1 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:36,000 *CREDITS* 2 00:01:06,792 --> 00:01:09,208 What fun we had doing these. 3 00:01:09,243 --> 00:01:10,968 Look at this one. 4 00:01:11,003 --> 00:01:12,246 How young you look, Albert. 5 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:13,350 Well, that was 6 00:01:13,385 --> 00:01:14,696 before I was the father to... 7 00:01:14,731 --> 00:01:16,560 seven children. 8 00:01:17,665 --> 00:01:19,805 That's you when you were a baby, Vicky. 9 00:01:19,839 --> 00:01:21,738 Who's that nursemaid holding me? 10 00:01:21,772 --> 00:01:23,602 That's me, silly! 11 00:01:23,636 --> 00:01:25,638 Vicky is right, 12 00:01:25,673 --> 00:01:27,433 you don't look like a queen at all. 13 00:01:27,468 --> 00:01:28,434 Of course I don't. 14 00:01:30,436 --> 00:01:33,232 Mama, look, 15 00:01:33,267 --> 00:01:34,785 Bertie is trying to put a marble up Affie's nose. 16 00:01:34,820 --> 00:01:36,511 Affie, stay still. 17 00:01:36,546 --> 00:01:37,443 Right. 18 00:01:39,376 --> 00:01:40,377 Bertie. 19 00:01:41,033 --> 00:01:43,035 Bertie? 20 00:01:43,863 --> 00:01:45,555 Do you wish to hurt your brother? 21 00:01:45,589 --> 00:01:47,419 It's an experiment, Papa. 22 00:01:47,453 --> 00:01:49,904 Bertie, leave your brother alone at once! 23 00:01:49,938 --> 00:01:51,630 Sit over there, Bertie. 24 00:01:51,664 --> 00:01:53,287 Sit! 25 00:01:53,321 --> 00:01:54,564 Vicky, 26 00:01:54,598 --> 00:01:56,359 I want you take your brothers 27 00:01:56,393 --> 00:01:57,843 and sisters back to the nursery, 28 00:01:57,877 --> 00:02:00,017 your mama's not feeling very well. 29 00:02:00,052 --> 00:02:02,399 Is the new baby making her feel cross? 30 00:02:02,434 --> 00:02:04,021 I don't understand why she keeps getting them. 31 00:02:04,056 --> 00:02:06,507 I'm sure she'll feel better soon. 32 00:02:06,541 --> 00:02:07,818 There's absolutely nothing wrong with me. 33 00:02:16,655 --> 00:02:19,934 The new coin would be worth a tenth of a pound. 34 00:02:19,968 --> 00:02:22,350 It is a step towards introducing 35 00:02:22,385 --> 00:02:24,973 a modern decimal system. 36 00:02:25,008 --> 00:02:27,355 Well, we have ten fingers after all. 37 00:02:27,390 --> 00:02:29,012 Seems like the most logical system. 38 00:02:29,046 --> 00:02:31,325 Yes, but there's something so irritating 39 00:02:31,359 --> 00:02:32,705 about the decimal point. 40 00:02:32,740 --> 00:02:35,812 12 is a number that likes to be divided. Ten isn't. 41 00:02:35,846 --> 00:02:37,607 Yes, but the decimal system 42 00:02:37,641 --> 00:02:40,748 works perfectly well on the Continent. 43 00:02:40,782 --> 00:02:43,060 Perhaps they're better at long division. 44 00:02:43,095 --> 00:02:44,338 A new coin 45 00:02:44,372 --> 00:02:46,374 deserves a new image. 46 00:02:46,409 --> 00:02:48,652 It is an opportunity to put something beautiful 47 00:02:48,687 --> 00:02:49,895 in the pocket of the people. 48 00:02:49,929 --> 00:02:51,759 I would like to have a hand in its design, 49 00:02:51,793 --> 00:02:53,381 if I may? 50 00:02:53,416 --> 00:02:54,693 Certainly, sir. 51 00:02:54,727 --> 00:02:57,316 And what do you think we should call the new coin? 52 00:02:57,351 --> 00:02:59,318 Totally unnecessary. 53 00:02:59,353 --> 00:03:02,079 Uncle Leopold. 54 00:03:02,114 --> 00:03:04,323 You have arrived just in time. 55 00:03:04,841 --> 00:03:06,877 That is my specialty. 56 00:03:06,912 --> 00:03:08,016 We need a name 57 00:03:08,051 --> 00:03:10,502 for the new decimal coin. 58 00:03:10,536 --> 00:03:13,953 In Europe we would call it a florin. 59 00:03:13,988 --> 00:03:15,921 Excellent suggestion, Your Majesty. 60 00:03:15,955 --> 00:03:19,752 A name that works both at home and abroad. 61 00:03:19,787 --> 00:03:22,099 Uncle Leopold, let me present my prime minister. 62 00:03:22,134 --> 00:03:24,136 And this is my... 63 00:03:24,170 --> 00:03:25,793 foreign secretary. 64 00:03:25,827 --> 00:03:28,865 Lord Palmerston needs no introduction. 65 00:03:36,804 --> 00:03:41,636 I am delighted to have made such an impression, Your Majesty. 66 00:03:41,671 --> 00:03:43,707 First you undermine my authority, 67 00:03:43,742 --> 00:03:46,020 then you are insolent to King Leopold. 68 00:03:46,054 --> 00:03:47,366 No one is indispensable! 69 00:03:47,401 --> 00:03:49,472 No, indeed, prime minister. 70 00:03:49,506 --> 00:03:50,576 One day you will go too far. 71 00:03:50,611 --> 00:03:52,475 And then I will be the one 72 00:03:52,509 --> 00:03:57,031 with the idiotic grin on my face. 73 00:03:57,272 --> 00:03:59,896 Your Serene Highness, what an unexpected pleasure. 74 00:04:01,415 --> 00:04:02,692 Official business? 75 00:04:02,726 --> 00:04:04,832 There is to be a ball for the christening, 76 00:04:04,866 --> 00:04:07,110 in the fashions of the last century. 77 00:04:07,144 --> 00:04:10,907 Will I valuable enough to receive an invitation, I wonder? 78 00:04:10,941 --> 00:04:15,118 That remains to be seen. 79 00:04:15,152 --> 00:04:18,086 Invites are for valuable member of society. 80 00:04:27,889 --> 00:04:31,168 All I ask is that you look at me, 81 00:04:31,203 --> 00:04:32,549 like you did in Ireland. 82 00:04:36,519 --> 00:04:40,005 I may be wearing livery, but I am the same man. 83 00:04:40,039 --> 00:04:41,489 Nothing has changed. 84 00:04:42,214 --> 00:04:47,184 Exactly, I'm still married. 85 00:04:47,530 --> 00:04:49,014 To a man who's not worthy of you. 86 00:04:49,048 --> 00:04:50,187 Would you like me to arrange 87 00:04:50,222 --> 00:04:54,191 for an oil lamp by the piano, Your Grace, 88 00:04:54,226 --> 00:04:55,676 if there's not enough light? 89 00:04:55,710 --> 00:04:59,231 I'm worried that Joseph here might spill... 90 00:04:59,265 --> 00:05:02,441 wax on you. 91 00:05:14,591 --> 00:05:16,973 Arthur. 92 00:05:17,007 --> 00:05:19,113 Alice. 93 00:05:19,147 --> 00:05:21,046 Helena. 94 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:22,806 Affie. 95 00:05:23,704 --> 00:05:29,088 Of course you remember Bertie and Vicky. 96 00:05:29,123 --> 00:05:30,780 Please accept this book of etchings, Uncle Leopold, 97 00:05:30,814 --> 00:05:32,195 to keep us near your heart always. 98 00:05:33,265 --> 00:05:35,681 How like your dear father you are, 99 00:05:35,716 --> 00:05:38,028 my dear. 100 00:05:38,063 --> 00:05:39,133 Bertie. 101 00:05:39,167 --> 00:05:41,756 Make a bow to Uncle Leopold. 102 00:05:41,791 --> 00:05:44,172 It is a mouse. 103 00:05:44,207 --> 00:05:46,209 And the Prince of Wales, however, 104 00:05:46,243 --> 00:05:48,522 takes after the other side of the family. 105 00:05:48,556 --> 00:05:50,834 Yes, that is what I always say. 106 00:05:50,869 --> 00:05:52,871 Bertie is a Hanoverian. 107 00:05:59,187 --> 00:06:00,844 Uncle. 108 00:06:02,639 --> 00:06:04,261 Don't you recognize Feodora? 109 00:06:06,885 --> 00:06:08,645 Why, she practically lives next door to you. 110 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,752 Feodora, of course. 111 00:06:22,797 --> 00:06:26,905 What an unexpected pleasure to see you here, Duchess. 112 00:06:28,147 --> 00:06:32,566 I know how busy you are at the palace. 113 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,327 The queen has been... 114 00:06:35,361 --> 00:06:37,985 out of sorts since the birth. 115 00:06:38,813 --> 00:06:41,160 She likes to have me on hand, and I can hardly refuse. 116 00:06:41,195 --> 00:06:43,853 Indeed. 117 00:06:44,888 --> 00:06:51,930 How pleasant for you, my dear, to have such powerful friends. 118 00:06:51,964 --> 00:06:55,071 Of course, you are right at the center of things. 119 00:06:55,105 --> 00:06:58,592 The prime minister and Lord Palmerston are always 120 00:06:58,626 --> 00:07:03,804 at the palace, are they not? 121 00:07:04,183 --> 00:07:07,808 Yes, they do come and go, rather. 122 00:07:09,050 --> 00:07:10,189 Well, I, I have been giving some thought 123 00:07:10,224 --> 00:07:13,641 to your costume for the christening. 124 00:07:13,676 --> 00:07:15,988 You have? 125 00:07:16,023 --> 00:07:18,197 I think you should go as my grandmother, 126 00:07:18,232 --> 00:07:20,372 the ninth duchess. 127 00:07:20,406 --> 00:07:23,030 She was painted by Gainsborough. 128 00:07:23,064 --> 00:07:26,758 I have a, a miniature here. 129 00:07:29,968 --> 00:07:33,143 She's lovely. 130 00:07:33,178 --> 00:07:35,698 Sold. 131 00:07:35,732 --> 00:07:38,045 Like so many things. 132 00:07:40,150 --> 00:07:47,088 Until you restored the family fortunes... 133 00:07:47,123 --> 00:07:48,849 My dear. 134 00:07:59,031 --> 00:08:01,102 "President of the Society 135 00:08:01,137 --> 00:08:05,382 for the Improvement of the Laboring Classes." 136 00:08:07,108 --> 00:08:10,664 This country is lucky to have such an industrious prince. 137 00:08:10,698 --> 00:08:15,116 Well, there is still so much 138 00:08:15,151 --> 00:08:16,946 to do. 139 00:08:16,980 --> 00:08:18,326 Three years ago I thought 140 00:08:18,361 --> 00:08:20,052 that this country would go the same way 141 00:08:20,087 --> 00:08:21,916 as France, but... 142 00:08:21,951 --> 00:08:25,023 well, it seems that the English, they may grumble, 143 00:08:25,057 --> 00:08:28,647 but they do not come to the boil. 144 00:08:29,821 --> 00:08:31,063 It is the weather, I think. 145 00:08:31,098 --> 00:08:34,066 It is hard to lead a revolution in the rain. 146 00:08:39,140 --> 00:08:46,838 I am so proud of you, Albert. 147 00:08:48,425 --> 00:08:51,049 Well, I had a good teacher. 148 00:08:55,812 --> 00:08:57,676 Bertie get back to bed at once. 149 00:08:57,711 --> 00:08:59,195 I can't get to sleep without my mouse, 150 00:08:59,229 --> 00:09:00,679 and I can't find it 151 00:09:00,714 --> 00:09:01,922 anywhere. 152 00:09:01,956 --> 00:09:03,820 There you are Bertie. What a child. 153 00:09:03,855 --> 00:09:05,442 I have been looking for him everywhere. Come on. 154 00:09:05,477 --> 00:09:06,409 I want my mouse. 155 00:09:06,443 --> 00:09:08,031 Then come with me. 156 00:09:08,066 --> 00:09:10,758 I have it safe. 157 00:09:10,793 --> 00:09:12,726 Feodora, 158 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,659 you are like the pied piper. 159 00:09:15,349 --> 00:09:16,557 You cannot imagine, Uncle, 160 00:09:16,591 --> 00:09:20,768 how fortunate we have been to have Feodora here as of late. 161 00:09:26,325 --> 00:09:29,225 No, no matter what I do, 162 00:09:29,259 --> 00:09:31,952 Bertie will be my legacy. 163 00:09:34,161 --> 00:09:38,337 I love him so very much, but can you imagine him as king? 164 00:09:38,372 --> 00:09:41,444 He is your son. 165 00:09:41,478 --> 00:09:44,102 He will not disappoint. 166 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,346 London News? 167 00:09:47,381 --> 00:09:50,211 Sir. 168 00:09:50,246 --> 00:09:51,834 London News, mate? 169 00:09:56,977 --> 00:10:00,463 What are you all gossiping about? 170 00:10:37,569 --> 00:10:39,951 Gott in Himmel. 171 00:10:40,606 --> 00:10:42,332 What is it? 172 00:10:49,305 --> 00:10:52,273 Our private pictures! 173 00:10:52,308 --> 00:10:54,551 The printer must have sold the etching plates. 174 00:10:54,586 --> 00:10:55,518 They were private. 175 00:10:55,552 --> 00:10:57,865 Was fur ein Schwein. 176 00:10:57,900 --> 00:11:00,316 My poor sister, I hope... 177 00:11:00,350 --> 00:11:03,043 I hope you will not upset yourself too much. 178 00:11:05,977 --> 00:11:08,289 What's wrong with a mother giving her baby a bath? 179 00:11:08,324 --> 00:11:13,053 Even a woman with your political opinions, Miss Turner, 180 00:11:13,087 --> 00:11:15,572 must understand that what this country needs 181 00:11:15,607 --> 00:11:20,336 is a sovereign, not Mrs. Bun the baker's wife. 182 00:11:34,212 --> 00:11:36,179 I am going to cancel the ball. 183 00:11:38,216 --> 00:11:42,910 I won't have them... laughing at me. 184 00:11:42,945 --> 00:11:47,501 Victoria, I know this is... 185 00:11:47,535 --> 00:11:49,434 a difficult time 186 00:11:49,468 --> 00:11:52,955 at the moment, but try, 187 00:11:52,989 --> 00:11:54,404 try to keep things in perspective. 188 00:11:54,439 --> 00:11:56,372 It's easy for you to say, no one is laughing at you. 189 00:11:56,406 --> 00:11:57,304 Well, on the contrary, 190 00:11:57,338 --> 00:11:58,995 laughing at me, it is a... 191 00:11:59,030 --> 00:12:01,929 a national pastime. 192 00:12:06,037 --> 00:12:10,110 I was... I was so looking forward 193 00:12:10,144 --> 00:12:12,250 to starting my, my duties again, 194 00:12:12,284 --> 00:12:14,183 and... 195 00:12:14,217 --> 00:12:16,047 now what are people going to see? 196 00:12:18,670 --> 00:12:22,501 They are going to see a woman. 197 00:12:23,537 --> 00:12:25,366 Not a queen.As... 198 00:12:25,401 --> 00:12:29,957 As Feodora said, it will pass. 199 00:12:43,143 --> 00:12:45,973 I must thank you for the invitation to the ball. 200 00:12:46,008 --> 00:12:49,252 Mrs. Hudson is most grateful, Your Serene Highness. 201 00:12:49,287 --> 00:12:51,116 I am used to the rough and tumble, 202 00:12:51,151 --> 00:12:52,462 but she... 203 00:12:52,497 --> 00:12:54,913 well, she feels the lack of society 204 00:12:54,948 --> 00:12:57,571 most keenly. 205 00:12:57,605 --> 00:13:00,401 I'll take my leave. 206 00:13:05,648 --> 00:13:07,546 I seem to have scared Mr. Hudson off. 207 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:10,273 You do know the man's a swindler? 208 00:13:10,308 --> 00:13:12,551 He even sold empty railway shares to his valet. 209 00:13:12,586 --> 00:13:14,208 I'm surprised to see you riding with one another. 210 00:13:14,243 --> 00:13:16,245 I am surprised you're not at the palace 211 00:13:16,279 --> 00:13:17,487 with the prime minister. 212 00:13:17,522 --> 00:13:19,075 Well, I did offer, but the prime minister thought 213 00:13:19,110 --> 00:13:20,456 he could manage better alone. 214 00:13:20,490 --> 00:13:22,285 And I am sure he's right. 215 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:23,597 But it would be very inconvenient 216 00:13:23,631 --> 00:13:26,703 if they discovered a common enemy. 217 00:13:26,738 --> 00:13:28,671 It's a mighty fine bay you have there. 218 00:13:28,705 --> 00:13:31,501 Must have cost a pretty penny. 219 00:13:31,536 --> 00:13:32,571 Royal stable? 220 00:13:32,606 --> 00:13:34,021 It belongs to me, actually. 221 00:13:35,229 --> 00:13:37,956 A gift, perhaps, 222 00:13:37,991 --> 00:13:39,647 from one of your many admirers. 223 00:13:39,682 --> 00:13:41,235 Is your wife coming to the ball, I wonder? 224 00:13:41,270 --> 00:13:43,651 She doesn't like the hurly-burly of politics. 225 00:13:43,686 --> 00:13:45,619 Pity. 226 00:13:45,653 --> 00:13:47,655 A man like you needs an ally. 227 00:13:53,420 --> 00:13:55,422 I am not sure 228 00:13:55,456 --> 00:13:56,733 it is a criminal matter, ma'am. 229 00:13:56,768 --> 00:13:59,184 The printer has sold impressions of your etchings, 230 00:13:59,219 --> 00:14:02,187 but that in itself is not illegal. 231 00:14:02,222 --> 00:14:04,051 You asked him to make prints. 232 00:14:04,086 --> 00:14:06,260 The only recourse is to sue for damages. 233 00:14:06,295 --> 00:14:07,227 Damages? 234 00:14:07,261 --> 00:14:08,573 To your reputation, ma'am. 235 00:14:08,607 --> 00:14:12,163 Lord John, my dignity does not have a price. 236 00:14:12,197 --> 00:14:13,612 Quite so, which is why legal action 237 00:14:13,647 --> 00:14:15,338 But... 238 00:14:15,373 --> 00:14:16,512 There must be something we can do. 239 00:14:16,546 --> 00:14:18,997 I understand your distress... 240 00:14:19,032 --> 00:14:20,757 Distress? Lord John, it is more than distress, 241 00:14:20,792 --> 00:14:22,104 it is treason. 242 00:14:22,138 --> 00:14:25,003 I am not sure that a judge would agree with you. 243 00:14:25,038 --> 00:14:27,005 They are, after all, 244 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:28,179 family scenes. 245 00:14:28,213 --> 00:14:29,801 What do you suggest? 246 00:14:29,835 --> 00:14:33,805 Regrettably, there is nothing you can do 247 00:14:33,839 --> 00:14:36,739 except perhaps to choose your printer with more care. 248 00:14:36,773 --> 00:14:39,604 Are you suggesting this debacle is our fault? 249 00:14:39,638 --> 00:14:41,537 No, ma'am, it's just that... 250 00:14:41,571 --> 00:14:45,334 This audience is at an end, Prime Minister. 251 00:14:46,404 --> 00:14:50,132 Mousey, mousey. 252 00:14:50,166 --> 00:14:51,409 Do you want to go in? 253 00:14:51,443 --> 00:14:52,686 Do you like your new house? 254 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,757 Bertie? 255 00:14:57,070 --> 00:14:58,174 Why are you not in lessons? 256 00:14:58,209 --> 00:15:00,038 I was bored.Yes, well, 257 00:15:00,073 --> 00:15:02,592 sometimes in life we have to do things we do not wish to do. 258 00:15:02,627 --> 00:15:04,215 Then I hope Mama dies soon, 259 00:15:04,249 --> 00:15:07,425 so I can be king, and I can do anything I want. 260 00:15:07,459 --> 00:15:08,840 That is a, 261 00:15:08,874 --> 00:15:11,808 a terrible thing to say, Bertie! 262 00:15:17,607 --> 00:15:19,299 Come here. 263 00:15:26,237 --> 00:15:27,341 Off you go. 264 00:15:34,107 --> 00:15:36,523 Bertie is so like Drina at that age. 265 00:15:36,557 --> 00:15:39,871 Makes me wonder if his temper is congenital. 266 00:15:39,905 --> 00:15:41,666 Of course, I know nothing about these things, 267 00:15:41,700 --> 00:15:46,774 but perhaps an expert might. 268 00:15:47,051 --> 00:15:49,605 How can your people believe in this 269 00:15:49,639 --> 00:15:53,402 when they can see you here looking like this? 270 00:15:53,436 --> 00:15:56,646 Monarchy needs to be shrouded in mystery, 271 00:15:56,681 --> 00:16:01,134 not paraded as a public spectacle. 272 00:16:01,168 --> 00:16:02,790 A man's imperfections 273 00:16:02,825 --> 00:16:04,516 are considered part of his character, 274 00:16:04,551 --> 00:16:09,452 whereas a woman's flaws are evidence of her unsuitability. 275 00:16:09,487 --> 00:16:12,214 Your image here, 276 00:16:12,248 --> 00:16:16,287 Would it not be more regal 277 00:16:16,321 --> 00:16:17,840 if you were wearing a crown? 278 00:16:17,874 --> 00:16:19,428 Yes. 279 00:16:19,462 --> 00:16:23,156 But on coins, the monarch is always bareheaded. 280 00:16:23,190 --> 00:16:25,572 But you are the exception, Victoria, 281 00:16:25,606 --> 00:16:27,677 in so many ways. 282 00:16:46,662 --> 00:16:48,940 What are you wearing to the ball, Sophie? 283 00:16:48,974 --> 00:16:50,597 I am sworn to secrecy, ma'am. 284 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:54,394 You can't have any secrets from me. 285 00:16:55,809 --> 00:16:58,363 I am going as the ninth Duchess of Monmouth, 286 00:16:58,398 --> 00:17:00,814 after the Gainsborough portrait. 287 00:17:00,848 --> 00:17:03,299 it was, um, my husband's idea. 288 00:17:03,334 --> 00:17:04,749 The ninth duchess, 289 00:17:04,783 --> 00:17:07,234 wasn't there some story 290 00:17:07,269 --> 00:17:09,512 about her? 291 00:17:09,547 --> 00:17:12,515 I suppose it's nice that the duke takes such an interest. 292 00:17:12,550 --> 00:17:16,416 I suppose so, ma'am. 293 00:17:20,730 --> 00:17:22,215 Well, at least I look like a queen 294 00:17:22,249 --> 00:17:24,217 in this. 295 00:17:24,251 --> 00:17:26,598 Those terrible pictures. 296 00:17:26,633 --> 00:17:28,497 Ooh. 297 00:17:28,531 --> 00:17:31,672 If you feel you can't face the world, Drina, 298 00:17:31,707 --> 00:17:34,641 I am sure Albert and I could manage. 299 00:17:34,675 --> 00:17:36,712 I am sure you would like nothing more 300 00:17:36,746 --> 00:17:40,371 than to announce to the world I'm unable to fulfill my duties. 301 00:17:41,061 --> 00:17:42,890 I'm only trying to support you, Drina. 302 00:17:54,350 --> 00:17:56,559 Your Grace. 303 00:17:56,594 --> 00:17:58,630 I overheard he wants you to go to the ball 304 00:17:58,665 --> 00:18:00,667 dressed as the ninth duchess. 305 00:18:00,701 --> 00:18:03,635 You see, she was a Cavendish, 306 00:18:03,670 --> 00:18:06,224 so we knew all about her at Chatsworth. 307 00:18:07,984 --> 00:18:10,504 Her marriage was miserable, and she took a lover. 308 00:18:10,539 --> 00:18:13,024 When the duke found out, he divorced her 309 00:18:13,058 --> 00:18:15,406 and took her children away. 310 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:16,648 And she took her own life. 311 00:18:17,856 --> 00:18:20,721 I thought you should know, Sophie. 312 00:18:20,756 --> 00:18:22,620 I think your husband intends to humiliate you. 313 00:18:38,981 --> 00:18:42,295 I didn't mean to disturb you, Your-Your Majesty. 314 00:18:44,504 --> 00:18:48,404 When I first came to the throne... 315 00:18:49,819 --> 00:18:54,238 they used to call me a little girl. 316 00:18:58,621 --> 00:19:00,796 And now... 317 00:19:00,830 --> 00:19:02,315 now they will call me a... 318 00:19:02,349 --> 00:19:04,903 what will they call me? 319 00:19:04,938 --> 00:19:07,458 A nursemaid. 320 00:19:08,079 --> 00:19:12,808 No queen has ever had a baby whilst on the throne. 321 00:19:14,085 --> 00:19:18,710 I've had seven. 322 00:19:18,745 --> 00:19:20,850 Seven. 323 00:19:22,576 --> 00:19:24,302 No. 324 00:19:25,683 --> 00:19:29,031 No, they... 325 00:19:29,065 --> 00:19:31,447 they are laughing at me. 326 00:19:35,658 --> 00:19:37,350 I can hear them. 327 00:19:37,384 --> 00:19:41,906 I don't know who "they" are, ma'am, 328 00:19:41,940 --> 00:19:43,459 but what I see, 329 00:19:43,494 --> 00:19:46,428 and I'm sure I'm not the only one, 330 00:19:46,462 --> 00:19:49,672 is a mother who loves her children. 331 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,504 And I am glad that woman is my queen. 332 00:19:59,820 --> 00:20:03,686 The skull is the landscape of character. 333 00:20:03,721 --> 00:20:05,723 Fascinating. 334 00:20:05,757 --> 00:20:08,346 Really is such a good suggestion of yours, 335 00:20:08,381 --> 00:20:10,590 Feodora. 336 00:20:10,624 --> 00:20:12,039 Bertie, come on up here 337 00:20:12,074 --> 00:20:13,386 so that, 338 00:20:13,420 --> 00:20:15,111 Mr. Coombe may examine you. 339 00:20:16,389 --> 00:20:18,425 Bertie, behave yourself. 340 00:20:18,460 --> 00:20:20,841 Otherwise I will send your mouse 341 00:20:20,876 --> 00:20:23,844 to the taxidermist.The what? 342 00:20:37,202 --> 00:20:38,756 The prince's anterior lobe, 343 00:20:38,790 --> 00:20:42,104 the seat of the intellect, 344 00:20:42,138 --> 00:20:44,900 is sadly underdeveloped, 345 00:20:44,934 --> 00:20:46,798 while the lobes of combativeness, 346 00:20:46,833 --> 00:20:50,457 destructiveness and self-esteem, 347 00:20:50,492 --> 00:20:51,941 are most prominent. 348 00:20:54,668 --> 00:20:57,153 Where do you think this... weakness 349 00:20:57,188 --> 00:20:59,121 might come from? 350 00:20:59,155 --> 00:21:00,053 Your grandfather, ma'am. 351 00:21:00,087 --> 00:21:02,814 Late King George, 352 00:21:02,849 --> 00:21:07,992 I believe had the same feebleness of mind. 353 00:21:08,026 --> 00:21:09,994 Bertie may be willful 354 00:21:10,028 --> 00:21:12,479 and slow with his lessons, 355 00:21:12,514 --> 00:21:14,447 but he is not mad. 356 00:21:14,481 --> 00:21:16,794 Do you think there is any hope of improvement? 357 00:21:16,828 --> 00:21:19,383 The cranium never lies, sir. 358 00:21:19,693 --> 00:21:21,005 He cannot help his temper, 359 00:21:21,039 --> 00:21:22,558 it's all part of his character. 360 00:21:23,421 --> 00:21:25,078 Bertie, apologize to Mr. Coombe 361 00:21:25,112 --> 00:21:25,837 for your carelessness.. 362 00:21:25,872 --> 00:21:27,736 Bertie, do as I say! 363 00:21:27,770 --> 00:21:29,462 I won't, and you can't make me. 364 00:21:29,496 --> 00:21:31,602 You don't want that horrible Mr. Cain to come back. 365 00:21:31,636 --> 00:21:34,052 Do you?Sorry! 366 00:21:34,087 --> 00:21:36,123 Bertie come back. 367 00:21:36,158 --> 00:21:39,955 Come back, Bertie. 368 00:21:39,989 --> 00:21:41,163 So what are we supposed to do? 369 00:21:41,197 --> 00:21:43,545 Put him in a straightjacket? 370 00:21:43,579 --> 00:21:46,479 Victoria, why do you always have to exaggerate? 371 00:21:46,513 --> 00:21:49,102 Bertie was fine, until Feodora arrived. 372 00:21:49,136 --> 00:21:51,725 That is beneath you. 373 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,762 Feodora has done nothing but good 374 00:21:53,796 --> 00:21:56,592 for this family. Has she? Has she indeed? 375 00:21:56,972 --> 00:21:58,180 Perhaps you should ask her 376 00:21:58,214 --> 00:21:59,699 if she knows anything about the etchings. 377 00:21:59,733 --> 00:22:01,183 What is that supposed to mean? 378 00:22:01,217 --> 00:22:03,219 Lord Alfred said she had a new horse. 379 00:22:03,254 --> 00:22:04,600 I didn't buy it for her. 380 00:22:04,635 --> 00:22:06,153 You think she would betray you 381 00:22:06,188 --> 00:22:07,879 for a horse? 382 00:22:07,914 --> 00:22:09,467 Victoria, please, 383 00:22:09,502 --> 00:22:10,848 exercise a little reason. 384 00:22:10,882 --> 00:22:12,228 Feodora is your sister, she's not your enemy. 385 00:22:12,263 --> 00:22:15,059 No, Albert, I don't need a lobe of logic 386 00:22:15,093 --> 00:22:18,476 to understand that Feodora can be a sister and an enemy. 387 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,183 I am sorry to disappoint you, Duke. 388 00:22:36,218 --> 00:22:38,772 I imagine you were looking forward 389 00:22:38,807 --> 00:22:41,016 to watching me arrive at the palace dressed as a woman 390 00:22:41,050 --> 00:22:43,777 whose life was destroyed by her husband. 391 00:22:43,812 --> 00:22:46,055 I think you'll find 392 00:22:46,090 --> 00:22:48,195 she was the author of her own misfortunes. 393 00:22:48,230 --> 00:22:50,888 Really? 394 00:22:50,922 --> 00:22:53,028 Well, I would rather go dressed as my grandmother, 395 00:22:53,062 --> 00:22:55,651 who was a servant, 396 00:22:55,686 --> 00:22:57,653 than a member of your family. 397 00:23:12,323 --> 00:23:14,843 Why has everyone got white hair? 398 00:23:14,877 --> 00:23:17,293 Because it's what they wore in the Georgian times. 399 00:23:17,328 --> 00:23:19,710 What's a Georgian time? 400 00:23:19,744 --> 00:23:21,643 It's when all the kings were called George. 401 00:23:21,677 --> 00:23:26,026 So when I'm king, it will be a Bertian time. 402 00:23:26,061 --> 00:23:30,030 Vicky, Bertie, come here. 403 00:23:30,065 --> 00:23:31,549 Bertie, what have you got on your head? 404 00:23:31,584 --> 00:23:33,309 We're trying to make his head the right shape, 405 00:23:33,344 --> 00:23:35,139 so he can be a proper king, Mama. 406 00:23:36,071 --> 00:23:39,108 Papa won't love me if I have a naughty bump. 407 00:23:58,196 --> 00:24:02,891 The whole point of phrenology is that it is not his fault, 408 00:24:02,925 --> 00:24:03,961 it is just the way that he is made. 409 00:24:03,995 --> 00:24:05,272 Bertie doesn't understand that, 410 00:24:05,307 --> 00:24:06,584 and, frankly, neither do I. 411 00:24:06,619 --> 00:24:09,207 I think all of your precious phrenology 412 00:24:09,242 --> 00:24:12,279 is just mumbo-jumbo! 413 00:24:17,837 --> 00:24:19,217 These costumes are ridiculous. 414 00:24:19,252 --> 00:24:20,218 Of course. 415 00:24:20,253 --> 00:24:23,670 Now that Mr. Coombe has made the connection 416 00:24:23,705 --> 00:24:26,708 between your grandfather King George and Bertie, 417 00:24:26,742 --> 00:24:28,019 I suppose wearing costumes from his reign 418 00:24:28,054 --> 00:24:30,090 is rather... unfortunate. 419 00:24:30,125 --> 00:24:32,196 There is no connection. 420 00:24:32,230 --> 00:24:34,129 Mr. Coombe is a charlatan. 421 00:24:39,824 --> 00:24:41,205 That's a magnificent tiara you're wearing. 422 00:24:41,239 --> 00:24:42,758 Thank you. 423 00:24:42,793 --> 00:24:45,692 Those sapphires must have been very expensive. 424 00:24:45,727 --> 00:24:47,280 I had no idea Langenburg was so wealthy, 425 00:24:47,314 --> 00:24:50,145 but perhaps you've come into money lately. 426 00:24:50,179 --> 00:24:53,113 Guten abend. 427 00:24:53,148 --> 00:24:54,114 Frederick the Great. 428 00:24:54,149 --> 00:24:56,945 A warrior and a philosopher. 429 00:24:56,979 --> 00:24:58,325 What could be more appropriate? 430 00:24:58,360 --> 00:25:01,812 What a happy Coburg trio, I... 431 00:25:01,846 --> 00:25:03,296 I mean... 432 00:25:03,330 --> 00:25:06,195 quartet, we make. 433 00:25:19,484 --> 00:25:22,418 Her Majesty the Queen. 434 00:25:26,422 --> 00:25:27,907 His Royal Highness 435 00:25:27,941 --> 00:25:30,081 Prince Albert. 436 00:25:30,116 --> 00:25:31,807 His Majesty 437 00:25:31,842 --> 00:25:33,395 the King of the Belgians. 438 00:25:33,429 --> 00:25:35,466 Her Serene Highness 439 00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:37,675 the Princess Feodora. 440 00:27:15,393 --> 00:27:17,430 Joseph, what are you doing? 441 00:27:17,464 --> 00:27:18,811 Just delivering a message to the... 442 00:27:18,845 --> 00:27:20,433 Stop mooning about 443 00:27:20,467 --> 00:27:22,262 like a lovesick plow boy and do your job. 444 00:27:22,297 --> 00:27:25,472 At once, Mr. Penge. Now, boy! 445 00:27:26,025 --> 00:27:27,923 Why don't you give him a taste 446 00:27:27,958 --> 00:27:30,029 of his own medicine? 447 00:27:30,063 --> 00:27:33,204 He would love a chance to dismiss me. 448 00:27:33,239 --> 00:27:37,312 But when I go, it will be my doing. 449 00:27:37,346 --> 00:27:43,111 I am not going to stay wearing this forever. 450 00:27:56,296 --> 00:28:00,024 Do you like my costume, Joseph? 451 00:28:00,059 --> 00:28:03,131 Very much, Your Grace. 452 00:28:03,165 --> 00:28:06,065 I am not a duchess tonight. 453 00:28:06,099 --> 00:28:08,412 No?No. 454 00:28:08,446 --> 00:28:11,553 Though... 455 00:28:11,587 --> 00:28:14,970 this bodice is rather constricting. 456 00:28:17,628 --> 00:28:21,874 Perhaps I may be of assistance? 457 00:28:21,908 --> 00:28:25,429 Yes, Joseph, I believe you can. 458 00:28:43,723 --> 00:28:48,935 Your beauty spot is rather beguiling. 459 00:28:48,970 --> 00:28:51,110 I will wait for you, Lady L. 460 00:28:51,144 --> 00:28:53,077 Arranging an assignation? 461 00:28:53,112 --> 00:28:55,390 Just pursuing my interests, Serene Highness. 462 00:28:55,424 --> 00:28:57,185 You really should be more careful, 463 00:28:57,219 --> 00:29:01,016 you know how the prince feels about such pursuits. 464 00:29:01,051 --> 00:29:03,398 Well, the prince is a prude. 465 00:29:03,432 --> 00:29:07,264 And my activities have nothing to do with politics. 466 00:29:07,298 --> 00:29:09,507 And besides, 467 00:29:09,542 --> 00:29:11,578 the queen and I rub along rather well. 468 00:29:11,613 --> 00:29:13,063 Really? 469 00:29:13,097 --> 00:29:18,585 I imagine that endears you even further to the prince. 470 00:29:19,310 --> 00:29:20,449 Well, well, 471 00:29:20,484 --> 00:29:26,317 Mr. and Mrs. Hudson do seems to be enjoying themselves. 472 00:29:26,662 --> 00:29:28,595 Of course, they've been rather shunned 473 00:29:28,630 --> 00:29:30,908 since the scandal. 474 00:29:30,943 --> 00:29:34,153 I do hope they were sufficiently grateful 475 00:29:34,187 --> 00:29:35,326 for their invitation. 476 00:29:35,361 --> 00:29:40,262 I have no complaints. 477 00:29:40,297 --> 00:29:42,540 I think you should ask me to dance, 478 00:29:42,575 --> 00:29:45,923 Lord Palmerston. A pleasure, madam. 479 00:29:59,178 --> 00:30:03,320 Where exactly do you require my assistance, 480 00:30:03,354 --> 00:30:06,633 Your Grace? 481 00:30:06,668 --> 00:30:08,083 Just here, 482 00:30:08,118 --> 00:30:08,704 Joseph. 483 00:30:08,739 --> 00:30:13,261 Here... or here? 484 00:30:29,104 --> 00:30:32,452 We, we shouldn't. 485 00:30:32,487 --> 00:30:35,628 Do you want me to stop, Your Grace? 486 00:30:35,662 --> 00:30:36,629 No. 487 00:30:36,663 --> 00:30:38,389 No. 488 00:30:47,398 --> 00:30:50,988 How are you enjoying the ball, Duke? 489 00:30:51,023 --> 00:30:53,715 As much as can be expected. 490 00:30:53,749 --> 00:30:55,717 Have you seen my wife? 491 00:30:55,751 --> 00:30:57,650 Or Lord Palmerston? 492 00:30:57,684 --> 00:30:59,583 Not lately. 493 00:30:59,617 --> 00:31:01,550 Perhaps they're having supper. 494 00:31:07,246 --> 00:31:08,626 How well you look, Feodora. 495 00:31:08,661 --> 00:31:12,492 I must confess I almost did not recognize you earlier. 496 00:31:12,527 --> 00:31:14,080 That's hardly surprising, 497 00:31:14,115 --> 00:31:16,151 we haven't seen each other for 20 years. 498 00:31:16,186 --> 00:31:18,602 Since you made me leave England to get married. 499 00:31:18,636 --> 00:31:22,192 You had no dowry to speak of, but your mother and I, 500 00:31:22,226 --> 00:31:24,366 we did the best we could. 501 00:31:24,401 --> 00:31:27,197 You did the best for Victoria, not for me. 502 00:31:27,231 --> 00:31:29,337 Naturally, she was the heir to the throne. 503 00:31:29,371 --> 00:31:33,099 And I was an... inconvenience. 504 00:31:33,134 --> 00:31:36,654 It was so long ago. 505 00:31:36,689 --> 00:31:38,449 Not for me. 506 00:31:55,501 --> 00:31:59,194 Where has that hobbledehoy Joseph disappeared to? 507 00:32:02,094 --> 00:32:03,681 You see that couple? 508 00:32:03,716 --> 00:32:05,269 It would be hard to miss them, 509 00:32:05,304 --> 00:32:06,408 ma'am. 510 00:32:06,443 --> 00:32:07,513 Who are they? 511 00:32:07,547 --> 00:32:09,342 Why do they keep looking at me like that? 512 00:32:09,377 --> 00:32:13,829 George Hudson, ma'am. 513 00:32:15,762 --> 00:32:17,178 The swindler? 514 00:32:22,769 --> 00:32:26,773 This is madness. 515 00:32:26,808 --> 00:32:28,396 Not from where I stand. 516 00:32:31,364 --> 00:32:33,746 I must go back. 517 00:33:42,608 --> 00:33:45,197 The Duke. 518 00:33:45,231 --> 00:33:46,888 Before you go. 519 00:33:58,486 --> 00:33:59,625 Where the blazes have you been?! 520 00:33:59,659 --> 00:34:04,802 Answering a call of nature, sir. 521 00:34:36,627 --> 00:34:38,353 Victoria, do you not think 522 00:34:38,388 --> 00:34:40,217 that Feodora has done such 523 00:34:40,252 --> 00:34:42,599 a marvelous job of organizing the ball? 524 00:34:42,633 --> 00:34:45,740 Well, her ingenuity, 525 00:34:45,774 --> 00:34:47,638 especially when it comes to the invitations, 526 00:34:47,673 --> 00:34:49,502 is unparalleled. 527 00:34:49,537 --> 00:34:51,504 What on earth do you mean? 528 00:34:51,539 --> 00:34:54,645 These, these, these are your guests. 529 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:57,752 Well, they have been invited in my name, certainly. 530 00:34:57,786 --> 00:34:59,650 But without my knowledge or consent. 531 00:35:00,720 --> 00:35:02,550 Who, for example, 532 00:35:02,584 --> 00:35:05,277 is that peculiar-looking gentleman over there? 533 00:35:05,311 --> 00:35:06,761 The one actually taking off his coat? 534 00:35:06,795 --> 00:35:09,936 Why is he here? 535 00:35:11,559 --> 00:35:14,527 I invited him. 536 00:35:14,562 --> 00:35:15,735 His name is Elkington, 537 00:35:15,770 --> 00:35:17,875 and he is a celebrated inventor. 538 00:35:17,910 --> 00:35:20,015 I would thank you for pointing him out, 539 00:35:20,050 --> 00:35:22,363 I must talk with him. 540 00:35:22,397 --> 00:35:23,709 Well, he may be your friend, Albert, 541 00:35:23,743 --> 00:35:25,055 but what about that couple over there? 542 00:35:25,089 --> 00:35:28,023 The swindler and his overdressed wife. 543 00:35:30,681 --> 00:35:33,546 Perhaps you will tell me why the Hudsons are here. 544 00:35:33,581 --> 00:35:35,376 The Hudsons? 545 00:35:36,756 --> 00:35:38,620 You can't expect me to remember 546 00:35:38,655 --> 00:35:40,795 all the names on the list. 547 00:35:43,349 --> 00:35:45,075 Then I will ask them myself. 548 00:35:45,109 --> 00:35:46,559 No, I... 549 00:35:46,594 --> 00:35:49,562 I believe that would be beneath your dignity, Drina. 550 00:35:49,597 --> 00:35:53,325 The behavior of, of a washerwoman, 551 00:35:53,359 --> 00:35:57,398 not a queen. 552 00:36:08,098 --> 00:36:09,789 So this is your reward. 553 00:36:09,824 --> 00:36:11,998 Well, at least you didn't sell them cheap. 554 00:36:12,861 --> 00:36:15,450 Feo, you have made me look ridiculous. 555 00:36:15,485 --> 00:36:20,490 I think that it is all your own doing, Drina. 556 00:36:20,524 --> 00:36:21,974 You hate me. 557 00:36:22,008 --> 00:36:24,528 You hate me, don't you? 558 00:36:27,635 --> 00:36:28,912 Nothing has been right, Feo. 559 00:36:28,946 --> 00:36:32,502 Nothing has been right since you came here! 560 00:36:33,399 --> 00:36:35,021 I know you would like nothing better 561 00:36:35,056 --> 00:36:36,333 than to turn Albert against me. 562 00:36:36,368 --> 00:36:38,093 I don't understand why. 563 00:36:39,371 --> 00:36:42,408 I have always done my best for you. 564 00:36:42,443 --> 00:36:44,030 Your best for me? 565 00:36:44,065 --> 00:36:46,516 Do you know 566 00:36:46,550 --> 00:36:49,898 the last time I remember being happy? 567 00:36:52,176 --> 00:36:55,663 It was when we lived at Kensington, 568 00:36:55,697 --> 00:36:58,666 and the old king asked me here to the palace. 569 00:36:58,700 --> 00:37:03,567 I played Bach, 570 00:37:03,602 --> 00:37:06,639 and he told me I had the prettiest profile 571 00:37:06,674 --> 00:37:08,814 he had ever seen. 572 00:37:08,848 --> 00:37:13,474 And he was going to ask Mama for my hand. 573 00:37:13,508 --> 00:37:16,097 Feo. 574 00:37:17,512 --> 00:37:18,996 You? Marry that fat old man! 575 00:37:19,031 --> 00:37:20,412 He could barely stand up. 576 00:37:20,446 --> 00:37:24,416 But I would have been queen. 577 00:37:26,970 --> 00:37:31,146 That was not Mama's plan. 578 00:37:31,181 --> 00:37:33,908 Or Leopold's, no. 579 00:37:33,942 --> 00:37:39,534 They wanted you to be queen, not me. 580 00:37:39,569 --> 00:37:42,123 So they sent me away, 581 00:37:42,157 --> 00:37:45,057 marry the first man who would have me. 582 00:37:47,715 --> 00:37:49,579 That wasn't my fault. 583 00:37:52,582 --> 00:37:55,101 You don't know what it's like 584 00:37:55,136 --> 00:37:59,623 to live under a roof that leaks, 585 00:37:59,658 --> 00:38:01,936 or to lie next to a man 586 00:38:01,970 --> 00:38:07,113 who has drunk himself into a stupor. 587 00:38:07,148 --> 00:38:10,151 You have everything, Drina, 588 00:38:10,185 --> 00:38:12,981 and you don't even know how lucky you are! 589 00:38:19,402 --> 00:38:21,714 A little piece of the palace in your very own home. 590 00:38:21,749 --> 00:38:22,957 Look at that, do you like that one? 591 00:38:22,991 --> 00:38:26,236 How much? A shilling to you, sir. 592 00:38:26,270 --> 00:38:28,134 Thank you very much indeed. 593 00:38:28,169 --> 00:38:29,688 Hello, there, now then. 594 00:38:29,722 --> 00:38:32,829 How many scenes of the royal household you can own? 595 00:38:32,863 --> 00:38:34,002 How much is that one? 596 00:38:34,037 --> 00:38:35,141 It is a shilling. Thank you. 597 00:38:35,176 --> 00:38:39,525 Thank you very much. 598 00:38:40,906 --> 00:38:43,771 Bertie. 599 00:38:43,805 --> 00:38:45,773 Sehr gut. 600 00:38:45,807 --> 00:38:50,709 I will attempt... 601 00:38:50,743 --> 00:38:52,124 Touché. 602 00:38:53,297 --> 00:38:54,782 Ha ha!No, Bertie! 603 00:38:54,816 --> 00:38:56,024 I've got the queen.Give it back. 604 00:38:57,681 --> 00:38:58,958 No, no, no, give that back to me, Bertie. 605 00:38:58,993 --> 00:39:00,201 Rotter. 606 00:39:00,235 --> 00:39:01,996 That was a very foolish thing to do. 607 00:39:02,030 --> 00:39:03,515 But you're always playing 608 00:39:03,549 --> 00:39:05,137 with Vicky, and you never play with me. 609 00:39:05,171 --> 00:39:07,864 That's because your head hasn't got a chess bump. 610 00:39:07,898 --> 00:39:10,660 No, no, no. 611 00:39:11,626 --> 00:39:13,870 Now, shall we play with your marbles, Bertie? 612 00:39:13,904 --> 00:39:15,975 I don't want to play with my marbles. 613 00:39:16,010 --> 00:39:19,254 I want to play chess! 614 00:39:21,222 --> 00:39:23,258 Bertie! 615 00:39:23,293 --> 00:39:25,916 Leave me alone! 616 00:39:25,951 --> 00:39:27,573 You could play chess with him, Albert. 617 00:39:27,608 --> 00:39:29,195 No, no, it is clear. 618 00:39:29,230 --> 00:39:31,819 He shall never be able to learn the rules. 619 00:39:31,853 --> 00:39:35,719 I am saving him from further disappointment. 620 00:39:35,754 --> 00:39:38,929 So you are just going to give up on him? 621 00:39:38,964 --> 00:39:41,863 No, no, no, I am being pragmatic. 622 00:39:41,898 --> 00:39:43,175 You heard what Mr. Coombe had to say. 623 00:39:43,209 --> 00:39:46,558 Do you think Mr. Coombe knows your son 624 00:39:46,592 --> 00:39:48,698 better than you do? 625 00:39:48,732 --> 00:39:50,631 "Dei Gratia," 626 00:39:50,665 --> 00:39:53,599 "By the grace of God." 627 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:55,808 It's on every coin. 628 00:39:55,843 --> 00:39:57,707 Every coin, Prime Minister, except this one. 629 00:39:57,741 --> 00:40:01,573 I hear they're calling it the godless florin. 630 00:40:01,607 --> 00:40:03,954 First the etchings, 631 00:40:03,989 --> 00:40:05,784 Rest assured, ma'am, 632 00:40:05,818 --> 00:40:08,683 we will make sure that this error is corrected. 633 00:40:08,718 --> 00:40:10,202 Corrected, it's too late. The damage has been done. 634 00:40:10,236 --> 00:40:12,031 May I speak frankly, ma'am? 635 00:40:12,066 --> 00:40:14,033 You don't usually ask my permission 636 00:40:14,068 --> 00:40:17,071 before telling me something I don't want to hear. 637 00:40:17,830 --> 00:40:19,694 I think these pictures have done you the power of good. 638 00:40:19,729 --> 00:40:20,902 What on earth 639 00:40:20,937 --> 00:40:22,076 do you mean? 640 00:40:22,110 --> 00:40:25,044 This cost me a shilling. 641 00:40:25,838 --> 00:40:29,773 Do you think the people are buying these 642 00:40:29,808 --> 00:40:32,638 in order to laugh at them? 643 00:40:32,673 --> 00:40:37,125 Every time you have a child, the nation rejoices, ma'am, 644 00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:40,370 but they also wonder how much your burgeoning family 645 00:40:40,404 --> 00:40:41,647 is going to cost them. 646 00:40:41,682 --> 00:40:43,097 You did say I could speak frankly. 647 00:40:43,131 --> 00:40:44,857 These etchings, 648 00:40:44,892 --> 00:40:46,721 these trivial domestic scenes, 649 00:40:46,756 --> 00:40:48,620 they remind your subjects 650 00:40:48,654 --> 00:40:51,381 that you are not some remote, Olympian being, 651 00:40:51,415 --> 00:40:53,797 but rather a woman who bathes her children 652 00:40:53,832 --> 00:40:55,627 and loves her dogs. 653 00:40:55,661 --> 00:40:57,318 And that's... 654 00:40:57,352 --> 00:41:01,011 desirable? 655 00:41:01,667 --> 00:41:03,738 Do you want me to tell you the secret 656 00:41:03,773 --> 00:41:04,981 to my popularity, ma'am? 657 00:41:05,015 --> 00:41:06,948 I am a viscount, but when the people see me 658 00:41:06,983 --> 00:41:08,847 at the races, or at a prize fight, 659 00:41:08,881 --> 00:41:12,954 they just see a fellow who likes a flutter... 660 00:41:12,989 --> 00:41:14,853 just as they do. 661 00:41:14,887 --> 00:41:17,821 And you don't think that familiarity breeds contempt? 662 00:41:17,856 --> 00:41:20,755 Is this familiar 663 00:41:20,790 --> 00:41:23,758 to your subjects, ma'am? 664 00:41:24,725 --> 00:41:28,763 But a baby and a dog, 665 00:41:28,798 --> 00:41:31,766 that they understand. 666 00:41:35,218 --> 00:41:36,978 You may be right. 667 00:41:39,463 --> 00:41:42,225 But the coin, the coin is unforgivable. 668 00:41:42,259 --> 00:41:44,952 Who is responsible? 669 00:41:47,748 --> 00:41:50,751 I'm asking you, Prime Minister, who is responsible? 670 00:41:50,785 --> 00:41:52,925 If you remember, ma'am, 671 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:56,411 the prince took responsibility 672 00:41:56,446 --> 00:41:59,069 for the design of the florin. 673 00:41:59,104 --> 00:42:01,209 It would be most unfortunate 674 00:42:01,244 --> 00:42:03,798 were his involvement to become known, 675 00:42:03,833 --> 00:42:07,215 especially now he is suing the printer of the etchings. 676 00:42:07,250 --> 00:42:08,665 Perhaps we should 677 00:42:08,700 --> 00:42:09,908 leave Her Majesty 678 00:42:09,942 --> 00:42:14,291 to prepare for the christening. 679 00:42:16,431 --> 00:42:17,467 Will that be all, ma'am? 680 00:42:39,178 --> 00:42:41,698 When were you going to tell me you were suing for damages? 681 00:42:41,733 --> 00:42:44,770 I understood that you were not able to take action, 682 00:42:44,805 --> 00:42:45,875 so I spoke with the lawyers, 683 00:42:45,909 --> 00:42:48,291 who made it clear there was nothing preventing me 684 00:42:48,325 --> 00:42:49,741 from doing so. 685 00:42:49,775 --> 00:42:51,708 And you didn't think to ask me first? 686 00:42:51,743 --> 00:42:55,091 I assumed we wanted the same thing, Victoria. 687 00:42:55,125 --> 00:42:57,680 Actually, I have changed my mind. 688 00:42:58,508 --> 00:43:00,959 Lord Pam says the pictures are very popular. 689 00:43:05,204 --> 00:43:07,034 When did you start wanting the monarchy 690 00:43:07,068 --> 00:43:09,346 to be nothing more than entertainment? 691 00:43:10,209 --> 00:43:13,178 The issue is not whether you are liked, Victoria, 692 00:43:13,212 --> 00:43:14,973 it is whether you are respected. 693 00:43:17,182 --> 00:43:19,874 Look at that. 694 00:43:19,909 --> 00:43:21,082 Where is the inscription that says 695 00:43:21,117 --> 00:43:22,290 I am queen through the grace of God? 696 00:43:22,325 --> 00:43:24,879 You could not fit it on, because of the crown. 697 00:43:24,914 --> 00:43:26,018 You wanted the crown. 698 00:43:26,053 --> 00:43:28,400 Because I wanted to look like a queen, 699 00:43:28,434 --> 00:43:30,091 but how can I do that when my own husband doesn't think 700 00:43:30,126 --> 00:43:31,541 the fact that I have been anointed by God... 701 00:43:31,575 --> 00:43:34,095 Do you not see that you are contradicting yourself? 702 00:43:34,130 --> 00:43:36,442 The etchings they lower you down to the level of your people, 703 00:43:36,477 --> 00:43:38,755 but you are furious because a Latin tag, 704 00:43:38,790 --> 00:43:40,757 that most of your people cannot even understand, 705 00:43:40,792 --> 00:43:41,896 has been omitted from a coin. 706 00:43:41,931 --> 00:43:44,485 You have no logic! 707 00:43:51,319 --> 00:43:53,321 Um... 708 00:43:53,356 --> 00:43:54,288 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, 709 00:43:54,322 --> 00:43:55,254 the archbishop is on his way 710 00:43:55,289 --> 00:43:59,224 to the throne room. 711 00:43:59,258 --> 00:44:00,984 For the christening. 712 00:44:17,483 --> 00:44:19,554 How splendid you look, my dear. 713 00:44:19,589 --> 00:44:22,868 You are coming to the christening? 714 00:44:22,903 --> 00:44:24,836 Of course. 715 00:44:27,528 --> 00:44:30,531 I know that I will find it fascinating. 716 00:44:49,999 --> 00:44:53,278 Arthur William Patrick Albert. 717 00:44:53,312 --> 00:44:55,867 I baptize thee in the name of the Father, 718 00:44:55,901 --> 00:44:58,973 and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 719 00:44:59,008 --> 00:45:01,113 We receive this child 720 00:45:01,148 --> 00:45:03,288 into the congregation 721 00:45:03,322 --> 00:45:04,841 of Christ's flock. 722 00:45:04,876 --> 00:45:06,843 The Lord bless you and keep you 723 00:45:06,878 --> 00:45:09,294 the Lord make His face to shine upon you 724 00:45:09,328 --> 00:45:12,504 and be gracious to you. 725 00:45:12,538 --> 00:45:15,162 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you 726 00:45:15,196 --> 00:45:17,233 and give you peace. Amen. 727 00:45:17,267 --> 00:45:19,476 Bertie! 728 00:45:41,567 --> 00:45:43,880 Vicky, look! 729 00:45:43,915 --> 00:45:46,193 Children. 730 00:46:00,103 --> 00:46:01,449 Did you really send her away 731 00:46:01,484 --> 00:46:04,073 so she wouldn't marry Uncle George? 732 00:46:04,107 --> 00:46:06,938 My late father-in-law liked nothing better 733 00:46:06,972 --> 00:46:09,112 than to torment his brothers 734 00:46:09,147 --> 00:46:14,221 with the notion that he could still produce an heir. 735 00:46:14,255 --> 00:46:16,602 I'm afraid Feodora was 736 00:46:16,637 --> 00:46:20,365 just a pawn in that game. 737 00:46:20,399 --> 00:46:22,194 You know, she blames me. 738 00:46:25,232 --> 00:46:26,923 She wants to have her revenge. 739 00:46:26,958 --> 00:46:28,062 Revenge? 740 00:46:28,097 --> 00:46:29,615 You exaggerate, Victoria. 741 00:46:29,650 --> 00:46:33,930 What could a penniless German princess possibly do 742 00:46:33,965 --> 00:46:36,243 to hurt the Queen of England? 743 00:46:38,452 --> 00:46:40,661 It is true.No. 744 00:46:44,389 --> 00:46:46,563 I never thought of that. 745 00:46:46,598 --> 00:46:48,186 You know my sister 746 00:46:48,220 --> 00:46:50,705 was selling invitations to the ball? 747 00:46:53,053 --> 00:46:57,402 Well, I asked her to invite a variety of guests. 748 00:46:57,436 --> 00:46:59,024 If they sent her gifts, 749 00:46:59,059 --> 00:47:01,337 that can only be expected. 750 00:47:01,371 --> 00:47:03,339 People send you things all the time. 751 00:47:08,413 --> 00:47:14,626 Why do you begrudge her the crumbs from your table? 752 00:47:27,294 --> 00:47:30,331 I think it's time you went home. 753 00:47:30,366 --> 00:47:35,474 Well, I think your husband would be sorry to see me go. 754 00:47:35,509 --> 00:47:42,723 He so enjoys having someone rational to talk to. 755 00:47:44,759 --> 00:47:48,142 She hates me, Albert. Is it because 756 00:47:48,177 --> 00:47:50,179 she treats you as a sister and not as a goddess? 757 00:47:50,213 --> 00:47:51,697 I... 758 00:47:51,732 --> 00:47:52,388 Victoria, I think 759 00:47:52,422 --> 00:47:54,217 your intellect is overtaxed. 760 00:47:56,185 --> 00:47:58,394 You're saying I'm mad? 761 00:47:58,428 --> 00:47:59,740 Is that it, Albert? Is that what you're saying? 762 00:47:59,774 --> 00:48:01,259 No. No. No. I'm saying, like Bertie, 763 00:48:01,293 --> 00:48:02,605 I think your character's been overdeveloped 764 00:48:02,639 --> 00:48:04,365 in the area of self-esteem. 765 00:48:09,163 --> 00:48:10,993 That's enough. 766 00:48:12,373 --> 00:48:14,134 No, I have expected you to be something 767 00:48:14,168 --> 00:48:15,238 that clearly you cannot be, 768 00:48:15,273 --> 00:48:18,103 Victoria, a rational woman. 769 00:48:18,138 --> 00:48:21,210 But now I, I realize my mistake. 770 00:48:24,799 --> 00:48:27,457 How can you be so cold? 771 00:48:28,320 --> 00:48:31,461 It is the only way that I can deal with your temper. 772 00:48:31,496 --> 00:48:34,050 I have no desire to descend to your level. 773 00:48:34,085 --> 00:48:37,122 My level! 774 00:49:06,634 --> 00:49:10,811 When did you stop loving me, Albert? 775 00:49:11,915 --> 00:49:13,227 I do love you, of course I do, 776 00:49:13,262 --> 00:49:16,644 just as I love the children. 777 00:49:17,024 --> 00:49:21,787 My duty to protect and care for you all. 778 00:49:26,516 --> 00:49:29,519 That's not what I meant. 779 00:49:33,661 --> 00:49:35,387 I know. 780 00:49:41,531 --> 00:49:44,672 But it is all I have left. 781 00:50:40,659 --> 00:50:45,457 My mouse has run away, and he's never coming back. 782 00:50:46,424 --> 00:50:48,460 Darling, come here. 783 00:50:52,257 --> 00:50:53,776 Come here. 784 00:50:53,810 --> 00:50:55,985 We will get you another mouse. 785 00:50:56,019 --> 00:50:57,883 But it won't be the same. 786 00:51:00,955 --> 00:51:04,200 No, it won't be the same. 787 00:51:04,235 --> 00:51:07,824 Papa doesn't love me anymore, 788 00:51:07,859 --> 00:51:12,450 'cause I'm stupid. 789 00:51:15,832 --> 00:51:20,975 You can't stop loving someone, Bertie. 790 00:51:23,046 --> 00:51:25,911 It is not possible. 791 00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:31,000 *CREDITS*