Elizabeth Invites Andrew to a Mother-Son Lunch | The Crown (Olivia Colman, Tom Byrne)

[@MovingPicsOfficial]

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[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

How do we know it's true?

[@algrant5293]

Just to cheer us all up?

[@sba8710]

I will never forgive that hideous family for what they did and now they act as if Charles wasn’t a horrible adulterer. No respect for any of them.

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

@@sba8710 since you are so vehemently condemning of adultery, doubtless you are equally judgemental about the horrible adulteress, Diana?

[@JasonGabler]

lol. None of them are defendable. Just another super wealthy family feeding of the teat of the State, getting away with tax avoidance, various indiscretions and other crime.

[@1JOHNBARLEYCORN]

Prince Andrew to Queen "That was a good lunch mom. Now I'm going off to a friend's house in the Virgin Islands."

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

Yeah, he was showing signs of his predilections even then!

[@adlilzafri2322]

They won't be virgin for long

[@bkilpatrick5828]

​@@adlilzafri2322 You mean the minors? Don't try to convince yourself that they were full grown women. Because they weren't.

[@Phoen1xGen]

@@bkilpatrick5828 Tf do u mean

[@alexandradane3672]

“ Is he a good friend to you ? Oh yes , Mummy . He gives me lots of hints and tips as to how I can make money , capitalise on my position and he even throws parties . How nice for you , go with MY BLESSING .” Don’t tell me the Queen didn’t know about Epstein.

[@idraote]

The difference of her relationship with Charles... Stiff, proper, strict to a fault... here she is affectionate and tolerant.

[@eduardoherrera1484]

The queen actually raised both Andrew and Edward. Since the late Queen Elizabeth took the crown when Charles was 4, she didn't have time to raised him like a real mother would. Once she had Andrew and Edward, she knew the tricks and what was important to attend as Queen. So she managed her mother time better with them.

[@stewartp115]

Do you think it’s perhaps The Crown just perpetuating the narrative that Andrew is her favourite?

[@stoneymcneal2458]

I know so little about Her Late Majesty’s inner circle. Prince Andrew has shown himself to be quite a dolt, whereas, King Charles has grown on me over these many decades.

[@stoneymcneal2458]

@invisible.fatman I appreciated reading your observation concerning the differences in Her Majesty’s relationship between Charles and Andrew.

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

@@stoneymcneal2458 She's dead it's not Her's Majesty anymore.

[@dereklwashington1132]

Charles would never have gotten away with that arrival

[@zackzeman6449]

because he is the heir she holds him to a higher degree

[@felinequeen9243]

Charles wouldn't have the guts to have that kind of arrival. That arrival takes guts and style and Charles has neither.

[@Vme-xc4hr]

@@felinequeen9243that’s the thing with Andy he never does it the cowards way, even if he has to break off a friendship he will travel as far as New York to say it to your face

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

@@felinequeen9243 actually that's a dumb thing to say. Whatever faults that family have, and they are many, cowardice is not one of them. He wss unfazed when a gunman rushed the stage a long time ago when he was in Australia. Very calm.

[@pierzing.glint1sh76]

​​@@zackzeman6449 I guess First born male always gets it the fucking neck from mum doesn't matter royal or not or what the cultural background is

[@naturalcambion3747]

Isn’t this prophetic. What a perfect movie for him to describe.

[@knowz2367]

Lol. That is because people who wrote the script were actually from the future.

[@FadzaiSimango]

​@@knowz2367😂

[@rdominichosein9032]

Indeed

[@thomasrinschler6783]

@@knowz2367No, because it was the movie Koo Stark was most famous for (infamous for, really) at that point. It was just a very fortuitous coincidence for the writers.

[@hutch1197]

It's not prophetic when the scene written decades after the fact.

[@Jake.03-g3k]

"Old predators" well, he would become one

[@back.in.december]

😂

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Ironic, that even as a young man he did not find Koo Stark's Emily film to be "ewwh" regarding the old geezers taking advantage of a young girl!

[@pie.x]

I stifled a laugh at that part. Clearly, the writers knew what they were doing. 🤭

[@stephenmurphy2212]

I wished they extended this show for a couple more seasons just so I could see the Prince Andrew episode. 😂

[@rubyanne4909]

​@stephenmurphy2212 I think they had a difficult time finding actors willing to play him.

[@ninjasrule]

I think the actor portrayed andrew amazingly well! He really gives off that vibe 😂

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

A molesty vibe? 😂

[@BalderasRosado]

The p3d0....l3 vibes yes

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Nah, he didn’t bring the nonce😊

[@retroguy9494]

Actually, I think he looks a LOT more like Prince Edward when he was young than he does Andy.

[@icemachine79]

Just like the Duke of Windsor.

[@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIl-v9h]

“17?! I’m not sure I want to know more” Fact.

[@OffGridInvestor]

He stuck around that age group of girls for the rest of his days

[@craighanson-rc1md]

Bill Clinton has a long history of being friends with Epstein & worse keep secrets of his blonde co-eds even before Monica who admittedly wasn't blonde but was at the white house daily whom at best he sexually harassed & abused let alone humiliated & embarrassed when the bad rumors were proven true. Then hillary just bullied, harassed & threatened a college intern. Then there's all the Bill Clinton as Arkansas governor staffers he at best harassed at worst assaulted even rapped. At least Andrew righted the wrong by settling with the victim more then any of the other clients of epstein. BTW Epstein was the one that did the pimping & pressuring & the trafficking/pressuring of the girls to be-friend the fame friends. I'm curious why do you think the black book of clients of Epsteins have never been released? If it was a list of big famous none democrats especially politicians we'd have heard about it & had it released etc.

[@MelissaRussell-f4o]

I do love that his retelling of the movie is exactly what he's been accused of in life.

[@DJOfRadioValinor]

A 17 year old vulnerable girl you say? Old predators?...'You writing a biography Andrew?

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

Creepy!

[@199019852007]

Who cares ? Andrew showing his lack of respect for the law as usual

[@zzzbbbooo]

@@199019852007 Neither of two countries have found evidence that the prince broke any law - that why he hasn't been prosecuted. Why don't people get that?

[@craighanson-rc1md]

lol selective mind you have what about hunter biden & his what 18/ 19 stripper or the kid he had with her & denied what about bill clinton who was long know to like college age blondes & be a repeated friend of epsteins far more then andrew. Andrew was scum & jealous just like lil prince harry but he was hardly the only person who was friends/client with epstein or his stable of victims. There were lots of famous people outted by epsteins arrest andrews the only one threaten with court or who reached a settlement to his victim. Bill clinton nor gates have but there's countless photos of both with girls & epstein. Why is the full list of clients not released who's being protected imagine if they willing to out bill clinton & gates yet protect those predators from prosecution who else is on the list not released... Who from hollywood or politics congress etc etc... You focus on the one guy given up as a sacrifice who actually reached a settlement & restitution to the supposed victim. Look at the picture she doesn't look like someone being held or forced against her will to have picture taken I don't know the storing maybe that was before a meet & greet turn to pressure or whatever. Again there's far more then 1 victim whom got her restitution from him & which is more then most of the women got. why is that? Again the two bills Leonardo Dicaprio all known friends of Wienstein & epstein yet only andrew paid his victim. People forgave kobe bryant for his pressure on the hotel worker he almost went to jail for attacking yet settled with. No one else has in the epstein cases.

[@robinhooduk8255]

age of consent is 16, youre boring shut up

[@martin13145]

This scene really does a good job of portraying the Queen's relationship with her second son in a series that usually doesn't delve into her younger children's lives. One can see what Elizabeth sees in Andrew: a young, dashing, somewhat cavalier naval officer, not unlike Prince Phillip when she first met him. She's both scandalized and amused by his antics. That's why he was her favourite child, and why she was quite blind to his shorcomings until the very end.

[@bkilpatrick5828]

Who says she was blind? She most likely just didn't care because she knew they had enough money to keep anyone in that family out of court, no matter what they did. You think the royal family cares about laws? They're too rich to care about anyone but themselves.

[@unmasked8861]

Not unlike prince Phillip? Nonce=shortcomings? 😯

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

@@bkilpatrick5828 it's extremely common for mothers to be blind to the worst faults of their children.

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

@@unmasked8861 I've never heard even a rumour that Prince Phillip was dodgy. He had lots of faults, arrogance, racism, intolerance, bad temper, but I have never heard an accusation of perversion about him.

[@homersimpson1183]

​@@DanBeech-ht7swhe literally started chatting up lizzy when she was 13 and he was 20

[@mikeconnolly6845]

the intro to this scene is a brilliant moment. Andrew in some mad helicopter, Martin Charteris busy on the phone sorting things out, the Queen Mother out managing the garden despite being nearly 82, Princess Margaret still in bed and of course the Queen doing her usual duties. It suits them all perfectly!

[@jessicamcwilliams3346]

The queens 60th birthday was in 1986 and this would have been before that because Andrew was talking about a girl friend he had before Fergie whom he married in 1986.

[@KiwiSentinel]

@@jessicamcwilliams3346The Falklands war is also referred to.

[@mikeconnolly6845]

@@jessicamcwilliams3346 yes, this was in the spring of 1982 when Diana was pregnant with William and Prince Edward was in his final terms of school.

[@jollyfighter7319]

@PoliticalSligoand people still wonder why, when Anne and Edward were also her children.

[@trellises]

Yeah it's brilliant how they've woven in the part with Andrew admitting to his predatory interest in underage girls.

[@lol365]

This scene illustrates their relationship very well. He was dashing, chatty, and made her laugh. Some children have the good fortune of developing a relationship with their parents with an element of easy friendship - that's what The Queen and, despite his many failings, Prince Andrew had, and likely why he was her favourite.

[@bkilpatrick5828]

Yes, her favourite child is a creepy predator. Says a lot about the late queen.

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Yet at the end of the episode, she speaks of him being this way as a bad thing. Like she's annoyed by her other kids being miserable and being unable to shut up about it, yet somehow Andrew being the only one who wasn't was unnatural. Like she expects everyone to be as unhappy fulfilling their duty to her and the monarchy as much as she is.

[@BobG-pi8bb]

Queen: the prime minister referred to one of her children as her favorites. Who would do that? Philip: any honest parent? Queen: Philip! Philip: any honest parent would admit they have a favorite child. Queen: do we have a favorite child. Philip: yes. Queen: well, who is it? Philip: yours or mine? Queen: Are they dofferent? Philip: I would say so, yes. Queen: Who is your favorite child? Philip: Anne. Queen: you said that remarkably quickly. Philip: because it didn’t require thought. Queen: philip! Philip: and your favorite child is….. Queen: I don’t think I have one. philip: Liar! Everyone knows you have one and who it is. Queen: I don’t know. Philip: your lack of self awareness sometimes is breathtaking. Queen: well, on balance, I think that’s an asset.

[@John-pp8qv]

* PHEELEEP!! *

[@umitencho]

Edward & Anne were the ones who turned out normal and well adjusted adults. If only Charles could get over Camila or fought harder against the arranged marriage.

[@hannahdyson7129]

I have no pity for Diana . She was no innocent . Throwing yourself down the stairs while pregant .. Well I am no fan of the royals BTW

[@SanctusPaulus1962]

You think being a pedo rapist = "normal and well adjusted adult"?

[@bkilpatrick5828]

We don't know how Edward and Anne turned out. All we know is that they're good at keeping their heads below the parapet!

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

@@highcountrydelatite the royal protection officers say differently.

[@jazzycat8917]

@@highcountrydelatite Anyone who considered Epstein a friend was not well adjusted

[@moonlight_latte157]

0:12 Princess Margret waking up in bed is a mood 🤣😆

[@michaelsweeney5559]

At that point in his life he was the golden boy who could do no wrong. He was incredibly popular at that time.

[@AmericasChoice]

And even more so after the Falklands War. Reminiscent of how Harry was so popular, especially after Afghanistan duty.

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

@@AmericasChoice But unlike his uncle, he's not a slimy pedophile!

[@retroguy9494]

'If we as much as break wind it's a matter of national importance!' 😂😂🤣🤣 Oh Andy Andy Andy.......🤪

[@harryturner8701]

Richard III was duke of Gloucester His father was duke of York

[@gilbydog7350]

Good pick up.

[@extraolive2006]

This was referring to Richard III killing his brother's children, not the title.

[@harryturner8701]

@@extraolive2006 yes I know But he still wasn’t the Duke of York Which is the other thing they were talking about ffs

[@extraolive2006]

Andrew: "The Duke of York has history in that department, too - Richard III." Meaning the sons of Richard of York.

[@harryturner8701]

@@extraolive2006 you’re wrong, so I see no need to argue with you.

[@oscarfun100]

"17? I'm not sure if I want to know more!" Emily Maitlis: "Well, I do."

[@defaultyorker6096]

This actor portrays a crass, brash, undeter-able weirdo so well in such a short time. He must have some serious acting chops. Very surprised to see that he doesn't have a Wikipedia page.

[@MonkeymagicsMum]

"...twisted and perverted older predators..." The scriptwriters cleverly worked his alter ego perfectly into the script 😆😆😆

[@JasonGabler]

"We're no differen than anyone else.", said the Queen "That's what I spend my life telling everyone!", exclaimed the Prince "Well except for your rather flamboyant entrance by helicopter....", the Queen should've finished with.

[@Pww642]

Mummy, I would like to introduce my new chum, Mr. Epstein.

[@jasminvillafranca6154]

😂

[@TheRedGoldfish]

2:57 - Just noticed Andrew picks up his knife upside down

[@Rosemary-vf5ei]

Watch closely. I did after reading your comment. It looks like the knife has been set badly. He picks it up and flips it.

[@myalumina548]

3:40 -- While Richard III was of the House of York, he was never the Duke of York (he was Duke of Gloucester, his brother Edward IV and Edward's youngest son Richard held the title in those days).

[@nguyenanhtuan1196]

But there was Henry VIII, previously Duke of York, whose brother also died young. My English is bad, I can't catch the whole script with Richard III.

[@ThumperE23]

It could be put there to show the lack of detail that Prince Andrew has about his history.

[@ThumperE23]

@@nguyenanhtuan1196 the previous two Duke's of York were George the V and Goerge the VI. Both were the second sons. George V's older brother pre deceased him, and George VI older brother was Edward VIII.

[@stvdagger8074]

@@ThumperE23 Not only that but it is not the last 2 Dukes of York who succeeded to the throne, it was the last 5. Henry VIII, Charles I, James II , George V & George VI.

[@ThumperE23]

@@stvdagger8074 Not quite right Queen Victoria had an uncle that was the Duke of York, who did not become King. As Prince Fredrick pre-deceased, his brother Prince George (George IV) and Prince William, Duke of Clarence, became King William IV. Prince Fredrick was referenced in this scene as he was "The Grand Old Duke of York." There are rumors of the title Duke of York being slightly cursed as the Dukes either die out (no issue or only daughters) or become king.

[@ogukuo97]

Should have portrayed that time Andrew flew two SAS snipers with him to have lunch with the Queen. The Queen, not batting an eyelid, asked the snipers to deposit their rifles at the umbrella stand.

[@PrograError]

Did they got a bite then?

[@nrafter530]

QE2: "Oh yes, you are clever!" QE2: *Oh fuck*

[@tonyktown]

The irony in this conversation is hilarious!

[@Rosemary-vf5ei]

It's also fiction - as are all the conversations.

[@billiebuffalo]

I don't know why, but I really wanted them to play Ride of the Valkyries when the house was shaking...

[@kevinmiguel1597]

Or fortunate son.

[@wut-dah_7212]

As much as I’m not a fan of Charles (or this family really) at all, favouritism to this degree would make anyone bitter.

[@cipher_wilderness]

"Are you sure it was even legal" "Who cares" That aged like milk

[@ZekeBurns-om3yt]

Pretty sure this was all made after the scandal.

[@ianvera4299]

@@ZekeBurns-om3yt Yet his scandals were known before...

[@daniellemusella1594]

@cipher_wilderness Right? It's not eerily foreshadowing at all...

[@hannahdyson7129]

He ought to be in jail

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

That sounds exactly like Andrew today!

[@furlycee]

They did a great job making him sound like a proper sociopath. 😅

[@amartyaroy3754]

I guess those flying skills came in handy during island travels

[@bridgecross]

What a noble, courageous and straightforward young man. I'm certain he will be both a leader and credit to his nation.

[@doctorposting]

wow casting for andrew was insanely good

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

When I was growing up in California, I had a crush on Maggie Smith. Now, Olivia Colman...she is lovely.

[@Oscar.224]

U like older women, got it.

[@anonUK]

IMO, Maggie Smith was never good looking. Olivia Colman was pretty, in the things she did with Mitchell and Webb- but that was 20+ years ago. Her character in Peep Show was wisely agreed to be a piece of work, though.

[@mjremy2605]

You like intelligent women. Good job!

[@mjremy2605]

@@Oscar.224 No, unlike you, he likes intelligent women who have a brain and good acting chops.

[@mjremy2605]

@@anonUK Maggie Smith was stunning when younger, and Olivia Coleman is very attractive. Both are highly intelligent women and gifted actresses.

[@melihkasar5509]

Prince Andrew is absolutely her majesty's favorite child.

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Not anymore

[@melihkasar5509]

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 What do you mean? Because of Queen is dead?

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

Koo Stark dodged a bullet there.

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

@DanBeech-ht7sw. Any woman who didn't date Andrew dodged a bullet - poor Fergie!

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

@@highcountrydelatite yes, of course, but they don't have to....ugh

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

@@DanBeech-ht7sw LoL 🤣🤣. Cute. Good one.

[@sherrielee8871]

@@JoanMorrison-vq2jcthey deserve each other😤😤

[@CASTALYA77]

Watching that chopper made me think about the 'Screaming Mimi' from the tv series 'Riptide'.

[@stvdagger8074]

Riptide used a Sikorsky H-34. Andrew is flying a Westland Wessex which was a license-built H-34 with the piston-engine power-plant replaced by a turbo-shaft engine

[@lildozen42069]

"Don't be such a prude mummy" I bet he said that after the BBC interview.

[@jonathaneugene2582]

Nice keep it up with the crown videos. My favorite show on Netflix

[@fashionwire3364]

a 17 year old girl? Isn't that too old for him?

[@bearrnabas]

I so identify with Andrew! He's got so much humor and spark in scenes that have normally been slower and more somber. He really makes the Queen smile. I think she's smiled more in this scene than I've seen in any other. She absolutely delights in being more prudish to his bawdy side, and he pushes the bawdy, I think, to get her to deflect, just like many sons before him to their mothers.

[@theheartofsportsnetwork]

The way she smiles and embraces him immediately tells you Andrew is her favorite

[@Rosemary-vf5ei]

Did you believe The Crown was a documentary? It was largely fiction based on a few incidents which happened. Largely fiction.

[@Rosemary-vf5ei]

Remember that this is largely fiction, and is based on the writer's opinion.

[@theheartofsportsnetwork]

@ yes but it’s still a detail intended for us to notice

[@misenteiuberchuberu1581]

"Seventeen? I'm not sure I want to know more." "Don't be such a prude, Mummy." Foreshadow much, Netflix?

[@jalipeesma]

Andrew was her favorite

[@ceyrai]

I guess I'm biased from real life but he came off rather greasy in this scene. Charming but with hidden motives. Guess they nailed it.

[@نادرالیراحمان]

An underrated show that will be missed.

[@trellises]

Ah, the Queen's favourite predator.. oops I mean, son. This scene is brilliant. They've actually got Andrew to admit to his predatory interest in underage girls.

[@haventesla8648]

They were definitely having fun with that scene, but Andrew is barely 21 himself at this time, the actress he's talking about (Koo Stark) is even older, and a 17yo is above the age of consent in England. So they're not having him "admit" anything in this scene.

[@hammer3721]

​@@haventesla8648Predator Andrew deserves life in jail.

[@Tasha9315]

@@haventesla8648 But Koo Stark is 4 years older than Andrew.

[@Tasha9315]

In this case, the actress Koo Stark was actually 4 years older than him.

[@raidahblossom]

@@haventesla8648One issue there: The age of consent in England has age categories almost, 16-17 is consenting if it's with other consenting 16-17 year olds, but if anyone in the relationship is 18 and above with a 16-17 it's not considered as consensual

[@simonf8902]

She loved Andrew regardless.

[@craighanson-rc1md]

lol most mother generally do & its usually most mothers where it's hardest to make them see their sons as evil or criminals or doing something bad. Look at scott peterson & his family. Parents always want to think their kids will do well & be good but even all the best training education & parenting in the world can't always bring good humans as youth let alone adults. I could name many famous rich & even powerful families who have at least one black sheep. We all know hunter bidens issues or the bush daughters the oldest obama daughter has ruffled more then a few feathers as first daughter let alone after leaving the white house.

[@Doctor180185]

‘Andrew, would you come and have lunch?’ ‘No sweat’

[@xquisite7791]

The way they giggled about Andrew unaliving Charles' future sons...🙀😆😆

[@jonathanmaciasmartin7577]

I would be Margaret! Waking up all grumpy from a nap 😂

[@Rosemary-vf5ei]

She slept in every day until lunch time. During lunch she downed another bottle and then spent her afternoon planning her evening and getting dressed and prepared. She came home drunk, slept off the hangover until lunch time and the whole cycle began again. For some reason she was paid as a working royal.

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

"Favoritism" is highly detrimental and at times morally wrong for any family life be it royal or commoner! It ruins all other relationships within the family! 💔💔 Favoritism leaves the favorite child eventually embroiled in his or her own selfishness and stubbornness and spoiled ways sometimes beyond repairs! Queen Elizabeth in the long run badly raised Andrew. Flying around Windsor Castle was just Andrew being his usual cold, obnoxious self! Charles knew better - he knew he couldn't get away with that and he knew it wasn't the right thing to do! To refer to the simple lunch with his mother as "national security" is a bit of a stretch and cocky. Andrew lacked manners and class since he was a child from what I read about him. We expect different things from different family members maybe it's because we each have our own personalities - even triplets are different. Charles and Andrew were treated differently because Charles was too sensitive for Queen Elizabeth - she liked her men tough and strong (well that would be Andrew). Elizabeth, truly favored Andrew. In the beginning of the video as Andrew and his friend were walking through the gates Andrew throws his pilot helmet at the guard without even looking at the guard!! The guard should have thrown it at the back of Andrew's head! Yes, to knock some sense into him. Andrew doesn't look like Prince Philip nor queen Elizabeth. I'm trying to think of who he closely resembles - I'm not sure what to make of the rumors of Lord Porchester and the queen. Probably time will tell as usual - there are no secrets in the royal family ( so it seems ). When Andrew brings up Koo Stark it does make me want to go back in time to shake him and explain how atrocious his situation with a 17 year old teenager would be!! Most intelligent and caring adults would not use words such as predators and legal and seduce and art work when carelessly describing a 17 year old!! I'm glad the queen stopped the conversation but in real life I think she would have stopped Andrew - if she knew - which I strongly doubt. The queen's "favorite child" got away with far too much. Sad. Very sad. FAVORITISM!

[@theelitemanticore151]

Andrew was the Queen’s favorite. Anne was Prince Philip’s favorite. Edward was the favorite of both the Queen and Prince Philip. Charles was simply left out in the family……

[@infantebenji]

@@theelitemanticore151Charles was the Queen mother favorite the relationship between those two was like no other the queen mother had with her children nor grandchildren

[@RoseRedd-k4b]

well said

[@Tasha9315]

I mostly agree but wasn't Koo Stark 4 year "older" than Andrew?

[@robertisham5279]

Did Andrew fly the helicopter to Windsor castle and have this conversation in real life?

[@MrHalohunter24]

Boy, Andrew's story aged like cheese in the African grasslands.

[@tomwotton9]

2:11 “really your not familiar with’the awakening of Emily’” “No, should I be?” Me having googled it ‘No Ma’ma you definitely shouldn’t be!’

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

Not the kind of thing Her Majesty would have liked!

[@AzguardMike]

"if you so much as break wind, its of national security"

[@PrograError]

It's not like it's DPRUK, ain't it?

[@aecoronini5069]

They would NEVER have sprinkled salt on their food nor eaten salmon with a KNIFE

[@proudamerican3651]

"Hi Mumy dropping by to have lunch with you, as you asked😂

[@chaleau8116]

He required a large helo--he had a lot of teddy bears to carry where he went.

[@Bergen98]

I still wonder how he managed to do that with his superior officers... like did he just say "I am off for lunch with mother- who is also YOUR boss - and I will take the heli"

[@JethrosOp1n1on.99]

Imagine how disappointed and difficult it must've been for her to strip Andrew of all his titles and HRH responsibilities.

[@tobyargall8202]

When Art imitates LIFE

[@gracesanity6314]

A real Narc. Staff hated him.

[@andrelandry548]

This scène reaks of insight

[@ritchie9709]

Showing up unannounced in a search and rescue helicopter, not acknowledging the salute from the ADC, chucking his helmet at the help, and just generally being a petulant little prick! Any wonder no one liked him prior to his other f up!

[@DenaInWyo]

I bet he absolutely broke her heart.

[@maestroclassico5801]

The first time we finally SEE Andrew. I began to think they were going to leave him OFF the show entirely like Princess Margaret's kids. His daughters were left off and his ex-wife Sarah was pretty much never shown. Later in this episode Elizabeth tells Philip that she worries about Andrew....when Philip reminds her that he is indeed her favorite.....serious foreshadowing (intentionally by the writer's/producers)

[@pamelamays4186]

Andrew shows up to his mom's in a helicopter. Boss move.

[@ArmyJames]

17? She was practically middle-aged as far as Andrew was concerned.

[@thomasplinguidy4588]

Yeah, 17-year olds and old predators... You have to remember that the writers of "The Crown" of course already knew about Andrew's "pleasure trips" to the Virgin Islands, the breakdown of Charles and Andrew's marriages and much more. That's why they were able to include so many spicy allusions to later scandals in "The Crown."

[@albertholmberg7608]

That actor could pass as Tony Blair so well.

[@pradnyachoukekar9203]

There is no way she missed all his creepy red flags the whole time

[@daniellefrancis1476]

Yeah she just didn’t care! 🤦‍♂️🙄

[@xyinterrupted]

The least sweaty Member in the Ancient Order of Kündts. 🚁🥉👍🏻

[@JimMac23]

The Queen's children. Charles. Cheats on his beautiful young wife and the mother of his children. Divorces her and marries his strumpet. Anne. The sensible one. Happily married to her second husband. Has children. Andrew. Doesn't like older women. Those over 17. Edward. The quiet one. Happily married. Has children. I don't like Charles and Andrew. But I like Anne and Edward.

[@oyaami1874]

Ann had an affair with her married bodyguard

[@uppanadam]

They do put a lot of salt on their food!! LOL!!

[@lizaluk]

"mother is only one who gave one's birth"

[@saranemcova5448]

You see what you want to see.

[@MultiMrsmurf]

"Is it legal?" "Who cares!" Boy.... That one didnt age well x_x

[@ElGibby]

0:35 who are these 5 men? Why are they there? What do they do? One of them walks away and salutes but what about the others? Do they stand outside the palace, literally watching grass grow just in case anyone royal happens to pass by? Do they work in shifts, just standing there? That’s got to be a weird job. Later in the hall too, why are there 4 of them?

[@kwabecikuwu9161]

bourgoise moment

[@Alex_FRD]

"Mummy, I like teenage girls. Don't be such a prude! Anyway, I'm off to my favorite island in the Caribbean, cheerio!"

[@johnroberts1141]

She coddled Andrew, and he turned into a monster.

[@anyviolet]

Andrew salts his lunch before he tastes it. Bit of character writing IMO -- interviewees for jobs who go to lunch are warned not to salt their food before tasting it, as that indicates a tendency to jump in to situations making unwarranted assumptions before knowing all the facts. Don't know if that's true or not but it's amusing to see that bit here.

[@giorgioroyaume8815]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Gli sceneggiatori di The Crown hanno trovato il modo migliore per far stare nel plot, e quindi anticipare, anche il lato più torbido di Andrea, quando all'epoca si parlava solo del suo lato conquistatore ma non dei particolari. Oltre ad aver perfettamente descritto i suoi...colpi di testa🙄

[@blinktambo255]

It’s the way he threw his helmet 🤣

[@bananamanchester4156]

All her other children were miserable at their lunches. Andrew was the only one to meet her with a great big grin. She probably felt like he was the only one who liked her at all. He knew how to wrap his "mummy" round his little finger, evidently- shame that the same can be said in real life too, with some nasty consequences...

[@BamitzSam711]

This show almost makes me feel sad for Charles. Seeing how warm and motherly she was with everyone but him is sad. I understand she's trying to prepare him to be king in a way no one ever prepared her but there are other ways of doing it. Was he an annoying privileged jerk? Yes, was he a shit husband to Diana? Absolutely. But considering a child first interaction with Love is from their parents, it makes sense that he turned out that way.

[@ivorharden]

That helicopter was recently restored to flying condition prior to filming this scene.

[@davidhoward5392]

Those of us who were unfortunate to be serving in the Royal Navy when he was in, have nothing but fond memories of him......... NOT.. entitled, pompous and arrogant 😅😅.

[@peadar-o]

Even in this snippet Andrew sounds icky…

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Andrew is one of the most tragic characters imo. The series considered him as the queen's favorite because he was the only one who wasn't complaining about his life. Yet at the end of the episode she thinks it's a bad thing, that he needs to change, and low and behold he went on to be another disaster.

[@Rosemary-vf5ei]

When did Edward complain - and yet he's the only one who is still enjoying a first marriage.

[@ReaverLordTonus]

​@@Rosemary-vf5ei Can't speak for the real Edward, but I meant "Complaining" as in bothering the Queen with wanting talk about their unhappiness. It does make her come across as a bit of a bad mother to be all, "Charles, Anne, and Edward are so miserable and can't keep it to themselves. I like Andrew, he lives in blissful ignorance that life in the Royal family is Hell unless you're me."

[@stephensheridan1279]

If anyone was in the palace that lived through the Blitz, Andrew’s arrival must have given them traumatic flashbacks to WW2! 🤦‍♂️🙄

[@Sport4Life]

“Crisp and stuffed kids! Just like you like them, Andy. Your friend Jeff sent me the recipe!”

[@thomasplinguidy4588]

Charles and the monarchy were both really lucky that Elizabeth stuck so adamantly to the established line of succession. A less principled mother would have been tempted to replace Charles as crown prince with Andrew - and in light of later scandals, that might have been the end of the monarchy after Elizabeth's death.

[@Rosemary-vf5ei]

The queen doesn't have the power to alter the Succession.

[@lukethegoldenminecart1297]

God, it must have been a good relationship if they could casually joke about the possibility of Andrew killing Charles and his sons

[@historyunderfootnyc]

Welp, there's some foreshadowing.

[@rrconway9908]

Little did she know, her son would grow up to become a creep

[@WilliamStJohn94]

Ahh yes, before when he could sweat...

[@zachjones6944]

Richard III was the Duke of Gloucester, not York.

[@AmericasChoice]

Surprising error, frankly.

[@SafetyProMalta]

Lord Flasheart....😂