Terra Nullius

The Crown 4×6

Princess Margaret: She's struggling to cope, apparently. Wretched in the marriage. And… if rumors are to be believed, she's, uh… doing things to herself.
Queen Elizabeth II: What things?
Princess Margaret: People do the strangest things when they're unhappy...

Edward Adeane: I'm busy, ma'am. What is your point?
Princess Diana: My point is that this child is not just beautiful. This child is perfect in every single way. So why should you expect me, as his mother, to be without him for one second, let alone two weeks?
Edward Adeane: Because you married the Prince of Wales, ma'am. And that is an act of service to the Crown and to the country, which you signed up to willingly and with open eyes, and you are the Princess of Wales.
Princess Diana: Then the greatest act of service that I can give to the Crown as princess is not to be some meek little wife following the great prince around like some smiling doll, but to be a living, breathing, present mother, bringing up this child in the hopes that the boy that will one day become king still has a vestige of humanity in him. God knows he's not going to be getting it from any of his courtiers.

Princess Diana: I think this might be the most important conversation we've ever had.
Prince Charles: Yes.
Princess Diana: And the solution is so simple. Any time either of us feels we're not getting what we need, we simply need to give that very thing to the other. If you learned anything from today... We both need the same as each other. To be encouraged.
Prince Charles: To be supported.
Princess Diana: And to be…
Prince Charles: ...appreciated.
Princess Diana: To be loved.
Prince Charles: Yes.

Bob Hawke: Let's face it. She's made us both look like chumps.
Prince Charles: I… don't understand.
Bob Hawke: Terra nullius. That's what your ancestor King George III called us when the Brits first arrived. "Nobody's country." Well, by God, we were somebody's country then, and… we're our own country now. When you arrived, I thought… your visit might inspire Australia to finally… throw off the shackles and stand on her own two feet, and… no offense, but if it'd just been you, you know, I might've got my wishes! But then, you know… she comes along. The perfect wife, the perfect princess, and the whole place goes nuts. It's the power of fairy tales. That superstar may have just set back the cause of republicanism in Australia for the foreseeable future.

Queen Elizabeth II: Welcome back.
Princess Diana: Thank you, Mama... You said I should always call you that.
Queen Elizabeth II: Of course.

Queen Elizabeth II: I struggle to understand Charles too. I think that's no secret. But us sitting here sticking knives into him isn't helpful either. Is it also possible there is a part of you that is enjoying your own success too much?
Princess Diana: What is "too much"? A smile? A moment's happiness?
Queen Elizabeth II: Overstepping the mark is too much. I think we do all know when we've played to the gallery excessively. We know.

Princess Diana: All I want is to play for the team.
Queen Elizabeth II: You're the Princess of Wales. So of course you're part of the team.
Princess Diana: Then show me. This whole thing, it starts and stops with you. You're the captain of the team. If you show me love, approval, and acceptance, everyone else will follow.
Queen Elizabeth II: ... I think we've gone as far as we can for now. We can continue another time.
Princess Diana: Don't dismiss me, please. Don't push me away.
Queen Elizabeth II: What?
Princess Diana: Mama… That's all I want. It's all any of us want from you. Is it too much to ask?

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: A hug?
Queen Elizabeth II: Yes.
Princess Margaret: What kind of hug?
Queen Elizabeth II: A tight, rather desperate hug.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: Diana… is an immature little girl who, in time, will give up her struggles, give up her fight, and bend, as Philip did. As they all do. And when she bends, she will fit.
Queen Elizabeth II: And if she doesn't bend, what then?
Princess Margaret: She will break.

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