 A situation is developing in Ghana. 466 00:33:44,149 --> 00:33:45,150 Hello? 467 00:34:05,337 --> 00:34:07,714 What are you doing? Elizabeth? 468 00:34:17,224 --> 00:34:20,685 I think we both understand the significance of this moment. 469 00:34:22,020 --> 00:34:26,608 Yes. But do we understand the terms? 470 00:34:30,362 --> 00:34:32,822 They appear to be in some kind of negotiation. 471 00:34:32,906 --> 00:34:34,991 - What kind of negotiation? - Get her out of there! 472 00:34:37,869 --> 00:34:39,913 Your Majesty? 473 00:34:43,291 --> 00:34:44,626 Oh, Lord! 474 00:34:44,709 --> 00:34:45,794 What's going on? 475 00:34:51,675 --> 00:34:53,969 He's taken her hand. 476 00:34:54,052 --> 00:34:55,262 Two, three, four! 477 00:35:12,821 --> 00:35:14,614 They're dancing. 478 00:35:16,700 --> 00:35:18,618 Our Queen is dancing, sir. 479 00:35:20,328 --> 00:35:21,413 With an African. 480 00:35:21,496 --> 00:35:24,249 What? Was this agreed? 481 00:35:24,332 --> 00:35:25,458 Was this agreed? 482 00:35:25,542 --> 00:35:27,419 This was definitely not agreed. 483 00:35:27,502 --> 00:35:29,421 - What are they doing? - What are they doing? 484 00:35:31,006 --> 00:35:34,759 Hard to say. I believe it's the foxtrot. 485 00:35:36,011 --> 00:35:39,347 The foxtrot, sir. 486 00:36:22,432 --> 00:36:26,144 Ladies and gentlemen, the man I am proud to call 487 00:36:26,227 --> 00:36:28,605 the 35th President of the United States, 488 00:36:28,855 --> 00:36:33,651 but even more proud to call my brother, 489 00:36:33,735 --> 00:36:36,738 John F. Kennedy. 490 00:36:39,866 --> 00:36:42,202 Thank you, Bobby. 491 00:36:47,123 --> 00:36:50,168 What is it to be an American today? 492 00:36:51,878 --> 00:36:55,423 Prosperous, powerful, privileged. 493 00:36:57,092 --> 00:36:59,260 Certainly. 494 00:36:59,344 --> 00:37:03,973 And yet, it is also troubling. 495 00:37:04,182 --> 00:37:09,229 I look around me and find our people divided as never before. 496 00:37:09,479 --> 00:37:13,358 Indeed, as at no time since our Civil War. 497 00:37:13,441 --> 00:37:16,611 There has been a change, a slippage, 498 00:37:16,694 --> 00:37:20,240 in our moral and our intellectual strength. 499 00:37:20,323 --> 00:37:25,370 Blight has descended on our regulatory agencies, and a dry rot 500 00:37:25,453 --> 00:37:29,999 beginning in Washington, is seeping into every corner of America. 501 00:37:30,417 --> 00:37:33,211 Too many of us have lost our way, 502 00:37:33,294 --> 00:37:36,965 our will and our sense of historic purpose. 503 00:37:37,465 --> 00:37:42,804 It is time for a renewal, a new generation of leadership, 504 00:37:42,929 --> 00:37:46,683 healing leadership, but we cannot do it alone. 505 00:37:47,142 --> 00:37:52,522 And so, I am asking each of you to be pioneers in this renewal, 506 00:37:52,647 --> 00:37:57,485 in this healing, in the reclaiming of great American values, 507 00:37:57,610 --> 00:38:01,114 freedom, tolerance, and equality of opportunity. 508 00:38:01,197 --> 00:38:03,992 Then we can claim our position 509 00:38:04,117 --> 00:38:08,246 and responsibilities as leaders of a truly free world. 510 00:38:08,538 --> 00:38:13,168 God bless you all, and God bless the United States of America! 511 00:38:25,346 --> 00:38:26,681 Thank you. Thank you. 512 00:38:30,852 --> 00:38:31,853 Thanks. 513 00:38:34,814 --> 00:38:36,983 - Thank you, sir. - Fantastic. 514 00:38:37,066 --> 00:38:39,527 You've made this evening worthwhile. 515 00:38:44,657 --> 00:38:45,759 Ladies, if you'd like to step over here. 516 00:38:45,783 --> 00:38:46,826 Sure. 517 00:38:56,711 --> 00:39:00,173 When the British royal family visits a former colony, 518 00:39:00,256 --> 00:39:03,134 it doesn't normally make news in the US. 519 00:39:03,218 --> 00:39:06,429 But when Queen Elizabeth dances with a former subject... 520 00:39:06,554 --> 00:39:07,889 What's up, honey? 521 00:39:08,014 --> 00:39:12,101 ...a white monarch with an African leader, the world pays attention. 522 00:39:12,227 --> 00:39:16,606 And so, too, did Ghanaian leader President Nkrumah himself. 523 00:39:16,689 --> 00:39:18,942 Awed by the gesture, Nkrumah... 524 00:39:19,067 --> 00:39:21,611 I'm going to Glen Ora with the kids in the morning. 525 00:39:22,570 --> 00:39:25,448 - It's not the weekend yet. - ...that he was fast becoming allies... 526 00:39:25,573 --> 00:39:28,618 It's Wednesday. It's weekend enough for me. 527 00:39:29,786 --> 00:39:32,664 Don't be like that. 528 00:39:32,747 --> 00:39:35,708 Don't you take away my dignity, and then tell me how to be. 529 00:39:35,792 --> 00:39:39,254 I just wanted to thank you, that's all. 530 00:39:39,420 --> 00:39:42,590 For the second time in recent weeks, you've been instrumental 531 00:39:42,715 --> 00:39:46,594 in changing a significant matter of foreign policy. 532 00:39:48,221 --> 00:39:50,515 And an African state that was fast running 533 00:39:50,598 --> 00:39:52,600 into the arms of the Communists, 534 00:39:52,809 --> 00:39:55,103 has been turned around and kept in the West. 535 00:39:57,313 --> 00:40:00,567 Oh. What does that have to do with me? 536 00:40:00,650 --> 00:40:03,778 Dreary Queen Thick-Ankles? 537 00:40:04,571 --> 00:40:07,532 - What? - Her Majestic Dullness? 538 00:40:07,615 --> 00:40:09,909 The Incurious Crown? 539 00:40:09,993 --> 00:40:14,289 Apparently, just some of the things you said about her at a dinner in London, 540 00:40:14,414 --> 00:40:19,711 which then got back to Queen Elizabeth and, it seems, spurred her on. 541 00:40:19,794 --> 00:40:24,132 Without those insults, she wouldn't have defied a Cabinet, risked her reputation, 542 00:40:24,257 --> 00:40:26,092 and gone to Ghana, against all advice, 543 00:40:26,175 --> 00:40:29,804 to bring President Nkrumah back on side, but she did. 544 00:40:31,639 --> 00:40:34,267 Pulled off some incredible stunt with a dance. 545 00:40:34,350 --> 00:40:36,519 And it's all thanks to you. 546 00:40:36,603 --> 00:40:37,812 They're ready for you. 547 00:40:38,896 --> 00:40:43,276 Relax. It's not like you'll run into her in Glen Ora. 548 00:40:43,359 --> 00:40:44,736 Not Glen Ora, no. 549 00:40:45,486 --> 00:40:49,824 But I am due back in London on my way back from India and Pakistan. 550 00:40:50,074 --> 00:40:54,954 Then my advice would be don't go to Buckingham Palace. 551 00:40:55,538 --> 00:40:58,082 Sorry. The provincial hotel. 552 00:40:58,166 --> 00:40:59,250 It's not so easy. 553 00:40:59,334 --> 00:41:02,629 Her sister set up a lunch last time we were in town. 554 00:41:02,712 --> 00:41:03,921 Oh? 555 00:41:04,005 --> 00:41:05,340 That should be fun. 556 00:41:06,215 --> 00:41:07,842 Catfight! 557 00:41:07,967 --> 00:41:10,970 I'll look forward to a full report. 558 00:41:11,137 --> 00:41:12,805 Come on, Bobby. 559 00:41:24,651 --> 00:41:28,696 We will shortly be reaching a cruising altitude of 25,000 feet 560 00:41:28,821 --> 00:41:32,533 and I'm pleased to say that we anticipate clear and calm conditions 561 00:41:32,659 --> 00:41:35,995 for the rest of our flight to London. 562 00:41:36,079 --> 00:41:41,542 Your Majesty, some more international reactions to the Ghana trip. 563 00:41:41,668 --> 00:41:43,586 Positive, or negative? 564 00:41:43,670 --> 00:41:46,881 Overwhelmingly positive, Ma'am. 565 00:41:49,050 --> 00:41:51,386 Well, just a quick look, then. 566 00:41:55,765 --> 00:41:57,600 So, 567 00:41:58,059 --> 00:42:00,853 The New York Times calls it 568 00:42:00,937 --> 00:42:03,189 "shrewd strategic maneuvering, 569 00:42:03,272 --> 00:42:06,984 "an example of impeccable political brinkmanship." 570 00:42:07,068 --> 00:42:10,268 The Australian papers are very impressed with your commitment to the Commonwealth 571 00:42:10,363 --> 00:42:15,410 and The Illustrated London News call it "an outstanding personal success." 572 00:42:15,660 --> 00:42:16,953 Mmm. 573 00:42:17,036 --> 00:42:19,580 Gloating doesn't suit you. 574 00:42:20,415 --> 00:42:24,752 The Ghanaian press are calling you a socialist. 575 00:42:26,045 --> 00:42:27,213 Goodness! 576 00:42:28,339 --> 00:42:32,218 One more thing. First Lady Mrs. Kennedy. 577 00:42:35,596 --> 00:42:36,597 What about her? 578 00:42:37,390 --> 00:42:41,352 Uh, her office has written requesting a private audience with Your Majesty 579 00:42:41,436 --> 00:42:44,397 prior to lunch on the 28th of March. 580 00:42:44,480 --> 00:42:45,648 Whatever for? 581 00:42:45,940 --> 00:42:47,608 They didn't say. 582 00:42:48,776 --> 00:42:52,321 - Where's the lunch? - Buckingham Palace, Ma'am. 583 00:42:55,116 --> 00:42:58,828 Well, let's make the audience Windsor Castle. 584 00:43:01,122 --> 00:43:04,667 Sometimes, only a fortress will do. 585 00:43:05,418 --> 00:43:07,462 Windsor Castle. 586 00:43:25,438 --> 00:43:26,981 Eyes front! 587 00:43:28,191 --> 00:43:29,942 Hold your line! 588 00:43:34,989 --> 00:43:36,449 On the right, march! 589 00:43:43,331 --> 00:43:45,833 Make way for the Queen's Guard! 590 00:43:58,513 --> 00:44:00,014 Left, right, left... 591 00:44:00,139 --> 00:44:01,682 Good afternoon, Mrs. Kennedy. 592 00:44:03,142 --> 00:44:04,685 This way, please. 593 00:44:10,483 --> 00:44:12,777 Left, right, left, right... 594 00:44:12,860 --> 00:44:14,529 This way, Mrs. Kennedy. 595 00:44:26,999 --> 00:44:29,710 Mrs. Kennedy. This way, please. 596 00:44:45,351 --> 00:44:48,646 Mrs. Kennedy, Your Majesty. 597 00:44:48,729 --> 00:44:49,814 Your Majesty. 598 00:44:51,274 --> 00:44:55,152 Thank you for seeing me. 599 00:44:55,278 --> 00:44:56,904 Mrs. Kennedy. 600 00:44:58,531 --> 00:44:59,907 Do sit down. 601 00:45:04,579 --> 00:45:06,080 Thank you. 602 00:45:11,043 --> 00:45:12,086 Shall we have tea? 603 00:45:32,106 --> 00:45:36,360 I asked to speak to you in private ahead of our lunch on Friday 604 00:45:36,444 --> 00:45:38,321 because I owe you an apology. 605 00:45:38,946 --> 00:45:40,072 Whatever for? 606 00:45:40,781 --> 00:45:44,035 I think we both know the answer to that question. 607 00:45:48,039 --> 00:45:49,081 Thank you. 608 00:45:57,465 --> 00:46:01,344 At a social occasion, shortly after our last visit, I... 609 00:46:02,553 --> 00:46:04,805 I made some comments, 610 00:46:04,931 --> 00:46:07,099 some foolish comments, 611 00:46:07,308 --> 00:46:09,268 which I believe got back to you. 612 00:46:09,352 --> 00:46:11,145 There really is no need for this. 613 00:46:12,813 --> 00:46:15,399 Reports that you'd said 614 00:46:15,483 --> 00:46:19,278 certain things did get back to me. 615 00:46:19,362 --> 00:46:23,074 And I'll confess to being momentarily surprised, 616 00:46:23,157 --> 00:46:25,993 since they in no way, reflected what I understood to be the spirit 617 00:46:26,118 --> 00:46:27,912 of our meeting. 618 00:46:27,995 --> 00:46:31,666 But in this job, I've learned, as I'm sure you have, too, 619 00:46:31,832 --> 00:46:33,459 not to take things too seriously. 620 00:46:33,542 --> 00:46:36,671 People say things for all sorts of reasons, 621 00:46:36,796 --> 00:46:39,465 which get misquoted, or misunderstood and, before you know it, 622 00:46:39,548 --> 00:46:42,093 those words have turned into something quite different, 623 00:46:42,301 --> 00:46:45,221 and everyone's upset or up in arms. 624 00:46:46,514 --> 00:46:49,016 I'm quite sure that you meant no harm, nor disrespect. 625 00:46:49,308 --> 00:46:53,938 After all, why would you? We barely know one another. 626 00:46:54,021 --> 00:46:56,399 Still, it was inexcusable, 627 00:46:56,482 --> 00:47:00,069 so, I can't offer an excuse, but if you'll allow me, 628 00:47:00,194 --> 00:47:02,530 I'd like to offer an explanation. 629 00:47:04,991 --> 00:47:07,243 Yes, of course. 630 00:47:07,326 --> 00:47:11,288 Last time we were in London, Jack and I probably seemed, 631 00:47:11,372 --> 00:47:13,708 at least from the outside, to be riding on a high. 632 00:47:13,833 --> 00:47:16,252 Yes, I should say so. 633 00:47:16,377 --> 00:47:19,755 The most celebrated and most famous couple in the world. 634 00:47:19,839 --> 00:47:24,719 The truth is that I was still suffering from post-natal problems 635 00:47:24,844 --> 00:47:28,848 after the birth of our son, and Jack had his own health issues. 636 00:47:29,056 --> 00:47:33,978 To say we were strained would be an understatement. 637 00:47:34,270 --> 00:47:38,983 So, when we got to Paris, I don't mind telling you, 638 00:47:39,150 --> 00:47:41,360 I took some pleasure in shining there. 639 00:47:41,444 --> 00:47:44,363 Then, at the Élysée Palace... 640 00:47:44,447 --> 00:47:47,908 I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris. 641 00:47:51,579 --> 00:47:52,913 I enjoyed it. 642 00:47:53,039 --> 00:47:56,292 Jack didn't appreciate being upstaged. 643 00:47:57,543 --> 00:48:00,463 - Behind closed doors... - I can imagine. 644 00:48:04,258 --> 00:48:06,886 There were other factors, too. 645 00:48:07,595 --> 00:48:08,929 Our doctor, 646 00:48:10,097 --> 00:48:15,603 Dr. Jacobson, routinely administers us his cocktails before major trips. 647 00:48:17,313 --> 00:48:18,647 Vitamins. 648 00:48:21,942 --> 00:48:23,778 But other substances, too. 649 00:48:26,530 --> 00:48:29,742 To help pep us up, 650 00:48:31,118 --> 00:48:33,704 or calm us down. 651 00:48:35,956 --> 00:48:39,794 On the occasion of that dinner, he had given me something. 652 00:48:39,960 --> 00:48:41,962 A little booster. 653 00:48:42,171 --> 00:48:43,964 There were these beautiful paintings. 654 00:48:44,048 --> 00:48:47,802 I told him I needed cheering up. 655 00:48:47,968 --> 00:48:50,596 But I guess it loosened my tongue. 656 00:48:51,847 --> 00:48:56,685 And then I heard some of these terrible things got back to you, and... 657 00:48:58,687 --> 00:49:02,983 I can't tell you how much distress it's caused me. 658 00:49:03,109 --> 00:49:06,987 The idea that I might've upset someone I admire so much. 659 00:49:08,364 --> 00:49:10,825 That's very kind of you to say. 660 00:49:10,950 --> 00:49:12,868 It's true. 661 00:49:12,993 --> 00:49:17,915 The way you do your job, the way you cope with the pressure, 662 00:49:17,998 --> 00:49:21,252 the personal sacrifices you've made, 663 00:49:21,335 --> 00:49:25,339 not to mention your composure and dignity. 664 00:49:27,716 --> 00:49:31,220 As a woman, it's so inspiring. 665 00:49:31,345 --> 00:49:32,805 And what you just did in Ghana... 666 00:49:34,306 --> 00:49:37,893 It was just extraordinary. 667 00:49:41,188 --> 00:49:46,402 What I should've said, was that I didn't do very much in Ghana. 668 00:49:46,527 --> 00:49:49,947 I got on a plane, and I went. 669 00:49:50,239 --> 00:49:51,323 And the only reason I went 670 00:49:51,407 --> 00:49:55,369 was because I felt utterly useless in comparison to you. 671 00:49:56,537 --> 00:49:59,248 And I was trying to compete. 672 00:49:59,373 --> 00:50:04,712 And if anything, I owe you a huge debt of gratitude. 673 00:50:06,672 --> 00:50:11,218 But I didn't. I just sat there. 674 00:50:12,595 --> 00:50:14,388 And I let her say her piece. 675 00:50:14,722 --> 00:50:16,432 And savored your victory. 676 00:50:16,515 --> 00:50:18,601 Yes. 677 00:50:18,684 --> 00:50:22,062 And what do you want from me, now? A ticking-off? 678 00:50:22,146 --> 00:50:24,481 Well, don't you think I'm deserving of one? 679 00:50:24,565 --> 00:50:26,025 No. 680 00:50:26,108 --> 00:50:28,611 But she was so broken. 681 00:50:28,694 --> 00:50:31,530 And fragile and lost. 682 00:50:33,240 --> 00:50:37,745 You did exactly the right thing. 683 00:50:37,870 --> 00:50:41,207 She insulted you, all of us, and you're not a saint. 684 00:50:41,498 --> 00:50:44,168 - No. - We know that already. 685 00:50:46,754 --> 00:50:49,590 There's ice in those veins when there needs to be. 686 00:50:49,715 --> 00:50:51,884 Yes. 687 00:50:52,593 --> 00:50:55,888 Well, three cheers to that. 688 00:51:06,315 --> 00:51:08,400 Last one, Ma'am, but she's a big heavy one. 689 00:51:08,484 --> 00:51:11,195 Right, pick up the slack. 690 00:51:11,278 --> 00:51:12,613 Yes. 691 00:51:13,656 --> 00:51:15,699 That's it, you got it. Daniel! 692 00:51:15,908 --> 00:51:18,619 - No, it's caught. - Keep going up the hill. 693 00:51:31,632 --> 00:51:33,384 - Ma'am. - What is it? 694 00:51:33,467 --> 00:51:37,137 - You're needed back at the house. - Right. 695 00:51:41,767 --> 00:51:45,187 - What's going on? - I dunno, lad. 696 00:51:45,354 --> 00:51:46,939 Something's happened. 697 00:51:55,447 --> 00:51:56,490 Ma'am. 698 00:51:58,867 --> 00:52:01,870 There was absolute pandemonium around the scene. 699 00:52:01,996 --> 00:52:05,082 People screamed and lay down on the ground, as shots were heard. 700 00:52:05,165 --> 00:52:10,170 Reporters saw President Kennedy lying flat on his face on the seat of his car. 701 00:52:10,296 --> 00:52:12,381 Men and women were screaming. 702 00:52:12,464 --> 00:52:15,009 He saw blood on the President's head. 703 00:52:15,134 --> 00:52:18,012 This is all we have here in Washington at this moment. 704 00:52:18,137 --> 00:52:21,473 And for the moment, I return you to Radio Newsreel in London. 705 00:52:21,557 --> 00:52:22,808 Hello, London. 706 00:52:22,891 --> 00:52:26,395 I've just heard from Dallas that the President is still alive, 707 00:52:26,478 --> 00:52:28,439 but in critical condition. 708 00:52:28,522 --> 00:52:31,025 He was apparently shot in the head 709 00:52:31,150 --> 00:52:33,902 and the Governor of Texas, Governor Connally, 710 00:52:33,986 --> 00:52:35,738 was shot in the chest. 711 00:52:35,863 --> 00:52:39,325 Mrs. Kennedy was weeping, trying to hold up her husband's head, 712 00:52:39,408 --> 00:52:43,787 when the reporters reached the car as it dashed toward the hospital. 713 00:52:43,871 --> 00:52:47,666 Vice President Lyndon Johnson was in the car behind the President. 714 00:52:47,916 --> 00:52:51,754 Blood transfusions are being given to President Kennedy. 715 00:52:51,879 --> 00:52:55,257 However, one of the two priests called into the room 716 00:52:55,382 --> 00:52:58,427 has administered the Last Sacrament of the Church 717 00:52:58,552 --> 00:53:01,263 to President Kennedy. 718 00:53:01,388 --> 00:53:04,558 Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Connally are stunned, 719 00:53:04,683 --> 00:53:07,895 but they are at the bedsides of their husbands. 720 00:53:17,237 --> 00:53:19,156 He's dead. 721 00:53:59,405 --> 00:54:01,115 Late yesterday afternoon... 722 00:54:01,240 --> 00:54:05,494 Didn't you say how unhappy she was? In the marriage? 723 00:54:07,913 --> 00:54:08,956 Yes. 724 00:54:09,039 --> 00:54:11,667 ...accompanied the fallen President, her clothes still... 725 00:54:11,750 --> 00:54:13,377 That's the thing about unhappiness. 726 00:54:13,460 --> 00:54:15,671 ...of this most unthinkable and senseless crime... 727 00:54:15,796 --> 00:54:18,424 All it takes is for something worse to come along... 728 00:54:18,507 --> 00:54:20,092 ...taken in a gray naval ambulance... 729 00:54:20,175 --> 00:54:24,096 ...and you realize it was actually happiness after all. 730 00:54:24,388 --> 00:54:26,390 ...conveyed into the hospital in plain sight 731 00:54:26,473 --> 00:54:28,308 of thousands of waiting mourners 732 00:54:29,184 --> 00:54:32,271 as disbelieving and shaken, tonight, as our entire nation. 733 00:54:32,354 --> 00:54:34,106 She's still wearing the same clothes! 734 00:54:36,358 --> 00:54:38,735 Couldn't they have found her something else? 735 00:54:38,986 --> 00:54:40,654 The President's casket was transferred... 736 00:54:40,779 --> 00:54:43,031 She's covered in her husband's blood. 737 00:54:43,157 --> 00:54:46,326 Relatives and loved ones joined the grieving Mrs. Kennedy 738 00:54:46,452 --> 00:54:49,538 - for a private mass in the East Room... - No, I think it's deliberate. 739 00:54:49,663 --> 00:54:52,332 ...before the body is moved to the Rotunda of the Capitol. 740 00:54:52,458 --> 00:54:56,837 The last day in the life of the first Catholic President of the United States. 741 00:54:57,087 --> 00:54:59,465 Where are you going? 742 00:54:59,548 --> 00:55:03,010 Lyndon Johnson, sworn in on Air Force One, 743 00:55:03,135 --> 00:55:04,428 less than 100 minutes 744 00:55:04,511 --> 00:55:07,347 after the official death of President Kennedy. 745 00:55:16,523 --> 00:55:19,276 He begins his work as the 36th President... 746 00:55:19,359 --> 00:55:21,236 Your Majesty. 747 00:55:21,320 --> 00:55:22,362 Michael. 748 00:55:23,030 --> 00:55:25,532 I'd like everyone in the royal household 749 00:55:25,616 --> 00:55:27,868 to observe a full week of court mourning. 750 00:55:29,745 --> 00:55:33,665 And I would like the bell rung at Westminster Abbey. 751 00:55:36,084 --> 00:55:38,128 Ma'am, 752 00:55:38,253 --> 00:55:41,173 custom dictates that the bell only be rung... 753 00:55:41,256 --> 00:55:44,885 When a member of the royal family dies. I know. 754 00:55:46,512 --> 00:55:52,851 But I would like it to be rung every minute, for an hour, 755 00:55:54,186 --> 00:55:57,564 from 11:00 until midday. 756 00:56:00,776 --> 00:56:01,944 Yes, Ma'am. 757 00:56:02,069 --> 00:56:07,324 ...join President Johnson in his prayer for God's help. 758 00:56:07,407 --> 00:56:10,285 May we all find some light and hope 759 00:56:10,410 --> 00:56:13,539 in the darkness of the days that lie ahead.