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The Crown · Season 1, Episode 15

A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: I don't want to sound self-piteous but loss has followed loss. First and foremost, the loss of a husband. Then the loss of a home, having to leave the palace. The loss of motherhood, as daughters become adults. Loss of a routine, a sense of purpose. The loss of a Crown. Imagine, seventeen years' experience as Queen and being the head of the family. Bertie was a wonderful husband and father, but he needed a great deal of help as King. And then we lose him and, at precisely the moment when they should be giving me more to do, stop me falling into despair, they take it all aw ... They take it all away. They put it all into the hands of a girl who's totally unequipped for it.

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