01x02 - Honeymoon Bliss

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01x02 - Honeymoon Bliss

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[birds chirping]

[tolling bells faintly rising]

[bells stop]

[bells jingling]

[doors creak]

[upbeat instrumental music playing]

[upbeat music ends]

- Brimsley.

- Your Majesty.

What is in my engagement diary

for the week?

Engagement diary, Your Majesty?

I assume there will be charity visits?

The poor? Or orphans?

I know I must meet

with my ladies-in-waiting.

That is important.

There is so much to take in here.

The art, seeing the galleries of London.

And I have always loved

the theater and music.

Are there concerts,

operas in my engagement diary?

Your Majesty, there is nothing

in your engagement diary.

How can there be

There is nothing in my engagement diary?

No, Your Majesty.

Brimsley, I am the queen.

I have duties, official duties, do I not?

You do, Your Majesty. Many duties.

Then how can there be nothing

in the queen's diary?

You are currently enjoying the privacy

of the first days of marriage,

Your Majesty.

[pensive music plays]

This is my honeymoon.

Yes, Your Majesty.

[pensive music ends]

Parliament is calling it

the Great Experiment.

Well, it is a great experiment.

Giving out titles to people

who look like our new queen.

The point is there is much talk.

This must be a success.

- It will be, Lord Bute.

- What do we know?

They're well suited.

Of course they are. He is the king.

He is well suited to anyone.

- She is lucky.

- She is. That is not the question.

Oh. What is the question?

A female is present. I cannot speak it.

Ah. Well, then.

Perhaps we have nothing more to discuss.

Shall I report that

to the House of Lords, then?

It is all so very modern now.

In my day, there were seven people

in the bedchamber on my wedding night

to witness

the marital act

to confirm that Georgie's father and I,

well, did what it took to make Georgie.

Now it is the thing

to give the couple privacy,

which would not be

an issue ordinarily, I suppose.

A man, a woman,

the chance to mm

But this is Georgie.

Or, rather, the king.

And we know

that Georgie, the king can be

He's absolutely perfect.

We all agree on that.

- The king is truly perfect.

- [man]

The strongest of kings.

- It is just that he has his own mind.

- Very independent.

A most original thinker.

But if the actions one usually takes

on one's wedding night

have not been taken,

that would hurt the Great Experiment.

There can be no questions.

Do you understand?

- There will be no questions.

- Never a question.

It is a wonderful experiment.

Long live the experiment.

Has he done the deed or not?

[pleasant instrumental music playing]

[pleasant music fades out]

[chair scraping]

[sighs softly]

[pensive music builds slowly]

[pensive music fades out]

[melancholy music builds slowly]

[gasps softly]

[sighs]

[screams]

[sighs]

[theme music playing]

[uptempo music playing]

[Lady Whistledown]

Patience is not always a virtue.

The passage of time

does not always reap benefits,

and perhaps good things

do not always come to those who wait.

However, there are some very special joys

well worth waiting for.

Oh!

[laughing]

[crying]

There you are.

[dog whimpers quietly]

- No. No!

- [son]

But Mama

I believe you would quite like her.

She is a delightful person.

She is an actress. No.

Break it off and find a suitable woman.

There are already children.

- Shame on you.

- If he loves her

- You are one to talk.

- Thank you.

Your lady friend is married.

- Frederick, what about your wife?

- I have not seen her in 20 years.

If I were married to you,

I'd flee the country as well.

[laughter]

How is it that none of you

have managed respectable relationships?

Mother, perhaps it is too late.

Our sisters are past childbearing age.

- We have done our best, and maybe

- No.

Your father and I

have provided Great Britain

with a great bloodline.

It will not end with your generation.

This bloodline will continue.

- You'll make it continue.

- Were it as simple as you suggest

I will not sit here

it would result in anything remotely

I have a responsibility.

I have a duty, but I

- [overlapping chatter]

- [regal music rises]

[Lady Whistledown]

One wonders as England waits to see

which of King George's children

will bring us closer

to a royal heir to the throne

if patience is a virtue or a burden

for our dear Queen Charlotte.

[overlapping chatter continues]

[regal music fades out]

Brimsley.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Ready the carriage.

Yes, Your Majesty.

May I say our destination?

We are going to see my husband.

[upbeat music plays]

[upbeat music fades out]

- [horses neighing]

- [driver]

Steady now.

Where is he?

- Your Majesty, we were not expecting you.

- Where is he?

The observatory, Your Majesty.

Wait here.

Perhaps this is good.

Perhaps.

Perhaps it is bad.

Would you like to step indoors

while we wait to find out?

Warm up a bit. It is a cool night.

Thank you, sir. That is very kind

and generous of you to offer.

I'm always jealous that the king's man

has far better quarters

than the queen's man.

To be expected.

I am more important than you.

- [gripping music plays]

- [both panting]

[Brimsley]

The palace

is asking for a report.

- What are you going to tell them?

- Me? Why should I be the one to tell them?

He refused to consummate the marriage.

She could have seduced him.

She is a lady, pure and well-bred.

- You say that with a note of accusation.

- You might have done something.

I do not control him.

You serve him. You know him.

Is there a problem?

A deformity? Is there something

something wrong with his bits?

That is beyond the pale.

I am asking.

We have a problem.

I believe his bits to be fine.

Large.

From what I've seen,

he has large, healthy bits.

No deformity.

[grunting]

She is quite the beauty, a jewel,

but perhaps she is not pretty to him.

- Not his type.

- I do not know that I can define his type.

- [shudders]

- Female.

After that, I have never paid attention.

Well

[sighs]

Perhaps what they need

is to simply spend time together

as they are right now.

What? Do you suppose

they'll spend 15 minutes together?

Ah. Let us hope for 20.

[moans, sighs]

Mm.

- What is this place?

- [George]

Charlotte.

[chuckles]

Hello. Here you are.

This? It is an observatory

for looking at the stars.

Now, this is a perfectly clear night.

You can see the constellations,

and I think

I'm getting a glimpse of a planet.

Come. Look.

- Is this what you have been doing?

- [George]

Excuse me?

[Charlotte]

Since the wedding?

Is this how you have been

spending your time since the wedding?

Well, yes, it is most exciting.

There is an alignment

- In this room?

- [George]

Observatory, yes.

George, what have I done wrong?

What mistake did I make?

- You made no mistake.

- Did I say something?

- No.

- Did I do something to offend you?

- [chuckling]

No, Charlotte

- Then what is so wrong with me?

- There's nothing wrong with you.

- There must be something wrong.

Do not become unreasonable.

George, I thought

you were visiting a a brothel.

Do you know what that word means?

I know what a brothel is. Almost.

I have brothers. That does not signify

I'm saying that it might be better

if you were visiting a brothel.

I would understand it more,

but no, you prefer stars to my company.

- I did not say I prefer

- You have been in this room

Observatory.

The only one

of its kind in all of England.

You have been in this

one-of-a-kind observatory room

sleeping and eating

and staring up at the sky

and feeling excited by the constellations

since the night of our wedding

while I have been stuck

in that stuffy house

being changed like a doll

three times a day with nowhere to go,

no one to talk to, and nothing to do.

You're the queen.

You can do whatever you like.

- Except spend time with my husband.

- Come, now.

George!

I do not understand

what you complain about.

[exhales softly]

[exhales sharply]

[melancholy music builds slowly]

I am seven and ten years old,

and suddenly I am queen

in a strange country

with strange food and strange customs.

You do not understand

because this is who you were born to be.

I cannot do whatever I like.

The queen is not allowed

to go to the modiste,

or the galleries, or the ice shops.

I cannot make friends.

I must hold myself apart.

I do not know a single soul here

except for you.

I'm completely alone,

and you prefer the sky to me.

- George!

- What?

Say something!

- I do not want to fight with you.

- I want to fight with you!

Fight with me! Fight for me!

Go home, Charlotte.

[melancholy music fades]

[melancholy music rises]

[melancholy music fades out]

[bells tolling]

- [king's man]

They appear to be satisfied.

- They seem very content.

I would hope for more news

than the appearance of satisfaction

and contentment.

They're a wonder together.

He is smitten with her beauty.

Really? King George is smitten?

Well, I would not dare

to define the emotions of the king.

Of course not.

I only meant that he seems happy.

And what evidence of this?

[light music plays]

A great deal of talking and walking.

Laughter. There is laughter.

It warms the heart to witness.

What of their relations?

Relations?

Their marital bonds.

Bonds?

The Dowager Princess wishes to confirm

that the marriage has been consummated.

Sexually.

She asks for the good

of the country, of course.

Of course.

So?

Certainly, I mean,

from what I can tell, I would say yes.

So, it is a successful honeymoon.

You agree it is successful.

Do you not, Brimsley?

Most successful.

Yes.

Excellent. Most excellent.

Perhaps we shall have an heir

on the way before the next fortnight.

[light chuckling]

[birds chirping]

[rhythmic thumping]

[Lord Danbury groaning]

[grunting]

[groaning]

Mornings, evenings,

middle of nights, and now tea time.

I was having tea, Coral.

I was embroidering a pillow!

I'm so sorry, my lady.

Do we know what brought it on?

He went to White's in Mayfair

for the first time.

The gentlemen's club?

Apparently, as a titled member of the ton,

he has a right to entry,

but they refused to allow him in.

Oh, my lady.

You know, the same thing happened

to Lord Smythe-Smith and the Kents.

My husband is determined

to make these people accept him.

The ton are a horrid lot.

Even their maids are high in the instep.

What was wrong with the way things were?

Not that I presume to understand.

It's the title. Lord Danbury.

He's been given a taste,

and now he will not be denied.

He's going to try

and join the hunt tomorrow.

I'll keep the hot water for your bath

on the fire for whenever you need it.

You only have to call for me.

I believe I shall also need a salve

for my inner thighs.

Oh, dear.

What if he puts another one

of his gigantic babies inside me?

Oh!

[soft music playing]

- [Brimsley]

He must act.

- I cannot make him act.

You made him consummate the marriage

in front of the Dowager Princess.

What would you have the king do?

A gesture.

- A gesture?

- A gesture.

I will suggest some sort of gesture.

[birds chirping]

[quietly]

Ah. Oh

Uh, orange.

Take it to the kitchens

for the queen's meal.

[man]

Yes, sir.

I can pick my own orange, Brimsley.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Uh, orange.

[indistinct whispering]

The king has sent you a gift.

It is waiting in the foyer.

And there is a note, ma'am.

[chuckles softly]

Show me the gift.

What is that?

- The gift from the king, Your Majesty.

- But what is it?

[Brimsley]

Why, I think it is a dog,

Your Majesty.

[Charlotte]

No.

Dogs are big and majestic.

Uh, a Pinscher, a shepherd,

a schnauzer, a Dane.

That is

a deformed bunny.

[whimpers softly]

[Charlotte groans]

[whimpers quietly]

[barks]

[utensils scraping]

[whimpers softly]

[whimpers]

[barks]

[dog whimpers]

I want to meet

my ladies-in-waiting tomorrow.

Your Majesty is on her honeymoon.

You cannot

I can. I will. You shall not tell me

what I'm allowed to do.

Your Majesty, I am the one person

who'll never tell you

what you are allowed to do.

I will, however,

always tell you how best to do

the things you are not allowed to do.

I am not allowed to meet

my ladies-in-waiting during my honeymoon?

It would be unwise

for Your Majesty to meet with all of them.

One would want to be discreet.

And if one wanted to be discreet,

would one trust Lady Danbury?

[soft, uplifting music playing]

[gentle tune playing]

How is the tea? Is it to your liking?

The tea is good, Your Majesty.

What a beautiful dog, Your Majesty.

- It is a deformed bunny.

- Oh.

My mistake, Your Majesty.

It was kind of you to invite me to tea.

Are you meeting each

of your ladies-in-waiting individually?

- No.

- Oh.

Brimsley said you'd be the most discreet

because I am on my honeymoon.

Which is going wonderfully, by the way.

It is a splendid honeymoon.

My husband is the best of husbands.

He gave me this beautiful bunny thing.

[whimpers softly]

May I speak freely, Your Majesty?

I shall be no more

than five paces outside this door.

[Charlotte]

Mm-hmm.

- [exhales]

- [doors close]

- Please speak freely. No one else does.

- [Lady Danbury chuckles softly]

Yes.

First, you are a terrible liar. [chuckles]

I did not believe a word

you said about your honeymoon.

Do not try that again in front of society.

It will cause scandal.

Uh [chuckles lightly]

My honeymoon was a disaster.

My wedding night,

I did not know what to expect.

He was old and impatient.

All of it was painful

and quite terrifying.

It is all right if your wedding night

was not perfect or splendid.

Your Majesty. [chuckles lightly]



You did have a wedding night?

He was mean and rude and selfish.

He just wanted to leave.

He felt bad, I suppose.

And he did not seem to understand

why I did not want him to live at Kew

while I am stuck here

with no one to talk to.

And then he gives me that beast,

as if that is to make everything better,

but that does not make up for

Your Majesty.

I am still allowed to speak freely?

Mm-hmm.

I'm talking about

consummating the marriage.

[chuckles]

You and the king did

consummate the marriage, did you not?

You have to have

Your Majesty, Charlotte,

if you did not consummate the marriage,

you are not actually married to the king.

Your whole position is in danger.

The Great Experiment is in danger.

My God. You did consummate?

You do know what I mean

when I say consummate?

Perform the marital act?

Does it have something to do

with this Great Experiment?

[light whimsical music plays]

[exhales softly]

Let us send for Brimsley. [chuckles]

We will require

drawing paper and charcoals.

[bells jingle]

[Charlotte]

How many times

does he insert it?

As many times as necessary, Your Majesty.

- [Charlotte]

How long does it take?

- Sometimes it feels like it takes forever.

Will I enjoy it?

I never have,

but I do not believe I have ever thought

of it as something to enjoy.

More of a chore.

Perhaps if it is with someone you like,

it is different. I do not know.

Well, I do not like George,

so I do not see why we should need

to bother ourselves to do this at all.

That is not [clears throat]

Your Majesty this is Britain.

It was not that long ago

that queens were beheaded

for not bearing children.

That is not going to happen.

That is not Hmm.

Your Majesty,

this is important.

You are the first of your kind.

You must secure your position.

Yes, but this is not my failing.

I mean, he clearly does not want me,

and I cannot somehow force him

to want to do this with me.

And maybe that is a good thing,

if I'm not queen, if we are not married.

Then maybe we can forget all about this,

and I can go home.

[breathes deeply]

It is a Pomeranian.

Your deformed bunny.

It is a dog.

A very rare

and purebred Pomeranian.

[rhythmic thumping]

[sighs]

They would not let him join the hunt?

They would not let him join the hunt.

[Charlotte]

You'd think I'm sending them

to the Tower of London.

I'm telling them to marry.

That can be a difficult proposition.

It is simple.

Find a titled, appropriate young lady.

Marry her. Make babies.

It is a ritual as old as England itself.

Everyone does it.

Dowager Viscountess Violet Bridgerton,

Your Majesty.

- Ah.

- Ah!

Do sit down and join us.

Your Majesty.

Thank you for the honor of the invitation.

This is a surprise.

I thought I would call upon an expert.

Ex Expert?

You have a great many children.

Yes, I suppose I do.

[laughter]

I have a great many children.

As Your Majesty decides.

You have had two weddings in two years.

How do you do it?

Uh, do Do what?

Get them to want to marry.

[Violet]

Well

It helps if they are in love.

- Love?

- [Violet]

Yes.

Love solves a plethora of issues.

I'm going to speak plainly

because we are all mature women here.

My boys are in love.

They are in love with commoners.

They are in love with Catholics,

and they are in love with actresses.

And they are in love with women

who are already married.

Love is not the issue.

Love has produced

over 50 illegitimate babies

for the Crown.

Oh my.

Uh, Lady Danbury also has many children.

Perhaps she can advise.

My four children have done me the honor

of moving many continents away.

Besides, marriage is a duty,

not a pleasure.

But it can be such a pleasure.

Or it can be a painful,

lifelong sentence. [chuckles]



[Violet]

Marriage offers so much.

Companionship. Tradition. Family.

Warmth. And if they take the time

to become close, well,

a match does not have

to start out as love. It can grow.

Love can bloom from the thorniest

of gardens, can it not?

- Blooming love.

- [both chuckling]

Your flower metaphors

make me nauseated with their sweetness,

but I applaud your point.

I shall simply find them wives myself,

order them to marry,

and they can worry about the love part

later, after there are royal babies.

- That was not quite what I

- Brimsley.

Have the Lord Chamberlain

draw up a list

of eligible brides across Europe.

Thank you.

You are welcome, Your Majesty.

[dog whimpering]

[whimpering continues]

Go to sleep, PomPom.

[sighs]

[barks]

You are late. He will be getting up soon.

Oh, well, your gesture has short legs.

- What did you want anyway?

- Did you allow her to have a visitor?

- Just one.

- It is her honeymoon.

It is Lady Danbury. I've always liked her.

She is not going to tell anyone.

She does not have to tell anyone.

The servants talk.

The palace knows she was there.

Well, sir,

perhaps it is time you leveled with me.

What is wrong with your man?

What is keeping him from her bed?

You worry about

your own side of the world.

- [Brimsley]

PomPom.

- [whimpering]

[barks]

[Lord Danbury]

What does

the Dowager Princess want?

I do not know!

It is my family that had

a relationship with the late king.

That is true.

You are no one.

- I am no one.

- So why should she want to see you?

I do not know! I don't know these people.

[sighs]

Dearest.

I am sure it is only because of you

and your reputation

that they would want to meet with me.

I promise to tell you

every single detail upon my return.

How is that?

I suppose that will do.

[kisses]

Ah.

[exhales deeply]



[Dowager Princess]

Please elaborate

on your meeting with the queen.

I am not sure I understand.

- You met with Her Majesty.

- I did.

I am asking you to elaborate.

We had tea.

You had tea?

- Yes.

- And?

- I met her puppy.

- Puppy?

Yes. She has a Pomeranian.

What did you speak to Her Majesty about?

[scoffs lightly]

Does it signify

what two ladies discuss at tea?

Tea is often about gowns

and flower arranging

and embroidery

and the social season gossip.

If we are bold,

the latest musical compositions.

- I do not think the girl knows.

- She knows.

Agatha.

We know what tea is generally about.

What was this tea about, girl?

This tea?

You are being

purposely obstructive, Agatha.

- And I will not have it.

- Lady Danbury.

Excuse me?

Lady Danbury.

That is my title, Your Highness.

The one you were kind enough

to bestow upon me.

Lady Agatha Danbury.

And I do remember

one thing about this tea.

It was when I understood

our new queen had not yet realized

that our titles are shiny and new.

Is that not an interesting topic

for an upcoming tea?

Perhaps we should speak in a womanly way.

[man]

Let me handle her for you.

- If Lord Bute were here

- I believe I can manage.

You surprise me.

I always thought you were a quiet one.

I am not quiet.

It is simply that my husband is loud.

Ah.

Mm.

Lady Danbury.

I need to know

what is going on at Buckingham House.

I need a trusted ear.

Do you understand?

I do.

Well, then.

Traditionally, when a title is bestowed,

it comes with income and land.

An estate.

Without those things,

a title is simply a title.

We all have needs, ma'am.

You want money.

Mm. [scoffs]

You forget that the reason

your father-in-law, the king,

knew my family

is because

my father-in-law is also a king.

And Sierra Leone is very rich.

[breathes deeply]

We already have money.

We have more money than most of the ton.

What I need is for my husband

to not be denied entry to White's.

I need my husband

to be invited on the hunts.

I need to cross the street

to the best modiste,

to take the finest seats at the opera.

That is grasping.

Asking for rather a lot.

You should be grateful.

You said you need to know

what is going on over at Buckingham House.

I assume the reason you need that

is so that Lord Bute believes

you have the situation in hand

because if you do not,

the House of Lords will be at your door.

Is not that a fact?

Careful, Lady Danbury.

I am merely pointing out.

You need to know what is going on

over at Buckingham House.

We need to be equal members of the ton.

We can be grateful to one another.

[light instrumental music builds slowly]



Hello, Charlotte.

[light music fades out]



Hello.

Is it all right if I join you

for a meal this evening?

A meal?

A meal? Are you

A meal?!

- [scoffs]

- Charlotte.

Where are you going? Where are you going?

I do not know, just away from you!

Wherever you are not.

Charlotte. Charlotte!

Charlotte, if you'll give me a chance

Charlotte, stop walking this instant!

I

I realize you have no reason to like me.

You have no reason to trust me.

I marry you,

and then I disappear into my observatory.

And then I come here to dine as if

But if you will give me

just one evening of your time.

Allow me to show you

where my mind has been.

It might not make you forgive me,

but it might make you hate me a bit less.

Look, do you see it?

I do not see anything.

Well, concentrate.

I cannot concentrate with you hovering,

breathing, and telling me to concentrate.

- Let me just turn the focus a tiny bit.

- Would you step away and let me

Oh, my word.

- What is that?

- [George]

That is Venus.

Venus? The planet Venus.

I'm staring at Venus?

- You are. I've been studying it.

- [gasps softly]



See, a rare occurrence is coming.

Venus will travel in a specific arc

and give us a single moment

to take precise measurements,

and we shall know

the distance from the Earth to the Sun.

"The Transit of Venus," it is called.

It will be quite the spectacle.

It is

[chuckling]

Well, George, it is beautiful.

It is.

And this is what you have been doing.

There is something about the heavens.

In this world we live in, where I'm given

so much power and attention,

it is good to remember I'm a bit of dust.

I'm a small dot in the universe.

It keeps one humble.

Being king is a hazard.

My world has been made

to revolve around me, and

It has made me selfish.

I cannot imagine how painful and cruel

it must have been

to have me ruin your wedding night.

It was your wedding night too.

I'm so sorry.

Yes, well I do not forgive you.

Yet.

Yet.

Yet is good.

Yet is hope.

Perhaps.

You know,

it almost does not quite count

as a wedding night

because we did not

actually have the night part.

I've been told that as well.

We can start over.

- Try again.

- Mm-hm.

If you're willing.

[Charlotte]

Well

that seems very

I think that is a reasonable idea.

Does this mean you're coming home

to Buckingham House?

I am coming home to Buckingham House.

"We may not travel together."

- We did, right after the wedding.

- Ah.

Rules to protect succession.

Right after the wedding,

there was no possibility

you might be carrying the next king.

There is no possibility now.

They do not know that.

And after tonight

there will be.

- I shall see you soon.

- Mm.

[light instrumental music builds slowly]

Might you like a refreshment

after your travels?

I would. Thank you.

[light music ends]

You are breathtaking.

It is pretty.

But it has a thousand tiny buttons.

[chuckling]

I'm suddenly concerned that

I may have made the wrong choice.

I'm very good with buttons.

[chuckles lightly]

[breathing softly]

- Charlotte.

- Mm?

Do you know what happens

on our wedding night?

Ah, yes. I know everything.

I've seen drawings

and had a detailed explanation

as to what is to occur.

- Well, that is good to know.

- [chuckles]

I do not like the part where my head

hits the wall over and over again.

Is there a way to avoid that?

Yes, there is a way to avoid that.

[soft music builds slowly]

[breathing softly]

[panting softly]

[panting continues]

[moans, pants]

- [Charlotte chuckles softly]

- [George panting]

[both exhale deeply]

- [birds chirping]

- [soft music fades out]

[bells jingling]

[sighs deeply]

[pleasant music playing]

[Lord Danbury]

This is ours?

Are you sure?

What do the papers you received

from the palace say?

The papers say that it is ours.

This, the land,

spots at Eton for the boys,

and apparently there are cattle somewhere.

There is a key. [chuckles]

[Lady Danbury exhales deeply]

I never thought that I would see this day.

Do you know how this happened?

I have no idea.

I will tell you how this happened.

The king sees me for who I am.

My value, my worth.

He understands that

the old days are over.

Hm. And that this is a new world.

That men are men

regardless from whence they come.

[chuckles quietly]

Perhaps this is

the beginning of a new era.

- Now, I believe

- Hush, woman. [chuckles]

I will try the key. [chuckles]

He has gone out for a ride or a walk.

We shall hold breakfast for him.

I would like us to eat together.

Uh, I do not think he has gone out,

Your Majesty. I believe he has a visitor.

[George]

in that case, politics.

[Dowager Princess]

Do not make me ask the question.

[George]

I am not making you ask.

This is none of your business.

This is my marriage.

[Dowager Princess]

Your marriage is Palace business.

Your marriage is Parliament business.

Your marriage is

the business of this country!

This cannot go wrong.

I need to know

if you have properly bedded her.

- The Crown

- [George]

You told me I had to wed.

For the Crown. I did.

You told me to charm her

to make it easier for the Crown.

I have done my best.

You told me I could not let her know me

because I must protect

the secrets of the Crown. I have not.

You told me to bed her.

I have done so! I understand!

It has been abundantly clear

since my first breath

that I was born for the happiness

or misery of a great nation

and consequently must often

act contrary to my passions.

I am the picture of duty.

The Crown resides within me,

embedded like a Kn*fe!

You do not need

to explain it to me, Mother.

[shouts]

It is me!

[exhales sharply]

I shall have my breakfast now.

There is no need to wait for the king.

[dog whimpering softly]

The list of suitable brides for your sons

from the Lord Chamberlain, Your Majesty.

Thank you, Brimsley.

What a lovely breakfast.

[door creaks lightly]

[clears throat]

[George]

She is gone?

[king's man]

Your mother has departed,

Your Majesty. I saw to it myself.

And Charlotte?

[king's man]

The queen is at breakfast.

If you'd like to join her, I can

Shall I send for the doctor, Your Majesty?

No.

I'm fine. I do not need him.

[shuddering breaths]

[exhales forcefully]

Yes, yes. Get him here. [breathes shakily]

Charlotte.

She will never know of it.

[tense music playing]

[exhales forcefully]

[shuddering breaths]

[tense music ends]

[closing theme music playing]
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