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Clips from The Crown (2016) - Vergangenheit (S02E02)

"my... my Brains Trust of politicians, artists and philosophers."
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"-Something in the military, perhaps? -[Duke] Well, why not?"
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"I was made a major-general, attached to the British military mission in France"
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"at the beginning of the war, in a liaising role"
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"between us and the French, and I very much enjoyed it."
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"Or a position within the Board of Trade."
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"Well, what kind of position?"
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"Helping promote Britain's economic interests abroad."
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"-Well... Yes. -The right man in the right position"
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"could contribute so much to Britain's economy,"
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"helping boost our much-needed dollar reserves."
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"-A man with charm, contacts, influence. -[Duke] Hmm."
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"Look, doesn't it all feel a little grubby, Walter,"
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"all those grasping international businessmen,"
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"the whiff of profit and self-interest?"
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"-Then what about the diplomatic service? -Oh, I like that idea."
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"Don't the Americans have these unofficial roving ambassadors nowadays?"
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"Yes, they have two in London at the moment. Hmm."
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"Well, something like that would be ideal."
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"[Walter] Well, I think we have..."
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"[Duke] "My dearest darling Peaches."
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"What a weight is off my mind."
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"Monckton really did come up with the goods,"
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"Now, all I must do is wait,"
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"while they discreetly make representations on my behalf."
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"I would say 'wait and pray,'"
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"but all taste for prayer has left me, as I survey"
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"the madness involving the American evangelist here."
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"What has happened to the people of this country,"
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"turning like lemmings to this crusading showman from Charlotte"
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"Rumor reached me that Shirley Temple even invited the fool"
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"to preach at Windsor Chapel."
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"Can you imagine the banality of those exchanges?"
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"The smugness, self-congratulation and hypocrisy."
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"Now bed calls, and for once, as my head hits the pillow"
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"without yours beside me, I can truthfully say, all is well."
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"Today was a day worth living."
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"Your loving husband, David.""
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"-[Michael] Good morning, sir. -Primed and ready?"
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"I received a visit yesterday afternoon from John Wheeler-Bennett,"
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"the senior historian in charge of publishing the German war files,"
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"who informed me that this government was now left with no choice"
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"but to publish certain material,"
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"which both my predecessor, Winston Churchill,"
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"and yours, your late father, tried to suppress."
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"What material?"
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"The Marburg Files, ma'am."
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"[typewriter clicks]"
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"[door closes]"
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"This was always going to come back to haunt us."
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"Shortly after the war ended, some British troops..."
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"Uh... American."
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"American troops arrested a German soldier, as he was retreating from..."
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"Treffurt. Near Eisenach. In central Germany."
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"I don't remember the soldier's name."
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"Leutnant von Loesch."
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"[Queen Mother] Turns out, this soldier was Hitler's personal translator."
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"[Michael] Uh..."
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"The assistant to Hitler's personal translator, ma'am."
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"Hitler's personal translator was Dr Schmidt, Dr Paul Schmidt."
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"All right, you tell the story, Michael. Please."
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"Thank you, ma'am."
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"When his offices were being evacuated..."
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"[Michael] ...Dr. Schmidt asked his assistant, von Loesch,"
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"to dispose of all the top-secret papers, which he had placed in archives."
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"Von Loesch duly burnt the vast majority."
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"[German soldiers shout at one another]"
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"hoping to use it to negotiate his freedom and to escape trial."
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"[birds call]"
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"there was one file pertaining to Anglo-German relations,"
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"in particular, the relationship of Nazi high command"
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"-We did everything to contain this... -[man] That's your lot."
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"...unaware that a copy had been sent to the Americans..."
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"...who are now insisting that this volume of the Marburg Files..."
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"be published."
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"[Queen Mother] And this is the man you inexplicably let back into the country."
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"I hope you have a strong stomach."
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"[Duke] Thank you, Joe."
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"-Your Royal Highness. -Foreign Secretary."
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"You have loyal and persistent friends, sir."
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"Oh, thank you."
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"it looks like we now have several options."
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"Please."
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"The first option I'd like you to look at would be the role of ambassador to France."
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"[Walter] To a happy and..."
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"purposeful future."
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"-Hear, hear! -[Walter] His Royal Highness."
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"[Duke] "My dearest darling one, I met with the Foreign Secretary today"
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"who has managed to find three posts where I could do something of value"
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"and importance. I am so happy."
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"These posts would offer me the chance to serve my country"
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"and make a difference."
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"As to the green light, as far as government is concerned, it's a go."
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"which involves a brief trip back to that miserable mausoleum,"
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"Buckingham Palace."
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"Counting down the minutes until I am back in your arms again."
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"-Your loving husband, David." -[inhales, exhales]"
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"The Duke of Windsor, Your Majesty."
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"-Ah, yes. It's your first time back. -In this room, yes."
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"That color was me, French Gray."
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"So, to what do we owe the pleasure?"
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"I assume it's about this new book that you're writing."
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"That while I'm clearly no longer a young man,"
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"I'm also not yet an old one"
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"and might be able to usefully serve the Crown."
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"You had a chance to serve this country, the greatest chance."
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"You gave it up."
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"Well, I gave it up because of the way my wife was treated,"
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"not because I no longer wished to serve this country."
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"Anyway, one or two ideas came up. For jobs,"
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"which would require the blessing both of government and Crown."
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"Of course, before coming here and bothering you,"
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"I made sure the support would be given by government"
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"and I've been assured of that support."
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"Support for what jobs?"
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"Well, three possibilities came up."
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"The first is the ambassadorship to France."
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"The PM and Foreign Secretary aren't keen"
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"on the incumbent, Gladwyn Jebb."
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"And the second option?"
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