Annus Horribilis

The Crown 5×4

Prince Andrew: But there's another one now. A financial adviser, John Bryan.
Queen Elizabeth II: Oh, for heaven's sake.
Prince Andrew: With... more photographs to come.
Queen Elizabeth II: Of what?
Prince Andrew: You don't want to know. In Saint-Tropez. Doing something unmentionable.
Queen Elizabeth II: You're right. I don't want to know.
Prince Andrew: Sucking Sarah's toes, Mummy.

Prince Andrew: People tell me I put my foot in it from time to time. At least I don't put it in someone's mouth. Can you imagine? Her actual foot. If he was that hungry, he could've ordered a sandwich.
Queen Elizabeth II: Or some sole.
Prince Andrew: Sole! That's brilliant.

Prince Andrew: It's... It's just the sheer humiliation of it all. Which is why, this time, I'm left with no option but to, well, mention the D-word.
Queen Elizabeth II: Diplomacy? Détente? Is it asking too much to say "duty"?
Prince Andrew: Divorce, Mummy.

Prince Andrew: She's had enough. And I don't blame her. I blame us.
Queen Elizabeth II: What?
Prince Andrew: We all knew what we were getting into when we brought Sarah into the family. Everyone was so pro. You more than anyone.
Queen Elizabeth II: Yes.
Prince Andrew: She was a breath of fresh air. Modern, relatable, buckets of fun. That laugh. So infectious.
Queen Elizabeth II: Yes.
Prince Andrew: But that's what we do in this family. Destroy anyone that's different. Not at the beginning. First, we tell ourselves how good they'll be for the system. They'll be our salvation, our secret weapon. Make us look more modern. More normal. More... human. And we learn the same painful lessons yet again. That no one with any character, originality, spark, wit, and flare has a place in this system.

Queen Elizabeth II: At my coronation, I took an oath that you will one day take at yours to maintain the laws of God. And God's law is that marriage is for life. And while it is expected for the monarch to be married and produce an heir, being happily married is a preference rather than a requirement.
Prince Charles: You also took a solemn promise to maintain and protect the Crown. Diana won't rest until she's blown the whole thing up. Is that what you want?

Prince Charles: Look at the rates of family breakdown out there, and then look at us. Margaret, divorced. Anne, divorced. Andrew, humiliated and... and heading for divorce. Me, trapped and dreaming of divorce. And you talk about moral examples. If we were an... ordinary family and social services came to visit, they'd have thrown us into care and you into jail!

Queen Elizabeth II: How did it come to this? Our generation was brought up to believe that marriage was an ideal, and divorce was a problem. This generation...

Princess Margaret: You don't think I have reason to burn down my sister's home?

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: You know the three questions we always ask ourselves. Does it need saying? Does it need saying now? Does it need saying by me? And to describe it in this way, annus horribilis? People will remark on it. Not just because of the theatrical deviation into Latin.
Queen Elizabeth II: What's your point?
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: My point, since we're speaking Latin now, is tempus fugit. Time passes. People will move on and forget. Make a statement like this, no one will forget.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: Apology? That word shouldn't be in your vocabulary. Monarchy is the only part of the constitution with an element of the divine. When you wear the crown, you are transfigured. Apologizing sullies not just your dignity but God's, whose will it is that you are who you are. I'm not sure if there's anything to be gained by that.
Prince Philip: Yes, there is. Her peace of mind. She's done God's will about as immaculately as any human for the past 40 years. She's earned the right to say anything she likes. And it's our job to support her. Unconditionally.

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