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Clips from The Crown (2016) - Coup (S03E03)

"Sic semper tyrannis, gentlemen."
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"And what all successful insurgencies have in common"
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"are five key elements."
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"Control of the media, control of the economy,"
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"and the capture of administrative targets,"
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"Now, in Ghana and Gabon,"
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"this can be achieved with a handful of battalions,"
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"but here in the United Kingdom..."
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"we would need to secure Parliament,"
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"Whitehall,"
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"the Ministry of Defence, and the Cabinet Office."
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"The Prime Minister will be arrested, of course,"
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"along with other politicians still loyal."
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"Same with the train stations."
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"Curfews will be put in place, martial law declared."
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"And I haven't even mentioned the police."
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"It would take tens of thousands of unquestioningly loyal servicemen,"
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"and even in my heyday, I could never command that."
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"Which brings me to the fifth element."
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"Legitimacy."
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"Now, our government draws its strength"
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"from long-established institutions that support it."
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"The courts, body of common law, the constitution."
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"For any action against the state to succeed,"
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"you'd have to overthrow these as well."
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"But in a highly evolved democracy such as ours,"
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"Which is why, gentlemen, a coup d'état in the United Kingdom..."
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"doesn't stand a chance."
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"Unless..."
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"Unless...?"
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"Unless we had the support of the one person not yet mentioned."
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"Do you see the temperament?"
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"The Crown has at its disposal unique constitutional powers"
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"which could still make something like this possible."
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"In 1834, William IV used them"
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"to dismiss his government in the face of opposition from the House."
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"And in 1920, the Emergency Powers Act was passed,"
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"which gave the sovereign power in certain circumstances"
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"to declare a state of emergency by proclamation."
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"Meaning our Queen could dissolve Parliament"
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"and appoint a new government, and a prime minister as well."
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"She's also Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces."
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"They swear allegiance to her and not to Parliament,"
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"so could count on their support to see it through."
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"She is our Caesar."
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"And you think she might entertain this idea?"
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"The circumstances are certainly compelling."
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"Now, I've made a list here of exactly how compelling."
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"And as her second cousin, I am in an ideal position to ask."
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"- Not hungry? - No."
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"Somehow today has managed to be one of the most enjoyable days of my life."
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"And at the same time, one of the most depressing."
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"Telephone call for you, ma'am. Lord Mountbatten."
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"I'll call him back."
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"Of course."
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"This is how I'd like to spend all my time."
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"Owning horses, breeding horses, racing horses."
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"It's what makes me truly happy."
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"And I actually think it's what I was born to do,"
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"until the other thing came along..."
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"that someone else was born to do, that they elected not to do,"
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"which meant that first my father, and then I,"
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"had to do a job we were never meant to do."
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"Well, you've managed to make it look like"
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"Hmm. You're kind."
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"But it isn't."
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"And on days like today..."
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"in places like this, in company like this..."
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"you get a glimpse of what it all might have been like."
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"The unlived life..."
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"and how much happier it might have made me."
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"Not now!"
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"Oh, dear. Did I just snap?"
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"- Slightly. - I shall have to grovel now."
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"- I'm so sorry, Your Majesty. - Yes, all right, I'm coming."
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"Honestly, only Dickie."
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"Yes, Your Majesty."
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"Prime Minister?"
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"Ma'am, I have reason to believe"
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"there is currently a full-blown plot developing against me"
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"and the democratically elected Labour government"
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"that governs in your name"
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"being led by a senior member of your family."
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"Who?"
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"Lord Mountbatten."
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"And that he, in cahoots with Cecil King,"
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"the chairman of the Mirror Group newspapers,"
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"has been attempting to overthrow this government."
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"Now, I feel compelled to remind Your Majesty"
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"And throughout my time in office,"
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"were to interfere with the political business of the day,"
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"I would be left with no option"
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"which I have successfully controlled until now..."
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"Your Majesty."
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"Drink up, Porchey."
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"We're going home."
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"Your Majesty."
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"You asked to see me."
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"I did."
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"As it happens, I was planning to drop by myself..."
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"on a matter of great importance."
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"I'm getting a feeling that I've not had since Dieppe,"
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"that I'm walking into a trap."
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"I'd like to think you had that sinking feeling"
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"on another occasion recently,"
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"when going to see your friends at the Bank of England."
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"Is it even true?"
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"Yes, I did go to lunch at the Bank of England"
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"to meet and listen to people"
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"who are horrified by what's happening to the country."
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"A horror I hope you share."
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"Perhaps."
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"But conspiring with them is not the solution."
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"It is the beginning of a solution."
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"Why are you doing this? Why would you protect a man like Wilson?"
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"I am protecting the Prime Minister."
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"I am protecting the constitution."
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"I am protecting democracy."
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"But if the man at the heart of that democracy threatens to destroy it,"
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"are we supposed to just stand by and do nothing?"
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