A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Queen Elizabeth II: It has come to my attention that for a period of time last week, my Prime Minister was incapacitated. And the Foreign Secretary, too. And that you colluded in keeping that information from me.

Lord Salisbury: Your Maj...

Queen Elizabeth II: No, it is not my job to govern. But it is my job to ensure proper governance. But how can I do that if my ministers lie and plot and hide the truth from me? You have prevented me from doing my duty. You have hampered and bamboozled the proper functioning of the Crown. How could you? My own late father valued you greatly. He believed the phrase, "History teaches, never trust a Cecil." Deeply unfair. Perhaps not.