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Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : I'm off.
Queen Elizabeth II : Where are you going?
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : To meet the president of the Olympic Committee, as instructed. They now suggest I combine opening the games with a Royal Tour, stay away even longer, five months. A long way to go. A long time for a father to be away from his children. But no, if it gives me time to reflect and work out my priorities and to settle, not just in the marriage, but you know, generally, it'll be worth it.
Queen Elizabeth II : Don't be like that. Everyone's just trying to help.
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : Oh, yes, by putting a problem on a boat to Australia and hoping it sorts itself out or better still, sinks.
Queen Elizabeth II : You know it is possible that you might enjoy it, and thank me.
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : Don't dress betrayal up as a favor. Better go. Can't stand around chatting.
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Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : Have you noticed something about our children? They're the wrong way round.
Queen Elizabeth II : What?
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : Well, our daughter's a boy and our son is, God bless him, a girl.
Queen Elizabeth II : Don't be silly. He's just sensitive.
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : Have you seen him fish? A girl.
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David, Duke of Windsor : I've been hoping to hear from you. I've found myself hovering by the phone for days. Is it about Margaret?
Queen Elizabeth II : Yes
David, Duke of Windsor : The French are very much for her. At least Paris is, which is the only France that matters
Queen Elizabeth II : And are you for her, too?
David, Duke of Windsor : For Margaret, 'la Marianne,' how can I not be? I share with her the fate of having a great love that captured much of the country's imagination, only to have it forbidden by the establishment. So, naturally, my sympathy is with her.
Queen Elizabeth II : I see.
David, Duke of Windsor : But there is also the other great love of my life. The Crown. And protecting that crown. And I imagine you find yourself in a difficult position now. Split down the middle. One half is sister. One half is Queen.
Queen Elizabeth II : Exactly!
David, Duke of Windsor : A strange, hybrid creature. Like a sphinx or Gamayun. As I am Ganesha or Minotaur. We are half-people. Ripped from the pages of some bizarre mythology. The two sides within us, human and crown engaged in a fearful civil war, which never ends and which blights our every human transaction as brother, husband, sister, wife, mother. I understand the agony you feel and I am here to tell you, it will never leave you. I will always be half-King. My tragedy is that... I have no Kingdom. You have it. And you must protect it.
