1 00:00:50,177 --> 00:00:51,261 My dear Baron... 2 00:00:51,929 --> 00:00:53,222 Come on, boys! 3 00:00:53,555 --> 00:00:55,390 ...my dear fellow members... 4 00:00:55,474 --> 00:00:57,351 Sir. 5 00:00:57,434 --> 00:00:59,770 ...we're now well into the first leg of our tour. 6 00:01:00,312 --> 00:01:01,313 At ease. 7 00:01:03,690 --> 00:01:06,276 The Duke and I flew out and joined the Yacht in Mombasa. 8 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:08,630 - How do you do? - Very good, sir. 9 00:01:08,654 --> 00:01:13,116 From there, we departed for Ceylon via the heavenly Seychelles. 10 00:01:14,034 --> 00:01:16,828 Then through the beautiful Malayan states and on to New Guinea. 11 00:01:18,705 --> 00:01:20,749 Because the Duke isn't much one for ceremony, 12 00:01:20,832 --> 00:01:23,961 preferring sport and competition to dinners and speeches, 13 00:01:24,044 --> 00:01:26,755 everywhere we've gone, we've had our own small-scale Olympics. 14 00:01:26,838 --> 00:01:29,049 - Heave! - Come on, boys! 15 00:01:33,470 --> 00:01:35,448 We have a number of gifted athletes on board: 16 00:01:35,472 --> 00:01:37,266 runners, rowers, footballers. 17 00:01:37,808 --> 00:01:40,310 And we've pipped the locals pretty much everywhere we've been. 18 00:01:45,691 --> 00:01:49,528 But in New Guinea, I'm afraid, we really met our match. 19 00:01:55,284 --> 00:01:56,285 Get up! 20 00:01:56,827 --> 00:01:58,787 Thankfully, there is always cricket... 21 00:02:00,455 --> 00:02:01,623 Come on, Aldrich! 22 00:02:02,749 --> 00:02:04,389 - Hooray! - ...where we can be relied upon 23 00:02:04,418 --> 00:02:05,794 to get our revenge. 24 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:10,924 Bowled! 25 00:02:11,008 --> 00:02:12,092 - Howzat! - Yes! 26 00:02:12,175 --> 00:02:13,653 Mainly because cricket as a sport 27 00:02:13,677 --> 00:02:15,721 has never been seen before in New Guinea. 28 00:02:17,347 --> 00:02:19,433 At night, the adventures continue. 29 00:02:20,934 --> 00:02:24,855 On royal tours in the past, when the Queen has been present, 30 00:02:24,938 --> 00:02:28,775 the evenings have been polite occasions, with everyone on best behavior. 31 00:02:30,277 --> 00:02:31,653 "Not this time. 32 00:02:33,155 --> 00:02:35,991 "Philip, as you all know, is a work-hard-play-hard man 33 00:02:36,074 --> 00:02:38,118 "who would never stand in the way of a bit of fun. 34 00:02:39,286 --> 00:02:41,038 "And in New Guinea, as it turns out, 35 00:02:41,163 --> 00:02:43,540 "there's no such thing as infidelity. 36 00:02:45,625 --> 00:02:48,545 "Men are expected to indulge. 37 00:02:50,839 --> 00:02:52,049 "By the end of this tour, 38 00:02:52,132 --> 00:02:54,885 "I think we'll be able to make a qualitative assessment 39 00:02:54,968 --> 00:02:57,721 "about where the finest women in the world come from. 40 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,766 "For now, however, I can tell you 41 00:03:00,849 --> 00:03:04,102 "the women of New Guinea are sweeter than those of Ceylon 42 00:03:04,186 --> 00:03:06,313 "and right up there with those of Malaya! 43 00:03:09,232 --> 00:03:12,611 "I have shared these secrets with you in good faith. 44 00:03:12,694 --> 00:03:17,157 "The contents must, like all disclosures of the Thursday Club, remain secret. 45 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,951 "Ninety percent of the officers on board are married 46 00:03:20,035 --> 00:03:22,496 "and would kill me if they knew what I was writing! 47 00:03:25,082 --> 00:03:27,751 "Strict non-disclosure policies apply. 48 00:03:27,834 --> 00:03:30,629 "What happens on tour stays on tour. 49 00:03:31,922 --> 00:03:34,424 "But rest assured, I will keep you updated 50 00:03:34,508 --> 00:03:38,470 "on our forthcoming adventures. 51 00:03:39,096 --> 00:03:42,724 "I sense this will be a momentous and eventful tour indeed. 52 00:03:43,100 --> 00:03:45,310 "Ever your fellow member, Mike!" 53 00:05:19,779 --> 00:05:24,367 We put our trust in our ruling class. 54 00:05:24,659 --> 00:05:27,704 We've put this great country in their hands! 55 00:05:28,872 --> 00:05:30,248 And what do they do? 56 00:05:30,707 --> 00:05:34,085 How do they pay back our trust? 57 00:05:35,128 --> 00:05:39,591 By taking us into an illegal war 58 00:05:39,674 --> 00:05:41,885 under false pretenses! 59 00:05:42,552 --> 00:05:46,848 A shameful, dishonest misadventure! 60 00:05:48,391 --> 00:05:49,434 Murderers! 61 00:05:49,851 --> 00:05:52,479 You! What about that? Bloody disgrace! 62 00:05:52,562 --> 00:05:55,398 Dragging us all into ruin! Bastard! 63 00:05:57,359 --> 00:05:59,486 The invasion has been a disaster, 64 00:05:59,903 --> 00:06:03,281 the UN General Assembly's up in arms, as are the Americans. 65 00:06:04,407 --> 00:06:06,952 As a result, our Prime Minister has had no option 66 00:06:07,661 --> 00:06:11,748 but to declare an immediate ceasefire and retreat. 67 00:06:13,083 --> 00:06:15,085 Without taking back the Suez Canal. 68 00:06:15,168 --> 00:06:17,337 - Quite. - So it's all been for nothing? 69 00:06:17,837 --> 00:06:19,464 No, rather worse than nothing. 70 00:06:20,882 --> 00:06:24,928 Economically, the drain on our currency reserves has been so ruinous 71 00:06:25,011 --> 00:06:27,430 that we now face a run on sterling. 72 00:06:28,515 --> 00:06:31,184 The energy situation is just as bad. 73 00:06:31,268 --> 00:06:34,437 Panic buying has been reported at petrol stations, 74 00:06:35,230 --> 00:06:39,109 and we expect fuel rationing to become necessary as we move into winter. 75 00:06:40,944 --> 00:06:42,571 It is no exaggeration to say 76 00:06:42,654 --> 00:06:45,865 this has been the worst week for the country since 1939. 77 00:06:47,826 --> 00:06:51,371 The peace and consensus left by your dear father has gone 78 00:06:52,872 --> 00:06:55,542 and our reputation for decency and integrity 79 00:06:55,625 --> 00:06:57,419 in matters of foreign policy 80 00:06:57,502 --> 00:06:58,604 has been shattered. 81 00:06:58,628 --> 00:06:59,713 What is it? 82 00:07:01,464 --> 00:07:05,135 The Duke of Edinburgh is on the telephone, Your Majesty. 83 00:07:05,218 --> 00:07:07,637 Mmm! Goodness, that's a first. 84 00:07:07,721 --> 00:07:09,222 From New Guinea, ma'am. 85 00:07:11,266 --> 00:07:12,826 - Sorry, do excuse me. - Yes, of course. 86 00:07:13,351 --> 00:07:14,591 - Give him my best. - Say hello. 87 00:07:21,735 --> 00:07:22,736 Hello? 88 00:07:22,819 --> 00:07:23,820 Hello? 89 00:07:24,195 --> 00:07:25,739 Hello. Hello, Philip. 90 00:07:26,990 --> 00:07:28,491 Hello? Can you hear me? 91 00:07:28,575 --> 00:07:30,035 Yes, yes, I can hear you. 92 00:07:33,788 --> 00:07:36,541 I can't hear you. Can you hear me? 93 00:07:37,042 --> 00:07:39,544 Yes. I can hear you. 94 00:07:39,628 --> 00:07:41,147 Uh... 95 00:07:41,171 --> 00:07:42,255 Hello? 96 00:07:42,339 --> 00:07:43,340 Elizabeth? 97 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:46,801 Can you hear me? 98 00:07:51,890 --> 00:07:52,891 Philip. 99 00:07:55,810 --> 00:07:56,811 Oh. 100 00:08:02,609 --> 00:08:03,693 Ready for you, sir. 101 00:08:09,491 --> 00:08:10,950 Damn telephones. 102 00:08:12,452 --> 00:08:13,453 Bloody things. 103 00:08:13,536 --> 00:08:15,056 This is why I haven't bothered myself. 104 00:08:16,331 --> 00:08:18,451 Assemble on deck for the morning address. 105 00:08:26,716 --> 00:08:27,842 At ease, gentlemen. 106 00:08:34,057 --> 00:08:37,310 Well, our adventure is only two weeks old, 107 00:08:37,394 --> 00:08:40,563 and it's already taken us nearly 20,000 miles 108 00:08:40,647 --> 00:08:44,526 as we travel the far corners of the world, 109 00:08:45,944 --> 00:08:48,822 in an attempt to repair the reputation of our country, 110 00:08:48,947 --> 00:08:51,282 currently being ruined by politicians. 111 00:08:54,619 --> 00:08:58,456 I would like to thank each and every one of you for your professionalism 112 00:08:59,165 --> 00:09:01,126 and discipline. You have all been brilliant. 113 00:09:01,710 --> 00:09:03,470 All, that is, except for the football team... 114 00:09:04,879 --> 00:09:07,173 ...whose shoddy, leaky defense 115 00:09:07,298 --> 00:09:09,592 and absence of a natural left-sided player, 116 00:09:09,676 --> 00:09:12,887 led to that rather humiliating defeat by the Seamen's Club, 117 00:09:12,971 --> 00:09:14,806 of all bloody people, at Port Swettenham. 118 00:09:18,393 --> 00:09:21,604 I should also like to say, if I may, Admiral... 119 00:09:22,021 --> 00:09:23,022 Yes, sir. 120 00:09:27,694 --> 00:09:31,322 It's been wonderful for me, on a personal level, to be back at sea. 121 00:09:32,282 --> 00:09:35,785 The Royal Navy has always occupied a very special place in my life 122 00:09:35,869 --> 00:09:38,246 and, indeed, in my heart. 123 00:09:41,374 --> 00:09:45,670 There are few greater pleasures in life than serving on a ship such as this. 124 00:09:46,963 --> 00:09:48,965 That's why it's also very difficult to leave, 125 00:09:49,048 --> 00:09:54,220 but leave I must and fly to Melbourne to open the Olympics there, 126 00:09:54,304 --> 00:09:56,514 where I must generally behave myself, 127 00:09:56,639 --> 00:09:59,100 shake a few hands, cut a few ribbons. 128 00:09:59,184 --> 00:10:02,520 It will be hell, I can assure you. 129 00:10:03,313 --> 00:10:06,274 And I will be counting the minutes until you come and pick me up again 130 00:10:06,357 --> 00:10:08,359 and we can continue our great adventure. 131 00:10:08,443 --> 00:10:11,446 Now, in the meantime, behave yourselves, 132 00:10:11,571 --> 00:10:12,781 keep fit, 133 00:10:13,823 --> 00:10:15,825 and don't drink all the bloody beer. 134 00:10:20,413 --> 00:10:21,623 Well said, sir. 135 00:10:22,415 --> 00:10:24,459 Well done, boys. Well done, big man. 136 00:10:24,542 --> 00:10:26,127 Good stuff. Thank you very much. 137 00:10:27,003 --> 00:10:29,047 Well done. Well done. Well done. 138 00:10:36,888 --> 00:10:39,015 It's so depressing, this Suez business. 139 00:10:39,724 --> 00:10:41,643 Well, don't read about it then. 140 00:10:41,726 --> 00:10:44,145 I can't help myself. What were they thinking? 141 00:10:44,229 --> 00:10:46,439 Shall we take a look at this schedule? 142 00:10:46,523 --> 00:10:47,524 Will that cheer me up? 143 00:10:47,607 --> 00:10:49,317 Uh, probably not, no. 144 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:50,920 I've been stripping things out wherever I can, 145 00:10:50,944 --> 00:10:52,654 but I'm afraid it's still pretty hectic. 146 00:10:53,196 --> 00:10:56,533 We start with a uranium mine visit in the Northern Territory. 147 00:10:56,616 --> 00:10:59,077 - Yippee. - Agricultural parades in Sydney, 148 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:02,622 then over to a British Empire Service League conference in Canberra. 149 00:11:02,705 --> 00:11:05,166 And finally garden parties at Government House. 150 00:11:05,250 --> 00:11:06,334 - Joy. - But... 151 00:11:06,417 --> 00:11:09,879 I've come up with a stock speech which you can memorize like a mynah bird 152 00:11:09,963 --> 00:11:11,714 and deliver each step of the way. 153 00:11:14,926 --> 00:11:16,052 Australia. 154 00:11:16,886 --> 00:11:19,430 The name itself conjures up such romantic images 155 00:11:19,556 --> 00:11:22,016 of progress, ambition and possibility. 156 00:11:28,231 --> 00:11:30,984 It is said that the mark of any great nation is the journey 157 00:11:31,067 --> 00:11:33,736 it has endured on its path to glory. 158 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:38,992 And what a journey Australia has taken. 159 00:11:42,829 --> 00:11:45,915 - I see. So that's the smelter. - Straight over there... 160 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,761 From those early European explorers who landed at your shores, 161 00:11:49,794 --> 00:11:51,629 you've endured great hardship and crisis. 162 00:11:52,797 --> 00:11:55,091 Less independently-minded nations would've faltered, 163 00:11:55,216 --> 00:11:56,968 sought support from the parent nation 164 00:11:57,969 --> 00:12:00,096 once so integral to their governance. 165 00:12:00,179 --> 00:12:02,056 But Australia forged onwards. 166 00:12:05,226 --> 00:12:09,772 Like its rugged and, at times, unforgiving landscape, 167 00:12:10,773 --> 00:12:14,193 Australia showed true strength, true mettle. 168 00:12:18,531 --> 00:12:20,575 You have admirably 169 00:12:20,658 --> 00:12:24,203 developed every branch of your life and culture 170 00:12:26,789 --> 00:12:28,708 and in just 200 years, have grown 171 00:12:28,791 --> 00:12:32,170 into a unique and individual civilization, 172 00:12:33,087 --> 00:12:36,215 which, I am sure, will rank among the greatest that the world has seen. 173 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:44,724 Australia! 174 00:12:45,391 --> 00:12:47,602 - Excellent speech. - Good man. 175 00:12:48,311 --> 00:12:49,771 Her name's Helen King. 176 00:12:50,647 --> 00:12:52,398 Twenty-nine years old, writes for The Age, 177 00:12:52,482 --> 00:12:54,567 one of the most prominent newspapers here. 178 00:12:54,651 --> 00:12:56,152 She's asked to meet you. 179 00:12:57,403 --> 00:12:58,404 Let's meet her. 180 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:00,281 What for? 181 00:13:00,531 --> 00:13:01,532 An interview. 182 00:13:02,075 --> 00:13:04,035 I thought we'd decided no interviews. 183 00:13:04,118 --> 00:13:05,161 We did, but in her case, 184 00:13:05,244 --> 00:13:07,163 I find myself moved to make an exception. 185 00:13:07,914 --> 00:13:10,541 - You saw the way she was looking at me? - Yes. 186 00:13:10,625 --> 00:13:14,712 You don't think I'm being delusional? Gentleman's radar and all that. 187 00:13:14,879 --> 00:13:15,880 No. 188 00:13:16,297 --> 00:13:19,092 Not to mention the way she's followed us every step of the tour. No... 189 00:13:19,801 --> 00:13:23,513 I think we can safely assume this one's a friend, not an enemy. 190 00:13:32,689 --> 00:13:35,400 The car carrying His Royal Highness, 191 00:13:35,525 --> 00:13:36,693 the Duke of Edinburgh, 192 00:13:36,776 --> 00:13:39,153 makes its way out onto the splendid red track 193 00:13:39,237 --> 00:13:41,864 here on this pleasant afternoon in Melbourne. 194 00:13:43,032 --> 00:13:46,828 The crowds are ecstatic as they get their first glimpse of the Duke, 195 00:13:47,245 --> 00:13:50,748 who is reported to be greatly enjoying his time here in Australia. 196 00:13:51,916 --> 00:13:57,171 And now, we're nearly there as the Duke takes his place in the Royal Box. 197 00:14:00,299 --> 00:14:03,803 I declare open the Olympic Games of Melbourne, 198 00:14:05,346 --> 00:14:09,100 celebrating the 16th Olympiad of the modern era. 199 00:14:15,857 --> 00:14:17,150 He looks happy. 200 00:14:18,359 --> 00:14:19,360 For once. 201 00:14:20,111 --> 00:14:23,031 The Duke smiles as thunderous applause 202 00:14:23,114 --> 00:14:25,199 and thousands of cheers... 203 00:14:25,283 --> 00:14:27,702 - Yes. Very happy. - ...from the excited spectators 204 00:14:27,785 --> 00:14:29,620 reverberates around the crowded stadium. 205 00:14:29,704 --> 00:14:32,206 You can thank me for that. It was my idea. 206 00:14:32,290 --> 00:14:36,127 I always knew it was a good idea to let him shine. Alone. 207 00:14:36,210 --> 00:14:37,795 What a magnificent moment. 208 00:14:38,921 --> 00:14:40,298 Yes, thank you, Mommy. 209 00:14:47,472 --> 00:14:49,891 In ancient Greece, the beginning of the Games 210 00:14:49,974 --> 00:14:52,810 was heralded by the homing of the pigeons, 211 00:14:52,894 --> 00:14:54,145 and so too today. 212 00:15:07,658 --> 00:15:08,659 Ready? 213 00:15:08,743 --> 00:15:09,827 - Yes. - Yes. 214 00:15:13,122 --> 00:15:15,249 - Mrs. Parker. This way, please. - Yes. 215 00:15:15,333 --> 00:15:16,334 Wait here. 216 00:15:18,211 --> 00:15:20,379 Mrs. Parker. How can I help? 217 00:15:20,922 --> 00:15:24,717 I'd like to separate from my husband. Better still, divorce. 218 00:15:26,385 --> 00:15:28,054 Do you mind me asking, on what grounds? 219 00:15:28,805 --> 00:15:29,931 The fact I never see him. 220 00:15:31,265 --> 00:15:34,519 Absence isn't a legal ground for divorce. 221 00:15:36,854 --> 00:15:37,855 Neglect? 222 00:15:37,939 --> 00:15:39,690 Nor that, I'm afraid. 223 00:15:39,774 --> 00:15:41,414 You're going to need one of the big three: 224 00:15:41,442 --> 00:15:44,278 adultery, unreasonable behavior or insanity. 225 00:15:44,570 --> 00:15:46,322 I'm quite sure there has been adultery. 226 00:15:47,448 --> 00:15:49,033 We will need evidence. 227 00:15:50,284 --> 00:15:51,452 That won't be easy. 228 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:53,204 Because of his job. 229 00:15:55,373 --> 00:15:59,168 - Mike works for the Duke of Edinburgh. - In what capacity? 230 00:15:59,252 --> 00:16:00,294 His private secretary. 231 00:16:01,587 --> 00:16:02,588 Oh, I see. 232 00:16:03,297 --> 00:16:06,259 He's also his closest friend. They're virtually inseparable. 233 00:16:09,220 --> 00:16:10,805 Are you really sure about this? 234 00:16:11,222 --> 00:16:14,892 A divorce can leave a woman quite isolated. 235 00:16:15,601 --> 00:16:19,897 Maybe things will get better if you stick it out. 236 00:16:20,815 --> 00:16:23,860 I tend to think that's always the best way for everyone. 237 00:16:25,278 --> 00:16:27,280 Grass is rarely greener. 238 00:16:30,032 --> 00:16:31,552 I will come back when I have evidence. 239 00:16:45,423 --> 00:16:47,109 - You're taking pethidine? - Yes. 240 00:16:47,133 --> 00:16:50,761 - And the pentobarbitone? - Yes, I'm taking the pentobarbitone, 241 00:16:50,845 --> 00:16:52,263 but it doesn't work. 242 00:16:53,472 --> 00:16:55,433 I need something stronger. 243 00:16:55,516 --> 00:16:57,476 There is nothing stronger. 244 00:16:59,645 --> 00:17:03,441 The fact is, in terms of pharmacology, we've gone as far as we can. 245 00:17:11,199 --> 00:17:14,744 I have the greatest sympathy for your condition, Prime Minister, 246 00:17:15,244 --> 00:17:17,580 and I fully understand the need for rest, 247 00:17:19,749 --> 00:17:22,793 but given the challenges that are now facing this country, 248 00:17:23,544 --> 00:17:25,880 you don't feel that you have a responsibility 249 00:17:26,005 --> 00:17:28,382 to execute your duties just a little longer? 250 00:17:28,466 --> 00:17:32,553 I asked the physician the same question, ma'am, but he insisted. 251 00:17:35,223 --> 00:17:38,893 He felt that I was at the very limit of human endurance. 252 00:17:43,064 --> 00:17:45,441 But the country will be in safe hands. 253 00:17:45,566 --> 00:17:49,445 Mr. Butler will take charge in my absence. 254 00:17:50,238 --> 00:17:54,617 Mr. Head will oversee the withdrawal of our troops from Egypt, 255 00:17:55,493 --> 00:18:01,207 and Mr. Macmillan will oversee the economic situation. 256 00:18:01,582 --> 00:18:03,125 Economic crisis. 257 00:18:05,711 --> 00:18:07,797 How long do you imagine you'll be away? 258 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:09,215 Not long, ma'am. 259 00:18:10,424 --> 00:18:11,509 A few weeks. 260 00:18:12,301 --> 00:18:16,681 Well, I suppose one can always reach you at short notice. 261 00:18:17,473 --> 00:18:19,809 It's a point I always make to my private secretaries. 262 00:18:20,893 --> 00:18:24,563 Yes, I'm away, but Windsor really is just round the corner. 263 00:18:25,273 --> 00:18:26,315 And Norfolk, too. 264 00:18:27,275 --> 00:18:29,360 County Durham, isn't it? 265 00:18:30,903 --> 00:18:32,113 Your family home. 266 00:18:33,906 --> 00:18:35,199 Jamaica, ma'am. 267 00:18:37,201 --> 00:18:38,327 Your family home? 268 00:18:39,120 --> 00:18:41,205 Where the doctor felt I should be going. 269 00:18:41,831 --> 00:18:43,457 He specified Jamaica? 270 00:18:43,541 --> 00:18:46,544 He specified sunshine, tropical sunshine. 271 00:18:46,627 --> 00:18:49,547 He said he felt my life might depend on it. 272 00:18:53,926 --> 00:18:57,513 What would he prescribe for the rest of us, do you imagine? 273 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:02,643 Prime Minister. 274 00:19:03,686 --> 00:19:04,729 Your Majesty. 275 00:19:38,721 --> 00:19:41,390 Excuse me! Excuse me! 276 00:19:41,474 --> 00:19:43,893 You work in there, don't you? 277 00:19:44,352 --> 00:19:47,021 At the Thursday Club as a waitress? 278 00:19:47,688 --> 00:19:49,732 - Who's asking? - My name is Eileen. 279 00:19:49,815 --> 00:19:50,983 Do you have a minute? 280 00:19:51,692 --> 00:19:52,902 Uh, what can I do for you? 281 00:19:54,695 --> 00:19:58,616 I'd like you to tell me what goes on inside. 282 00:19:58,783 --> 00:20:01,786 - Are you a reporter or something? - No, no, nothing like that. 283 00:20:02,078 --> 00:20:07,041 Just a wife of one of the members and mother to his children. 284 00:20:07,124 --> 00:20:09,085 You may know him, his name is Mike. 285 00:20:09,168 --> 00:20:10,961 There are so many gentlemen. 286 00:20:11,253 --> 00:20:12,254 Mike Parker. 287 00:20:15,591 --> 00:20:17,051 You do know him, don't you? 288 00:20:19,220 --> 00:20:22,681 Mike would've made sure of that. You're just his type. 289 00:20:23,641 --> 00:20:26,227 Look, one day you will be married too, 290 00:20:26,310 --> 00:20:28,813 and I sincerely hope that you make a good choice. 291 00:20:28,938 --> 00:20:33,484 But if you don't and you meet a man who makes you unhappy, 292 00:20:33,567 --> 00:20:35,403 then, as a woman, I would wish for you 293 00:20:35,486 --> 00:20:39,407 to be able to leave that man easily, painlessly. 294 00:20:40,366 --> 00:20:44,578 So if there is anything you can tell me that might make my leaving easier... 295 00:20:44,662 --> 00:20:48,541 I'm sorry, Mrs. Parker, but I know nothing of your husband. 296 00:20:50,167 --> 00:20:51,645 Here is my address and telephone number. 297 00:20:51,669 --> 00:20:53,605 Excuse me. Coming through here. 298 00:20:53,629 --> 00:20:54,630 Just... 299 00:20:58,050 --> 00:21:00,094 If anything should occur to you. 300 00:21:15,192 --> 00:21:17,361 - We'll take two more martinis. - All right. 301 00:21:26,328 --> 00:21:28,330 Lily! Lily! Lily! 302 00:21:35,379 --> 00:21:37,798 - Martin. - Do you have a minute, Michael? 303 00:21:38,382 --> 00:21:39,592 I think it's important. 304 00:21:39,884 --> 00:21:40,885 Come in. 305 00:21:44,597 --> 00:21:46,807 I'm going to ask you to go through it again. 306 00:21:46,891 --> 00:21:50,436 Yes. The provenance of this rumor is quite arcane. 307 00:21:51,228 --> 00:21:53,022 - Your sister... - Sister-in-law. 308 00:21:53,731 --> 00:21:58,068 ...had lunch with her aunt, who had just spent the weekend at... 309 00:21:58,152 --> 00:21:59,361 Cholmondeley Castle. 310 00:21:59,570 --> 00:22:03,491 At which, one of the other guests was the bridge partner... 311 00:22:03,574 --> 00:22:04,575 Tennis. 312 00:22:06,243 --> 00:22:10,748 ...of the solicitor visited by Eileen Parker. 313 00:22:11,207 --> 00:22:12,416 I think that's it. 314 00:22:12,917 --> 00:22:14,502 That's half Britain already. 315 00:22:16,295 --> 00:22:20,216 And all of these people now know Mrs. Parker 316 00:22:21,217 --> 00:22:23,385 is seeking a divorce? 317 00:22:23,469 --> 00:22:24,470 Yes. 318 00:22:25,638 --> 00:22:26,805 That's unfortunate. 319 00:22:27,598 --> 00:22:29,016 It'll be hard to contain. 320 00:22:31,519 --> 00:22:35,731 And what are Mrs. Parker's 321 00:22:37,399 --> 00:22:38,400 grievances? 322 00:22:39,527 --> 00:22:42,404 Neglect, unreasonable behavior, 323 00:22:43,239 --> 00:22:46,367 and infidelity. 324 00:22:46,450 --> 00:22:49,161 Just a wife's suspicions, nothing concrete, 325 00:22:49,245 --> 00:22:52,164 but I believe specific mention was made of a lunch club 326 00:22:52,248 --> 00:22:55,000 where Lieutenant Commander Parker and the Duke of Edinburgh are... 327 00:22:55,084 --> 00:22:57,795 Don't tell me. Frequent guests. 328 00:22:58,295 --> 00:23:00,839 Actually, founder members. 329 00:23:03,842 --> 00:23:05,642 Keep an eye on this for me, would you, Martin? 330 00:23:06,387 --> 00:23:07,388 A close eye. 331 00:23:07,471 --> 00:23:08,823 Three carbon copies, please, Jane. 332 00:23:08,847 --> 00:23:09,848 Will do. 333 00:23:11,267 --> 00:23:12,309 Thank you. 334 00:23:21,026 --> 00:23:22,111 - Here we go. - Madam. 335 00:23:22,611 --> 00:23:24,171 - Mind your step. - Thank you very much. 336 00:23:42,506 --> 00:23:44,008 - Ready, sir? - Certainly am. 337 00:23:45,843 --> 00:23:47,483 His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh. 338 00:23:47,928 --> 00:23:49,805 - Thank you for seeing me, sir. - Not at all. 339 00:23:52,308 --> 00:23:57,563 Well, um, just bear with me while I put my things down and set up. 340 00:23:57,646 --> 00:23:59,106 - Please. - Thank you. 341 00:24:09,033 --> 00:24:11,035 I'm just going to put a microphone right here. 342 00:24:11,118 --> 00:24:12,661 Can I help? 343 00:24:12,953 --> 00:24:14,371 No, it's fine, thank you. 344 00:24:18,667 --> 00:24:20,502 Right, I think that's it. 345 00:24:21,545 --> 00:24:24,465 Right, well, I'll, uh... I'll leave you two to it, then. 346 00:24:24,548 --> 00:24:26,175 Thank you, Michael. Please. 347 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:27,885 Thank you. 348 00:24:32,306 --> 00:24:33,641 Uh, ready when you are. 349 00:24:34,266 --> 00:24:36,393 Well, we can't really start without passing comment 350 00:24:36,477 --> 00:24:39,647 on the situation in Egypt and the international response. 351 00:24:40,356 --> 00:24:41,357 Why? 352 00:24:42,858 --> 00:24:45,110 Huge demonstrations on the streets of London, 353 00:24:45,861 --> 00:24:49,406 Eden caving in to international pressure and calling a ceasefire. 354 00:24:50,032 --> 00:24:52,552 You don't think it's a pretty significant moment for your country? 355 00:24:52,576 --> 00:24:54,662 Perhaps, but I'm not going to pass comment on that. 356 00:24:55,913 --> 00:24:57,331 - Why not? - It's not my job. 357 00:24:57,414 --> 00:24:59,291 It's not what members of the royal family do. 358 00:25:00,668 --> 00:25:02,127 But you must have thoughts about it. 359 00:25:02,211 --> 00:25:04,630 Of course, I'm not a vegetable, 360 00:25:05,297 --> 00:25:08,676 but my thoughts on issues like that remain a private matter. 361 00:25:12,012 --> 00:25:13,573 One can't help wondering where it leaves 362 00:25:13,597 --> 00:25:16,475 - Britain's place in the world. - Oh, I'm sure Britain will be fine. 363 00:25:17,101 --> 00:25:20,646 The view from over here is that Britain has been publicly humiliated. 364 00:25:20,813 --> 00:25:21,814 Oh. 365 00:25:22,439 --> 00:25:25,359 As someone with surprisingly progressive views, 366 00:25:25,901 --> 00:25:27,194 that must concern you. 367 00:25:27,695 --> 00:25:29,279 I have progressive views? 368 00:25:29,363 --> 00:25:30,823 You don't think that you do? 369 00:25:31,573 --> 00:25:33,409 Televising the coronation? 370 00:25:33,701 --> 00:25:35,285 Advocating modernization? 371 00:25:35,369 --> 00:25:36,620 That's just common sense. 372 00:25:36,704 --> 00:25:39,665 If you're a progressive, one prepared to make changes. 373 00:25:39,832 --> 00:25:42,000 Well, let's just say that I learned very early on 374 00:25:42,084 --> 00:25:44,169 that it's wise not to take things for granted. 375 00:25:44,795 --> 00:25:46,213 You're referring to your family. 376 00:25:47,297 --> 00:25:49,842 How they had to leave Greece in the revolution. 377 00:25:50,342 --> 00:25:54,221 Your grandfather was shot, your father fled to avoid being shot. 378 00:25:54,304 --> 00:25:56,140 Yes. Correct. 379 00:25:58,517 --> 00:26:01,520 Well, you see, there's so much that people don't really know about you. 380 00:26:05,774 --> 00:26:08,277 I can assure you it's all been rather embellished. 381 00:26:08,360 --> 00:26:11,447 - The truth is really quite dull. - Dull? 382 00:26:12,364 --> 00:26:15,117 How you personally fled Corfu in an orange crate? 383 00:26:15,659 --> 00:26:18,120 And then a childhood in exile, always on the move. 384 00:26:18,203 --> 00:26:20,706 "Exile" is too strong a word, too emotional. 385 00:26:20,998 --> 00:26:23,318 It's just how it was for everyone. You just got on with it. 386 00:26:26,837 --> 00:26:28,380 But it can't have been easy. 387 00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:34,553 Was the trauma of being in exile what brought on your mother's illness, 388 00:26:34,636 --> 00:26:35,637 do you think? 389 00:26:40,058 --> 00:26:41,059 What illness? 390 00:26:42,394 --> 00:26:46,273 Well, the information I have is that she suffered a breakdown. 391 00:26:53,781 --> 00:26:55,282 Things weren't easy for her. 392 00:26:57,075 --> 00:26:58,160 But she got on with it. 393 00:26:58,243 --> 00:27:01,205 But she was taken away, wasn't she? To an institution. 394 00:27:02,414 --> 00:27:05,459 Then your father promptly abandoned the family, ran off with his mistress? 395 00:27:05,542 --> 00:27:08,462 I don't know what you've been reading or who you've been speaking to, 396 00:27:08,545 --> 00:27:11,298 but both my mother and my father played very active roles 397 00:27:11,381 --> 00:27:12,883 in all their children's lives. 398 00:27:12,966 --> 00:27:15,052 So, it isn't true that you didn't see your father 399 00:27:15,135 --> 00:27:16,488 for the last six years of his life? 400 00:27:16,512 --> 00:27:19,014 I think if we're to remain friends, we really should move on. 401 00:27:20,557 --> 00:27:21,558 All right. 402 00:27:23,352 --> 00:27:25,312 May I ask you about your education? 403 00:27:26,605 --> 00:27:27,606 Sir. 404 00:27:33,403 --> 00:27:34,404 Sir. 405 00:27:36,281 --> 00:27:38,617 - What about it? - That was pretty unusual, too. 406 00:27:38,909 --> 00:27:41,909 I went to boarding school in Britain. I don't see what's unusual about that. 407 00:27:42,579 --> 00:27:45,958 For a while, but then you were taken out of there and sent to school in Germany. 408 00:27:46,041 --> 00:27:47,709 Because my sisters lived there. 409 00:27:47,793 --> 00:27:49,753 - Your Nazi sisters. - Oh, Christ. 410 00:27:49,837 --> 00:27:52,673 One of whom was married to a close personal friend of Hitler's. 411 00:27:52,798 --> 00:27:55,008 I was at school in Germany for less than a year 412 00:27:55,092 --> 00:27:56,927 before I returned to the United Kingdom. 413 00:27:57,010 --> 00:27:58,679 What point are you trying to make here? 414 00:27:58,762 --> 00:28:00,722 I think it's pretty clear which side I was on. 415 00:28:00,848 --> 00:28:02,724 My record in the war speaks for itself. 416 00:28:02,850 --> 00:28:04,351 I'm simply saying your background 417 00:28:04,434 --> 00:28:07,271 is so much more interesting and complex than people might imagine. 418 00:28:07,354 --> 00:28:10,065 - Do they imagine anything? - I think people are curious. 419 00:28:12,484 --> 00:28:15,112 Here is this striking, handsome man, 420 00:28:15,654 --> 00:28:18,365 walking beside the most famous woman in the world. 421 00:28:19,741 --> 00:28:20,742 Who is he? 422 00:28:22,995 --> 00:28:24,830 Well, I hate to disappoint, 423 00:28:27,499 --> 00:28:30,252 but he really is just a normal man 424 00:28:30,377 --> 00:28:31,837 in what, from the outside, 425 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,298 probably looks like rather a strange life, 426 00:28:34,381 --> 00:28:38,760 but from the inside, really is no different to anyone else's. 427 00:28:41,638 --> 00:28:44,198 I don't think there's anything about you that's like anyone else. 428 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,062 From a young age, you were effectively orphaned, 429 00:28:49,187 --> 00:28:52,816 your favorite sister, Cecile, also a Nazi, died in a plane crash. 430 00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:54,443 I really think we should move on now. 431 00:28:54,526 --> 00:28:56,403 What kind of impact does that have on a man? 432 00:28:57,446 --> 00:29:00,574 That's the kind of trauma that will doubtless have a bearing on 433 00:29:00,657 --> 00:29:03,660 how your own children and the future King of England are brought up. 434 00:29:03,744 --> 00:29:04,745 That's enough. 435 00:29:08,290 --> 00:29:11,627 I think people have a right to know about their leaders, don't you? 436 00:29:12,210 --> 00:29:16,089 Especially ones that can't be thrown out with free and fair elections. 437 00:29:20,552 --> 00:29:23,055 Just don't ever let my vanity get the better of me again. 438 00:29:45,619 --> 00:29:46,620 Christ! 439 00:29:47,955 --> 00:29:48,956 Christ! 440 00:30:28,662 --> 00:30:30,372 Kensington 8953. Hello? 441 00:30:35,669 --> 00:30:36,670 We met 442 00:30:39,423 --> 00:30:40,465 a few times 443 00:30:42,426 --> 00:30:45,554 in various locations. 444 00:30:49,016 --> 00:30:52,853 Afterwards, he'd tell me about his job. 445 00:30:55,313 --> 00:30:56,523 The company he keeps. 446 00:30:59,943 --> 00:31:01,361 He didn't mention a wife. 447 00:31:04,114 --> 00:31:05,115 Or children. 448 00:31:09,286 --> 00:31:10,287 I'm so sorry. 449 00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:18,336 If you are really sorry and want to make my life easier... 450 00:31:21,339 --> 00:31:22,340 Of course. 451 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:27,054 We will need you to make an official statement 452 00:31:27,137 --> 00:31:29,097 and give evidence in court. 453 00:31:29,181 --> 00:31:31,224 I can't do that. I would lose my job, my reputation. 454 00:31:31,349 --> 00:31:33,268 I'm afraid that's what the law requires. 455 00:31:33,477 --> 00:31:34,478 No! 456 00:31:37,689 --> 00:31:38,690 No. 457 00:31:39,107 --> 00:31:42,402 So you telephoned me and agreed to come here today for what, precisely? 458 00:31:44,279 --> 00:31:46,156 To put color into my nightmares? 459 00:31:47,199 --> 00:31:48,200 I'm sorry. 460 00:31:55,665 --> 00:31:57,065 My sources now tell me that 461 00:31:57,125 --> 00:31:59,086 Mrs. Parker has gone as far as bringing a waitress 462 00:31:59,211 --> 00:32:02,089 from the Thursday Lunch Club to see her divorce lawyer. 463 00:32:02,214 --> 00:32:06,176 I gather the waitress has not provided hard evidence on this occasion, 464 00:32:06,802 --> 00:32:08,136 just hearsay. 465 00:32:08,220 --> 00:32:09,580 They were obviously getting close. 466 00:32:10,138 --> 00:32:13,975 This cannot be allowed to go one single step further, Martin. 467 00:32:14,059 --> 00:32:15,060 No. 468 00:32:15,143 --> 00:32:17,896 If Mrs. Parker succeeds in getting her divorce, 469 00:32:18,021 --> 00:32:22,109 the newspapers would make the not unreasonable assumption 470 00:32:22,192 --> 00:32:25,987 that anything that Lieutenant Commander Parker has done, 471 00:32:26,071 --> 00:32:27,781 the Duke of Edinburgh has done, too. 472 00:32:28,406 --> 00:32:34,204 We do not want words like "infidelity" and "divorce" swirling around. 473 00:32:34,412 --> 00:32:35,413 No. 474 00:32:35,497 --> 00:32:37,749 Whether there is any truth in the allegations or not, 475 00:32:38,416 --> 00:32:41,002 it would shatter the integrity of the royal marriage 476 00:32:41,962 --> 00:32:43,630 and jeopardize the entire monarchy. 477 00:32:47,050 --> 00:32:48,051 Any ideas? 478 00:32:50,637 --> 00:32:52,139 Stand easy. Stand easy. 479 00:32:52,264 --> 00:32:54,683 Right, our grown-up duties are done. 480 00:32:54,766 --> 00:32:57,561 The Olympics are officially up and running, which means, gentlemen, 481 00:32:57,686 --> 00:33:01,940 we can now get on with the important business at hand: our tour! 482 00:33:06,111 --> 00:33:08,613 We have nine weeks between now and our arrival home. 483 00:33:08,738 --> 00:33:12,284 In that time, we will be visiting the remotest parts of the Commonwealth, 484 00:33:12,367 --> 00:33:15,579 but I'm delighted to say that during that time, 485 00:33:15,662 --> 00:33:17,497 we will be without reporters. 486 00:33:19,207 --> 00:33:22,043 We will be without photographers. 487 00:33:22,419 --> 00:33:25,463 We will be out of the world's eye! 488 00:33:26,798 --> 00:33:29,079 And with that in mind, I think Michael's got a suggestion. 489 00:33:30,260 --> 00:33:31,469 Thank you. Right, gentlemen. 490 00:33:31,845 --> 00:33:34,306 Yes, I'd like to propose something a little unusual, 491 00:33:34,389 --> 00:33:37,893 something I'm fairly sure none of us has ever participated in before: 492 00:33:37,976 --> 00:33:40,020 a beard-growing competition! 493 00:33:42,147 --> 00:33:46,526 Now, special dispensation has been given to the dozen or so men 494 00:33:46,651 --> 00:33:50,655 who already have beards to shave them off and they'll act as judges 495 00:33:50,739 --> 00:33:52,991 for the rest of our efforts, all right? 496 00:33:53,074 --> 00:33:54,784 Yes! 497 00:33:54,868 --> 00:33:56,536 - Hip, hip! - Hooray! 498 00:33:56,620 --> 00:33:58,580 - Hip, hip! - Hooray! 499 00:33:58,663 --> 00:34:01,458 - Hip, hip! Hooray! - Hooray! 500 00:34:13,595 --> 00:34:15,555 It's nothing you've not seen before. 501 00:34:15,639 --> 00:34:17,140 We can't see it now, Bill. 502 00:34:43,583 --> 00:34:46,378 Right, in their infinite wisdom, the powers that be have decided 503 00:34:46,461 --> 00:34:48,964 they would like you to make a Christmas speech. 504 00:34:49,047 --> 00:34:52,008 What? To who? The men on board? 505 00:34:52,259 --> 00:34:53,468 Uh, no. 506 00:34:53,551 --> 00:34:56,596 To the half a billion people that make up the Commonwealth of Nations. 507 00:34:57,305 --> 00:34:58,765 From the Lord Chamberlain's office. 508 00:34:58,848 --> 00:35:01,601 They'd like you to make a companion Christmas speech to the Queen's. 509 00:35:01,685 --> 00:35:06,064 A thousand words, preferably uplifting in tone and Christian in sentiment. 510 00:35:06,147 --> 00:35:07,774 With as many references as possible 511 00:35:07,857 --> 00:35:10,819 to the importance of family and the sanctity of marriage. 512 00:35:12,112 --> 00:35:13,280 What if I don't want to? 513 00:35:14,531 --> 00:35:16,783 I'm afraid no provisions appear to have been made 514 00:35:16,866 --> 00:35:19,744 for your having an opinion about that or, indeed, anything else. 515 00:35:21,871 --> 00:35:23,248 Because of seniority, 516 00:35:23,373 --> 00:35:27,252 your speech will come second, the usual time, 3:00 p.m. 517 00:35:28,795 --> 00:35:31,172 However, on Christmas morning, 518 00:35:31,256 --> 00:35:33,717 the Duke of Edinburgh is expected to be in Graham Land, 519 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:37,137 which is in the Antarctic Peninsula, which is ten hours behind us, 520 00:35:37,220 --> 00:35:40,598 so he'll have to get up at the crack of dawn to make his speech. 521 00:35:40,682 --> 00:35:43,310 May I ask why he's making a speech? 522 00:35:43,727 --> 00:35:44,728 Ma'am? 523 00:35:45,478 --> 00:35:46,896 Well, it's not usual, is it? 524 00:35:48,148 --> 00:35:51,151 No, it is extraordinary. 525 00:35:51,234 --> 00:35:53,987 Um, I think the feeling was 526 00:35:54,070 --> 00:35:56,865 that with Your Majesty and His Royal Highness 527 00:35:56,990 --> 00:36:00,785 having not been seen in public together for so long, 528 00:36:01,244 --> 00:36:03,830 being, at least, heard together... 529 00:36:03,913 --> 00:36:06,541 No, I see. It might reassure people that all is still well. 530 00:36:06,916 --> 00:36:09,461 I wouldn't go that far, ma'am. 531 00:36:09,544 --> 00:36:10,545 Well, I would. 532 00:36:11,046 --> 00:36:12,255 And I think it's a good idea. 533 00:36:13,631 --> 00:36:14,632 Thank you, Michael. 534 00:36:20,805 --> 00:36:21,806 May I just ask, 535 00:36:23,308 --> 00:36:24,642 just out of curiosity, 536 00:36:26,186 --> 00:36:30,231 what's the longest amount of time that you and Lady Adeane have been separated? 537 00:36:31,232 --> 00:36:32,233 Uh... 538 00:36:33,234 --> 00:36:34,277 Three weeks, I think. 539 00:36:35,737 --> 00:36:40,325 I see. And would you say that you thrive or suffer from the separation? 540 00:36:42,327 --> 00:36:43,703 We don't much care for it, ma'am. 541 00:36:44,496 --> 00:36:46,706 Helen, in particular, believes 542 00:36:47,749 --> 00:36:49,959 that little good comes from a couple being apart, 543 00:36:50,043 --> 00:36:52,295 that a husband and wife belong together. 544 00:36:57,217 --> 00:36:58,301 Yes, of course. 545 00:37:01,179 --> 00:37:02,579 Ma'am. 546 00:37:47,851 --> 00:37:49,227 - Brown? - Yes, sir? 547 00:37:51,938 --> 00:37:54,357 - What's up? - Australian naval patrol boat, 548 00:37:54,441 --> 00:37:56,651 the HMAS Warreen, has put out a distress call. 549 00:37:56,734 --> 00:37:59,821 They picked up a fishing boat, out of power, and it's drifted for days. 550 00:37:59,904 --> 00:38:00,905 The one man left alive, 551 00:38:00,989 --> 00:38:02,589 he nearly drowned trying to fix the hull. 552 00:38:02,657 --> 00:38:05,160 He suffered a broken rib cage, and his lung may be punctured. 553 00:38:05,243 --> 00:38:07,287 And the Warreen doesn't have a doctor on board. 554 00:38:07,370 --> 00:38:09,622 - The man is dying. - Are we the nearest ship? 555 00:38:09,706 --> 00:38:11,875 There's a French freighter three miles further out. 556 00:38:11,958 --> 00:38:13,126 We are the nearest ship. 557 00:38:14,669 --> 00:38:15,920 Set your course. 558 00:38:16,004 --> 00:38:17,088 Bring her about. 559 00:38:18,548 --> 00:38:19,632 Coming about. 560 00:38:19,716 --> 00:38:20,842 Ninety degrees. 561 00:38:39,277 --> 00:38:40,570 Hoist. 562 00:38:40,653 --> 00:38:42,113 Up, up. He's coming up. 563 00:38:43,364 --> 00:38:44,449 Steady him. 564 00:38:56,461 --> 00:38:57,587 Straps. 565 00:39:03,259 --> 00:39:04,302 At ease. 566 00:39:05,595 --> 00:39:07,755 We fished him out of the water, floating near his boat. 567 00:39:08,556 --> 00:39:10,116 The rest of his crew must have drowned. 568 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:11,640 There was no log on board, 569 00:39:11,684 --> 00:39:13,484 so we don't know who he is or where he's from. 570 00:39:13,728 --> 00:39:15,772 It doesn't matter who he is or where he's from. 571 00:39:15,855 --> 00:39:18,900 He was the captain of a ship, that's all that counts. 572 00:39:19,484 --> 00:39:21,524 - We'll need a saline drip. - He's one of us. 573 00:39:22,028 --> 00:39:24,280 Immediately. Fluids. Now, man. 574 00:39:24,906 --> 00:39:26,366 No, it's out of the question, sir. 575 00:39:26,658 --> 00:39:27,659 Why? 576 00:39:27,742 --> 00:39:30,745 We have a strict schedule, as part of an official tour. 577 00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:33,206 And to take the man back to wherever he came from 578 00:39:33,289 --> 00:39:35,833 would be to turn back in entirely the wrong direction. 579 00:39:36,793 --> 00:39:39,754 It'd take days, maybe a whole week, off our important schedule. 580 00:39:39,837 --> 00:39:41,005 We can make that time up. 581 00:39:41,089 --> 00:39:43,091 The man's fortunate enough we saved his life. 582 00:39:44,342 --> 00:39:47,345 We'll simply drop him off at the next destination and that'll be that. 583 00:39:47,428 --> 00:39:50,014 He will be needlessly separated from his home, 584 00:39:50,181 --> 00:39:52,350 find himself in a strange country... 585 00:39:52,433 --> 00:39:54,018 ...with a foreign language, 586 00:39:54,102 --> 00:39:55,311 away from his family. 587 00:39:55,395 --> 00:39:57,230 Not my concern. 588 00:39:57,313 --> 00:39:59,023 Another vessel with less important duties 589 00:39:59,107 --> 00:40:00,525 might find time for such 590 00:40:01,442 --> 00:40:02,610 sentimental charity. 591 00:40:02,694 --> 00:40:05,405 We've done our important duties and are on the way home. 592 00:40:06,114 --> 00:40:08,533 We're effectively a glorified pleasure cruiser 593 00:40:08,658 --> 00:40:11,452 with an abundance of fuel and time to spare. 594 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:15,582 Sir, my decision as Flag Officer is no. 595 00:40:15,748 --> 00:40:19,669 And my decision as Admiral of the Fleet is that we do. 596 00:40:26,843 --> 00:40:31,389 There is only one person in command of the vessel. 597 00:40:34,100 --> 00:40:35,560 It's the Flag Officer. 598 00:40:37,270 --> 00:40:41,649 If you'd recall your naval training, you'd remember. 599 00:40:41,733 --> 00:40:44,527 I do recall my naval training, as it happens. 600 00:40:44,611 --> 00:40:47,322 Manning command posts on destroyers during the war. 601 00:40:47,405 --> 00:40:51,034 The same war which, I believe, you spent on shore duty. 602 00:40:51,993 --> 00:40:55,204 I have never abused my privileges, and I don't intend to start now, 603 00:40:55,288 --> 00:40:56,664 but this is the Royal Yacht. 604 00:40:56,748 --> 00:40:58,750 I am on it representing the Crown, 605 00:40:58,833 --> 00:41:01,628 and I say turn it around and take this man home. 606 00:41:25,693 --> 00:41:29,197 My dear friends, after 20 eventful weeks at sea, 607 00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:33,660 visiting five continents and covering many thousands of miles, 608 00:41:34,285 --> 00:41:37,872 I'm happy to report that we saved our greatest adventure for last. 609 00:41:39,707 --> 00:41:43,044 As the Royal Yacht Britannia turned naval rescue 610 00:41:43,127 --> 00:41:46,130 and we fished a shipwrecked mariner out of the water. 611 00:41:47,382 --> 00:41:49,592 Our brilliant surgeons operated on him, 612 00:41:49,676 --> 00:41:52,053 then we went out of our way to return him to his home, 613 00:41:52,136 --> 00:41:53,513 his family and his people. 614 00:42:34,303 --> 00:42:35,388 And what people. 615 00:42:38,015 --> 00:42:39,100 What a family. 616 00:42:41,394 --> 00:42:43,104 What a home. 617 00:43:11,007 --> 00:43:13,509 Should you Thursday Club members ever grow tired 618 00:43:13,593 --> 00:43:16,429 of your colorless and empty lives in London... 619 00:43:17,764 --> 00:43:19,432 ...I suggest immediate relocation 620 00:43:19,515 --> 00:43:22,643 to the discrete island nations nestled around Tonga, 621 00:43:24,645 --> 00:43:28,107 surely the closest one can come to heaven on Earth. 622 00:43:30,777 --> 00:43:33,905 "Never have we received such a welcome, 623 00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:35,740 "or eaten so well. 624 00:43:37,617 --> 00:43:40,453 "Never have I experienced such a willingness 625 00:43:40,536 --> 00:43:43,956 "to set oneself free and enjoy. 626 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:48,085 "And nowhere on Earth, 627 00:43:48,169 --> 00:43:52,298 "and we have, by this point, traveled across almost every inch, 628 00:43:53,090 --> 00:43:59,180 "have we encountered such beautiful women." 629 00:44:05,603 --> 00:44:06,646 Bye! 630 00:44:14,403 --> 00:44:18,699 "These really have been the most remarkable few days. 631 00:44:19,617 --> 00:44:22,328 "And it is with the greatest reluctance, 632 00:44:22,411 --> 00:44:26,040 "that after three days here, we tear ourselves away, 633 00:44:26,457 --> 00:44:32,129 "each of us, not a little bit, but a great deal in love." 634 00:44:46,811 --> 00:44:48,896 That is your husband's handwriting, isn't it? 635 00:44:53,150 --> 00:44:54,694 You said you needed evidence. 636 00:44:59,073 --> 00:45:03,411 That's not a royal tour they're on, it's a five-month stag night. 637 00:45:04,662 --> 00:45:06,122 Whores in every port. 638 00:45:13,004 --> 00:45:14,005 Good luck. 639 00:45:19,260 --> 00:45:20,261 Uh, thank you. 640 00:46:01,844 --> 00:46:03,780 - Happy Christmas. - Happy Christmas, Your Majesty. 641 00:46:03,804 --> 00:46:06,098 - Hello. Thank you. - Thank God. 642 00:46:17,902 --> 00:46:19,946 All right, you two. Good, now... 643 00:46:25,034 --> 00:46:26,077 Thank you. 644 00:46:28,663 --> 00:46:29,705 Edward! 645 00:46:30,873 --> 00:46:32,208 Delighted to see you. 646 00:46:35,503 --> 00:46:36,629 Written it yet? 647 00:46:37,046 --> 00:46:38,047 No. 648 00:46:39,340 --> 00:46:41,300 I'm waiting for inspiration to strike. 649 00:46:44,345 --> 00:46:48,766 Might I suggest some gung-ho platitudes about Christmas and the Commonwealth? 650 00:46:49,725 --> 00:46:53,729 That's what they want me to say. I mean what I want to say. 651 00:46:56,732 --> 00:46:57,733 Right. 652 00:47:04,573 --> 00:47:06,492 Have you got it yet? Home Service. 653 00:47:06,575 --> 00:47:07,576 Nearly there, sir. 654 00:47:08,327 --> 00:47:10,327 - Where exactly is Philip? - Uh... 655 00:47:10,746 --> 00:47:13,582 - Graham Land, last I heard. - Where's that? 656 00:47:18,713 --> 00:47:21,841 - Dickie, where's Graham Land? - Antarctica. Is it? 657 00:47:22,258 --> 00:47:24,969 - Is that north or is that south? - It's north. 658 00:47:25,136 --> 00:47:28,031 - No. Don't be silly, Mommy, it's south. - Does anyone actually know? 659 00:47:28,055 --> 00:47:31,017 Well, yes, because the Arctic is north 660 00:47:31,100 --> 00:47:34,937 and so Antarctica is non-north, isn't it, Dickie? 661 00:47:35,021 --> 00:47:36,397 What's "non-north"? 662 00:47:36,564 --> 00:47:38,607 Come. 663 00:47:40,609 --> 00:47:41,944 - It's time. - Good. 664 00:47:42,153 --> 00:47:44,780 - Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses. - Oh. Children. 665 00:47:45,614 --> 00:47:48,260 And now, a Christmas announcement from His Royal Highness, 666 00:47:48,284 --> 00:47:49,535 the Duke of Edinburgh. 667 00:47:52,913 --> 00:47:53,956 Good morning. 668 00:47:54,290 --> 00:47:55,666 This is Britannia. 669 00:47:55,958 --> 00:47:58,502 I'm speaking to you from the edge of the South Pacific. 670 00:47:59,170 --> 00:48:01,797 59 degrees south and 60 degrees west. 671 00:48:02,548 --> 00:48:05,051 You have to turn the globe upside down to find this place. 672 00:48:05,801 --> 00:48:07,470 Indeed, a few of us aboard the Royal Yacht 673 00:48:07,553 --> 00:48:08,804 feel a little upside-down, 674 00:48:09,638 --> 00:48:12,266 having never been this far from home. 675 00:48:13,392 --> 00:48:14,769 The remoteness of the location 676 00:48:14,852 --> 00:48:17,063 presents one with a precious opportunity to think 677 00:48:18,981 --> 00:48:22,485 about one's own life, one's own way of living. 678 00:48:24,695 --> 00:48:28,157 We've traveled the world now and seen all manner of tribes, 679 00:48:28,240 --> 00:48:30,534 societies and cultures. 680 00:48:31,535 --> 00:48:34,455 We've had endless debates about which places have the best systems 681 00:48:34,538 --> 00:48:37,500 of government orjustice or the most interesting religions. 682 00:48:38,167 --> 00:48:42,838 And we've been amazed, and impressed by so much of what we have seen. 683 00:48:44,090 --> 00:48:46,675 Naturally, it has led us to examine our own lives 684 00:48:47,802 --> 00:48:48,844 and the way we live. 685 00:48:50,179 --> 00:48:51,514 The things we take for granted. 686 00:48:52,264 --> 00:48:53,766 Is that really Philip? 687 00:48:54,058 --> 00:48:56,185 It's not some sort of Philip impersonator? 688 00:48:56,852 --> 00:48:57,853 Why? 689 00:48:57,937 --> 00:49:00,523 He just sounds so odd. So different. 690 00:49:05,402 --> 00:49:07,863 And here I am, almost 10,000 miles from London, 691 00:49:09,907 --> 00:49:11,575 surrounded by empty water. 692 00:49:14,411 --> 00:49:19,458 It's a fine life on board a ship, but it can be a solitary one. 693 00:49:22,920 --> 00:49:24,255 We are men together, 694 00:49:28,008 --> 00:49:29,552 but we each stand alone. 695 00:49:50,948 --> 00:49:53,492 I've been asked to tell you that they're ready for you. 696 00:49:55,327 --> 00:49:56,328 Right. 697 00:49:59,540 --> 00:50:00,791 Last-minute changes? 698 00:50:02,793 --> 00:50:04,879 - Something like that. - May I help? 699 00:50:05,629 --> 00:50:07,798 No. Thank you. 700 00:50:17,141 --> 00:50:18,981 Uh, let's see if I can oil the wheels. 701 00:50:20,311 --> 00:50:21,871 All clear from Broadcasting House. 702 00:50:27,735 --> 00:50:29,195 We are ready for you, ma'am. 703 00:50:30,988 --> 00:50:31,989 Yes. 704 00:50:38,621 --> 00:50:39,622 Happy Christmas. 705 00:50:39,705 --> 00:50:42,041 - Happy Christmas, Your Majesty. - Happy Christmas, ma'am. 706 00:50:45,085 --> 00:50:47,022 People of Britain and the Commonwealth 707 00:50:47,046 --> 00:50:50,257 will now listen to the voice of Her Majesty the Queen. 708 00:50:52,218 --> 00:50:53,469 Thank you. Ma'am. 709 00:50:58,891 --> 00:51:00,100 Once again, 710 00:51:00,184 --> 00:51:04,063 messages of Christmas greeting have been exchanged around the world, 711 00:51:05,231 --> 00:51:07,399 carried upon the invisible wings 712 00:51:08,150 --> 00:51:09,902 of 20th-century science. 713 00:51:12,154 --> 00:51:16,533 And of all those many messages from all corners of the Commonwealth, 714 00:51:17,576 --> 00:51:19,495 none has given us greater pleasure 715 00:51:20,704 --> 00:51:22,748 than hearing those of my husband 716 00:51:24,541 --> 00:51:28,212 from the remote and lonely spaces of Antarctica. 717 00:51:31,257 --> 00:51:32,508 To him I say, 718 00:51:34,176 --> 00:51:38,514 from all the members of your family gathered here today, 719 00:51:40,099 --> 00:51:43,769 our very best wishes go to you on board Britannia. 720 00:51:46,522 --> 00:51:50,985 A very large, united family is waiting for you here 721 00:51:57,408 --> 00:52:01,704 and will always be waiting for you, wherever you are. 722 00:52:05,332 --> 00:52:07,001 - Her Majesty. - Her Majesty. 723 00:52:17,720 --> 00:52:20,014 I would like to express my gratitude 724 00:52:20,723 --> 00:52:23,267 to those men and women of the Commonwealth 725 00:52:24,018 --> 00:52:26,312 whose efforts in our great cities... 726 00:53:17,780 --> 00:53:18,906 There you are! 727 00:53:28,791 --> 00:53:29,792 You all right? 728 00:53:31,502 --> 00:53:32,503 Fine. 729 00:53:41,720 --> 00:53:42,721 Her speech. 730 00:53:45,015 --> 00:53:46,016 What about it? 731 00:53:47,643 --> 00:53:51,271 Touching. Unexpectedly touching. 732 00:53:53,690 --> 00:53:54,775 Caught me off guard. 733 00:53:58,737 --> 00:54:00,823 I might even have to confess to feeling a little... 734 00:54:04,284 --> 00:54:05,327 Homesick? 735 00:54:09,206 --> 00:54:10,207 Yes. 736 00:54:13,377 --> 00:54:14,378 Right.