05x08 - Gunpowder

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat instrumental music plays]

[horn honks]

[footsteps approaching]

[brakes squeak softly]

- Good morning, sir.
- Morning.

[receptionist] BBC Broadcasting House.

Yes, that's correct.

[man grunts softly]

[sighs]

- [valet] Good morning, sir.
- Good morning.

Yes, of course. Yes.

- ...main focus to be. All right?
- Yes, sir.

Right! Everyone.

Shall we make a start?

As you can see from the agenda,
I have taken the liberty...

I think you'll find calling any meeting
of the BBC Board of Governors to order

is my job as chair.

If you insist, Dukey.

I do, John.

[chair scrapes]

First item on the agenda.

It gives me great pleasure
to confirm that the Royal Charter,

as granted by Her Majesty the Queen,

has been renewed for a further ten years.

- [glad chatter]
- [man ] That is splendid.

[man ] Marvelous.

[Duke] The fruits of months,

indeed years, of careful negotiation

over which I presided.

And whose outcome, I should say,
I played no small part in influencing.

[grunts, sighs]

But will it be me who gets the credit?

Oh no. That will go to
our illustrious director general

in his Armani suits...

- [scattered chuckles]
- ...and his slip-on shoes,

speaking a language
that doesn't come from England

but from some management
training course in America.

There's no need to do this.

A man so blinkered,

so obsessed with the thr*at posed

by these new satellite channels

that he fails to see
the glaringly obvious,

that it is our very difference
from these channels

upon which the survival
of the BBC depends.

Not our similarity.

It is our refusal to depart

from the Reithian
public broadcasting ideals,

to inform, to educate,

and, only then, to entertain

that makes us who we are.

And who are we?

We are
the British Broadcasting Corporation.

The BBC.

We're Auntie.

[scattered chuckles]

[Duke] A nickname
I have always cherished. Why?

Because Auntie always knows best.

[light chuckling]

But does John Birt cherish the nickname?

Oh, no.

To him, Auntie is an insult
because it's not modern.

It's not progressive.
It's not avant-garde.

[sighs]

For heaven's sake, John.

What's not to love about a favorite aunt?

[soft chuckling]

[documentary presenter speaking on TV]

I just thought you're young,
you might understand.

[presenter] But there is new trouble...

I might understand it
if it had been made within my lifetime.

- [thumping]
- You're right.

It's been with us for years.

Might even be a rental.

[presenter] Elephant seals...

- Why don't you just buy a big new one?
- [Elizabeth] I don't want a big new one.

But it would come with
the right sockets and jacks.

You could get satellite TV as well.

With hundreds of channels
from all over the world.

What? And abandon the BBC?
I can't do that.

You wouldn't be
abandoning the BBC, Granny.

Switching to satellite would be seen
as a betrayal of the national broadcaster

by the head of state.

It would be treason.

Like me becoming a Catholic.

Just imagine this place
with a huge, horrid dish on the roof.

Like a spaceship.

They could hide that.

You could just close your ears,
bury your head in the sand,

and pretend
you don't know what's going on.

Yes, I think I can do that.

I'll see if we could get you
that specialist racing channel.

[dog whines softly]

You mean, like at the betting shops?
With night races from America?

Oh. I'd never do any work.

You're a racehorse owner.
It's part of your work.

- [thumping]
- [static hisses]

[presenter] Our king's egg...

[penguin squawks]

...is still safe.

[Elizabeth] Oh, yes. You're right.

It does seem to have had better days.

- [presenter continues on TV]
- [dog whimpers]

Even the televisions
are metaphors in this place.

[somber music plays slowly]

[theme music plays]

- [thunder rumbles]
- [rain pattering]

- [soft chuckling]
- [footsteps approaching]

[man and woman chuckle]

[Kahn] Am I a mess?

[Diana] Let me see. You're fine.

[Kahn] Covered in lipstick...

[car engine idling]

[Diana] Whoa.

[Diana] Bye.

[birds chirping]

[elevator dings]

[indistinct office chatter]

[phone ringing]

[man speaking on TV indistinctly]

- Morning.
- Morning, Martin.

[Bashir] Morning, all. How are we?

- [chatter continues]
- [man on TV continues]

- You got a second?
- [Bashir] Yeah.

[Steve] Close the door.

Spoke to the princess again.

She's agreed to give us free rein on
the questions. Free rein on the final cut.

Her only stipulation was she be allowed
to speak to the Queen before it airs.

- When does she wanna record?
- Sunday, Kensington Palace.

She thinks the place will be deserted.

Of course, it's November th.
Guy Fawkes night.

The significance of that date
was not lost on me either.

[chuckles lightly]

I'm gonna have to
run this past a few people.

[Bashir] Why?

I gave her my word
that no one would know but us.

Come on, Martin.
An interview like this is gonna have to go

to the Director of News
and Current Affairs, at least.

Probably the DG.

[sighs]

[Diana] How's my big hero?

[William] I'm all right.

How's school?

[William] Good.

You made any new friends?

Freddie's been over from MJA.

[Diana] Oh, that's nice.

There are a couple of guys in my house
who I think could become... new friends.

Good.

Well, Mummy might have made
a new friend too.

Okay.

Right now just a "friend-friend,"
but I hope he'll become a special friend,

and I wanted you to be the first to know.

Do you have to tell me these things?

I thought you'd be happy for me.

[William] I'd just prefer it
if you didn't talk to me about this stuff.

I never know what to say.

It's embarrassing.

It's hard enough
with you being in the news all the time.

You're only making things harder.

- [knocking]
- [door opens]

[boy] Ready?

[William] I have to go.

Evensong.

[Diana] Right.

- Bye.
- [line clatters, dial tone]

[phone beeps]

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

- ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
- You shouldn't have.

♪ Happy birthday, dear Sue... ♪

[Sue] Look at that.

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

- Thank you. Cheers.
- [cork pops]

[all] Cheers.

[woman ] And a happy birthday to you.

It doesn't look as though
I'll make Cheltenham this year.

Really?

Someone very inconsiderate arranged
for the French President to visit.

If you can't get there in person, ma'am,

you can always
catch the highlights on ITV.

Channel .

[woman ] Channel , that's it.

I thought Cheltenham was on the BBC.

[Sue] It was for years.

Then Channel paid more than five times
what the BBC was paying.

- We couldn't afford to hold onto it.
- But it's Cheltenham. The Gold Cup.

- [woman ] Can't you do anything about it?
- A whisper in hubby's ear?

[woman ] Or perform
some magic in the bedroom.

[women laughing]

[laughter continues]

[woman ] Oh my goodness.

[Sue] The Queen
was not her normal self today.

[Duke grunts softly]

[Sue] She was surrounded
by some of her dearest friends, yet...

she seemed a little flat.

Poor woman.

Those children have a lot to answer for.

Each day brings fresh horrors
in the newspapers.

I was thinking, couldn't the BBC
do something to cheer her up?

Remind everyone how hard she works.
How lucky we are to have her.

- It's her seventieth birthday coming up.
- That's a nice idea.

One of your specials.

To show our appreciation.

I'll talk to the director general.

For my sins.

Thank you.

[pensive music plays slowly]

[birds chirping]

[brakes squeak softly]

[breathes deeply]

God, all the top brass.

It'll be fine.

[Birt] What do we think her agenda is?

Well, I think she has multiple agendas.

She feels misunderstood.

She feels angry.

She wants to be vindicated.

You think she'll be critical
of the monarchy?

Critical of Charles, certainly.

[inhales deeply]

Explain something to me.

She could go
anywhere in the world with this.

How did you get her to do it with you?

It's not with me though, is it?

It's the BBC.

She's doing it with us
because she feels safe,

understood, and protected.

[Steve] He's being modest.
It is Martin too.

When he...
When he puts his mind to something,

he can be very persuasive.

[both chuckle lightly]

All right. Give me a day or two.

- I need to think about it.
- About what?

The ethics of giving a national platform
to someone with such a personal agenda.

There'll be plenty of people
that violently object,

not least our own chairman.

Hussey? What about him?

Well, apart from having outdated notions
of the role the BBC plays

not just in national life
but in the British soul,

he happens to be the husband of
the Queen's most senior lady-in-waiting.

He'd rather lose his left leg
than have this go out.

[company men chuckling]

Now, come on, you did know that?
He lost his right one in the w*r.

Amputated in a prisoner of w*r camp.

[Steve] Huh.

[man] I wanna make absolutely sure
this goes no further.

- [phone ringing]
- [indistinct chatter]

John?

Be back in a moment.

[knocking lightly]

Duke Hussey's office called.
He wants to see you.

Did they say why?

They just said it was urgent
and if you could make time this afternoon?

Good afternoon, sir.

Good afternoon.

[Duke] As you know, I've never sought
to interfere in editorial matters

or influence program makers in any way.

As DG, that's your sphere.

But as I reach the end of my tenure,

I wonder if you might allow me
one exception.

[waiter] And for you.

I'd like us to do something for the Queen.

Some sort of tribute.

About how hard she works
and how bloody lucky we are to have her.

And that's why you've asked me here today?

Yes.

Just to ask the question.

Is that very cheeky of me?

Because whatever one may think
of the royal family,

she has been remarkable

and doesn't, in my view, get the credit
or the gratitude she deserves.

And isn't that one of the many things
that the BBC's for?

To kiss the ring?

If you like.

I can see
it's an unfashionable line to take,

but for better or worse,

I believe it is part of
the British character to have a monarchy.

Take that away, huh,
what are you left with?

An egalitarian, modern republic?

But not Britain.

A new Britain.

A different Britain.

Not Great Britain.

It's the same with the BBC.

Take away the BBC,
and what are you left with?

A country, but not Britain.

In that way, the two institutions,
Crown and BBC, are inherently intertwined.

Reflected, incidentally, in the fact
that we exist thanks to a royal charter.

You see the monarchy as part of
the architecture of this country.

[Duke] I do.

But more and more people

have grown to see it simply
as part of the furniture.

Something they've grown up with

but not something
that can't be rearranged.

Thrown out, if need be, or replaced.

And the same goes for the BBC.

Poll after poll show that
people are crying out for change

from the post-w*r era
into something much more...

To a crass, commercial, satellite era,
controlled by Rupert Murdoch

with limitless choice

and a thousand different channels,
all offering rubbish?

[toast crunches]

Look... I know my role is not to interfere.

I just thought I've been chairman now
for almost ten years, my full term,

and I've never asked a thing.

I know.
You've been quiet as a mouse, Dukey.

And I do this, not for myself,

but for a country it has been my privilege
to serve my whole life.

Oh, come on, John.

A nice, one-off program
in the grand BBC style

that brings us all together
to celebrate one of our greatest assets

and say, "Thank you, ma'am."

[chuckles softly]

[horn honking]

[vehicles passing]

[keypad beeping]

[phone ringing]

Steve Hewlett.

[Birt] Steve, it's John.

That bonfire night thing we discussed,

let's go for it.

[phone clatters]

[rotary dialing]

[line beeping]

- [exhales]
- [footsteps approaching]

[door shuts]

Hi.

My brother called me.
He's a little concerned.

- What about?
- You.

Frankly.

He said he made notes
in your first meeting,

which didn't tally
with the notes he took in the second.

In the first,
you said MI were watching me.

And in the second, you said MI.

Actually, I think it could be both.

He said there were other inconsistencies.

He regrets introducing us and wants me
to have nothing more to do with you.

Okay.

Two things.

This is quite normal, and to be honest,
I was expecting a last-minute wobble.

I think you chose the date
for the interview, November th,

bonfire night, deliberately.

Only because I knew
everyone would be busy.

Not symbolically.

The members
of the Gunpowder Plot in

also almost pulled out at the last minute,

and it took the ringleader
to encourage them to stick with it.

Well, maybe he shouldn't have.

They were unsuccessful,
hung, drawn, and quartered.

Difference is, we will be successful.
I promise.

What was the second thing?

[Bashir] What?

You said two things.

[sighs]

I think they might've got to your brother.

No.

- These are serious people.
- Mm.

That kind of change of heart
is just too irrational.

Too random.

Which is why I think
the sooner we get this done... the better.

Today is th November,

which is a significant day
in the British calendar.

Guy Fawkes night.

What do we know about Guy Fawkes himself?

He was a rebel.

Little more than just a rebel.

A t*rror1st?

[teacher] In a manner of speaking.
His... His cause was certainly political.

A traitor?

A traitor.

That's right.
Maybe, uh, England's most famous traitor.

And what do we mean
when we call someone a traitor?

A traitor commits the crime of... treason,

which derives from
the French "trahir," to betray.

There are different kinds of treason.

Petty treason, which could simply be
a wife k*lling her husband,

or a... a servant k*lling their master.

But Guy Fawkes and his coconspirators
committed high treason.

Which means?

Trying to k*ll the King?

[teacher] That's right.

Trying to k*ll the King.

Guy Fawkes was working with other men.

The ringleader was a man
by the name of Robert Catesby,

and together, they devised
the Gunpowder Plot of ,

as it has come to be known.

A plan by disaffected Catholics

to blow up the Houses of Parliament

on a day they knew the King, the Queen,

and the Prince of Wales, would be present.

The state opening of Parliament
on November th.

In the days before,
under the cover of darkness,

they entered a cellar
directly beneath the House of Lords.

They filled it
with barrels of gunpowder.

[tense music plays]

Now, Fawkes's job that night

was to light the all-important fuse.

His goal was to slaughter
the entire Protestant establishment

in one fell swoop.

An act that
would change the country forever.

[indistinct conversation]

[tense music builds]

[guard] Good evening.

[woman] Enjoy the fireworks!

[man] Good night.

We're here to deliver
the new hi-fi audio equipment.

- She's expecting you.
- Thank you.

[fireworks exploding in distance]

[softly] Here we go.

[exhales]

All right.

[indistinct hushed chatter]

- [doors open]
- [gasps softly]

[Bashir clears throat]

Could you clip this on, please,
Your Royal Highness?

[Diana] Thank you.

[fireworks continue outside]

[tech] Okay, Martin, when you're ready.

[Bashir] We can stop anytime.
The tapes run for minutes,

so we'll be breaking to change them over
every half hour or so, anyway.

All good?

Okay.

Ready?

[inhales sharply] Your Royal Highness...

[haunting instrumental music plays]

[indistinct background chatter]

[indistinct conversation]

- Go and say hello.
- Hello.

They're lighting it now.

- Mummy.
- There you are.

[haunting music continues]

I'm obviously devastated...

Because I don't do things the way they do...

- [explosions crackle]
- [exclaiming]

Wow.

...on my own from Monaco.

[flames crackling]

[indistinct conversations]

- [woman] Oh, that was marvelous.
- [clapping]

- Hi, Gran.
- Oh.

Right...

When I was in Scotland...

[continues indistinctly]

[haunting music continues]

[all exclaiming]

[laughter]

[inaudible dialogue]

[streaming, popping]

[inaudible dialogue]

[muted explosions]

[birds chirping]

[flames crackling]

[haunting music builds]

[seagulls calling]

[waves crashing]

[birds chirping]

[haunting music recedes slightly]

[blinker clicking]

- [seabirds calling]
- [haunting music fades]

[gull calling]

- [man] Thought that might be the taxi.
- Morning.

- Morning.
- Morning.

[soft music playing over speakers]

- Good morning.
- Checking in?

Uh, no. I'm here to meet a friend.

I believe he's staying
in the Duchess of York Suite.

And the name?

Catesby.

Right, I'll let him know you're here.

[phone keys tapping]

[woman] Hi, your guest has arrived.

Can I send him up?

Thank you.

So it's just through to the bar,
right up the stairs,

down the long corridor,
and it's the fourth door on the right.

[indistinct chatter]

[pensive music plays lightly]

[Bashir speaking over headphones]

[Diana] When I separated
from the Prince of Wales,

I was seen as...

[Diana continues indistinctly]

[gulls calling]

[Birt] Well, I expected it to be dynamite.

[Steve] Sensational, John.
Biggest coup of our careers.

But what I've just seen
could end our careers too,

not to mention what it might do to her.

[Bashir] ...marriage had on Prince William?

[Diana responds indistinctly]

I guarantee she will talk
to someone if not us.

Ask yourself how you would feel if

this went out on... CBS.

Or ABC.

Or ITV. Or Channel .

Still, we'll be giving a platform
to a very hurt, very unstable woman.

Who clearly wants to inflict
significant damage on the monarchy.

In the end,
it's going to be your call, John.

[Birt] Go back.

[tape rewinding]

- This part here.
- [tape stops]

[Bashir] Do you believe
Prince Charles will be King?

[Diana responding]

Diana's insisted on telling the Queen
personally, is that right?

Tomorrow.

If you're going to k*ll this,
let us know before the end of play today.

So we can stop her.

[Diana] It's very demanding, suffocating.

Bloody hell!

Global airwaves. Just gonna have to wait.

He can get to the back of the line.

[pensive music continues]

Let me know. Thank you.

Look me in the eyes
and tell me I'm not going to regret this.

You won't.

[bell tolls]

[man] They said
we have to keep it outside.

- Nice view from up here.
- Yeah.

[William] Satellite dishes have now been
installed in all the royal households.

[excitedly] Ooh.

As long as they're out of sight.

Plus, the specialist racing channel
you wanted, like in the betting shops.

- Did you hear that, Mummy?
- How thrilling.

Look, simple instructions
on all the remotes.

[Elizabeth] May I see?

[man on TV] Kentucky Derby and Belmont...

Printed in a nice, large,
idiot-proof font.

Well, what about the soaps?

[clears throat]
Not that we ever watch those.

[William] Well, is UK Gold.

Right.

They have repeats of Dallas,
Knots Landing, and The Bill.

[excitedly] Oh.

Please tell me you have
no idea what I'm talking about.

Not a clue.

Hold it. That's my favorite.

No, I don't know what that is.

Would you put the racing back on?
I seem to have got lost.

[man on TV speaking indistinctly]

[sighs]

It's so sad to see her struggle
to understand a medium

with which she is inextricably linked.

- [chuckles]
- [channels switch]

, the year she became
heir to the throne,

the first BBC program
was broadcast from Alexandra Palace.

Of course,
barely anyone had televisions then.

Now that all changed with her coronation.

People bought sets in their millions
to watch it.

Just one channel, BBC,

a few hours of, you know,
educational broadcasting

with "God Save the Queen"
at the end of every day.

- Quite right.
- [racing announcer on TV]

Then commercial television arrived.

- Do you remember?
- I do.

And color.

Oh, that was a shock.

Then there were three channels,
then a fourth.

[door opens]

- Now, a hundred.
- [Fellowes] Ma'am.

We've just had a call
from the Princess of Wales.

She's asked to see you
on an urgent matter.

When?

She was hoping for this evening.

I should be going.

Homework.

- Granny.
- [Elizabeth] William.

- Great-granny...
- No, I'm coming too.

Oh, thank you, dear. [gasps softly]

William.

[Queen Mother]
So what essays have you got to write?

[somber instrumental music playing]

Thank you.

[man] Your Royal Highness.

[somber music fades]

[clears throat]

[door opening]

[Diana] Mama, thank you for seeing me.

There's something I wanted you to hear
from me first,

and I expect as a consequence you're going
to think less of me than you already do.

Why don't I be the judge of that?

[Diana] I've given an interview.

What kind of interview?

A full, rather frank interview to the BBC.

Which will go out on Monday the th.

Why?

I felt the need to clear a few things up.

- About my marriage.
- Oh, honestly.

It's like a broken record.

About the fact that
I've so often been shut out,

and left to cope on my own.

And that I have suffered...
from a lack of sympathy,

and feeling, and compassion.

Haven't we heard all this before?
A thousand times.

Haven't we read it in newspaper articles
a thousand times?

Does it not occur to you that if you feel
the need to clear a few things up,

a public forum might not be
the best place to do it?

That such matters would best be discussed
in private with the people involved?

I've tried that.

[Elizabeth] When?

On numerous occasions over the years.

I've asked to see you
so that we might talk face-to-face.

And on every occasion,
you refused or were unavailable.

I accept it's not easy
navigating this family.

And I can understand why
you might think we're all a bit remote.

But there is another word for "remote."

Busy.

We are all busy people with busy diaries,

rarely under the same roof
for two nights at a time.

And none of us,
not one senior member of the royal family,

has a spare ten minutes
to think about themselves,

let alone you or how we might
best make your life miserable.

On the contrary.
It might surprise you to learn

we all spend a great deal of time
doing the opposite.

'Cause when people,
armies... of people say to me,

"What has that girl done now?
Who does she think she is?"

What do you imagine I say?

"Oh, Lord, yes, Diana's awful."

"A nightmare. What a mistake that was."

Not once.

Not a single time.

You're wife to my eldest son,
mother to my grandsons,

and a valued senior member of this family,

so I defend you each and every time.

Loyally. Emphatically. To the hilt.

[melancholy music plays softly]

The enemy you imagine I am,

the... hostility you imagine we all feel

is a figment of your imagination.

Is it?

Yes.

All... any of us want, Diana,

is for you

to be happy.

And one day, to be our next Queen.

I suppose it's already too late
to stop this?

Yes.

Have you told William?

Not yet, no.

Poor child. As if he hasn't got enough
to worry about already.

- He's stronger than you think.
- I didn't say he was weak.

I said he's a child and has enough
to worry about already.

I'll tell him not to watch it.

I hope you don't mind
if Philip and I don't watch either.

Monday the th
happens to be our wedding anniversary.

Forty-eight years.

Congratulations.

I'm happy for you.

It's what I would have wished for myself.

[door opens]

[footsteps departing]

[Duke] And he unscrewed it.
And there he was! [laughs]

[man] I mean, nothing.

[Duke laughing]

Dukey?

- John!
- Sorry to disturb.

Not at all.

Excuse me. Come.

[classical music playing over speakers]

Sit.

I'm here to let you know that the BBC
has indeed made a special program

about the monarchy,
which we will announce on Tuesday.

Tuesday the th?

Yes.

The Prince of Wales's birthday.

If I may say, that is uncharacteristically
sentimental of you, John.

It was the date she insisted
the announcement be made.

The Queen.
Touching she should want to do that.

I've always said, as a mother,
she adores him, really.

It's not the Queen.

Which "she" are you talking about?

It's the Queen's Golden Jubilee
in seven years' time.

The BBC will make countless programs,
justifiably, celebrating Her Majesty then.

In the meantime, we thought
an in-depth Panorama interview

with the Princess of Wales
might be more relevant.

What?

Why would the BBC
give her the time of day,

let alone an interview?
The girl's a loose cannon.

We've not always seen eye to eye, Dukey,

but as chairman and director general,

we always agreed that
we'd go to any lengths

to do what we felt was best
for the organization.

This will k*ll it.

It's my view that this may come
to define the BBC.

k*ll it!

This will destroy us!

Look, I simply wanted to let you know
the news directly.

You'll find yourself
on the wrong side of history, John.

Thanks for seeing me.

[Duke] The wrong side of history!

[drumroll, fanfare]

[upbeat jazz tune playing]

[TV presenter] A very warm welcome
to the th Royal Variety Performance.

A charity event to support
the Entertainment Artists Benevolent Fund.

Coming to you from London's West End

on the occasion of Her Majesty
the Queen's th wedding anniversary.

Your Majesty.

Many congratulations to the Queen

and His Royal Highness,
the Duke of Edinburgh.

The stars have taken their places
behind the curtain

for what promises to be a memorable night.

- [jazz tune ends]
- [audience chatting quietly]

[melodic instrumental music playing]

♪ You want all my love ♪

♪ And my devotion ♪

♪ You want my love and soul ♪

♪ Right on the line ♪

♪ I had no doubt that I could love you ♪

♪ Forever ♪

♪ The only trouble is ♪

♪ You really don't have the time ♪

♪ You've got one night only ♪

♪ One night only ♪

♪ That's all I have to spare ♪

♪ One night only ♪

♪ Let's not pretend to care ♪

[dramatic news jingle plays]

[Bashir on TV] Your Royal Highness,
do you genuinely believe...

Darling, you're missing it.

...that members of the royal household
have been out to get you?

When I separated from the Prince of Wales,
I was seen as "problem number one."

The first of my kind.

[sighs]

♪ We only have till dawn ♪

[Bashir] When your first son was born,
that must have been a very happy moment.

[Diana] When William was born,

I became unwell

with post-natal depression.

I just... wanted to stay in bed all day.

I was in a very dark place.

[Bashir] Did you reach out for help?

[Diana] I suppose if you're the first
person in a family to ever feel low,

then it's pretty hard
to get the support that you need, so...

you suffer alone.

[singer vocalizing]

♪ One night only ♪

♪ One night only ♪

♪ Come on, big baby, come on ♪

♪ One night only ♪

♪ We only have till dawn ♪

[Bashir] What impact did the illness
have on your marriage?

Well, it gave people a marvelous new label
to pin on me. "Diana's crazy."

And should be sent to a home.

Hmm.

But... [inhales]...what better way
to break down a personality

than by isolating it. [chuckles softly]

[Bashir] Your husband is said
to have rekindled his relationship

with Mrs. Camilla Parker Bowles
around .

Did this contribute
to the breakdown of your marriage?

Well, there were three of us
in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.

[ominous music playing]

[Diana] Was I devastated?

[sighs softly] Oh God.

[Diana] Yes.

Did I feel like a failure? Yeah.

♪ Words get in the way... ♪

[Bashir] Reflecting back,
you say that the royal family has

effectively given up on you.
Why do you think that is?

Because I don't do things the way they do.

Because I want to connect
with people emotionally,

and... comfort them in distress.

[Bashir] And this isn't something
the royal family provides?

[Diana] You have to remember,
I didn't just marry into a family.

- I married into a system.
- [Bashir] Mm-hmm.

But I won't go quietly.
I'll battle till the end.

[singer] ♪ One night only... ♪

[Bashir] What impact do you think
the breakdown of your marriage had

on Prince William?

♪ One night only... ♪

[Diana] Well, he's a boy
that's a... a serious thinker,

so it's hard to know the impact just yet.

We'll have to wait a few years to see.

[teacher] Are you all right?

Yes. I'm-I'm fine.

[Bashir] Do you believe...
Prince Charles will be King?

[Diana] Well, who knows
what fate will bring?

It's a very demanding
and suffocating role,

and Charles was
always conflicted about it.

Oh God.

[Diana] Because I know him so well,
I would think that the top job...

Bloody hell!

...would put big limits on him,

and I'm not sure how
he would cope with that.

[shouts] What the hell is she doing?!

[Bashir] Some might view this

as you taking revenge
on the Prince of Wales.

But I don't speak with bitterness or anger

but sorrow

because our marriage has failed.

[breathing shakily]

[shuddering exhale]

[Bashir] Do you think
you will ever be Queen?

[softly] Oh...

I'd like to be a queen of people's hearts,
in people's hearts.

But I don't envisage myself
ever being Queen of this country. No.

I don't think many people
would call for that.

When I say people,
I mean those at the top,

on my husband's side,
because they've decided that I'm an issue.

Full stop.

A liability.

But someone's gotta go
out onto the streets,

give people the love that they need.

[Bashir] Your Royal Highness, thank you.

[dramatic news jingle plays]

[music on TV stops]

[exhales deeply]

Princess Diana hit the airwaves
in England tonight,

talking about her life,
her broken marriage, and her future.

[anchors reporting in various languages]

The astonishing interview
has left the palace shocked and concerned.

They were so stunned, they didn't issue
any statement last night,

but I don't think
they can hide behind that.

I really think
they're gonna have to say something.

The accusations against the royal family,
in particular Prince Charles,

were astronomical.

- [papers rustling]
- [Philip sighs]

[Philip sighs]

[Duke] A great many honest,
decent people work at the BBC.

And on their behalf and mine,
I'm so sorry.

[Elizabeth] Diana had the decency
to warn me in advance,

but no one was prepared for this.

I blame myself entirely.

And will, of course,
hand in my resignation.

There's no need, Dukey.

[Duke] There's every need, ma'am.

I'm already hearing shocking rumors
about how the interview was secured.

How can I effectively govern

when it's not a corporation
I recognize anymore?

It's not a world I recognize anymore.

[clock ticking faintly]

[man on TV] Casa de Campo
is just a stroll from the airstrip.

Whether you fly yourself, or take the...

[nature documentarian speaking on TV]

[newscaster speaking Spanish on TV]

- ["Physical" by Olivia Newton-John plays]
- Feel the burn!

[Elizabeth sighs in frustration]

[William] Let me.

- ["Physical" continues]
- [Richard Simmons] Come on, now!

[man ] Five-star customer pick...

[man ] Frivolous, uh...

...and have these kinda long, black...

[reggae song playing]

[channels changing frequently]

[Elizabeth] Couldn't we just find the BBC?

[choir] ♪...foolish ways ♪

- [sighs deeply]
- ♪ Re-clothe us in our rightful mind ♪

♪ In purer lives Thy service find ♪

♪ In deeper reverence praise ♪

♪ In deeper reverence praise ♪

["Dear Lord and Father of Mankind"
continues]

♪ Drop Thy still dews of quietness ♪

♪ Till all our strivings cease ♪

♪ Take from our souls
The strain and stress ♪

♪ And let our ordered lives confess ♪

♪ The beauty of Thy peace ♪

♪ The beauty of Thy peace ♪

♪ Breathe through the heats
Of our desire ♪

♪ Thy coolness and Thy balm ♪

♪ Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire ♪

♪ Speak through the earthquake
Wind, and fire ♪

♪ O still, small voice of calm ♪

♪ O still, small voice ♪

♪ Of calm ♪