A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Queen Elizabeth II: [talking to Charles on the eve of his wedding] When your great-grandmother, Queen Mary, was a beautiful young princess, she was about to marry her Prince Charming. But before they got to the church, he fell ill and died. But everyone had been so impressed with her, that they put her together with his younger brother. Only one problem. The younger brother was Prince Charmless. Dull and shy. There was no attraction, certainly no love. But in order to make the marriage work, they were encouraged to focus on the bigger idea. Duty. They worked and worked and worked. And out of that work, a tiny seed grew. A seed of respect and admiration, a seed that grew into a flower they could eventually call love. They were married for forty-two years. They stabilized a country that was at war with itself, and they left the Crown stronger, while all around them, the great monarchies of Europe fell. Now I cannot claim to be the most intuitive mother, but I do think I know when one of my children is unhappy. Whatever wretchedness you are feeling now, whatever doubts you harbor ... If you could follow the example of your great-grandmother, love and happiness will surely follow.