1 00:00:46,340 --> 00:00:47,841 How much further, Loesch? 2 00:00:49,843 --> 00:00:51,803 Straight on. 3 00:01:02,022 --> 00:01:05,400 - Pull over, Private. - Stop. 4 00:01:06,109 --> 00:01:07,527 Grab those shovels. 5 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,449 Show us, Loesch. 6 00:01:16,119 --> 00:01:17,246 Spread out. 7 00:01:49,695 --> 00:01:51,530 Here. 8 00:01:54,116 --> 00:01:55,158 Start digging. 9 00:02:17,097 --> 00:02:19,558 We got something. 10 00:03:19,034 --> 00:03:20,369 Here it is. 11 00:03:43,809 --> 00:03:45,352 What's he asking for? 12 00:03:45,936 --> 00:03:48,021 Freedom in a country of his choice. 13 00:03:48,188 --> 00:03:52,692 And, a generous pension to last the rest of his lifetime. 14 00:03:54,319 --> 00:03:58,990 Well, let's see how good it is, first. 15 00:04:03,453 --> 00:04:04,704 Get it translated. 16 00:05:17,235 --> 00:05:20,405 - Don't you knock? - Sir. 17 00:05:41,510 --> 00:05:44,262 Gentlemen, may I help you? 18 00:05:45,430 --> 00:05:47,307 Enter. 19 00:05:48,934 --> 00:05:50,644 Sir. 20 00:06:00,654 --> 00:06:02,822 I'm going to need to speak to the Prime Minister. 21 00:06:11,915 --> 00:06:13,625 I need to see the King. 22 00:06:27,097 --> 00:06:29,891 We all suspected it. 23 00:06:30,016 --> 00:06:35,272 These papers must never see the light of day, Winston. Ever. 24 00:06:35,438 --> 00:06:39,067 Publication could do grave harm to the national interest. 25 00:06:39,150 --> 00:06:40,527 The gravest. 26 00:06:41,987 --> 00:06:47,325 What is written here brings the greatest shame upon this family. 27 00:06:51,246 --> 00:06:55,458 Our people would, rightfully, never forgive us. 28 00:08:13,244 --> 00:08:15,330 The mighty Harringay Arena in London 29 00:08:15,413 --> 00:08:19,542 draws a capacity crowd of over 11,000 for the first meeting in Britain, 30 00:08:19,626 --> 00:08:23,380 of the American evangelist team, headed by Billy Graham. 31 00:08:23,505 --> 00:08:26,675 Mr. Graham, who wears a slate-gray suit and a modest tie, 32 00:08:26,758 --> 00:08:29,594 makes his address from a purple-draped platform. 33 00:08:30,303 --> 00:08:35,725 The Bible teaches that all of us are wrong. 34 00:08:35,809 --> 00:08:40,647 We have all gone astray, with everyone turned to his own way. 35 00:08:41,106 --> 00:08:42,857 And when you turn... 36 00:08:42,941 --> 00:08:46,528 It's rare and not entirely reassuring to see religious certainty 37 00:08:46,611 --> 00:08:48,488 in someone so young. 38 00:08:48,613 --> 00:08:50,073 He's not young. 39 00:08:50,156 --> 00:08:53,618 - He's my age. - Precisely. A child. 40 00:08:53,868 --> 00:08:56,746 I think moral authority and spiritual guidance 41 00:08:56,830 --> 00:08:59,874 should come from someone with a little life experience. 42 00:09:00,041 --> 00:09:02,377 Not from someone who learned their trade selling brushes 43 00:09:02,460 --> 00:09:04,337 door-to-door in North Carolina. 44 00:09:04,462 --> 00:09:06,631 But there's a humility to that, which I like. 45 00:09:06,798 --> 00:09:08,216 Are those people crying? 46 00:09:08,299 --> 00:09:09,402 Billy Graham has spoken 47 00:09:09,426 --> 00:09:11,344 to more than one and a half million people... 48 00:09:11,511 --> 00:09:13,239 What's happening to this country? 49 00:09:13,263 --> 00:09:14,383 Now, he sums up his crusade. 50 00:09:14,431 --> 00:09:17,058 The people of Great Britain never cried during the war. 51 00:09:17,183 --> 00:09:19,436 Now, they're weeping like children. 52 00:09:19,561 --> 00:09:23,064 I'm calling for a revival that will cause every man and woman 53 00:09:23,148 --> 00:09:25,316 to return to their offices and shops, 54 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:29,529 and live out the teachings of Christ in their daily relationships. 55 00:09:29,612 --> 00:09:33,658 I'm going to preach a gospel, not of despair, but of hope. 56 00:09:33,783 --> 00:09:39,038 Hope for the individual, hope for society, hope for the world. 57 00:09:39,122 --> 00:09:42,167 Turning out in droves for an American zealot. 58 00:09:42,333 --> 00:09:44,169 He's not a zealot. 59 00:09:44,252 --> 00:09:46,212 He's shouting, darling. Only zealots shout. 60 00:09:46,296 --> 00:09:48,214 When you close your eyes, 61 00:09:48,631 --> 00:09:50,884 close your ears to God's way, 62 00:09:50,967 --> 00:09:55,430 you will soon prefer your own ideas to the ideas of God. 63 00:09:56,264 --> 00:10:01,019 You come to a stage where your own evil seems to you good, 64 00:10:01,102 --> 00:10:04,189 and God's good seems to be evil. 65 00:10:10,153 --> 00:10:14,991 Happy birthday to you 66 00:10:15,074 --> 00:10:18,828 Happy birthday to you 67 00:10:18,912 --> 00:10:23,374 Happy birthday, dear Trooper 68 00:10:23,458 --> 00:10:24,959 Happy birthday... 69 00:10:25,043 --> 00:10:26,669 On three. 70 00:10:26,753 --> 00:10:29,798 Happy birthday, Trooper! Good boy. 71 00:10:33,134 --> 00:10:36,262 Good shot! Bravo! 72 00:10:37,972 --> 00:10:40,350 Well done. 73 00:10:49,484 --> 00:10:50,693 Ah! 74 00:10:50,777 --> 00:10:53,029 Now, we are losing. 75 00:10:53,112 --> 00:10:54,739 - Is it me? - It's me, it's me! 76 00:10:55,657 --> 00:10:57,700 No, I don't want one. 77 00:10:57,784 --> 00:10:59,786 Darling. Where's your pep? 78 00:11:12,382 --> 00:11:13,716 You look very dashing. 79 00:11:16,427 --> 00:11:18,513 A hat! 80 00:11:23,601 --> 00:11:24,769 I don't like it. 81 00:11:42,495 --> 00:11:44,831 No, no, no, I cannot go like this. 82 00:11:44,998 --> 00:11:48,418 Why not? At least that way, I get to be queen once. 83 00:12:52,065 --> 00:12:55,151 Would you like to know what my day consisted of today? 84 00:12:55,401 --> 00:12:59,364 Don't tell me. The same as every other day. 85 00:12:59,530 --> 00:13:03,868 I rose late. Past 11:00. Then inspected the gardens. 86 00:13:03,993 --> 00:13:05,828 Then ate lunch with people of no consequence. 87 00:13:05,912 --> 00:13:08,915 - My friends! - People of no consequence. 88 00:13:10,249 --> 00:13:12,377 I never thought I'd hear myself say it, 89 00:13:12,460 --> 00:13:15,546 but a life of pleasure really has its limits. 90 00:13:15,630 --> 00:13:19,008 Try a life spent living with you. 91 00:13:22,762 --> 00:13:29,018 My motto, as Prince of Wales was, "Ich dien." "I serve." 92 00:13:30,687 --> 00:13:35,358 Deeply rooted within me, is a need to serve my country. 93 00:13:35,733 --> 00:13:38,778 I need a job, a purpose. 94 00:13:38,861 --> 00:13:40,405 - Not this again. - Yes, this. 95 00:13:40,488 --> 00:13:42,949 Well, where do you intend to find one? 96 00:13:43,116 --> 00:13:45,702 I will simply have to go to London, 97 00:13:47,203 --> 00:13:48,538 to set things in motion. 98 00:13:48,621 --> 00:13:52,417 Shall I tell you what else is deeply rooted within your family? Delusion. 99 00:13:53,042 --> 00:13:55,503 They won't let you in the country, let alone give you a job. 100 00:13:55,586 --> 00:13:57,946 - That's not what my lawyer says. - You've spoken to George? 101 00:13:58,339 --> 00:14:01,759 - Why didn't you tell me? - Well, I'm telling you, now. 102 00:14:01,843 --> 00:14:05,638 I still have allies, you know, important allies. 103 00:14:05,722 --> 00:14:08,558 Disciples of the truth, advocates of justice, 104 00:14:08,641 --> 00:14:12,186 who could mobilize opinion. 105 00:14:12,270 --> 00:14:15,440 Start a campaign... 106 00:14:15,523 --> 00:14:19,736 To have a former king be forgiven. 107 00:14:30,079 --> 00:14:33,082 Finally, there's a request, Ma'am, from the government, 108 00:14:33,166 --> 00:14:35,918 for you to open the new airport at Gatwick. 109 00:14:36,002 --> 00:14:37,837 They've offered some dates. 110 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,048 Third of June works best for us, I think. 111 00:14:40,339 --> 00:14:43,760 - Yes, all right. - And that is it from me. 112 00:14:43,843 --> 00:14:44,969 Thank you, Michael. 113 00:14:47,805 --> 00:14:51,559 - Uh, there was something. - There was... Ma'am. 114 00:14:52,060 --> 00:14:57,356 If I wished to meet Reverend Graham, do you think that could be arranged? 115 00:14:59,233 --> 00:15:03,071 - The evangelist, Ma'am? - Yes. 116 00:15:05,073 --> 00:15:09,077 Well, I should need to give it some thought. 117 00:15:10,870 --> 00:15:14,540 One might imagine an invitation being extended 118 00:15:14,707 --> 00:15:19,170 to preach at All Saints Chapel at Windsor 119 00:15:19,253 --> 00:15:21,714 and a private lunch to follow? 120 00:15:22,131 --> 00:15:23,716 Lovely. 121 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,636 We should have to be careful, though, Ma'am, 122 00:15:27,095 --> 00:15:31,349 that any invitation to, or association with Reverend Graham, 123 00:15:31,432 --> 00:15:35,311 not be perceived as an endorsement of his... 124 00:15:36,979 --> 00:15:38,314 Crusades, 125 00:15:38,481 --> 00:15:41,776 which would not be compatible with your role as the head of the Church. 126 00:15:41,943 --> 00:15:44,153 I'm sure you'll handle it all perfectly, Michael. 127 00:15:44,237 --> 00:15:48,407 - And, you had something? - Yes, um... 128 00:15:48,950 --> 00:15:52,995 His Royal Highness, the Duke of Windsor, has written with a request. 129 00:15:53,162 --> 00:15:56,124 - Uh... - What for? 130 00:15:56,415 --> 00:15:59,210 - To be allowed to enter the country. - Denied! 131 00:15:59,460 --> 00:16:02,088 To research a book, which he's planning to write. 132 00:16:02,171 --> 00:16:03,256 On what subject? 133 00:16:03,339 --> 00:16:06,676 a Guidebook. 134 00:16:09,846 --> 00:16:11,013 He didn't say, Ma'am. 135 00:16:11,097 --> 00:16:13,075 I suppose we could let him stay at Kensington Palace. 136 00:16:13,099 --> 00:16:15,810 Actually, he's intending to stay with his friend, Major Metcalfe. 137 00:16:15,935 --> 00:16:18,437 Fruity? But doesn't he live in Surrey? 138 00:16:18,521 --> 00:16:21,190 - Sussex, I believe. - That's quite good. 139 00:16:21,274 --> 00:16:24,360 - Out of public eye. - The further the better, if you ask me. 140 00:16:26,487 --> 00:16:27,780 So, that is a yes? 141 00:16:28,030 --> 00:16:29,574 - No! - Yes. 142 00:16:29,740 --> 00:16:31,701 - No. - Yes. 143 00:16:33,828 --> 00:16:35,413 Yes, let him come. 144 00:16:36,164 --> 00:16:37,206 Ma'am. 145 00:16:53,181 --> 00:16:56,475 - Morning. - Good morning, sir. 146 00:16:56,559 --> 00:16:59,395 - Uh, did you finish that paperwork? - Yes, sir. 147 00:16:59,562 --> 00:17:01,456 - Thank you. - This one's for Mr. Sweet. 148 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,441 - This one for... - Morning, Margaret. 149 00:17:03,608 --> 00:17:04,609 Morning, sir. 150 00:17:04,692 --> 00:17:06,569 Monsieur Robert. 151 00:17:06,777 --> 00:17:08,863 Yes, ma'am. 152 00:17:29,342 --> 00:17:32,428 Take a look at this. 153 00:17:32,637 --> 00:17:34,847 It's practically an injunction. 154 00:17:35,181 --> 00:17:37,058 Sir. 155 00:17:38,809 --> 00:17:40,269 Are you aware of this? 156 00:17:45,733 --> 00:17:46,734 I am. 157 00:17:46,817 --> 00:17:51,322 As historians, we have a duty to publish the truth, no exceptions. 158 00:17:52,782 --> 00:17:55,284 Otherwise, what are we all doing? 159 00:17:55,368 --> 00:17:56,577 Protecting Nazis? 160 00:17:56,953 --> 00:18:01,290 Protecting something else. My hands are tied. 161 00:18:01,415 --> 00:18:04,210 - But his are not. - That's right. 162 00:18:04,418 --> 00:18:07,296 I have access to the US State Department duplicate files. 163 00:18:07,505 --> 00:18:09,966 Including this. 164 00:18:10,091 --> 00:18:12,593 There's nothing to stop the American government publishing, 165 00:18:12,677 --> 00:18:14,095 if the British government won't. 166 00:18:25,606 --> 00:18:27,942 My dearest darling Peaches, 167 00:18:28,067 --> 00:18:32,238 let us hope the rest of the trip is not as miserable as the journey. 168 00:18:32,363 --> 00:18:36,200 It was a most disagreeable crossing, due to bad weather. 169 00:18:36,867 --> 00:18:39,287 The company on the boat was dreadful, too, 170 00:18:39,453 --> 00:18:41,664 common and uninteresting people, 171 00:18:41,747 --> 00:18:46,043 pestering me to join them for drinks, or play cards. 172 00:18:47,962 --> 00:18:51,299 On arrival in London, my mood was lifted slightly 173 00:18:51,382 --> 00:18:55,886 by a large group of welcoming supporters who cheered my name, 174 00:18:56,053 --> 00:18:58,264 and removed their hats. 175 00:18:58,472 --> 00:19:03,936 And my niece, the Queen, sent me one of the hearses. 176 00:19:07,315 --> 00:19:11,527 Later in the evening, I feared things would go from bad to worse, 177 00:19:11,610 --> 00:19:16,741 as we arrived at Fruity's rather drab little house, somewhere in Sussex. 178 00:19:21,245 --> 00:19:22,496 Fruity. 179 00:19:22,747 --> 00:19:24,540 - Your Royal Highness. - How are you? 180 00:19:24,623 --> 00:19:26,417 - Very well. - Your Royal Highness. 181 00:19:26,625 --> 00:19:27,668 Baba dear. 182 00:19:27,835 --> 00:19:32,840 But George excelled, as ever, and revealed the work he had already done. 183 00:19:33,090 --> 00:19:35,885 Of course, the true purpose of the visit can't be known to anybody. 184 00:19:36,010 --> 00:19:39,638 Should anyone get wind of any "Job hunting" by His Royal Highness, 185 00:19:39,722 --> 00:19:44,518 it might be seen as a violation of the agreement made after the abdication. 186 00:19:44,685 --> 00:19:46,437 And His Royal Highness might find himself 187 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,564 not only being asked to leave the country, 188 00:19:48,647 --> 00:19:51,776 but also, without a pension. 189 00:19:51,942 --> 00:19:56,655 So, this trip must be perceived, first and foremost, as a literary one. 190 00:19:56,989 --> 00:20:00,451 - I trust you came prepared. - I brought quill and ink. 191 00:20:02,620 --> 00:20:04,121 All that notwithstanding, 192 00:20:04,705 --> 00:20:09,877 I've started a campaign, gathering friends and supporters. 193 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,004 And early indications are most encouraging. 194 00:20:12,088 --> 00:20:14,715 Walter Monckton has agreed to host a dinner, 195 00:20:14,799 --> 00:20:17,760 and we've had yeses from Lord Salisbury, Lord Beaverbrook, 196 00:20:17,843 --> 00:20:20,388 Lord Dudley, the American ambassador, 197 00:20:20,513 --> 00:20:23,599 and the Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd. 198 00:20:24,683 --> 00:20:26,268 Cecil Beaton and Noel Coward 199 00:20:26,352 --> 00:20:28,854 have agreed to hold a little supper party for you. 200 00:20:28,938 --> 00:20:30,606 Oh, dear Cecil... 201 00:20:32,108 --> 00:20:35,861 And his inedible food. 202 00:20:59,593 --> 00:21:03,222 - Do we really have to do this? - Indulge me. 203 00:21:03,389 --> 00:21:06,100 I'm interested. 204 00:21:06,225 --> 00:21:09,520 Couldn't you just make up an excuse, and say I'm off sinning somewhere? 205 00:21:09,728 --> 00:21:10,771 No. 206 00:21:15,568 --> 00:21:17,445 Lanky bugger, isn't he? 207 00:21:17,653 --> 00:21:19,238 I think he's rather handsome. 208 00:21:19,405 --> 00:21:23,576 A door-to-door salesman in a hideous shiny suit. 209 00:21:23,659 --> 00:21:25,369 - Where's his box? - What box? 210 00:21:25,453 --> 00:21:28,539 - The one containing his brushes. - Oh, no, look. 211 00:21:28,622 --> 00:21:31,625 - Come on. We'll be late. - Hair brushes. Floor brushes. 212 00:21:31,750 --> 00:21:34,795 - Toothbrushes. - Do shut up, Philip. 213 00:21:35,045 --> 00:21:38,174 As I was thinking about what to preach about today, 214 00:21:38,257 --> 00:21:41,719 I considered various topics, which speak to me personally, 215 00:21:41,802 --> 00:21:45,306 but I thought that I would start with a simple question. 216 00:21:47,266 --> 00:21:49,185 What is a Christian? 217 00:21:50,060 --> 00:21:53,189 The Bible tells us, Colossians 1:27 says, 218 00:21:53,272 --> 00:21:59,361 that a Christian is a person in whom Christ dwells. 219 00:21:59,570 --> 00:22:02,072 It's Christ in you. The hope of glory. 220 00:22:03,032 --> 00:22:07,995 It means that you have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. 221 00:22:08,329 --> 00:22:11,207 That encounter has taken place. 222 00:22:11,290 --> 00:22:14,627 You have received Christ as savior. 223 00:22:16,045 --> 00:22:19,840 And that is what a Christian is. 224 00:22:27,056 --> 00:22:28,891 I enjoyed that very much. 225 00:22:29,141 --> 00:22:32,770 You do speak with such wonderful clarity and certainty. 226 00:22:32,853 --> 00:22:37,650 I find it very reassuring. And it's not only me. 227 00:22:37,858 --> 00:22:40,194 The rest of the country are, too, I imagine. 228 00:22:40,486 --> 00:22:41,862 Yes. 229 00:22:41,987 --> 00:22:44,156 We've been surprised ourselves at the turnout. 230 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,826 Really? Well, you shouldn't be. 231 00:22:47,910 --> 00:22:51,163 In an increasingly complex world, we all need certainty, 232 00:22:51,330 --> 00:22:52,623 and you provide it. 233 00:22:52,790 --> 00:22:55,960 Well, that's not me. The scriptures provide it. 234 00:22:56,418 --> 00:23:00,089 Yes, but you illuminate them so well. 235 00:23:02,258 --> 00:23:06,637 The great joy that I have felt today was that of being a simple congregant, 236 00:23:06,845 --> 00:23:09,807 being taught, being led. 237 00:23:09,890 --> 00:23:13,352 You see, as head of the Anglican Church, in terms of rank, 238 00:23:13,519 --> 00:23:15,938 even the great Archbishops of York and Canterbury 239 00:23:16,021 --> 00:23:18,148 are below me. 240 00:23:18,315 --> 00:23:20,401 Above me, there is only God. 241 00:23:20,651 --> 00:23:24,071 - Well, that must be lonely sometimes. - Yes, it is. 242 00:23:26,574 --> 00:23:30,244 Which is why it's lovely, as Queen, 243 00:23:30,327 --> 00:23:34,582 to be able to just disappear and be... 244 00:23:34,665 --> 00:23:37,710 A simple Christian. 245 00:23:37,793 --> 00:23:39,253 Yes. 246 00:23:41,088 --> 00:23:46,343 Above all things, I do think of myself as just a simple Christian. 247 00:23:47,845 --> 00:23:53,809 It's the values of Christian living that root me, guide me. 248 00:23:53,976 --> 00:23:55,185 Define me. 249 00:24:00,691 --> 00:24:03,110 Have you always been such a good speaker? 250 00:24:03,193 --> 00:24:04,778 I was actually a shy child. 251 00:24:05,195 --> 00:24:07,781 - No. - Mmm-hmm. 252 00:24:07,948 --> 00:24:09,575 Speaking as a shy child myself, 253 00:24:09,700 --> 00:24:12,661 I have to say that I find that very hard to believe. 254 00:24:12,745 --> 00:24:14,997 No, ma'am, it's true. 255 00:24:15,205 --> 00:24:16,832 The first time 256 00:24:16,915 --> 00:24:19,835 I ever spoke in public, I was 12 years old. 257 00:24:20,002 --> 00:24:21,003 At school. 258 00:24:21,545 --> 00:24:25,132 The school principal told my mother he thought I was a natural, 259 00:24:25,758 --> 00:24:29,803 that, of all things, I had a gift. 260 00:25:30,114 --> 00:25:32,116 I've no objection to his being here. 261 00:25:33,033 --> 00:25:36,370 It's the word "Crusade" that troubles me. 262 00:25:38,914 --> 00:25:42,710 If the Reverend Graham is the crusader, the implication is that we're heathens! 263 00:25:44,086 --> 00:25:45,504 Not sure I go along with it. 264 00:25:46,630 --> 00:25:51,093 - Mr. Wheeler-Bennett, sir. - Ah. Excuse me. 265 00:25:55,347 --> 00:25:57,349 Prime Minister. Thank you for seeing me. 266 00:25:57,433 --> 00:26:02,730 You didn't give me much choice. "A matter of the greatest urgency." 267 00:26:03,272 --> 00:26:05,691 Your team of troublesome historians? 268 00:26:05,774 --> 00:26:09,111 Committed historians. Principled historians. 269 00:26:11,155 --> 00:26:15,451 - Is that the file in question? - Yes. 270 00:26:15,534 --> 00:26:16,577 Let's make a start. 271 00:26:22,249 --> 00:26:25,085 Ah, there you are! Plotters all! 272 00:26:25,252 --> 00:26:26,688 - Your Royal Highness. - Your Royal Highness. 273 00:26:26,712 --> 00:26:29,882 Are the curtains drawn? There's treason abound. 274 00:26:29,965 --> 00:26:31,759 George, thank you so much. 275 00:26:31,884 --> 00:26:33,761 - Cecil, it's so good of you to come. - Sir. 276 00:26:34,011 --> 00:26:36,239 - Dear Bobbety. How are you? - Hello, sir. I'm very well. Thank you. 277 00:26:36,263 --> 00:26:38,056 Walter, thank you so much for all this. 278 00:26:38,140 --> 00:26:41,185 We all know why we're here tonight. 279 00:26:41,977 --> 00:26:44,313 To see if we can help our dear friend, 280 00:26:44,646 --> 00:26:49,777 His Royal Highness, in his quest to find... 281 00:26:50,486 --> 00:26:53,405 A final act to this sad drama. 282 00:26:53,489 --> 00:26:57,284 And to turn it into a great history play. He seeks a job. 283 00:26:57,910 --> 00:27:00,996 - A purpose. - Well, that's why I'm here. 284 00:27:01,914 --> 00:27:05,375 To ask you all, my council of war, my... 285 00:27:05,459 --> 00:27:10,714 My Brains Trust of politicians, artists, and philosophers. 286 00:27:11,006 --> 00:27:13,509 - Something in the military, perhaps? - Well, why not? 287 00:27:13,967 --> 00:27:15,636 I was made a major-general, 288 00:27:15,719 --> 00:27:18,096 attached to the British Military mission in France 289 00:27:18,180 --> 00:27:20,140 at the beginning of the war, in a liaising role 290 00:27:20,224 --> 00:27:22,768 between us and the French, and I very much enjoyed it. 291 00:27:22,851 --> 00:27:25,604 Or a position within the Board of Trade. 292 00:27:25,729 --> 00:27:27,523 Well, what kind of position? 293 00:27:27,606 --> 00:27:30,234 Helping promote Britain's economic interests abroad. 294 00:27:31,193 --> 00:27:32,861 Well. Yes. 295 00:27:32,945 --> 00:27:34,655 The right man in the right position 296 00:27:34,738 --> 00:27:38,116 could contribute so much to Britain's economy, 297 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:41,078 helping boost our much-needed dollar reserves. 298 00:27:41,245 --> 00:27:44,456 A man with charm, contacts, influence. 299 00:27:45,123 --> 00:27:48,043 And the magic of being a former King. 300 00:27:49,837 --> 00:27:52,673 Look, doesn't it all feel a little grubby, Walter, 301 00:27:52,756 --> 00:27:55,300 all those grasping international businessmen, 302 00:27:55,384 --> 00:27:57,845 the whiff of profit and self-interest? 303 00:27:57,928 --> 00:28:02,432 No, I like the direction we were heading earlier, the idea of a liaison post. 304 00:28:02,516 --> 00:28:04,076 Then what about the diplomatic service? 305 00:28:05,227 --> 00:28:06,436 Oh, I like that idea. 306 00:28:06,728 --> 00:28:08,313 Don't the Americans 307 00:28:08,397 --> 00:28:12,484 have these unofficial roving ambassadors nowadays? 308 00:28:12,609 --> 00:28:16,029 Yes, they have two in London at the moment. 309 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,198 Well, something like that would be ideal. 310 00:28:18,407 --> 00:28:19,867 Well, I think we have... 311 00:28:19,992 --> 00:28:22,744 My dearest darling Peaches. 312 00:28:22,870 --> 00:28:25,789 What a weight is off my mind. 313 00:28:25,914 --> 00:28:28,375 Monckton really did come up with the goods, 314 00:28:28,458 --> 00:28:32,421 and his friends really do seem to want to help me. 315 00:28:32,588 --> 00:28:34,631 Now, all I must do is wait, 316 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:38,677 while they discreetly make representations on my behalf. 317 00:28:40,262 --> 00:28:42,764 I would say "wait and pray," 318 00:28:42,848 --> 00:28:46,059 but all taste for prayer has left me, as I survey 319 00:28:46,143 --> 00:28:49,479 the madness involving the American evangelist here. 320 00:28:50,063 --> 00:28:53,150 What has happened to the people of this country, 321 00:28:53,567 --> 00:28:57,654 turning like lemmings to this crusading showman from Charlotte 322 00:28:57,738 --> 00:28:59,156 for their inspiration? 323 00:29:00,741 --> 00:29:04,578 Rumor reached me that Shirley Temple even invited the fool 324 00:29:04,661 --> 00:29:06,997 to preach at Windsor Chapel. 325 00:29:07,164 --> 00:29:10,792 Can you imagine the banality of those exchanges? 326 00:29:10,876 --> 00:29:14,671 The smugness, self-congratulation and hypocrisy. 327 00:29:15,589 --> 00:29:19,092 What a grotesque occasion that must have been. 328 00:29:19,885 --> 00:29:23,931 Well, now, bed calls, and for once, as my head hits the pillow, 329 00:29:24,097 --> 00:29:29,811 without yours beside me, I can truthfully say, all is well. 330 00:29:30,020 --> 00:29:32,898 Today, was a day worth living. 331 00:29:33,023 --> 00:29:37,569 Your loving husband, David. 332 00:29:41,323 --> 00:29:43,116 - Good morning, sir. - Primed and ready? 333 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,410 Ready for you now, sir. 334 00:29:49,748 --> 00:29:54,962 I received a visit yesterday afternoon from John Wheeler-Bennett, 335 00:29:55,045 --> 00:29:59,716 the senior historian in charge of publishing the German war files, 336 00:29:59,925 --> 00:30:04,972 who informed me that this government was now left with no choice 337 00:30:05,055 --> 00:30:06,807 but to publish certain material, 338 00:30:07,224 --> 00:30:10,102 which both my predecessor, Winston Churchill, 339 00:30:10,185 --> 00:30:13,772 and yours, your late father, tried to suppress. 340 00:30:13,939 --> 00:30:14,982 What material? 341 00:30:15,774 --> 00:30:18,902 The Marburg Files, Ma'am. 342 00:30:58,442 --> 00:31:01,445 This was always going to come back to haunt us. 343 00:31:06,950 --> 00:31:11,788 Shortly after the war ended, some British troops... 344 00:31:11,872 --> 00:31:12,873 No. 345 00:31:13,623 --> 00:31:16,626 American. 346 00:31:17,711 --> 00:31:23,759 American troops arrested a German soldier, as he was retreating from... 347 00:31:25,052 --> 00:31:26,928 Treffurt. 348 00:31:27,012 --> 00:31:29,723 Near Eisenach. In central Germany. 349 00:31:29,806 --> 00:31:33,769 I don't remember the soldier's name. 350 00:31:33,894 --> 00:31:36,813 Leutnant Von Loesch. 351 00:31:36,938 --> 00:31:41,276 Turns out, this soldier was Hitler's personal translator. 352 00:31:44,362 --> 00:31:47,282 The assistant to Hitler's personal translator, ma'am. 353 00:31:47,407 --> 00:31:51,328 Hitler's personal translator was Dr Schmidt, Dr Paul Schmidt. 354 00:31:51,411 --> 00:31:53,246 All right, you tell the story, Michael. 355 00:31:53,997 --> 00:31:56,792 Please. 356 00:31:56,875 --> 00:31:59,920 Thank you, ma'am. 357 00:32:03,256 --> 00:32:06,343 When his offices were being evacuated... 358 00:32:09,429 --> 00:32:15,018 Dr. Schmidt asked his assistant, Von Loesch, 359 00:32:15,185 --> 00:32:20,565 to dispose of all the top-secret papers, which he had placed in archives. 360 00:32:22,025 --> 00:32:27,197 Von Loesch duly burnt the vast majority. 361 00:32:29,950 --> 00:32:35,122 But he secretly kept the most valuable material, 362 00:32:35,247 --> 00:32:41,628 hoping to use it to negotiate his freedom, and to escape trial. 363 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:08,238 Among the papers which Von Loesch kept back, 364 00:33:08,405 --> 00:33:12,534 there was one file pertaining to Anglo-German relations, 365 00:33:12,617 --> 00:33:16,246 in particular, the relationship of Nazi high command 366 00:33:16,663 --> 00:33:19,958 with His Royal Highness, the Duke of Windsor. 367 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:26,923 I think it's fair to say, the reality exceeded even our worst fears. 368 00:33:28,216 --> 00:33:30,236 We did everything we could to contain this... 369 00:33:30,260 --> 00:33:31,386 That's your lot. 370 00:33:31,553 --> 00:33:35,974 ...unaware that a copy had been sent to the Americans. 371 00:33:39,978 --> 00:33:45,233 Who are now insisting that this volume of the Marburg Files 372 00:33:45,358 --> 00:33:46,568 be published. 373 00:33:48,111 --> 00:33:53,533 And this is the man you inexplicably let back into the country. 374 00:33:58,038 --> 00:34:01,333 I hope you have a strong stomach. 375 00:34:49,172 --> 00:34:50,840 Thank you, Joe. 376 00:35:15,740 --> 00:35:18,910 - Your Royal Highness. - Foreign Secretary. 377 00:35:19,411 --> 00:35:21,663 - Please. - Thank you. 378 00:35:23,290 --> 00:35:26,293 You have loyal and persistent friends, sir. 379 00:35:26,376 --> 00:35:27,961 Thank you. 380 00:35:32,215 --> 00:35:35,719 Following their representations, 381 00:35:35,885 --> 00:35:38,596 and having given the matter careful thought, 382 00:35:38,930 --> 00:35:42,350 it looks like we now have several options. 383 00:35:42,434 --> 00:35:43,685 Please. 384 00:35:43,935 --> 00:35:45,937 The first option I'd like you to look at 385 00:35:46,021 --> 00:35:49,482 would be the role of Ambassador to France. 386 00:36:00,493 --> 00:36:04,956 To a happy, and purposeful future. 387 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:07,125 - Hear, hear! - His Royal Highness. 388 00:36:07,375 --> 00:36:10,628 His Royal Highness! 389 00:36:34,319 --> 00:36:38,698 My dearest darling one, I met with the Foreign Secretary today, 390 00:36:38,823 --> 00:36:42,744 who has managed to find three posts where I could do something of value 391 00:36:43,078 --> 00:36:46,831 and importance. I am so happy. 392 00:36:46,956 --> 00:36:50,418 These posts would offer me the chance to serve my country, 393 00:36:50,502 --> 00:36:52,504 and make a difference. 394 00:36:52,587 --> 00:36:58,468 As to the green light, as far as government is concerned, it's a go. 395 00:36:58,635 --> 00:37:04,808 Only one obstacle remains, to get the blessing of the Crown, 396 00:37:04,891 --> 00:37:08,436 which involves a brief trip back to that miserable mausoleum, 397 00:37:09,270 --> 00:37:12,232 Buckingham Palace. 398 00:37:16,027 --> 00:37:20,323 Counting down the minutes until I am back in your arms again. 399 00:37:20,448 --> 00:37:25,412 Your loving husband, David. 400 00:37:51,104 --> 00:37:53,773 The Duke of Windsor, Your Majesty. 401 00:38:00,530 --> 00:38:02,574 Your Majesty. 402 00:38:06,870 --> 00:38:08,329 Ah, yes. 403 00:38:08,413 --> 00:38:11,374 - It's your first time back. - In this room, yes. 404 00:38:12,625 --> 00:38:15,253 That color was me, French Gray. 405 00:38:21,259 --> 00:38:23,636 So, to what do we owe the pleasure? 406 00:38:23,803 --> 00:38:26,514 I assume it's about this new book that you're writing. 407 00:38:27,140 --> 00:38:30,393 No, actually, I've come here today, on another matter. 408 00:38:30,477 --> 00:38:31,561 A job. 409 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,191 That while I'm clearly no longer a young man, 410 00:38:36,274 --> 00:38:38,276 I'm also not yet an old one. 411 00:38:38,485 --> 00:38:41,362 And might be able to usefully serve the Crown. 412 00:38:43,448 --> 00:38:46,201 You had a chance to serve this country. 413 00:38:46,284 --> 00:38:50,413 The greatest chance. You gave it up. 414 00:38:51,956 --> 00:38:54,459 Well, I gave it up because of the way my wife was treated, 415 00:38:54,542 --> 00:38:56,920 not because I no longer wished to serve this country. 416 00:39:00,965 --> 00:39:06,221 Anyway, one or two ideas came up. For jobs. 417 00:39:06,429 --> 00:39:10,517 Which would require the blessing both of government and Crown. 418 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:12,727 Of course, before coming here and bothering you, 419 00:39:12,810 --> 00:39:16,564 I made sure the support would be given by government, 420 00:39:16,648 --> 00:39:18,942 and I've been assured of that support. 421 00:39:19,150 --> 00:39:20,652 Support for what jobs? 422 00:39:20,735 --> 00:39:23,238 Well, three possibilities came up. 423 00:39:23,321 --> 00:39:26,157 The first is the ambassadorship to France. 424 00:39:26,241 --> 00:39:28,785 The PM and Foreign Secretary aren't keen 425 00:39:28,952 --> 00:39:31,329 on the incumbent, Gladwyn Jebb. 426 00:39:31,746 --> 00:39:34,040 And the second option? 427 00:39:34,165 --> 00:39:37,293 Oh, as a special liaison to the Board of Trade. 428 00:39:39,337 --> 00:39:41,506 The third? 429 00:39:41,589 --> 00:39:43,591 As High Commissioner, 430 00:39:43,675 --> 00:39:46,344 working with the Commonwealth Relations Office 431 00:39:46,469 --> 00:39:49,472 to protect and promote British interests throughout the world. 432 00:39:49,597 --> 00:39:51,057 This would suit me, I think. 433 00:39:51,140 --> 00:39:55,478 As it specializes in the practical side of diplomatic work. 434 00:39:56,688 --> 00:39:57,939 Entertaining. 435 00:40:01,150 --> 00:40:02,777 Well... 436 00:40:02,860 --> 00:40:06,364 I'm sure that you'd do all three jobs very well indeed. 437 00:40:09,867 --> 00:40:13,204 But in light of what I've recently learned about... 438 00:40:13,288 --> 00:40:15,415 About what? 439 00:40:15,498 --> 00:40:17,083 About events that took place, 440 00:40:17,542 --> 00:40:20,420 while you were in Lisbon during the war. 441 00:40:20,878 --> 00:40:23,506 - From whom? - From state papers. 442 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:27,051 - Which state papers? - German state papers. 443 00:40:29,345 --> 00:40:31,055 Which American historians, 444 00:40:31,139 --> 00:40:35,018 supported by the French and the British, 445 00:40:35,101 --> 00:40:37,312 are now threatening to publish. 446 00:40:37,895 --> 00:40:41,858 And what exactly is in these papers? 447 00:40:41,983 --> 00:40:44,736 Letters. And telegrams. 448 00:40:44,861 --> 00:40:49,907 Communications detailing your relationship with Nazi high command. 449 00:40:50,033 --> 00:40:53,328 Well, it's utter nonsense. 450 00:40:53,494 --> 00:40:55,663 In one telegram, from 1940, 451 00:40:56,164 --> 00:41:00,084 it states that you were considering publicly going against the government, 452 00:41:00,209 --> 00:41:02,629 and pledging your support for peace with Germany, 453 00:41:02,712 --> 00:41:04,922 thereby breaking with my father, the King. 454 00:41:05,089 --> 00:41:08,384 In another, it says that, in return for your support, 455 00:41:08,468 --> 00:41:11,554 the German government offered you a home in Spain, 456 00:41:11,638 --> 00:41:15,224 where you could wait out the rest of the war in peace and safety, 457 00:41:15,308 --> 00:41:17,185 while your countrymen gave their lives. 458 00:41:17,268 --> 00:41:20,563 I went to the Bahamas as the British government instructed. 459 00:41:20,897 --> 00:41:24,817 Yes, you were instructed to go to the Bahamas because of your views. 460 00:41:27,695 --> 00:41:29,322 In these papers, 461 00:41:29,405 --> 00:41:33,201 you're quoted as saying that the Fuhrer's desire for peace 462 00:41:33,326 --> 00:41:37,163 was in complete agreement with your own point of view. 463 00:41:46,255 --> 00:41:50,510 You were too young to remember. I, alas, not. 464 00:41:52,303 --> 00:41:56,140 Hitler and his henchmen were once our friends. 465 00:41:56,224 --> 00:41:58,101 As King, 466 00:41:58,184 --> 00:42:02,689 I was committed to the idea, passionately committed, 467 00:42:02,897 --> 00:42:05,608 that England and Germany should never be enemies again, 468 00:42:05,817 --> 00:42:08,027 after the horrors of the Great War. 469 00:42:08,152 --> 00:42:13,616 People forget, there was no indication of who Hitler would become. 470 00:42:14,283 --> 00:42:18,788 You could argue that we were the ones that made a monster of him, 471 00:42:18,955 --> 00:42:22,208 by refusing to be his allies. This is the point. 472 00:42:23,126 --> 00:42:24,168 People make stands. 473 00:42:24,252 --> 00:42:28,756 They grandstand to pat themselves on the back for their great virtue. 474 00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:31,926 And what is the consequence? Another grotesque war. 475 00:42:32,343 --> 00:42:34,929 Millions more dead. 476 00:42:35,012 --> 00:42:37,765 When peace was all that mattered to me. 477 00:42:40,143 --> 00:42:42,270 In that spirit, 478 00:42:42,353 --> 00:42:45,982 I am asking you to make peace with me today. 479 00:42:48,985 --> 00:42:51,362 Elizabeth, the British are a sensible people, 480 00:42:51,446 --> 00:42:55,742 they will never believe these claims against me. 481 00:42:55,825 --> 00:43:01,205 They will dismiss these papers for what they are. 482 00:43:01,289 --> 00:43:05,585 Baseless rumors, and German propaganda. 483 00:43:25,021 --> 00:43:27,648 Everything all right? 484 00:43:30,276 --> 00:43:31,944 Can I ask your opinion? 485 00:43:32,111 --> 00:43:35,823 Of course. What about? 486 00:43:35,990 --> 00:43:37,825 Forgiveness. 487 00:43:38,075 --> 00:43:40,620 Goodness. What have I done, now? 488 00:43:40,745 --> 00:43:42,789 No, not you. 489 00:43:43,289 --> 00:43:46,417 Uncle David. 490 00:43:46,501 --> 00:43:49,378 - I think it's time that he be forgiven. - Are you mad? 491 00:43:49,587 --> 00:43:52,006 - You can't forgive that man. - Why not? 492 00:43:52,131 --> 00:43:53,674 What he did to this country. 493 00:43:53,758 --> 00:43:58,429 Those were different times. He's explained all that to me. 494 00:43:58,513 --> 00:44:01,641 - I bet he did. - Philip. 495 00:44:03,518 --> 00:44:06,687 Forgiveness is very important to me. 496 00:44:06,813 --> 00:44:12,151 It's not often I say this, so, perhaps if I do, you will take it seriously. 497 00:44:17,031 --> 00:44:20,827 Ask Tommy Lascelles to come and see you. 498 00:44:22,286 --> 00:44:24,080 What? 499 00:44:24,163 --> 00:44:26,332 And tell him of your proposed course of action. 500 00:44:26,415 --> 00:44:30,127 - I can't keep summoning him like that. - Why not? 501 00:44:30,253 --> 00:44:33,214 - Well, he's retired for one thing. - Well, then go and see him. 502 00:44:33,464 --> 00:44:37,218 In an unofficial capacity. For sherry or tea. 503 00:44:37,343 --> 00:44:39,929 Or human blood, whatever that monster drinks. 504 00:44:40,847 --> 00:44:43,307 And ask him about your uncle. 505 00:44:43,474 --> 00:44:45,314 He was his private secretary while he was King. 506 00:44:46,143 --> 00:44:49,230 He knows everything there is to know. 507 00:45:27,393 --> 00:45:30,855 - Your Majesty. - Tommy, is it terribly inconvenient? 508 00:45:34,817 --> 00:45:38,571 - Ah! You're mid-battle! - Yes, Ma'am. 509 00:45:39,864 --> 00:45:41,991 Now, don't say anything. 510 00:45:43,618 --> 00:45:45,745 Yes, those uniforms... 511 00:45:45,828 --> 00:45:49,081 - It's 19th century? - Yes. 512 00:45:49,206 --> 00:45:51,375 And that standard is the Duke of Wellington. 513 00:45:51,500 --> 00:45:53,127 Very good, ma'am. 514 00:45:53,210 --> 00:45:55,546 So, it's Waterloo. 515 00:45:55,630 --> 00:45:58,257 - Salamanca. - Ah. 516 00:45:59,050 --> 00:46:01,886 Oh. And, these? 517 00:46:01,969 --> 00:46:05,556 Troops of Sir Edward Pakenham's Third Infantry Division. 518 00:46:05,640 --> 00:46:07,433 They're lovely. Did you have them made? 519 00:46:08,267 --> 00:46:09,936 A gift, Ma'am. 520 00:46:10,061 --> 00:46:12,647 From your grandfather, when I was in his service. 521 00:46:13,064 --> 00:46:14,065 Hmm. 522 00:46:14,941 --> 00:46:17,151 - Shall we, Ma'am? - Yes. 523 00:46:25,284 --> 00:46:29,997 I'm proposing to let the Duke of Windsor back into public life. 524 00:46:31,207 --> 00:46:35,586 And, as an example of a Christian in a Christian country, 525 00:46:35,711 --> 00:46:36,921 to forgive. 526 00:46:39,465 --> 00:46:45,096 Your Majesty, that would, in my view, 527 00:46:45,221 --> 00:46:46,263 be a mistake. 528 00:46:48,641 --> 00:46:51,018 Why? 529 00:46:51,560 --> 00:46:53,270 Before you make your decision, Ma'am, 530 00:46:53,396 --> 00:46:56,732 I believe you should be in full possession of the facts. 531 00:46:57,149 --> 00:47:03,072 - I've read the Marburg Files. - So have I. I said "full possession." 532 00:47:04,573 --> 00:47:08,869 - You mean there's more. - Yes, Ma'am. 533 00:47:09,495 --> 00:47:11,914 The Duke of Windsor made his loyalties clear 534 00:47:11,998 --> 00:47:14,458 as soon as he became King. 535 00:47:14,583 --> 00:47:18,337 Surrounded himself with a new breed of courtier, 536 00:47:18,421 --> 00:47:21,465 men such as Carl, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, 537 00:47:21,590 --> 00:47:23,968 a renowned Nazi. 538 00:47:24,051 --> 00:47:28,139 He also shared classified Allied documents with the Duchess of Windsor, 539 00:47:28,264 --> 00:47:32,309 who was herself, we believe, sharing a bed, 540 00:47:32,393 --> 00:47:35,563 forgive me, Ma'am, with the German ambassador, 541 00:47:35,813 --> 00:47:38,607 Herr Ribbentrop. 542 00:47:54,457 --> 00:47:56,042 It became so bad, that the government 543 00:47:56,125 --> 00:47:59,545 had to stop putting secret and sensitive papers in his red box. 544 00:48:00,379 --> 00:48:05,259 But we needn't have worried, because then we had the abdication. 545 00:48:09,764 --> 00:48:12,183 Having promised to retire from public life, 546 00:48:12,266 --> 00:48:14,685 we now know that he had no such intention. 547 00:48:15,603 --> 00:48:19,148 Why else would the pair of them decide to visit Hitler in Germany? 548 00:48:29,325 --> 00:48:32,995 The Fuhrer labeled the trip an unofficial state visit, 549 00:48:33,204 --> 00:48:36,707 so, it is unsurprising that it was on that same trip, 550 00:48:36,999 --> 00:48:42,088 at the home of Herr Hess, that the plan was hatched. 551 00:48:43,923 --> 00:48:49,178 A plan to reinstate the Duke of Windsor as King of England. 552 00:48:50,429 --> 00:48:54,600 Effectively betraying and dethroning your dear late father, 553 00:48:54,850 --> 00:49:00,523 in return for German forces being given free rein across Europe. 554 00:49:00,731 --> 00:49:02,775 German troops were even promised 555 00:49:02,858 --> 00:49:06,946 to quell a colonial rebellion, if necessary. 556 00:49:07,113 --> 00:49:10,407 And there were visits to SS training schools, 557 00:49:10,491 --> 00:49:13,285 and early versions of the concentration camps. 558 00:49:13,410 --> 00:49:17,039 Now, of course, the full horrors were yet to come. 559 00:49:17,206 --> 00:49:19,750 Nonetheless, he visited. 560 00:49:27,842 --> 00:49:30,136 Shall I continue, Ma'am? 561 00:49:34,849 --> 00:49:37,518 When a German aircraft crashed in Belgium, 562 00:49:37,601 --> 00:49:41,021 carrying Hitler's entire military plan for the invasion of France, 563 00:49:41,272 --> 00:49:45,359 the Duke wasted no time in letting his Nazi friends know 564 00:49:45,442 --> 00:49:49,947 that Allied forces had, indeed, recovered this priceless information, 565 00:49:50,406 --> 00:49:54,285 which gave Germany time to change its plans. 566 00:49:54,368 --> 00:50:00,291 And, in less than a month, Paris fell to German occupation. 567 00:50:00,457 --> 00:50:03,377 But perhaps, worst of all, the Duke 568 00:50:03,794 --> 00:50:07,464 told the German government that resolve in the United Kingdom 569 00:50:07,548 --> 00:50:09,675 in the face of the German aerial bombardment 570 00:50:09,758 --> 00:50:13,554 was weakening, and that continued bombing... 571 00:50:13,721 --> 00:50:18,517 That is, the continued slaughter of his fellow countrymen and former subjects, 572 00:50:18,601 --> 00:50:20,477 would, I quote, 573 00:50:20,561 --> 00:50:23,981 "Soon make Britain ready for peace." 574 00:50:51,508 --> 00:50:53,928 The problems of the world can be summed up 575 00:50:54,011 --> 00:50:56,305 in one three-letter word... 576 00:50:56,597 --> 00:50:59,475 S-I-N. 577 00:50:59,558 --> 00:51:01,435 Sin! 578 00:51:02,061 --> 00:51:06,190 From Psalm 58, "The wicked are estranged from the womb. 579 00:51:06,315 --> 00:51:10,486 "They go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies." 580 00:51:10,694 --> 00:51:14,949 God looks deep down inside of you. 581 00:51:15,157 --> 00:51:18,494 God sees how you really are down inside. 582 00:51:18,577 --> 00:51:22,289 Now, you may be outwardly genteel, refined, cultured, 583 00:51:22,373 --> 00:51:25,167 a churchman, of good standing in the community, 584 00:51:25,251 --> 00:51:28,087 but is your heart far from God? 585 00:51:34,593 --> 00:51:38,180 I've had a chance to think about your request to serve your country. 586 00:51:40,641 --> 00:51:45,896 I was keen to help you and, weighing it all up... 587 00:51:46,021 --> 00:51:49,608 The amount of time that has passed, 588 00:51:49,692 --> 00:51:51,777 and my affection for you, personally, 589 00:51:52,319 --> 00:51:55,823 all spoke in its favor. 590 00:51:55,906 --> 00:51:56,907 But? 591 00:52:00,619 --> 00:52:02,913 But, on balance... 592 00:52:04,915 --> 00:52:05,958 I think not. 593 00:52:08,252 --> 00:52:10,713 And I'm sure you don't need reminding 594 00:52:10,796 --> 00:52:13,436 that under the terms of the agreement reached after the abdication, 595 00:52:13,507 --> 00:52:16,760 you are permitted to return to the United Kingdom only at the pleasure 596 00:52:16,844 --> 00:52:18,387 and invitation of the sovereign. 597 00:52:20,306 --> 00:52:22,474 Yes? 598 00:52:22,558 --> 00:52:26,478 I find myself unable to grant that permission. 599 00:52:29,481 --> 00:52:33,527 And who has fed you this poison? Your mother? 600 00:52:34,737 --> 00:52:36,071 No. 601 00:52:37,114 --> 00:52:38,198 Tommy Lascelles? 602 00:52:38,824 --> 00:52:40,284 I came to my own mind. 603 00:52:40,367 --> 00:52:41,910 But you have no mind of your own. 604 00:52:41,994 --> 00:52:44,705 That's why everyone's so thrilled with you. 605 00:52:44,830 --> 00:52:46,710 The last royal to have a mind of his own was me, 606 00:52:46,749 --> 00:52:48,667 and that's why they threw me out. 607 00:52:48,834 --> 00:52:53,255 Fine. I will go. 608 00:52:53,339 --> 00:52:56,592 But let me ask you this. 609 00:52:56,675 --> 00:52:59,219 Who has done more damage to the monarchy? 610 00:52:59,303 --> 00:53:03,849 Me, with my willfulness, or you lot, with your inhumanity? 611 00:53:08,687 --> 00:53:14,276 We all closed our eyes, our ears, to what was being said about you. 612 00:53:15,486 --> 00:53:19,823 We dismissed it as fabrications, as cruel chatter, 613 00:53:19,990 --> 00:53:23,035 in light of your decision to give up the throne. 614 00:53:23,202 --> 00:53:25,496 But when the truth finally came out... 615 00:53:25,579 --> 00:53:26,955 The truth! 616 00:53:29,458 --> 00:53:33,420 It makes a mockery of even the central tenets of Christianity. 617 00:53:33,504 --> 00:53:36,006 There is no possibility of my forgiving you. 618 00:53:36,090 --> 00:53:38,509 The question is, 619 00:53:38,592 --> 00:53:41,136 how on Earth can you forgive yourself? 620 00:54:11,834 --> 00:54:15,587 - How was your trip? - Sir! 621 00:54:15,671 --> 00:54:19,133 - How's the Duchess? - Your Royal Highness! 622 00:54:19,216 --> 00:54:20,259 Sir! 623 00:54:28,267 --> 00:54:29,893 - Good morning, sir. - Morning. 624 00:54:29,977 --> 00:54:32,688 - Morning. - Morning, sir. 625 00:54:32,771 --> 00:54:35,315 - Morning, sir. - Morning. 626 00:54:39,903 --> 00:54:42,573 We have the go-ahead to publish. 627 00:54:42,781 --> 00:54:45,492 Thank you, sir. 628 00:55:26,533 --> 00:55:28,994 Reverend Graham, Your Majesty. 629 00:55:29,161 --> 00:55:30,204 Your Majesty. 630 00:55:33,874 --> 00:55:37,753 You're very kind to find time for me again. 631 00:55:39,421 --> 00:55:41,256 Do sit down. 632 00:55:50,724 --> 00:55:53,560 Reverend Graham, 633 00:55:53,644 --> 00:55:57,898 I asked you here today, because there's something that 634 00:55:57,981 --> 00:56:01,652 I'd very much like to hear your views on. 635 00:56:01,735 --> 00:56:02,861 Ma'am? 636 00:56:04,905 --> 00:56:06,156 Forgiveness. 637 00:56:08,909 --> 00:56:11,620 Are there any circumstances, do you feel, 638 00:56:11,703 --> 00:56:16,250 where one can be a good Christian, 639 00:56:16,333 --> 00:56:17,626 and yet, not forgive? 640 00:56:21,129 --> 00:56:23,882 Christian teaching's very clear on this. 641 00:56:23,966 --> 00:56:26,927 No one is beneath forgiveness. 642 00:56:27,052 --> 00:56:29,429 Dying on the cross, Jesus himself 643 00:56:29,513 --> 00:56:31,723 asked the Lord to forgive those that killed him. 644 00:56:33,642 --> 00:56:34,685 Yes. 645 00:56:37,396 --> 00:56:41,358 But we must remember his words. 646 00:56:41,900 --> 00:56:45,487 "They know not what they do." 647 00:56:45,654 --> 00:56:49,157 That forgiveness, it was conditional. 648 00:56:49,283 --> 00:56:52,536 True, but he still forgave. 649 00:56:52,828 --> 00:56:55,122 God himself forgives us all. 650 00:56:55,205 --> 00:56:58,584 Who are we to reject the example of God? 651 00:56:58,750 --> 00:57:01,169 Mere mortals. 652 00:57:01,295 --> 00:57:04,631 We are all mortals, that is our fate, 653 00:57:04,715 --> 00:57:07,009 but we need not be unchristian ones. 654 00:57:17,394 --> 00:57:21,523 The solution for being unable to forgive, 655 00:57:21,648 --> 00:57:24,985 one asks for forgiveness oneself, 656 00:57:25,068 --> 00:57:28,697 humbly and sincerely, 657 00:57:28,780 --> 00:57:32,284 and one prays for those that one cannot forgive. 658 00:58:50,821 --> 00:58:53,156 Saying one for me? 659 00:58:53,240 --> 00:58:57,703 - Not on this occasion, no. - Go on. Put a word in. 660 00:58:57,786 --> 00:59:00,622 We all know you have the ear of the big man upstairs, 661 00:59:00,789 --> 00:59:03,959 - as head of his church. - Oh, you're drunk. 662 00:59:04,042 --> 00:59:05,961 - I am. I don't deny it. - Get off. 663 00:59:06,044 --> 00:59:09,715 But not nearly as drunk as either of my drinking companions tonight. 664 00:59:09,923 --> 00:59:13,385 - Care to take a guess? - I wouldn't dare. 665 00:59:13,635 --> 00:59:16,263 Your dear, your dear... 666 00:59:16,346 --> 00:59:19,141 Your dear Ma was one. 667 00:59:19,683 --> 00:59:20,976 What? 668 00:59:21,143 --> 00:59:23,729 And Tommy Lascelles the other! 669 00:59:23,812 --> 00:59:25,522 - No. - Yes! 670 00:59:26,690 --> 00:59:29,234 I know. Hideous thought. 671 00:59:29,401 --> 00:59:33,363 But we all agreed to put aside our historical differences 672 00:59:33,530 --> 00:59:35,699 to celebrate the one good thing we all have in common. 673 00:59:36,283 --> 00:59:39,077 - Which is? - You. 674 00:59:40,620 --> 00:59:43,415 And the heroic way 675 00:59:43,498 --> 00:59:47,794 you kicked that wretched fool out today, 676 00:59:47,878 --> 00:59:50,255 - tail between his legs. - It was hardly heroic. 677 00:59:50,338 --> 00:59:52,048 On the contrary, it was entirely heroic. 678 00:59:52,132 --> 00:59:54,176 And don't, don't for one minute 679 00:59:54,259 --> 00:59:57,262 start on about it being a failure of Christianity. 680 00:59:57,345 --> 00:59:59,931 - It is. - No. It's not. 681 01:00:00,056 --> 01:00:02,184 You protected your country. 682 01:00:03,685 --> 01:00:08,899 And you protected the reputation of your family. 683 01:00:08,982 --> 01:00:10,817 Not to mention successfully 684 01:00:10,901 --> 01:00:13,737 banishing Satan from entering the Garden of Eden. 685 01:00:14,112 --> 01:00:16,865 That's Christ's business in anyone's books. 686 01:00:18,033 --> 01:00:19,868 So, it's a Gold Star from Jesus. 687 01:00:23,580 --> 01:00:26,208 And a Gold Star from me. 688 01:00:27,584 --> 01:00:29,127 What are you doing? 689 01:00:30,086 --> 01:00:31,463 - No! - Yes. 690 01:00:31,546 --> 01:00:33,757 - No. No, darling. - Yes, darling! Come on. 691 01:00:33,840 --> 01:00:35,509 No! 692 01:01:01,576 --> 01:01:02,744 Ah!