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TheQueenscript

TheQueenscript

'Afterweeksofcampaigning'TonyBlairandhisfamily'strolledtothepollingstation'thiselectiondaymorning.

'TheLabourfaithfulfeelpride'inMrBlair'sachievements'asheisabouttobecometheyoungestPMthiscentury.'

-Haveyouvotedyet,MrCrawford?

-Yes,Ma'am.

Iwastherewhentheyopened.Firstinline,seveno'clock.

Idon'tmindtellingyou,itwasn'tforMrBlair.

-You'renotamoderniser?

-Certainlynot.

We'reindangeroflosingtoomuchthatisgoodaboutthiscountry.

（Man）'Thereisagrowingsenseofexcitement.

Ienvyyou,beingabletovote.Nottheactualtickingofthebox,

althoughitwouldbenicetoexperiencethatonce......butthesheerjoyofbeingpartial.

Yes.Ofcourse,oneforgetsthatassovereign,you'renotentitledtovote.

-No.-Still,Idon'tfeelsorryforyou.

Youmightnotbeallowedtovote,ma'am......butitisyourgovernment.

Yes.

Isupposethatissomeconsolation.

Goodmorning.

-ShallIdrawthecurtains?

-Yes,please.

So,didyoustayupallnight?

Yes,ma'am.

Andwasitasexpected?

Yes,ma'am.MrBlair.

Byalandslide.

Oh,Isee.

（Man）'They'vestoppedthetrafficcompletely'forTonyBlair'sfirstdayofpowerinLondon.

'You'vegottheceremonial,theofficial'andyou'vegotalovelysummer'sday.

'TonyBlairwavingtothecrowds,peoplewavingtothemthere.

'Iguesstheyknowit'sthePrimeMinisteronthestreets.'

ThePrimeMinisterisonhisway,ma'am.

Tobe,Robin.ThePrimeMinistertobe.

Ihaven'taskedhimyet.

He'sahardonetoread,isn'the?

Yes.Ontheonehand,hisbackgroundisquiteestablishment-fatheraConservative,educatedatFettes.

HehadthesametutorasthePrinceofWales.

We'lltrynottoholdthatagainsthim.

Ontheother,hismanifestopromisesthemostradicalshake-upoftheconstitutionin300years.

-Thinkhe'lltrytomoderniseus?

-Iwouldn'tputitpasthim.

Hiswifehasanti-monarchistsympathies.

Youmayrememberhercurtsythefirsttimeyoumet.

Itcouldbestbedescribedasshallow.

（Chuckles）Idon'tmeasurethedepthofacurtsy,Robin.

Ileavethattomysister.

DowningStreetisexpectedtobeinformal-everyoneonfirst-nameterms,atthePrimeMinister'sinsistence.

-What,"CallmeTony"?

-Yes,ma'am.

Oh,Idon'tlikethat.Havewesenthimaprotocolsheet?

-Funny,I'mactuallyrathernervous.-Why?

You'vemetherbefore.

Iknow,butneveronetoone,andneverasPrimeMinister.

Well,remember,you'reamanthat'sjustbeenelectedbythenation.

Butshe'sstill,youknow,theQueen.

Theaudienceroomisupstairs.

Whenwereachtheaudienceroom,Iwillknock.

Weshallgostraightinside.

Standingbythedoor,webow,fromtheneck.

Iwillintroduceyou.TheQueenwillextendherhand.

Yougotoher,bowagain,thenshakeherhand.

Acoupleofotherthings-it'sma'amasinham,notma'amasinfarm.

Whenyou'reinthepresence,atnopointmustyoushowyourback.

-Thepresence?

-Yes,sir.

That'swhatit'scalledwhenyou'reinHerMajesty'scompany.

Wouldyouliketositthere,MrsBlair?

Hownicetoseeyouagain,MrBlair.

-Andcongratulations.-Thankyou.

-Yourchildrenmustbeproud.-Ihopeso.

-You'vethree,haven'tyou?

-That'sright.

Suchablessing,children.Dositdown.

Thankyou.

Haveweshownyouhowtostartanuclearwaryet?

-Er...no.-Oh.Firstthingwedo,apparently.

Thenwetakeawayyourpassportandsendyouroundtheworld.

YouobviouslyknowmyjobbetterthanIdo.

Yes,well,youaremytenthprimeminister,MrBlair.

MyfirstwasWinstonChurchill.

Hesatinyourchairinafrockcoatandtophat.

Hewaskindenoughtogiveayounggirllikemequiteaneducation.

Icanimagine.

Withtime,onehashopefullyaddedexperienceandwisdom,betterenablingustoexecuteourconstitutionalresponsibility,toadvise,guideandwarnthegovernmentoftheday.

AdvicewhichI...lookforwardtoreceiving.

Yes.We'llsavethatforourweeklymeetings.

Ifthere'snothingelse,Ibelievewehavesomebusinesstoattendto.

Ofcourse.

YourMajesty,mypartyhaswontheelection,andsoIaskyourpermissiontoforma...

No,MrBlair.Iaskthequestion.

Thedutyfallsuponme,assovereign,toinviteyoutobecomePrimeMinisterandtoformagovernmentinmyname.

Andifyouagree,thecustomistosayyes.

Yes.

MrsBlair,lovelytoseeyouagain.

Andcongratulations.Youmustbeveryproud.

-Yes.-Andexhausted,Iimagine.

-Wherewillyouspendthesummer?

-France.

-Lovely.-You'llbeinBalmoral?

Yes.Wonderfulplace.

Mygreat,greatgrandmother,Victoriasaid,"InBalmoral,allseemstobreathefreedomandpeace"andmakeoneforgettheworldanditssadturmoils."

-YourMajesty...-Oh,excuseme.

-（Whispering）-No.Really?

Oh.Yes,ofcourse.

I'msosorry.We'regoingtohavetoleaveitthere.

Nottooshort,wasit,15minutes?

-Onedoesn'twanttoberude.-No,ma'am.

Morning.

-"Thanksforcoming.Now,fuckoff."-Whatwasthatabout?

Godknows.It'llbesomethingtodowithDiana.

（Woman）'PrincessDianaembroiledincontroversy'asshepullsoutofameetingwithMPs.'

PrincessDianamovedtomendrelationswiththeformernanny...

PrincessDianaattendedamemorialserviceforthefashiondesignerGianniVersace.

（Man）'...whereanotherroyalcontroversysparkles.'...wasembroiledinasecondcontroversythisweek.

Iamnotapoliticalfigure.

PrincessDianasailedoutintotheMediterraneaninoneofMrMohamedAlFayed'syachtstoday.

-Withhisson....quarterofamillionpoundsforphotographswhichappeartoshowthecoupleembracing.

Onceagain,herjudgement'sunderscrutiny.

Earliertoday,theyvisitedthe...

RobinJanvrin.

What?

TellSirGuyIwanteveryoneinASAP.

Ma'am?

Ma'am?

-Yes?

-Ma'am,MrJanvrinisheretoseeyou.

What?

Oh.

Goodeveningma'am.

I'msorrytodisturb,butI'vejusthadacallfromourembassyinParis.

-It'sthePrincessofWales.-Why?

What'sshedonenow?

Isee.Er...Whoarewespeakingtothere?

Right,well,keepmeupdated.

It'sDiana.She'sbeeninacaraccidentinParis.

Isitserious?

ApparentlyDodiFayedisdead.

'Let'srecaponthedetailsofthoseinjuries,Maxine.'

'They'resayingthePrincessisintheintensivecareunit

'ofasoutheastParishospital.

-'Shehasconcussion,abrokenarm...'-WhywassheinParis?

-IthoughtshewasinLondon.-Youknowwhatshe'slike.

Charles,isn'tthisawful?

-Whatwillyoudoabouttheboys?

-Letthemsleepuntilweknowmore.

-Yes,that'ssensible.-IshouldgotoParis.

Itoldmypeopletoorganiseajet.

-What,aprivateone?

-Yes.

Isn'tthatthesortofextravagancetheyattackusfor?

（Charles）HowelsecanIgettoParisatthistimeofnight?

Charles,dear,usetheroyalflight.

TheykeeponeplaneonpermanentstandbyincaseIshouldkickthebucket.

No,Mummy,hecan't.Thisisn'tamatterofstate.

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

Dianaisnotoneoftheroyalfamily.She'snotanHRH.

-It'saprivatematter.-She'smothertoyourgrandchildren.

Whatishappeningnow?

Idon'tknow.Ican'thear.Everyone'sshouting.

-Thanksforcomingin.-TheambassadorfromParis.

Goodevening,sir.

Yes?

I'vejustspokentoourambassadorinParis,ma'am.

I'mafraidit'snotgoodnews.

No!

No...

No.No.No.

No.

Diana,PrincessofWales,hasdiedafteracarcrashinParis.

TheFrenchgovernmentannouncedherdeaththismorning.

-WhathaveIgotonthisweek?

-Writingyourconferencespeeches.

Well,let'scanceleverythingelse.

Thisisgoingtobemassive.

（TV）'HerdeathwasconfirmedbytheFrench...'

-I'llmakeastatementinthemorning.-I'vestartedcomingupwithideas.

-She'sonlybeendeadanhour.-WouldyoupreferIdidn't?

（Charleswhispers）Tryandbeverybrave.

It'sMummy.She'sdead.

They'regoingtogobacktosleep.

Try,anyway.

Myprivatesecretary'sofficehavefoundatravelagencyinNewYork

thatwillsellmeaflighttoPariswithanhour'sstopoverinManchester.

Perhapsyoumightconsiderifit'sanextravagancetobringbackthemotherofthefuturekingofEnglandinoneofourplanes.

Allright.Ofcourse.

John,Idon'twanttheboystoseethenewsandgetupset.

TaketheradiofromthebedroomandtheTVfromthenursery.

Yes,ma'am.

-Well,well,well.-Yes.

Areyouallright?

Yoursistercalled,fromTuscany.

Ihopeyoutoldhertocutherholidayshort.

-Idid.-Ican'timagineshewaspleased.

-That'sputtingitmildly.-Whatdidshesay?

SomethingaboutDianabeingmoreannoyingdeadthanalive.

Neverlettheboyshearyoutalklikethat.

Ofcourse.

Somethingtohelpyougodown?

No,IthinkI'llwritemydiaryalittlelonger.

Fine.I'mgoingtobed.

（Man）'We'veheardnothingofficialfromthepalace.

'Wedon'tknowwhenwe'llgetanystatementsfromthepalace

'orwhentheroyalfamilyaredue.'

That'showshewillremain,inourminds,ourhearts,forever.

-OK?

Gotit.-（Alastair）'Wherewillyoudoit?

'

-Atthechurch,onthewayin.-I'llorganiseit.

（TV）'ViscountAlthorp,Diana'sbrother...'

Hangon.Iwanttowatchthis.

（Althorp）'Thisisnotatimeforrecriminations,butforsadness.

'However,IwouldsayIalwaysbelievedthepresswouldkillherintheend.

'NotevenIimaginedtheywouldtakesuchadirecthandinherdeath

'asseemstobethecase.

'Ltwouldappearthateveryproprietorandeditorofeverypublication

'thatpaidforintrusivephotographsofherhasbloodonhishandstoday.'

Notthepress,mate.You'vegotthewrongv