Sleep, Dearie Sleep
- Episode aired Dec 14, 2023
- TV-MA
- 1h 12m
The Queen gives Charles the green light to wed Camilla. Tasked with planning her own funeral ahead of her 80th birthday, she faces an existential crisis.The Queen gives Charles the green light to wed Camilla. Tasked with planning her own funeral ahead of her 80th birthday, she faces an existential crisis.The Queen gives Charles the green light to wed Camilla. Tasked with planning her own funeral ahead of her 80th birthday, she faces an existential crisis.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe bagpipe song Sleep, Dearie, Sleep, was adapted from a traditional Scottish lullaby. The song urges its subject, a soldier, to go to sleep after what the listener can assume has been a long and difficult day at war.
- GoofsThe wedding of Charles and Camilla is described as being set for the 9th of April. In fact, it was set for the 8th, but was postponed one day to allow Charles to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
- Quotes
Prince William: Nice speech, Granny.
Queen Elizabeth II: Thank you.
Prince William: Though surprisingly short. You sure you didn't forget half of it?
Queen Elizabeth II: I don't know what you're talking about.
Prince William: What do you think?
[indicates the Just Married he's written on the back window of the honeymoon getaway car]
Queen Elizabeth II: Lovely.
Prince William: It's better than the beer cans Harold wanted to tie to the bumper.
Queen Elizabeth II: [chuckles] Be kind to him. In many ways, it's harder being number two than number one. The system protects number one. Number two tends to...
Prince William: Go mad?
Queen Elizabeth II: I was going to say "need extra care and attention."
The queen must revise the plan for her funeral since she'll be 80 soon and this makes her think about "retiring", also because Charles wants to marry Camilla and once he's settled and his situation "regular" he could get the crown without sullying it because of his past misdemeanours.
However, the queen is undecided, because she knows she's the last real "royal". Her family is disappointing and the monarchy itself on the way out. A peaceful way out, for lack of need of such aloof symbols, but way out nonetheless.
The queen's choice of music was quite moving and so was the last scene, very well done.
After Elizabeth, Charles will take the crown on his way out, followed by "approachable" William, with his ordinary wife and his family squabbles with his brother who makes everything public. Goodbye aloofness, but also dignity. Enter the social media era, it's not just a queen who dies, is royalty that vanishes.. and I'm not even a monarchist.
Details
- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1