"Bon Voyage" To Peter | The Crown (Ben Miles, Pip Torrens)

Upon returning to England, Tommy (Pip Torrens) tells Peter (Ben Miles) that he needs to pack and catch a flight back to Brussels. Peter tries to request 48 hours with Margaret but Tommy happily denies the request.
From Season 1, Episode 6: Gelignite
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[@travisschroeder1935]

“Car Townsend, waiting, Tick Tick Tick” delivered with such authority. Brilliant acting

[@cherylhulting1301]

😂😂 I laugh every time. Tommy has ice water in his veins. Peter didn't stand a chance.

[@minerva8906]

i thought he will say "tik tok"

[@abehambino]

“DOOO come up!” He was having WAY too much fun with this task! He probably lives for moments like this!

[@ruislipman1]

"tick - tick - tick" ------ "bon voyage" brilliant

[@hutch1197]

The staging of this scene was brilliant. The five men on one side of the table in the shadows, with the glaring light on Peter as if he's in a police interrogation room.

[@hutch1197]

@ianmann28 How so?

[@johnpoyntzfoxsmale]

Also the ticking of the clock in the background....

[@AncientAnt3y]

It may as well be. Wtf

[@ForPeace14]

Indeed. I found it rather ominous. Someone else might have felt nervous, not so Peter. Which is why I found this scene entertaining. Note that the men on either side of Tommy begin to manifest uncertainty (sideways glance) only after Peter attempts to defy Tommy with the threat of public indignation.

[@nicolasdiez7688]

​@@ForPeace14 also, he told to Queen Elizabeth "you can always blame it on me." Meaning he was willing to play the bad guy and the "villain" by doing the "dirty work" of the Crown

[@katebraunstein8495]

the actor who plays Tommy is amazing

[@cheryl467]

Facts!!!! The scene with the Duke of Windsor being uninvited to the coronation was another great scene

[@autoad]

Pip Torrens

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

He reads the diaries of Tommy Lascelles on the audio book, it's remarkable!

[@DH1985-MB]

Yeah he's class, Pip Torrens - bald as coot too!

[@DH1985-MB]

@@madeleinegrayson8372 really - need to look into that.

[@jasonkoch3182]

Tommy was such a great character.

[@bjsr126]

The Bon Voyage gets me everytime

[@FreyaofCerberus]

So much contempt packed into one word, "Peter".

[@tbirdguy1]

You use my first name, and i shall use your first name and make you feel like a small insect as I do. Brilliant writing.

[@nicolasdiez7688]

The actor that plays Tommy Lascelles is brilliant

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

Pip Torrens. 😊

[@ronaldjones398]

The guy portraying Tommy Lassos is Just Great, the eyes, the voice, The Very British Upper Lip---- Wow

[@Sassyvibes06]

That's how tommy aka Allan his real name was, this man was born in 1860s so it doesn't surprised me..

[@ds1868]

​​@@Sassyvibes06Remarkable. Two posts, getting wrong the surname, the first name, and approximate date of birth. It doesn't take much to learn the facts. If he were born in the 1860s, and this event occurred in the 1950, then SIR ALAN 'TOMMY' LASCELLES' would be in his 90s, which clearly he is not.

[@DH1985-MB]

@@Sassyvibes06 Think he was probably born closer to the 1890's - this scene would have been mid 1950's and don't think he'd have been in his 80's.

[@Sassyvibes06]

@@DH1985-MB goggle it

[@waveali5620]

You can tell Lascelles really enjoyed this.

[@Chuckt961]

I could watch an entire series with Tommy as it's main character. Played only by Pip Torrens of course. Brilliant acting.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

An irresistable force versus an immovable object, take your pick who is which! Of course we all know how it's going to end but I've got to admire Group Captain Townsend, he's a fighter ace and has faced death many times over. He's not going to be intimidated by a bureaucrat, no matter how high up that bureaucrat sits and how hard that bureaucrat tries to frighten him. But of course he can't win in the end. A shame. Peter and Margaret were just born too soon. Although I've read that Margaret COULD have married Peter IF she was willing to give up her title and everything that came with it but she was unwilling to do so.

[@audreykennedy90]

Captain Tommy Lascelles was a war hero as well before serving for the monarchs. WW1.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@audreykennedy90 So he was!

[@krishnavyas313]

​​@@wayneantoniazzi2706 margreat was 14 when all that started and peter was 33. He was married man with 2 children, his wife find out about his affair with princess and she also decided have her own affair then after few years she ran away with her lover and divorced peter. After margreat and peter break up in 1955 he started dating margreat's look alike who was just 15 years old he was in his mod 40's and married her 4 years later.

[@sadjaxx]

Completely unreasonable proposition. Give up everything you have known your entire life. Pity that she didn't, she could have embarrassed the hell out of them, been a perpetual thorn in the RF side and been (hopefully) happy. She would have been a terrific model for example. That would have lit up the newspapers!

[@bbb-k6v]

That “ ever so British “ way of having a quiet word , that drips with venom & threat. British villains are the best !

[@marieantoinettev712]

So well said! 😀😅

[@marcokite]

er.....Tommy is the hero!

[@hothotheat3000]

Tommy is such a badass.

[@johntomlinson6849]

He's a C U next Tuesday

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

​Nope, he was a war hero who served under 4 monarchs and protected them with fierce loyalty. That was his job.

[@s.anz_]

As much as Lascellles' character is disliked, you can't help but admit: that man's got class. ooooofff

[@calistafalcontail]

I liked him alot and he was probably right about alot of things.

[@chrisleo6639]

Disliked? He is one of, if not my, favorite character.

[@nicolasdiez7688]

Tommy really enjoyed this moment

[@asosisos659]

Tommy was such a strong character

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

You'd pro ably enjoy his diaries, which are read by Pip Torrens, the actor playing him here.

[@chrisleo6639]

Everything preceded by The Private Secretary's hilarious trivialization: "Group Captain Townsend. The maaaaan of the moment."

[@dcoughla681]

Although Ben Miles is handsome, the real Group Captain Peter Townsend was fabulous - dashing, a war hero, discreet. The Royal Family should have stuck by him.

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

They told Margaret she could marry him, as a private citizen. She didn't love him more than the title and tiaras life.

[@gilgamesh8334]

@@madeleinegrayson8372but it would have seperated her from her family

[@krishnavyas313]

​@@gilgamesh8334 no it wouldn't.

[@krishnavyas313]

Peter was 33 years old married men with 2 children and Margreat was just 14 when all this started. Peter was king's trusted aid, can you imagine how king George VI would have felt if he discovered that his trusted aid is fooling around with his 14 years old daughter? I think king might have played with the idea of killing him. Can you imagine what Queen mother felt after finding out about their affair? Peter knew very well that Margreat couldn't marry divorced man after all he lived through Edward VIII's abdication and still went after Margreat. After break up with Margreat in 1955 40+ years old Peter started dating 15 years old margreat's look alike and married her 4 years later.

[@nancyaguirre2307]

He was using her, 100%.

[@Diamondelle84]

If Scar from the Lion King were a real person 😉

[@NorseMan633]

Lol!! Perfectly stated!

[@betsyadala]

Excellent actors 🤩

[@nicolasdiez7688]

Remember one thing here. Before Elizabeth gave Tommy green light to take care of the issue by his own methods, he said to her "you can always blame it on me." Meaning, he was entirely capable of being the "villain" of this situation in order to help the Queen. This shows how loyal was Tommy Lascelles to the Queen and the Crown. Even after his retirement he kept serving the Royal Family

[@SM2005_]

The dark suits contrasting the grey suit also is also subtle.

[@sandrostrmecki1919]

1:08 that smile on the left :D

[@MauriceTiberius-z2m]

One can only wonder if Tommy Lascelles was truly like this in real life

[@justonecornetto80]

It depended on the circumstances. I read his 1942-1946 diaries titled Kings Counsellor which are absolutely fascinating. Lascelles regarded anything that might damage the reputation of the monarchy as a threat to the country as a whole. Hence his utter ruthlessness when dealing with the Duke of Windsor who he was a close confidant of during the 1920s and had come to despise with good reason. He had nothing personal against Peter Townsend. He in fact respected him because of his distinguished military service but he also understood all too clearly that at that time, it was impossible for the Queen to be seen to condone her sister marrying a divorcee as it would have undermined her place as Governor of the Church of England. If I recall, several years after this Lascelles and Townsend had lunch together at Kensington Palace and there were no hard feelings.

[@iamjustsaying4787]

I just googled Peter Townsend. He was 37 and Margaret was 17 when they began the relationship.

[@AncientAnt3y]

Wow. Ok. Wtf. Ew. I’d have ranged the police. Wtf ew gross no stop

[@mrm64]

oh damn it all :')

[@cg8397]

He was also married with 2 sons, and the family employee.

[@francisravenscroft-dw6gi]

Sad- the sooner the monarchy in 'The three kingdoms' is gone, the better. Monarchies are for Monaco, not countries

[@studs_squared]

PETE-YOU'RE FIRED

[@OfficialFloydboy]

"Bon Voyage"

[@andrewbrendan1579]

How did Tommy Lascelles come to have so much power, even over the Royal Family? Who exactly was he? Was he an elected official? Did he have an inherited position?

[@umitencho]

Cousin in law to her aunt. He was part of the aristocracy as well, but no titles.

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

Sir Alan Lascelles was private secretary to 4 monarchs. He fought in the war and was very close to Elizabeth's grandfather. His diaries are fascinating. He was fiercely loyal to the Crown, very protective. They were lucky to have him as long as they did, and often called upon him for advice after he retired.

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

​@@umitenchohe was Knighted and given many honours and awards during and after his years in service to the Crown.

[@umitencho]

@madeleinegrayson8372 talking about before that. He got his start by being born into the aristocracy, but was not first in line to any titles within his family.

[@ryane5483]

Tommy was a menace. The hatchet man of all hatchet men.

[@mcfcguvnors]

hed even scare gangsters

[@freddiemolinajr.8397]

Good video

[@alexshaykevich509]

Peter got the last laugh in real life.

[@abehambino]

How exactly do you figure?

[@alexshaykevich509]

His wiki entry spells it out nicely.

[@ThreeMarlets]

Townsend's threat about the press turned out to be accurate. Once the wedding was called out the press ripped into the Church of England and the church and monarchy came out of it seeming weaker and more out of touch. Then Margaret new marriage fell apart and became a scandal, because she became the first royal in a long time to divorce, something that potentially wouldn't have happened had she married Towsend. Thus the blocking of this marriage created multiple scandals that caused the monarchy headaches for the next couple of decades. In the end Townsend married a young Belgian woman and later remarked about all the drama he avoided but not joining the family.

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

He became a blip in time before long. Margaret was free to marry him as a private citizen. She didn't love him more than her title and tiaras, lol.

[@kanejtrash5019]

⁠​⁠@@madeleinegrayson8372while i agree that someone like Margaret is unlikely to do well living life as a common person (anyone in the royal family, really) I also think that her decision to not marry Townsend was also in part because of falling out with her family. The example her uncle left on the family was tremendous, and she was obviously raised by her traditionalist mother to put her duty to the crown before anything else, as was Elizabeth. Growing up hearing how selfish her uncle was for preferring love over duty. Ofc the live of luxury also had to do with it, but I imagine the threat of being a pariah in your own family has to be taken into consideration.

[@cdsback72832]

Bon voyage😮

[@baconian_road_construction]

Tommy is definitely one of the most entertaining and unique villain characters I've seen recently.

[@justonecornetto80]

He wasn't a villain. He was the Royal family's loyal guard dog.

[@KevinN-df8eo]

Do not ever threaten Tommy Lascelles with public opinion, it doesn't exist in his world.

[@carlhicksjr8401]

Peter Townsend had significant deficits as suitor for a royal princess even if you discount that he was divorced. He was temperamental and impulsive and often indiscreet. And he never did grasp that radio and television had made the Royals first-story news 24/7. There could be no quiet weekends out of the public eye and many of the 'low traditions' of the nobility no longer applied. For example, there could be no discreet affairs for either of them after Margaret had supplied the 'heir and a spare'. He simply couldn't accept that a member of the House of Windsor had the least private private life in the Western world. Yes, Queen Mary and Tommy Lascelles use every trick in the book, both over- and underhanded, to keep Margaret and Peter Townsend from marrying. On the one hand it was a lousy thing to do to a daughter you love. On the other hand, Townsend would have been a disaster for the Royal Family in the wake of The Eddie And Wally Show.

[@krishnavyas313]

Even if he were't that temperamental and impulsive, he was married man with 2 children and he was in his 30's and Margreat was just 14 or 15 when their affair started. He was trusted aid and confidante of king George VI and he went behind King's back and was fooling around with is 14 years old daughter. Peter's wife find out about their affair and she decided to have her own affair and then after few years she ran away with her lover and divorced peter. Peter and Margreat livid through abdication crisis and knew very well that they won't allow them get married. That's why they never told king George VI about their relationship because they knew he wouldn't have accept it. After break up with Margreat in 1955, 40+ years old peter started seeing 15 years old Margreat look alike girl and married her 4 years later.

[@mjremy2605]

What vile monsters to break up two people in love. So repulsive. Poor Peter and Margaret. They would have been happy, but 'happy' is not in their vocabulary. They ruined Margaret's life, a bird in a golden cage with padlocks.

[@abehambino]

She could’ve left. The prince and his wife seem to be doing ok with it! It’s a life of privilege at the expense of the taxpayers who want the institution to exist in a certain matter. They are free to forego that and leave.

[@jadenlannister7169]

I understand where your coming from, but Margaret had the option of giving up her royal titles and duties to marry the man she "loves". But no she didn't, because she cannot handle life without the benefits of her royal status.

[@Mcherri]

@@jadenlannister7169it was love or family for her if she gave up her titles for love she would no longer have her family they would’ve cut ties back then not to mention Margaret was raised like this to choose family and we don’t know her choice or the reasons truly behind it perhaps there was more then just not choosing love we just don’t know.

[@krishnavyas313]

​@@Mcherri All rubbish. Queen and parliament were rady to give her permission to marry in Scotland and the only sacrifice she was asked to make was that her and Peter's children will not be in line of succession. She still would be princess and part of the family with all the privileges. They gave her option of morgnomatic marriage same option was given to Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson but he refused because he wanted to make her Queen. Princess Anne also married 2nd time in Scotland nobody take away her titles and she,her children and grandchildren are still in line of succession (because her children are from 1st marriage). And since 2002 church of England allows divorce people whose ex spouse are still alive to marry another person. Margreat didn't marry peter Townsend because in their 2 years brake Margreat had few flings and she thought peter isn't good enough to not have grand wedding in Westminster Abbey and to loose her children right in line of succession. Peter wasn't saint he was in his 30's and Margreat was 13 when they 1st met. He was confidant of king George VI and he started having affair with his 15 years old daughter behind his back.

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

Lol, yeah, "poor Margaret" was free to marry Peter as a private citizen. She didn't love him more than her title and tiaras. She was fos.

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

Is anyone else going to point out the awesome way they had the umbrellas arranged on that table he passes by, lol? I mean... Also, before anyone weeps for Peter and Margaret, she was allowed to marry him as a private citizen. She just didn't love him as much as the title, money and tiaras. Let's face it, he would have provided a very cushy life for her with his bs diplomat gig. So that love wasn't so deep.

[@theshlauf]

Or she didn't want to become an outsider in her own family like the Duke of Windsor was.

[@just-tess]

I mean... resign??

[@SymphonyBrahms]

I doubt that this scene ever really happened.

[@nujeru99]

So what if it didn't...this is a show, not an autobiography. This scene was fantastically acted and directed

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

They definitely sent him to a cushy post in Belgium. And Margaret was actually free to marry him as a private citizen. She didn't love him more than her title and tiaras.

[@michaelodonoghue7464]

Personally in this situation (and I have been in similar) I would be found Standing with My Back to the Window. But then I am a Psychopath.

[@MARIE-JOSEVILL]

Elisabeth II s'est mêlée des mariages de sa soeur, de ses enfants ... et les a tous foirés.

[@markokassenaar4387]

Excellent choice of scenes. Dreadful music that ruins everything at the end.

[@patricktalbot8980]

Everyone slamming Peter and loving Tommy seem to forget that this led to Margaret being in several extremely unhappy relationships and having resentment towards her sister. Their love was destroyed not because of any real reason besides appeasement of the church. Same reason Charles was pushed into an unhappy marriage with the basket case

[@eyesofibad2461]

I agree with many of Tommy's decisions, but in this one he was a dick and lacked any empathy.

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

This was not his decision at all. The Royal Marriages Act was very clear. He served 4 monarchs with fierce loyalty. Margaret was fos. She was free to marry Peter, as a private citizen. She never even considered giving up her title and tiaras. That's her great love for Peter, lol. Tommy Lascelles was a remarkable man. His diaries she'd a lot of light on multiple generations of royals.

[@eyesofibad2461]

@@madeleinegrayson8372 it was not about the rule, it was about the way he put it, bluntly and without compassion or empathy. That was what i meant. He could have done the same, but under those terms and without resorting to these cheap tricks to delay the inevitable.

[@disturbed0insane]

​@@eyesofibad2461 compassion for a groomer? Fuck outta here

[@krishnavyas313]

​@@eyesofibad2461 put yourself in Tommy's shoes. He was cousin in law of king's sister, and private secretary of 4 monarch and he was extremely loyal to monarchy. Peter deserved no sympathy, because peter lived through Edward VIII's abdication crisis was full aware that royals can't marry divorcee. If government didn't allow king to marry divorced woman what made him think that government would allowed Margreat? And most importantly Peter Townsend was trusted aid and confidante of king George VI and 30+ years old peter went behind King's back and was having affair with King's 14 years old daughter, that rubbed royals and courtiers wrong way. He took advantage of young teenage princess and betrayed his wife and King's trust. Would you be gentle and show sympathy to such man? After his break up with Margreat in 1955, peter started seeing 15 years old Margreat look alike and married that girl 4 years later.

[@kdmdlo]

Yes, was this a poorly conceived relationship. But Tommy is simply an a$$. And, not for nothing, but Townshend would have been a reasonably good mach for Maggie.

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

Tommy was fiercely loyal to the Crown and supported 4 monarchs with an impeccable record of service. That's why they often called upon him for advice after he retired. He was very close to Elizabeth's grandfather. Margaret was free to marry Peter, as a private citizen. She didn't love him as much as the title and tiaras. 😊

[@krishnavyas313]

How 30+ years old man who is married and have 2 children went after king's 14 years old daughter can be reasonably good match? Peter was trusted aid and confidante of king George VI and he broke king's trust and behind his back was having affair and taking advantage of king's teenage daughter. Peter lived through abdication crisis knew very well that royals are not allowed to marry divorcee. After break up with Margreat in 1955, 40+ years old peter Townsend started dating 15 years old Margreat look alike girl and married that girl 4 years later

[@periphron]

What a showdown between real men from a time gone by in our emasculated age.

[@theshlauf]

A good start to being a real man is to not blame others for your lack of manhood.

[@Pdmc-vu5gj]

Oh stuff it with your whimsical age gone by nonsense

[@markrobinson9394]

@@Pdmc-vu5gjThey’re right though. In 2024, we have to worry about safe spaces, pronouns and getting cancelled for having an opinion that others disagree with. What a time to be alive. 🤦‍♂️

[@Pdmc-vu5gj]

@@markrobinson9394 No... you are worried about it. No one else is.

[@markrobinson9394]

@@Pdmc-vu5gj Plenty of people in the world are worried about it, which is why civil war is currently on the verge of breaking out in America, as one example.

[@amjh4lah809]

2nd 😊