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♪ Gloriana
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♪ Hallelujah
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♪ Gloriana
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♪ Hallelujah
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♪ Gloriana, hallelujah
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♪ Hallelujah!
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MAN IN CROWD:
Long live the Duchess!
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(Cheering)
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WOMAN IN CROWD:
Long live the Duchess of Kent!
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WOMAN IN CROWD:
God save the Duchess!
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I am concerned about my niece's state of mind,
Wellington.
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She seems incapable of taking care of
the business of government.
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WELLINGTON:
I believe they call her Mrs Melbourne.
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He may be the Queen's favourite but that's
no reason why the country should suffer.
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It's hard to know
if he is her minister or her nursemaid.
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Indeed. He is altogether too indulgent
of my niece's unstable temperament.
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Are you suggesting that the Queen
is not of sound mind, sir?
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Let us say, Peel, that her wits are fragile.
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I suspect that the cares of office
are proving too much for her.
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WELLINGTON: I'm sure the Duchess of Kent
would be delighted to step in,
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and, of course, Sir John Conroy
would be at her side.
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Conroy? The Duchess would need
the appointment of a co-regent.
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Of royal blood?
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Precisely.
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They're all waiting for me to speak.
I can never think of anything interesting to say.
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Everything the Queen says is interesting.
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That is the third time you've looked
at your pocket watch since we arrived.
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Do you have a more pressing appointment?
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There's an anti-slavery bill
going through Parliament.
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I'm worried about its outcome.
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Surely slavery was abolished a long time ago?
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It's still legal
in some Caribbean islands.
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The Tories have taken up the cause because
they think it can bring down my government.
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Can't I do something about it? As Queen?
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If it's known that I support abolition...
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Liberals would applaud your good sense,
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Tories would think
I'd filled your head with bunkum.
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- And if I insist?
- You cannot, Ma'am.
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Advise, yes, encourage certainly, even warn,
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but you cannot insist.
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Such a splendid day.
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Did you hear the crowds cheering me, Drina?
It was most flattering.
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I think the people would appreciate it
if the Duchess were given a title
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that reflects her position.
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The Queen Mother.
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That seems fitting to me.
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But your current title
belonged to poor dear Papa.
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I see no reason to change it.
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Your Majesty.
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Surprised you're not at the House, my lord.
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I hear the vote is very close.
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Ma'am, sorry to desert you but I'm afraid
I've been called back to the House.
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- Now?
- Please forgive me.
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LORD CHAMBERLAIN:
The Honourable Lord Hastings.
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I say to the House that if
slavery is abolished in Jamaica,
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then the economy of the island
will be imperilled.
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(Crowd murmurs)
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And I say to the noble lord
that a moral principle cannot be ignored
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simply because it is inconvenient.
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(Murmuring)
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This barbaric practice must be abhorrent
to all civilised people.
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(Murmuring)
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My lords, some decorum if you please!
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We must talk about my title.
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We have talked about it, Mama.
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It seems your Lord Melbourne
turned you against me.
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I make my own decisions.
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And I see no reason to make you Queen
Mother, however much Sir John might like it.
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It is a shame you don't have
a bigger head, Drina.
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It is too small for the crown, I think.
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Ripped & Corrected By mstoll
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(Clattering)
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There are workmen with dirty boots
in my kitchen, Mr Penge.
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I'm trying to make a cake
for the Queen's birthday,
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a cake that will dazzle the
court with its artistry.
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But how can I reach
the very pinnacle of my craft
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when I'm surrounded by noise and dust
and whistling?
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Don't blame me, Mr Francatelli,
blame the Baroness.
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She's the one that ordered
the gas to be put in.
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Though why they had to start down here
I will never know.
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You must tell the Baroness that I cannot work
under these conditions.
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- Try telling the Baroness anything.
- She sets great store by the Queen's birthday.
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If you told her the cake wouldn't be ready,
she would want Mr Francatelli to work in peace.
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- Oh, thank you, Miss?
- Skerrett, sir.
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Hmph! What are you doing?
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Dressers don't curtsey to cooks.
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Oh, but I am not a cook, I am a chef.
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Oh! And let there be light!
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(Screaming)
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That's what happens
when you interfere with nature.
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I'll get them.
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Will you be very long, Mr Hayter?
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The crown is so heavy and far too big for me.
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I thought it might slip down over my nose
in the Abbey.
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Really, Ma'am? You looked so serene.
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My heart was beating so fast I thought the
Archbishop would see it through my shift.
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Lord M said he had never seen someone
tremble so.
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He told me he thought you did it beautifully.
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VICTORIA: I am concerned about him.
He does not seem himself.
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My husband said they are worried about the
Jamaica Bill. There is a lot of opposition.
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Your Uncle Cumberland would like nothing
better than to bring down poor William.
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The funny thing is, a few weeks ago
he would have been delighted.
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He was always complaining about
how tiresome it was being Prime Minister.
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But not any more.
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(Clears throat)
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Order!
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My Lords, I call for a vote
on the Jamaica Bill.
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The ayes to the right,
the no's to the left, gentlemen.
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Look, Mr Penge, reckon I could catch
all of them by midnight.
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You just leave those rats alone, boy.
I've got plans for them, big plans.
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It can only be described as an infestation.
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That's the trouble with gas, it shines light
on things you would rather not see.
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The Queen must not know.
She has a great fear of these animals.
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So you are authorising me
to hire a rat catcher?
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With all the extra expense that entails?
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You must find an expert.
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Certainly, Baroness.
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I think you will be impressed, Majesty,
when the gas lighting is finally installed.
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I hope Lord M won't be much longer.
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I so want to show him the painting I did of Dash.
He said it couldn't be done.
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Shall I ring for some Negus, Majesty?
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You know how soothing you find it at night.
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He should be here by now.
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Sometimes the voting can take ages, Ma'am.
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(Neighing of horse
and distant carriage wheels)
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There's his carriage.
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Lord M!
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The others had given you up
but I knew you would come.
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I must show you a painting I did of Dash.
I got him to sit still for just long enough.
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That's a feat in itself.
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I... I must... tell you, Ma'am,
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the Jamaica Bill passed
by only five votes this evening.
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And that means I can no longer lead
the Whigs in government.
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But if the bill passed, why should you resign?
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The Tories are like hyenas, Ma'am.
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Once they scent a man is down,
they circle looking for weaknesses.
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The next vote we would certainly lose.
I'd rather leave now.
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This cannot be.
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How can I?
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How will I?
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Do you really mean to forsake me?
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I have no choice, Ma'am.
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(Thunder rumbles)
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(Grunts and sobs)
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My poor Victoria.
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Such a big change.
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How will I manage?
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I know how you're feeling.
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To be a woman without a man to lean on
is so hard.
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He is the only one who understands.
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No. Not the only one.
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(Sobs) Oh, Mama.
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(Knock at door)
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LEHZEN: Please open the door, Majesty.
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If you don't get up now,
there won't be time to get ready.
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(Dog yaps)
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(Continues yapping)
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You don't suppose
she's done something stupid?
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Never! It is just some nerves.
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Excuse me, Your Grace,
but have you informed Lord Melbourne?
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He is so good at putting the Queen
in a good humour.
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Brodie could take a message to Dover House
in no time.
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MELBOURNE: "I strongly suggest, Ma'am,
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that you ask the Duke of Wellington
to form a government.
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He is, of course, a Tory...
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...but better the devil you know. "
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The Duke of Wellington.
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I understand that I am obliged
to ask you to form a government.
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Lord Melbourne says he no longer
has the confidence of the House
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and that your party must take charge.
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You do me a great honour, Ma'am.
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But I regret that I am too old
to be Prime Minister again.
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It is time to make way for a younger man.
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You should send for Robert Peel.
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But I do not know Sir Robert,
and I have admired you all my life.
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You flatter me, Ma'am,
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but I'm afraid that this is a battle...
you cannot win.
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Look at the mud on these.
Very unlike Ma'am to get her things so dirty.
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- I think Her Majesty is distracted.
- Yeah.
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We wouldn't put in our curl papers last night.
The pillow was wet through this morning.
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I feel sorry for the Queen.
She is so attached to Lord Melbourne.
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Whatever she thinks of Lord Melbourne
does not concern you.
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We just... take care of the clothes...
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...and make sure... she looks like a Queen.
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Now then...
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...how do you turn this thing on?
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- Aagh!
- Oh, Mrs Jenkins!
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- I'll shall fetch some butter from the kitchen.
- Oh!
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May I have some butter?
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It's for Mrs Jenkins.
She burnt her hand lighting the gas.
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You can have butter if you like,
but I can give you something better.
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You can?
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- Close your eyes.
- Not likely.
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- You might do something complicated.
- Oh, please.
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Or you'll spoil my surprise.
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Oh-ah-ha-ha!
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An ice house!
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I had heard about them, but...
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There's something about
your very charming face that's familiar.
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Could we have met before?
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I don't think so.
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I had better get back to Mrs Jenkins.
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Your Majesty.
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One moment... Ma'am.
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I imagine the change of government
is unsettling.
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I know how much you value
Lord Melbourne's counsel.
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But you have... other friends, Ma'am.
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In contrast to your
estimable Uncle Cumberland,
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I should like to assure you of my... loyalty.
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The Duchess and I are ready
to shoulder the burden of government.
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I shall not need your assistance.
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Hmm. With respect, Ma'am...
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...that may not be your decision.
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It's all on account of the gas pipes.
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They must be dealt with discreetly.
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Her Majesty don't like rodents.
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Big job, mind, a place like this.
I'll have to charge royal prices.
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I am sure we can come to an arrangement
as to fees
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but you should be aware that,
as the steward, I take an emolument.
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Well, it's only to be expected, Mr Penge.
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And if it should be found
rats reached as far as the state rooms,
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of course you would need
many more assistants.
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Well, you are a master of the situation,
Mr Penge.
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I sent for Lord M hours ago.
Why hasn't he come?
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I imagine, Ma'am, that he is waiting
for you to talk to Sir Robert Peel.
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Why would I do that?
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Because, Ma'am,
the country needs a government,
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and at this moment it seems that only Sir
Robert has the confidence of the House.
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I hear that Wellington has refused you.
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But don't worry, Sir John and I will help you.
We have a plan.
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As it happens, I also have a plan.
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Lehzen, can you call my carriage?
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I'm going to go to Dover House to see Lord M.
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Have you lost your mind, Drina?
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Queens do not chase after
their prime ministers.
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Perhaps, Ma'am, you should take my carriage.
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- It would be less... public.
- Do you really want to make another mistake?
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Yes. Thank you, Emma, I will take your carriage.
Lehzen, you can be my chaperone.
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I'm not to be disturbed!
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Your Majesty.
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That will be all, Lehzen.
242
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(Door closes)
243
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As you would not visit me,
I decided to visit you!
244
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Forgive my disarray.
I... I was not expecting visitors.
245
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- Evidently!
- (Chuckles)
246
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(Chuckles)
247
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Please. At least...
248
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Come...
249
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Come sit.
250
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You can tell me what has brought you
from the Palace.
251
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I saw the Duke of Wellington.
252
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He has refused to form a ministry
and says I must send for Sir Robert Peel.
253
00:18:26,140 --> 00:18:28,180
Yes, I thought he might.
254
00:18:28,268 --> 00:18:33,060
I don't want Sir Robert Peel. Lord M,
how can you leave me to face this, alone?
255
00:18:33,148 --> 00:18:35,437
Do you imagine that I want to leave you,
Ma'am?
256
00:18:36,401 --> 00:18:40,019
There is something more important here
than my feelings, or even yours.
257
00:18:40,113 --> 00:18:42,486
You are the Queen
of the greatest nation on earth,
258
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one that elects its government
and abides by the rule of law.
259
00:18:46,036 --> 00:18:48,195
Now I don't believe in much, as you know,
260
00:18:48,288 --> 00:18:51,989
but I do believe in the British constitution
in all its tattered glory,
261
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and nothing, not even my devotion to you,
will stop me from upholding it.
262
00:19:01,344 --> 00:19:03,253
I see.
263
00:19:03,346 --> 00:19:05,137
Peel's not such a bad fellow really.
264
00:19:05,223 --> 00:19:09,719
Just remember, if he suggests anything
that you don't like the sound of,
265
00:19:09,811 --> 00:19:11,851
just ask him for a little time to consider.
266
00:19:11,938 --> 00:19:13,480
When in doubt, always delay.
267
00:19:13,565 --> 00:19:16,566
And you will come for dinner tonight
so I can tell you all about it?
268
00:19:16,651 --> 00:19:19,652
No! Not tonight. Not until
this matter is settled.
269
00:19:19,738 --> 00:19:22,656
And even then, I cannot be at the Palace
as much as I have been.
270
00:19:22,741 --> 00:19:24,698
Why not?
271
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I think if you are not my Prime Minister,
you are still my friend?
272
00:19:32,293 --> 00:19:34,202
I think you must know why.
273
00:19:39,008 --> 00:19:42,175
A monarch cannot be seen
to favour one political party.
274
00:19:42,262 --> 00:19:45,216
You must dine with Robert Peel.
275
00:19:45,306 --> 00:19:50,218
And he may ask you to make a few changes
in the Royal household.
276
00:19:50,312 --> 00:19:54,689
Harriet Sutherland and Emma Portman
are both married to Whig ministers.
277
00:19:54,775 --> 00:19:57,063
He will want you to replace them
with Tory ladies.
278
00:19:57,152 --> 00:19:58,433
But they are my friends!
279
00:19:58,529 --> 00:20:00,521
I would ask the same in his position.
280
00:20:00,614 --> 00:20:04,066
A Prime Minister must feel
he has the confidence of his monarch.
281
00:20:08,748 --> 00:20:13,493
Look, these stones are so dirty.
They must be cleaned before we go to Hanover.
282
00:20:13,586 --> 00:20:15,709
Hanover will have to wait.
283
00:20:15,797 --> 00:20:20,791
I think it's going to be far more interesting
to stay here, now that Melbourne has gone.
284
00:20:20,885 --> 00:20:24,669
I do hope the loss won't prove
too much of a strain on her wits.
285
00:20:24,764 --> 00:20:27,931
Oh, they have never been strong.
Those awful bonnets.
286
00:20:28,018 --> 00:20:31,517
I heard today, she actually
went to Dover House quite alone.
287
00:20:31,605 --> 00:20:34,143
Seems to have lost all sense of propriety.
288
00:20:34,232 --> 00:20:36,059
If this persists...
289
00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:39,061
...changes will be inevitable.
290
00:20:52,752 --> 00:20:54,330
In a hurry, Sir Robert?
291
00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:56,128
Her Majesty has sent for me.
292
00:20:56,214 --> 00:20:57,874
Might I offer a word of advice?
293
00:20:57,966 --> 00:21:01,880
Everything will go very smoothly
if you avoid contradicting her.
294
00:21:01,970 --> 00:21:04,342
She does hate to be proved wrong.
295
00:21:04,431 --> 00:21:08,760
I am sure that she will understand the
situation when presented with facts.
296
00:21:08,852 --> 00:21:14,060
I find that the Queen responds
to a personal approach, a well-told tale.
297
00:21:14,149 --> 00:21:16,901
She does tend to find the detail
a trifle wearisome.
298
00:21:17,987 --> 00:21:22,565
I thank you for your advice,
but I'm sure that we will do very well.
299
00:21:23,492 --> 00:21:27,324
Her Majesty cannot expect things to continue
as they did under your ministry.
300
00:21:29,499 --> 00:21:32,072
In that case, I wish you a very good day.
301
00:21:36,714 --> 00:21:39,419
I have no chin in this one
and two chins in the next.
302
00:21:39,509 --> 00:21:44,171
How can they say it is an accurate likeness
when none of these images look the same?
303
00:21:44,264 --> 00:21:46,257
Look at the coin itself, Ma'am.
304
00:21:46,349 --> 00:21:48,591
It is more convincing in relief, I think.
305
00:21:48,685 --> 00:21:50,761
But I look like a goose wearing a crown.
306
00:21:50,854 --> 00:21:53,180
Sir Robert Peel.
307
00:21:53,732 --> 00:21:55,191
Your Majesty.
308
00:21:57,027 --> 00:22:00,064
Sir Robert, take a look at these designs
for the new coin.
309
00:22:00,156 --> 00:22:01,780
What do you think of this?
310
00:22:05,453 --> 00:22:07,410
Well, I see nothing wrong with it, Ma'am.
311
00:22:08,372 --> 00:22:10,661
Indeed, I would say it is
an excellent likeness.
312
00:22:10,750 --> 00:22:12,743
Really?
313
00:22:13,837 --> 00:22:16,162
But you are here on business, Sir Robert.
314
00:22:16,256 --> 00:22:18,663
Er... yes, Ma'am.
315
00:22:19,676 --> 00:22:22,594
Perhaps if I might have a private audience?
316
00:22:36,193 --> 00:22:41,105
I am here to assure you that I have enough
support in the House to form a government.
317
00:22:41,198 --> 00:22:42,823
(Clears throat)
318
00:22:42,909 --> 00:22:45,197
Of course, as you know, Ma'am,
319
00:22:45,286 --> 00:22:49,035
any government serves
at the... pleasure of the Crown.
320
00:22:49,791 --> 00:22:52,116
I do know how the constitution works.
321
00:22:52,210 --> 00:22:57,121
And of course, Ma'am, you know
it is essential that the Crown, that is, you,
322
00:22:57,215 --> 00:23:02,210
must appear to be above party politics
323
00:23:02,304 --> 00:23:04,925
and favour neither side over the other.
324
00:23:05,015 --> 00:23:07,802
Have you come to give me a lesson
in government, Sir Robert?
325
00:23:07,893 --> 00:23:10,099
There is the question of
your household, Ma'am.
326
00:23:10,187 --> 00:23:12,180
My household?
327
00:23:12,273 --> 00:23:17,729
Four of your ladies
are married to Whig ministers.
328
00:23:17,820 --> 00:23:21,652
If you were to replace one or two of them
329
00:23:21,741 --> 00:23:25,074
with ladies connected to my side of the house,
330
00:23:25,161 --> 00:23:30,037
then there would be no danger
of you appearing to favour one side.
331
00:23:30,125 --> 00:23:32,117
You want me to give up my ladies?
332
00:23:32,210 --> 00:23:34,582
My closest and dearest friends?
333
00:23:34,671 --> 00:23:36,082
Whatever next, Sir Robert?
334
00:23:36,173 --> 00:23:38,249
My dressers? The housemaids?
335
00:23:38,341 --> 00:23:40,833
Do you want to surround me with spies?
336
00:23:42,179 --> 00:23:45,762
It is not my intention to deprive you
of your friends, Ma'am,
337
00:23:45,849 --> 00:23:47,889
simply to ask you to be friendly to all.
338
00:23:47,977 --> 00:23:50,468
I absolutely will not give up my ladies,
Sir Robert,
339
00:23:50,563 --> 00:23:52,721
and I believe you have no right to ask me.
340
00:23:52,815 --> 00:23:55,851
- Not even one?
- I think I've made myself clear.
341
00:23:55,943 --> 00:23:58,399
Thank you, Sir Robert.
342
00:24:11,418 --> 00:24:16,495
Your mama isn't going to be told what to do
by Sir Robert Peel or anyone else.
343
00:24:18,926 --> 00:24:21,713
She dismissed me like a footman
caught stealing the silver.
344
00:24:21,804 --> 00:24:25,636
Hmm! It appears she has her grandfather's
temper. But she cannot refuse you.
345
00:24:25,724 --> 00:24:28,809
I'm afraid she has.
She will not change a single lady.
346
00:24:28,894 --> 00:24:30,437
Nonsense, man.
347
00:24:30,521 --> 00:24:36,026
Go back and offer her someone charming
like, er... Emily Anglesey.
348
00:24:36,110 --> 00:24:41,105
I am sure her little Majesty would exchange
her for that cat, Emma Portman.
349
00:24:41,199 --> 00:24:45,031
I cannot form a ministry
on the basis of Lady Anglesey's charms.
350
00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:47,492
No stomach for the fight, eh?
351
00:24:47,580 --> 00:24:51,163
You should learn to win her over
like Melbourne does.
352
00:24:51,251 --> 00:24:55,201
I'm afraid I do not have
Lord Melbourne's... ease of manner.
353
00:24:55,297 --> 00:24:58,748
She would be yours
if you would just flirt with her a little.
354
00:24:58,842 --> 00:25:03,801
Forgive me. I had not realised that flirting
was a prerequisite for being Prime Minister.
355
00:25:03,889 --> 00:25:06,297
Can this really be true? The Tory Party,
356
00:25:06,392 --> 00:25:11,469
the party of Burke and Pitt, has been defeated
by the caprice of an 18-year-old girl?
357
00:25:11,564 --> 00:25:14,980
I cannot form a government
without the support of the sovereign.
358
00:25:15,068 --> 00:25:18,900
The Queen refuses to make any changes
to her household. Therefore I cannot proceed.
359
00:25:18,988 --> 00:25:23,864
Her behaviour is barely rational.
To make such a to-do over her ladies.
360
00:25:23,952 --> 00:25:28,947
Mind you, my father behaved in this way,
at the beginning of his affliction.
361
00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:32,990
If this persists, changes will be inevitable!
362
00:25:35,255 --> 00:25:37,960
Do you know what that... child has done?
363
00:25:38,050 --> 00:25:39,592
No-one tells me anything.
364
00:25:39,677 --> 00:25:45,632
Your daughter has told Peel she will not get rid
of any of those Whig harpies that surround her
365
00:25:45,725 --> 00:25:49,307
and now Peel won't form a government
unless she does.
366
00:25:49,395 --> 00:25:51,554
No-one can tell Victoria what to do.
367
00:25:51,647 --> 00:25:54,020
She's trying to get Melbourne back, of course,
368
00:25:54,108 --> 00:25:59,269
and if she succeeds, we will not be able
to protect her with a regency.
369
00:26:05,662 --> 00:26:07,702
I think I should be the one to resign, Ma'am.
370
00:26:07,789 --> 00:26:12,286
Harriet plays the piano much better than me,
and she has such an eye for fashion.
371
00:26:12,377 --> 00:26:15,747
No-one is going to resign, Emma.
You are my ladies and my friends.
372
00:26:15,839 --> 00:26:19,090
But, Ma'am, you will have to make
some adjustments.
373
00:26:19,176 --> 00:26:21,928
It is the custom
when the administration changes.
374
00:26:22,012 --> 00:26:25,014
Otherwise Sir Robert will feel
he does not have your support,
375
00:26:25,099 --> 00:26:27,008
and then he cannot form a government.
376
00:26:29,604 --> 00:26:32,309
Precisely.
377
00:26:46,621 --> 00:26:49,623
Isn't it rather late for you to be out,
Miss Skerrett?
378
00:26:49,708 --> 00:26:53,042
I had an errand to run
and it took longer than expected.
379
00:26:53,128 --> 00:26:57,209
Perhaps that's where I've seen you before,
running errands?
380
00:26:58,300 --> 00:27:00,922
Not unless you were in
Chiswick, Mr Francatelli.
381
00:27:01,012 --> 00:27:02,755
No, I've never been to Chiswick,
382
00:27:02,847 --> 00:27:06,050
but I never forget a face,
especially one as pretty as yours.
383
00:27:07,477 --> 00:27:12,222
I'm sure you've seen many pretty faces,
Mr Francatelli, but mine isn't one of them.
384
00:27:17,696 --> 00:27:20,401
(Bell rings)
385
00:27:22,993 --> 00:27:24,191
Whoa.
386
00:27:28,165 --> 00:27:29,576
(Snorts snuff)
387
00:27:29,666 --> 00:27:31,244
(Sneezes violently)
388
00:27:36,090 --> 00:27:37,632
There you are, Conroy.
389
00:27:37,717 --> 00:27:42,213
I confess, I was surprised
to get your message, sir.
390
00:27:42,305 --> 00:27:47,181
It seems to me, my niece
has taken leave of her wits.
391
00:27:47,268 --> 00:27:48,928
Like my poor father.
392
00:27:50,355 --> 00:27:51,979
Yes.
393
00:27:53,066 --> 00:27:54,608
I believe you are right, sir.
394
00:27:56,027 --> 00:27:59,479
She's always been prone to hysteria,
ever since she was a child.
395
00:28:00,407 --> 00:28:04,072
I'm afraid that the strain of her position
has disordered her senses.
396
00:28:04,161 --> 00:28:06,533
Papa used to talk to himself...
397
00:28:07,831 --> 00:28:11,117
...and scream at nothing in particular.
398
00:28:11,836 --> 00:28:14,505
Does my niece do anything like that?
399
00:28:14,588 --> 00:28:18,800
Well, her behaviour
is certainly erratic, sir, yes. Yes.
400
00:28:18,885 --> 00:28:24,306
No-one wants to believe that the head that
wears the crown is anything less than sane,
401
00:28:24,390 --> 00:28:29,017
but if needs must, we must not shirk our duty.
402
00:28:30,146 --> 00:28:31,806
No, indeed.
403
00:28:31,898 --> 00:28:35,433
I'm sure the Duchess is concerned
for her daughter's welfare.
404
00:28:37,696 --> 00:28:39,653
And I'm worried too...
405
00:28:41,366 --> 00:28:43,110
...for the country.
406
00:28:43,786 --> 00:28:45,410
It may be that...
407
00:28:45,496 --> 00:28:49,790
we can come to some sort of...
arrangement together.
408
00:28:50,376 --> 00:28:52,914
A regency on the grounds of insanity?
409
00:28:54,297 --> 00:28:56,538
You put it bluntly but...
410
00:28:56,632 --> 00:28:59,337
With the Duchess as Regent?
411
00:28:59,427 --> 00:29:02,262
To be convincing, it would be necessary
412
00:29:02,347 --> 00:29:06,047
to install a member of
the British royal family
413
00:29:06,142 --> 00:29:08,550
as co-regent.
414
00:29:08,645 --> 00:29:10,139
(Chuckles)
415
00:29:13,108 --> 00:29:14,851
Well...
416
00:29:16,987 --> 00:29:21,032
...I am sure the Duchess will want
what is best for her daughter.
417
00:29:21,116 --> 00:29:25,031
- And for the country.
- That too, sir, of course.
418
00:29:34,922 --> 00:29:36,832
So what will you do now, William?
419
00:29:36,924 --> 00:29:40,709
Now that you don't have to play nursemaid
to your royal charge?
420
00:29:41,596 --> 00:29:47,516
I shall go to Brocket Hall to finish my
commentary on the life of St Chrysostom.
421
00:29:47,602 --> 00:29:50,390
Little Vicky told Peel
she won't give up a single lady
422
00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,722
and she doesn't want him as Prime Minister.
423
00:29:52,816 --> 00:29:55,022
It is not her decision to make!
424
00:29:56,904 --> 00:29:58,980
A message from the Palace, my Lord.
425
00:29:59,073 --> 00:30:02,406
The Queen would like to see you
at your earliest convenience.
426
00:30:04,119 --> 00:30:07,738
That's your summons.
What are you going to tell her?
427
00:30:08,874 --> 00:30:14,082
I believe, Emma, that the Queen knows
the difference between duty and inclination.
428
00:30:21,262 --> 00:30:23,421
What have you done to your hand, Mrs Jenkins?
429
00:30:23,515 --> 00:30:26,516
Oh, I was trying to light the new gas mantle,
Ma'am.
430
00:30:26,601 --> 00:30:29,555
Lehzen believes we must
change with the times.
431
00:30:29,646 --> 00:30:32,600
But then she's not the one
who's lighting the gas.
432
00:30:32,691 --> 00:30:36,025
- Is it very painful?
- It could have been worse, Ma'am.
433
00:30:40,032 --> 00:30:41,526
(Squeaking)
434
00:30:42,451 --> 00:30:43,945
What was that?
435
00:30:44,036 --> 00:30:46,444
Probably just the wind, Ma'am.
436
00:30:46,539 --> 00:30:48,081
(Dogs bark)
437
00:30:49,667 --> 00:30:55,041
Installing the gas downstairs has disturbed
the rats. They're looking for new territory.
438
00:30:55,131 --> 00:30:57,254
I saw one in the throne room this morning!
439
00:30:57,342 --> 00:31:00,462
- The throne room?
- Indeed, Baroness.
440
00:31:00,553 --> 00:31:04,551
They're spreading through the palace
like a miasma of corruption.
441
00:31:04,641 --> 00:31:06,515
But you will deal with them, Mr Penge.
442
00:31:06,601 --> 00:31:09,935
Certainly, but it will be
an expensive business.
443
00:31:29,542 --> 00:31:31,499
Dear Lord M.
444
00:31:31,878 --> 00:31:34,369
Don't you think I've arranged things
marvellously?
445
00:31:34,464 --> 00:31:37,999
- You have been most resourceful, Ma'am.
- Sir Robert was so rough with me.
446
00:31:38,093 --> 00:31:42,755
He wanted to send all my ladies away and
replace them with some horrid Tory spies.
447
00:31:42,848 --> 00:31:47,011
Peel is a... he's a fine politician
and a man of principle
448
00:31:47,102 --> 00:31:51,764
but I fear he has never understood
the fairer sex.
449
00:31:54,693 --> 00:31:55,856
I have missed you.
450
00:31:55,945 --> 00:31:58,317
(Chuckles) It's been all of a day and a half.
451
00:31:59,281 --> 00:32:03,694
And whilst I salute your tenacity, Ma'am,
I must tell you
452
00:32:03,786 --> 00:32:06,360
that if I were to return
as Prime Minister,
453
00:32:06,456 --> 00:32:08,033
it would not be in your interests.
454
00:32:08,124 --> 00:32:09,867
Not in my interests?
455
00:32:10,668 --> 00:32:12,626
But it is all that I desire in the world.
456
00:32:12,712 --> 00:32:14,372
Well, you flatter me, Ma'am,
457
00:32:14,464 --> 00:32:18,509
but I cannot allow you to jeopardise
the position of the Crown on my account.
458
00:32:18,593 --> 00:32:20,882
- Allow me?
- Peel was perfectly within his rights
459
00:32:20,971 --> 00:32:23,260
to ask you to make some changes
in your household.
460
00:32:23,348 --> 00:32:28,094
If I lose them, I will have no-one!
It'll be like Kensington all over again.
461
00:32:29,063 --> 00:32:31,767
Peel does not understand this, but you do.
462
00:32:31,857 --> 00:32:35,273
But he does deserve your support.
A monarch must be seen to be impartial.
463
00:32:35,361 --> 00:32:38,730
- I can't help it if all my friends are Whigs!
- Because that's all you know.
464
00:32:38,823 --> 00:32:42,108
I don't believe if Sir Robert had been
my Prime Minister from the first,
465
00:32:42,201 --> 00:32:45,202
I would ever have liked him
half as much as I like you.
466
00:32:45,288 --> 00:32:48,455
You are still young and inexperienced,
467
00:32:48,541 --> 00:32:53,784
and it is my job, no, it is my duty,
to see that you come to no harm.
468
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:55,624
If I were to form a government now,
469
00:32:55,715 --> 00:32:59,548
critics would say that I had manipulated you
for my own advantage.
470
00:32:59,636 --> 00:33:02,127
I am not a piece of clay
to be moulded by any hand.
471
00:33:02,222 --> 00:33:07,015
No, indeed, but you must understand that it
doesn't matter who you like or do not like!
472
00:33:07,102 --> 00:33:09,973
How can you say that?
Surely my inclinations are paramount.
473
00:33:10,064 --> 00:33:12,899
Your Majesty, surely you understand
what is at stake here?
474
00:33:12,983 --> 00:33:15,356
Lord Melbourne, you forget yourself!
475
00:33:16,487 --> 00:33:18,895
Don't you want to be my Prime Minister?
476
00:33:21,701 --> 00:33:23,610
Not in these circumstances.
477
00:33:25,079 --> 00:33:29,124
The relationship between Crown
and Parliament is a sacred one
478
00:33:29,209 --> 00:33:31,782
and I will not allow you to put it in danger.
479
00:33:42,514 --> 00:33:47,722
Drina can be foolish, and headstrong maybe,
but she's not mad.
480
00:33:47,811 --> 00:33:52,106
Visiting Melbourne at his house on a whim
is hardly rational.
481
00:33:53,359 --> 00:33:54,937
I suppose he had a mad wife,
482
00:33:55,027 --> 00:33:59,736
so this kind of behaviour is quite unexceptional
to him, but it is not fitting in the Queen.
483
00:34:00,825 --> 00:34:03,660
She is a young girl with
a tendresse for a man.
484
00:34:03,745 --> 00:34:06,034
It is not so unusual.
485
00:34:06,122 --> 00:34:09,123
A spell of calm and seclusion
is what she needs,
486
00:34:09,209 --> 00:34:11,830
sequestered from the cares of her position.
487
00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:14,791
No, that is too much.
488
00:34:15,507 --> 00:34:16,882
I want to help her.
489
00:34:16,967 --> 00:34:20,051
This is the best way to help her.
490
00:34:22,014 --> 00:34:24,007
My dear Duchess...
491
00:34:24,767 --> 00:34:27,721
you know how much
I want you to take your rightful place
492
00:34:27,812 --> 00:34:29,685
as Regent.
493
00:34:42,744 --> 00:34:44,535
Sir.
494
00:34:47,666 --> 00:34:49,872
Brandy. In the library.
495
00:34:51,211 --> 00:34:52,919
And I'm not at home...
496
00:34:53,672 --> 00:34:55,499
to anyone.
497
00:35:23,411 --> 00:35:25,534
(Exhales)
498
00:35:26,540 --> 00:35:28,413
I couldn't sleep.
499
00:35:30,252 --> 00:35:32,708
You need to be rested
for your birthday celebration.
500
00:35:32,796 --> 00:35:34,670
Let me take you back to your room.
501
00:35:34,757 --> 00:35:36,299
(Squeaking)
502
00:35:36,383 --> 00:35:39,053
Mama, did you hear that?
503
00:35:39,136 --> 00:35:41,923
My poor little girl.
504
00:35:42,014 --> 00:35:45,929
You must not start at shadows,
or people will whisper about you.
505
00:35:46,018 --> 00:35:48,307
They remember your grandfather.
506
00:35:49,397 --> 00:35:51,021
My grandfather?
507
00:35:53,735 --> 00:35:55,692
But he was mad.
508
00:35:55,778 --> 00:35:57,688
What are you saying, Mama?
509
00:35:57,781 --> 00:35:59,654
It is not what I am saying.
510
00:35:59,741 --> 00:36:02,576
But maybe you're needing some rest and quiet.
511
00:36:06,581 --> 00:36:08,539
I will protect you, Drina.
512
00:36:09,084 --> 00:36:12,204
I will not let them take it away from you.
513
00:36:14,506 --> 00:36:19,133
There was a time, Mama,
when I needed your protection.
514
00:36:22,682 --> 00:36:25,636
But instead you allowed Sir John
to make you his creature.
515
00:36:26,727 --> 00:36:29,563
Sir John at least cares about my existence.
516
00:36:29,647 --> 00:36:32,317
You have banished me from your affections.
517
00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:34,559
And whose fault is that, Mama?
518
00:36:44,538 --> 00:36:46,863
Do you want any particular style, Ma'am?
519
00:36:53,380 --> 00:36:55,753
I can't seem to fix on anything today.
520
00:37:03,266 --> 00:37:05,093
Mr Penge, a word.
521
00:37:05,893 --> 00:37:09,476
Her Majesty heard a rustling last night
in the sitting room.
522
00:37:09,564 --> 00:37:14,392
I told her it was nothing.
I hope I was correct.
523
00:37:14,486 --> 00:37:16,562
I hope so too, Baroness,
524
00:37:16,655 --> 00:37:21,994
but when you upset the natural order of things
with your gas lighting,
525
00:37:22,077 --> 00:37:24,034
the consequences are far-reaching.
526
00:37:25,706 --> 00:37:30,332
♪ God save our gracious Queen
527
00:37:30,419 --> 00:37:34,369
♪ Long live our noble Queen
528
00:37:34,465 --> 00:37:39,008
- ♪ God save the Queen...
- Look. Oh, it's dear little Dash.
529
00:37:40,763 --> 00:37:44,132
- Who made this?
- Mr Francatelli, Your Majesty.
530
00:37:44,225 --> 00:37:46,099
The Palace Chef.
531
00:37:46,185 --> 00:37:48,059
I must congratulate you, Penge.
532
00:37:48,146 --> 00:37:50,719
It has all been done very prettily.
533
00:37:51,858 --> 00:37:55,393
♪ God save our Queen
534
00:37:59,533 --> 00:38:01,609
Mama.
535
00:38:01,702 --> 00:38:03,410
Happy Birthday, Victoria.
536
00:38:04,204 --> 00:38:06,992
May I add my best wishes
on your birthday, Ma'am.
537
00:38:07,082 --> 00:38:10,783
Your first of many more as Queen, I hope.
538
00:38:13,881 --> 00:38:16,419
Perhaps you'd like to open your presents,
Ma'am?
539
00:38:21,180 --> 00:38:23,469
From Lord Melbourne, Ma'am.
540
00:38:50,086 --> 00:38:52,707
He thinks I would benefit
from studying the heavens.
541
00:38:54,298 --> 00:38:56,172
Happy Birthday.
542
00:38:58,136 --> 00:39:00,342
Thank you, Mama.
543
00:39:02,724 --> 00:39:04,467
A volume of Shakespeare.
544
00:39:05,643 --> 00:39:07,969
"King Lear."
545
00:39:08,063 --> 00:39:12,476
"How sharper than a serpent's tooth
it is to have a thankless child."
546
00:39:14,820 --> 00:39:17,441
- (Squeaking)
- (Screaming)
547
00:39:23,495 --> 00:39:25,654
Calm yourself!
548
00:39:25,748 --> 00:39:28,321
Ma'am! Ma'am! Calm yourself!
549
00:39:28,417 --> 00:39:30,873
Hysterics. (Inhales)
550
00:39:31,587 --> 00:39:33,295
Over a rat?
551
00:39:33,381 --> 00:39:35,338
You could hear her all over the Palace.
552
00:39:35,425 --> 00:39:39,008
Was there a rat, or was it an hallucination?
553
00:39:39,929 --> 00:39:42,599
My father used to see a red dog.
554
00:39:43,433 --> 00:39:45,224
I believe there was a rat...
555
00:39:46,186 --> 00:39:49,140
...but the Queen's reaction was, er...
excessive.
556
00:39:49,231 --> 00:39:53,276
It must raise the question
as to the state of her wits.
557
00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:56,776
I wonder if Wellington and Peel
will feel the same way.
558
00:39:56,864 --> 00:40:02,819
Peel may put aside his scruples
when he realises what is at stake.
559
00:40:04,955 --> 00:40:09,748
The Duchess... wants no harm
to come to her daughter.
560
00:40:11,504 --> 00:40:13,746
We will care for her together.
561
00:40:15,008 --> 00:40:16,751
Together.
562
00:40:18,762 --> 00:40:23,922
I believe, Ma'am, that your nerves
have been under considerable strain.
563
00:40:24,017 --> 00:40:28,928
You must have complete rest,
so that your equilibrium can be restored.
564
00:40:29,022 --> 00:40:32,605
Out of the question.
I have an engagement this afternoon.
565
00:40:32,693 --> 00:40:34,484
But, Ma'am, you are not yourself.
566
00:40:34,570 --> 00:40:38,069
I had a shock, Sir James, that is all.
567
00:40:39,116 --> 00:40:41,109
I am not an invalid.
568
00:40:41,202 --> 00:40:43,657
(Whispers) The strain is too much for her.
569
00:40:43,746 --> 00:40:49,251
There was one the size of a baby,
and not a new-born one neither.
570
00:40:49,335 --> 00:40:50,829
(Laughter)
571
00:40:51,379 --> 00:40:54,629
Baroness, how may I help you?
572
00:40:54,716 --> 00:40:59,627
I came to tell you that I have decided
not to install gas at the Palace.
573
00:41:01,056 --> 00:41:03,179
It has caused too much disturbance.
574
00:41:03,266 --> 00:41:06,018
As you wish, Baroness.
575
00:41:09,648 --> 00:41:11,557
(They snigger)
576
00:41:11,650 --> 00:41:16,561
I'd heard reports of... an incident
on your birthday and I was concerned.
577
00:41:16,655 --> 00:41:19,609
I am in perfect health, as you see.
578
00:41:19,700 --> 00:41:25,324
Then you must be aware that it is time for you
to call someone to form a government, Ma'am.
579
00:41:25,414 --> 00:41:30,290
I know Peel is not a charmer like Melbourne,
but, er... he's sound enough.
580
00:41:30,378 --> 00:41:33,712
Very possibly. But I will
not give up my ladies.
581
00:41:34,257 --> 00:41:36,250
They are my allies.
582
00:41:36,343 --> 00:41:37,967
You were a soldier, Duke.
583
00:41:38,053 --> 00:41:39,880
Would you want to go into battle alone?
584
00:41:39,971 --> 00:41:43,672
I was not aware that you were fighting a war,
Ma'am.
585
00:41:43,767 --> 00:41:46,175
Because you are not a young woman, Duke,
586
00:41:46,270 --> 00:41:49,057
and no-one, I suspect, tells you what to do.
587
00:41:50,024 --> 00:41:52,597
But I have to prove my worth every single day.
588
00:41:53,652 --> 00:41:55,195
And I cannot do it alone.
589
00:42:01,702 --> 00:42:04,988
MAN IN CROWD:
Robert Peel for Prime Minister!
590
00:42:05,081 --> 00:42:07,406
I wonder if I should wave at the crowd?
591
00:42:09,002 --> 00:42:11,374
No-one seems to be smiling.
592
00:42:12,005 --> 00:42:14,757
MAN: Who's running the country?
593
00:42:16,843 --> 00:42:19,381
(Woman in crowd shouts out)
594
00:42:22,015 --> 00:42:24,506
This situation is getting
out of hand, Melbourne.
595
00:42:24,601 --> 00:42:28,101
Cumberland thinks the little Queen
listens to voices in her head,
596
00:42:28,188 --> 00:42:29,932
like her grandfather.
597
00:42:30,608 --> 00:42:33,893
If he's right, we'll have to appoint a regent.
598
00:42:33,986 --> 00:42:37,189
Must have someone sensible
at the heart of things.
599
00:42:37,281 --> 00:42:38,941
You cannot mean that, sir.
600
00:42:39,033 --> 00:42:42,236
Perhaps not, but I am not the man
601
00:42:42,328 --> 00:42:46,907
to put those rumours to rest... Melbourne.
602
00:42:55,175 --> 00:42:58,093
LORD CHANCELLOR:
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.
603
00:43:15,988 --> 00:43:18,195
Welcome, Your Majesty.
604
00:43:43,058 --> 00:43:46,143
May I be of assistance, Ma'am?
605
00:43:46,228 --> 00:43:49,016
I should be most grateful.
606
00:43:49,106 --> 00:43:51,182
It seems I can't manage unaided.
607
00:43:53,194 --> 00:43:56,278
Then it will be my pleasure
to serve you, Ma'am.
608
00:43:59,868 --> 00:44:01,907
Do you mean?
609
00:44:02,579 --> 00:44:06,363
If you do me the honour of asking me
to form a ministry, Ma'am,
610
00:44:06,458 --> 00:44:08,201
then I would accept.
611
00:44:17,177 --> 00:44:19,087
(Appreciative murmurs from crowd)
612
00:44:23,809 --> 00:44:27,973
No picture could truly do you justice, Ma'am,
but this comes close.
613
00:44:31,108 --> 00:44:33,267
(Chuckles)
614
00:44:33,361 --> 00:44:35,104
And that is the Lord's Anointed.
615
00:44:35,196 --> 00:44:37,652
The public like having a young Queen.
616
00:44:37,740 --> 00:44:41,573
It makes the country feel youthful,
don't you know.
617
00:44:41,661 --> 00:44:45,077
No-one wants a Queen who has lost her reason.
618
00:44:45,165 --> 00:44:48,830
Oh, I think the Queen looks eminently sane.
619
00:44:48,919 --> 00:44:51,706
See, she has Melbourne by her side again.
620
00:44:51,797 --> 00:44:56,044
I expect that he caught wind of your plans
621
00:44:56,135 --> 00:44:57,926
and decided he would not have it.
622
00:44:58,012 --> 00:45:00,135
My plans?
623
00:45:00,222 --> 00:45:03,841
I have no desire
other than for a Tory government.
624
00:45:04,602 --> 00:45:10,391
Oh, we shall be in office soon enough,
but in the right circumstances.
625
00:45:25,540 --> 00:45:28,210
Oh, you are a very fine piece.
626
00:45:28,293 --> 00:45:30,202
Let me go. I am not for sale.
627
00:45:30,295 --> 00:45:33,131
Everyone is for sale.
It just depends on the price.
628
00:45:33,215 --> 00:45:35,671
Really, sir, I'm not...
Please, leave the lady alone.
629
00:45:35,759 --> 00:45:37,586
- And who are you, her protector?
- No.
630
00:45:37,678 --> 00:45:39,422
Her friend.
631
00:45:46,270 --> 00:45:48,310
Thank you.
632
00:45:48,398 --> 00:45:51,268
You are more complicated than I thought,
Miss Skerrett.
633
00:45:51,943 --> 00:45:53,271
I knew I'd seen you before.
634
00:45:53,361 --> 00:45:56,944
Ma Fletcher's nunnery, if I'm not mistaken?
635
00:45:57,032 --> 00:46:01,326
Now the question is, how you got from a house
of ill repute to the Queen's dressing room?
636
00:46:01,411 --> 00:46:02,787
That's my business.
637
00:46:02,871 --> 00:46:06,370
Please... don't tell on me, Mr Francatelli.
638
00:46:06,458 --> 00:46:09,792
Oh, don't worry, Miss Skerrett.
I don't care where you come from.
639
00:46:10,879 --> 00:46:14,462
I'm just looking forward
to getting better acquainted.
640
00:46:22,099 --> 00:46:27,094
So young and with such responsibilities.
641
00:46:27,188 --> 00:46:29,430
She should not have to bear them alone.
642
00:46:29,524 --> 00:46:32,441
I am so glad William has agreed
to form a ministry.
643
00:46:32,527 --> 00:46:35,148
You have arranged things very well, Ma'am.
644
00:46:35,238 --> 00:46:40,066
I outflanked my enemies,
as the Duke of Wellington would say.
645
00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:41,951
(They chuckle)
646
00:46:42,037 --> 00:46:45,073
But you do know that your days are numbered,
don't you?
647
00:46:45,165 --> 00:46:47,870
Yes, of course.
Any Prime Minister knows that.
648
00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:51,495
I mean, that the Queen must marry soon.
649
00:46:51,589 --> 00:46:53,747
And then...
650
00:46:53,841 --> 00:46:55,668
Yes.
651
00:46:56,385 --> 00:46:59,589
Then she will look to her husband, not to me.
652
00:47:01,224 --> 00:47:03,015
I know.
653
00:47:04,352 --> 00:47:08,523
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