A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Mohamed Al-Fayed: Is it really true you used to work for the King of England?

Sydney Johnson: I worked for His Royal Highness the Duke of Windsor after he abdicated the throne as King Edward VIII, yes.

Mohamed Al-Fayed: You know the Duke visited Alexandria once.

Sydney Johnson: That was my first overseas trip with His Royal Highness, and then he asked me to join him permanently and brought me here with him to Paris.

Mohamed Al-Fayed: As his valet?

Sydney Johnson: Yes, sir.

Mohamed Al-Fayed: The Valet of the King!

Sydney Johnson: Sir?

Mohamed Al-Fayed: It's an Egyptian thing. No matter. So, tell me, what did your job entail? What did you do for him?

Sydney Johnson: Everything. I took care of every aspect of his life from the moment he opened his eyes in the morning to the moment he closed them at night.

Mohamed Al-Fayed: And how did someone, forgive me, of your background know what the former King of England might need?

Sydney Johnson: I didn't. His Royal Highness taught me everything. With great patience and kindness.

Mohamed Al-Fayed: Then, will you teach me?

Sydney Johnson: In which capacity?

Mohamed Al-Fayed: As my personal valet. British society is the finest in the world. British manners and customs rule the world. With your help, I will become that rare thing, a British gentleman.