A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Queen Charlotte: I chose you as the season's diamond for a reason. Yes, you possess great beauty, but you made an impression. You still do. And you still can. Even after all the confusion of the day. And after, most especially, all that has been witnessed in private.

Edwina Sharma: All that I have witnessed, ma'am, is the love a king shares with his queen and nothing more. I should certainly not find the proper words to discuss it even if given a million lifetimes to do so.

Queen Charlotte: The challenge of the Crown is that it is tangible. It is a physical reminder of the position. It is why, say, Lady Whistledown circulates her pamphlets instead of trading in whispered rumor. A whisper is relevant for only as long as it is spoken, but a paper represents more. Its physical form grants permanence. The same cannot be said of true love, of course. It changes. It forgets. It forces you to remember who you once were. And it forces you to choose how you will live with it again and again.

Edwina Sharma: How does one make that choice?

Queen Charlotte: That, I cannot dictate. I am your queen, but I suppose even I must recognize the importance of each person deciding what to do in the face of true love. Everyone deserves to make that choice, just as everyone deserves to feel its power. But one must know it is the hardest and greatest choice one can ever make.