Princess Margaret’s Engagement Cancelled | The Crown (Claire Foy, Matt Smith)

Princess Margaret (Vanessa Kirby) rushes to her now almost ex-fiance Will Keen (Michael Adeane), who’s drunk and left bed-ridden from a duel the night before.
From Season 2, Episode 4: Beryl
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The Crown is based on Queen Elizabeth II as a young newlywed faced with leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. The British Empire is in decline, and the political world is in disarray, but a new era is dawning. Peter Morgan's masterfully researched scripts reveal the Queen's private journey behind the public façade with daring frankness. Prepare to see into the coveted world of power and privilege behind the locked doors of Westminster and Buckingham Palace.
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[@Marcus_1001]

All 3 actresses who played Princess Margaret were excellent, but Vanessa Kirby was by far my favorite.

[@blueblack3591]

Yes true

[@cjb4933]

And the hottest

[@pohfromipoh]

@@cjb4933 Very Pretty Girl

[@klarabarunovic9841]

I thought this was Vanessa Kirby

[@PatriciaRoxana78]

Same!

[@Wakanda888]

"People like you don't get to insult people like me, you get to be eternally grateful". - Margaret ate with that one. ❤❤

[@angelinajoanie]

no crumbs left😄

[@craziijess007]

That felt good to hear somehow for my very, very broken heart.

[@schneevongestern9898]

relatable, i would have had the same urge to insult him. but in the end it shows a good bit of entitlement and bad character on her side.

[@DGsKattKatt]

​@@angelinajoanie Left not one!!! 😂🫰🏿🫰🏿🫰🏿

[@angelinajoanie]

@@DGsKattKatt ♥️

[@P.MoMoney61]

"A duel is a duel, and I stepped up to the mark." Those are perfect words for a headstone.

[@MomMom4Cubs]

Or opening arguments. Whatever.

[@SheilaRough]

Her gown is absolutely stunning

[@2011hwalker]

In fairness Kirby could wear a potato sack and make it look good.

[@jasonkoch3182]

He's darn lucky Margaret didn't challenge him to a duel, because she'd have left him with more than a flesh wound.

[@lemorab1]

She'd have left him a soprano. It's too bad that her prognosis for his future was also a prognosis for her own.

[@vanefarvel2946]

no she wouldnt shes a woman. hahahaha

[@TheAngryHappyMaskSalesman]

No one messes with Margaret.

[@Lizalotte]

😂😂

[@dillonlehane7134]

No kidding, she'd grown up hunting at Balmoral every summer. I don't know how much shooting she personally did, but I imagine she was at least taught how to handle a firearm.

[@jordache141]

The dragging and whimpering 😂

[@vinesauceobscurities]

The contrast between his narrative and reality is hilarious.

[@edwardnashen5960]

Vanessa Kirby is nothing short of fantastic! What a great actress! What a scene! She owns her rage full out! Huge fan of hers!

[@rr7firefly]

"Take a look at this face. A picture of disappointment and disgust." Vanessa Kirby did a magnificent job as Margaret.

[@Broooolskii]

THIS is what good directing and use of costume looks like. The strength of this monologue is amplified by the choice to have her wearing a full gown and tiara. He’s face to face with everything she is and represents and what he has just lost access to

[@jenniferlynn3537]

“His face to face with everything …he has just lost access to [due to his behavior]” Damned right! Sometimes that’s what’s called for.

[@bananamanchester4156]

It's the arrogance for me. The assumption that he can tell her that story, and she won't even be angry. That she'll just accept his infidelity. As though he's such a prize worth keeping, that it's worth putting up with that level of disrespet. To assume that ANY woman would be willing to tolerate that is astounding, but to assume that SHE would be willing to tolerate it is borderline insanity. PS: there's always a smart alec who replies to any comment I make on this show with a snarky, "ummmmmmm... you know this scene is fiction, right?" Yes. I know. You can analyse fictional characters, even if they are based on real people ;)

[@EM-mw2qr]

I almost married a drunk too. I would have ended up being his lifelong caregiver. And the same thing would have happened to Princess Margaret if she married that fool.

[@jenniferraymond9766]

Margaret was a drunk herself 😂

[@Circa1628]

no, she just married a liar

[@kingofrivia1248]

I agree however i also want to mention that Margret is definitelythe bigger drunk.😂

[@danielchaves9688]

and THAT is why Vanessa Kirby is an Oscar nominated actress

[@LisaG442]

“ this is what the next 40 years of your life will look like ..” hoooo man!

[@KenjiMapes]

“I'm not used to the idea of being a beau, much less a catch. It seems to have gotten to my head, rather. Had a bit of a fumble at Blenheim. Rather a beauty.” His pompous intonation & cavalier demeanor really makes these words sting. A Bit of a “Fumble” is quite a euphemism for cheating. What a great scene. Emotional yet humorous. I haven’t watched the Crown sans some clips however the writing & acting seem top notch along with the dialogue being very clever. Though I don’t think this show is really my cup of tea, as they say, but I’m starting to get intrigued. It’s pulling me in so I might have to binge it.

[@HaloFlemz86]

She had a voice of venom and beauty to match. If looks could kill that's little boy was never the same after.

[@louisefarrar6037]

The direction of this scene is SUBLIME! She enters as the true Princess she is, regal, tiara, gown, commanding, taking control of the room all while he is a bloody, drunk mess, stationary on the bed. Immaculately showcasing how so far out of his league she is!

[@msinvinsible4082]

Im literally obsessed with her gown

[@lordalessan]

A key detail here is Colin's loyalty to Margaret. You hear his name often when she talks about her party.

[@tdbarton7712]

Oh how I wish I had those words when I caught my fiancé cheating.

[@tomwheeler2012]

Margaret was known to have a tongue that could cut like a sword...all things considered...that sword she had could have had him killed but he got off with a flesh wound

[@LovedByYou]

She would’ve made a great Amy Whinehouse. Stunning actress lord of emotion

[@animegraveyard776]

would have?

[@LovedByYou]

@@animegraveyard776 in a film…..

[@raraavis7782]

True. Well spotted. Now I can't unsee it!

[@gabespiro8902]

Judging by the way the other gentlemen were acting, I’d say Mr Keen is lucky they didn’t just shoot him without bothering with the duel I like that they felt they had to protect Margaret’s honour even though she wasn’t around

[@LydiaDollison]

"Wait, did you say he died in a duel? Who dies in a duel?" If only Butterscotch Horseman's duel went this way instead lol.

[@IBeMelissa]

Vanessa Kirby looked so good in that dress

[@lazaromurad322]

her voice is SO powerful! beautiful!

[@dbyers3897]

She sure could pick 'em.

[@stevenfranks3131]

He's a piece of work.... 🙄

[@lovedaybebe5881]

This actress is brilliant , she should play Elizabeth Taylor 👌

[@dir3907]

This cast and first seasons were the best! Vanessa K was brilliant! 🙌🏽

[@Ariana-wv4pf]

I love her accent. I like the way she pronounces words. She's also so gorgeous.

[@conorspence5332]

It's almost good that she's arrogant so you don't feel sorry for her and can just enjoy it

[@taymur0804]

The thumbnail and title match together so well 😂😂

[@xcalabur18]

Jesus Christ, Vanessa Kirby is a revelation.

[@jaywilson4520]

This scene is so very... British. The accents, the posh upper-class vibes, the manner of speech... perfect.

[@01denese]

He's faking, yes? They beat him up because they thought he wasn't good enough. Nothing to do with another woman.

[@dan_38]

it was a mix of both. The guy was so accepted as likeable by all the pretty girls of London society that it annoyed the men, who saw this plain faced, flamboyant guy who won not just a princess, but apparently all the pretty girls too.

[@fara0045]

😢😢😢

[@kyleroberts3814]

I don't think they'd show the story he wasn't telling Margaret if he was making the whole thing up. We clearly saw that he didn't "step up to the mark". Also, why would he make up a story about another man fighting for her honor? Granted he probably knew already he was in the doghouse at that point.

[@animegraveyard776]

​@@dan_38 The opposite of "Flamboyant" is boring. Basically anyway, the other guys were jealous because he had something they didn't. Charisma, charm and and intrigue. He's not a good person though.

[@frname7665]

@@animegraveyard776 He didn't have any charisma or charm. He became popular as soon as he was rumored to be Margaret's lover.

[@murrayjohnson5217]

I have never heard of someone laughing until they spit.

[@YorkDLance]

In the real world, who knows if I would have adored Margaret, but what I’ve seen (not just The Crown, all media), I love her. 💙

[@usagi18]

Probably you wouldn't, people say she was very nasty with nearly anyone she considered beneath her. But that from some safe distance, she was just charming and hilarious.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

My mother always felt sorry for Margaret and thought she should have been allowed to marry Townsend. Over the years, though, the more she read about the princess, the less regard she had for her. Margaret could be petty, spiteful and rude, even before she met Townsend. When, years later, my mother read that he said he had "dodged a bullet" when the engagement was called off, she said he was right.

[@lordrobert12]

I CANNOT break myself from this show! The acting is magnificent, but plot is completely inane and ludicrous!!

[@ivanpb1983]

It was sad how the talented editing and beautiful composition of the series was completely absent from the last two seasons. BTW: Vanessa Kirby's voice, beauty, and elegance make my heart melt.

[@acediscovery]

'You'll laugh til you spit' - this actor plays posho very well.

[@s.henrlllpoklookout5069]

"A flesh wound"-- I get that reference

[@kyleroberts3814]

The duel scene works a lot better without the music!

[@the_glitter_is]

God DAMN girl. Get him!

[@Volvican]

I didn't remember her voice being so deep!

[@sadjaxx]

Wow! Vanessa Kirby played Margaret with amazing strength and beauty!

[@loloramos1534]

She was My favorite in the series

[@vitaflood6677]

I adore the style of this era

[@bridgecross]

The video description has a funny discrepancy. Apparently Princess Margaret nearly married the actor Will Keen.

[@nikko-fry7263]

Nobody was as fabulous as HRH princess Margaret

[@glen7318]

nonsense. She was a horrible person

[@chloe.3338]

@@glen7318why?

[@Froghorn_]

“I stepped up to the mark”

[@petiteetoile8376]

She's beautiful, intelligent, and a freaking princess to boot. what an idiot to get arrogant and fumble that

[@Blessings1111]

❤Vanessa Kirby❣️

[@naijaeshaw933]

Okay I’ll watch the crown again 🙄😂

[@PerfectlyImperfect93]

The actress for Margaret is beautiful

[@paullinford4510]

That is neither the actor Will Keen nor the character Michael Adeane, who was the Queen's private secretary.

[@user-dd1bb4tw4r]

Duels should still be allowed today should both parties agree

[@krashd]

They likely still happen, the aristocracy live in their own little world policed by themselves. Every time you hear of a duke or a lord dying in a skiing accident or drowning in the Mediterranean it's probably a cover for losing a duel.

[@pa9121]

"People like you don't get to insult people like me." This is the obscenity of the royal family. Some sense of exceptionalism by birth right, which has been institutionalized by British society and government. Ironically, SHE is the one who spent 40 years in misery.

[@aeiou1560]

Ummm you do know that this is fabricated script. Perhaps they do feel this way but I doubt if those words were ever uttered in real life.

[@NYCBlonde]

JFC. He's the bad guy in this scene, you do get that, right?

[@shimanopetermann9068]

Well, in her case, it isn't just a "sense" of exceptionalism. She WAS exceptional by birthright. Even if not by merit. Whether we like it or not, the UK is a monarchy, and she was its princess. Sister of the Queen, senior part of ine of the wealthiest and most important families in the world. Beloved by millions. Doesn't matter if she earned that position or not - she had it either way. Anyone who married her inevitably married up because they'd have more privilege, prestige, and power than before by being her husband. That's what she meant by "People like you don't get to insult people like me. They get to be eternally grateful." By insulting her, he threw away the greatest opportunity of his life (considering this really happened because in real life, their romance was only speculation and was never affirmed publicly). Plus, let's not forget that even though the royal family doesn't officially have political power, they're still influential, and she could've made his life a living hell if she wanted to. Ruin his career, have him excluded from social life or the like.

[@jasonmoore7223]

​@NYCBlonde they're both terrible people

[@NYCBlonde]

She is magnificent.

[@ems901]

Beautiful dress on a beautiful woman.

[@martinlyle2328]

she ate

[@gildedlillyproductions2943]

That’s the crown Kate wore during her wedding

[@glen7318]

no, she didnt wear a crown

[@erinjohnson1124]

Correct, the Cartier Halo tiara. This is an excellent replica.

[@LE-zy2od]

Who???

[@MomMom4Cubs]

If this man escaped HRH, it's for that he should be eternally grateful. She was a spiteful, cruel, and needlessly malicious drunk. The way she's portrayed in The Crown is the most fictitious aspect of the whole storyline.

[@misscoutts6193]

Even Llewellyn escaped.

[@ZeroG_Bandit]

The description is wrong. That is Billy Wallace played by Tom Durant-Pritchard.

[@WilliamTurneresq]

"It's just a fleche wound."

[@RenegadeSolutions]

🤣🤣 out of my way lol

[@nylotus]

It seems as though the sisters in the royal family are bad ass. Margaret, Anne… I expect great things from Charlotte. (I actually feel her brother will step aside and give her the crown or she’ll do something magnificent and gain the reputation of her grandmother Diana).

[@kaitlynrowe492]

@nylouts it has been said that in the future, Princess Charlotte would most likely be the next Princess Royal. It's a title given to only the eldest daughter of the reigning monarch and once she is crowned the Princess Royal, it will be a title she'll have for the rest of her life. But Princess Charlotte can only become Princess Royal when 1)Prince William becomes king and he would have to be the one to give it to her and 2) when Princess Anne dies. In other words, I do agree with you the women in the royal family seem to be bad asses in an elegant and classy way

[@glen7318]

dont be so ridiculous

[@nylotus]

@@glen7318 Thinking Charlotte will fall in line with the great women in her family is ridiculous? What a sad soul you are lol

[@nylotus]

@@kaitlynrowe492 Thanks for the info. I was unaware of this title :)

[@Lana.S.Boyd49]

I feel the same. I don't think young George has it in him bless him! I've always had an inkling it will be Queen Charlotte! Plus OBVIOUSLY Louis is going to F it up! Just like Uncle Harry!

[@mikeymoose1986]

That's not Will Keen (as per the description).

[@Serioussamurai500]

Love it😂

[@Yennefer_Of_Vengerberg--1266]

Ok so in the title of this video it mentions Claire Foy, Matt Smith yet in the description is says Vanessa Kirby , Michael Adeane . Which is it because I'll tell ya that is NOT Matt Smith's voice , while I see similarity in face there is considerable difference.

[@jasminderpinder]

The names in the title are referring to the season of the Crown (by stating who played Elizabeth and Philip), not the actors shown in the clip.

[@angelat5554]

if u watch the bloody show u would know that matt smith plays prince phillip, claire and matt have top billing as the shows main stars in s1 and 2 hence their name being mentioned after the crown

[@Yennefer_Of_Vengerberg--1266]

@@angelat5554 referring to the people in this specific scene but of course that goes over the top of your head like a fly over water.

[@Yennefer_Of_Vengerberg--1266]

@@jasminderpinder Thanks for clarifying and being so courteous , it is a refreshing change from @angelat5554's distasteful behavior .

[@jodybern]

Favorite scene 🎉

[@virginiafry9854]

He was 20 years older than her, and there is no evidence that the two were ever engaged!

[@ssh1487]

He was 3 years older than her you nitwit, and even though there was no official engagement it was strongly reported as a rumour in the press so whatever drama Netflix can gather it will assume rumours are true

[@iamjustsaying4787]

The little home wrecker had it coming.

[@mikeydan]

atta girl...

[@dasikakn]

How could a woman like Margaret not find one decent guy that was acceptable to her family? Are all the titled and royal-worthy men really that gross?

[@martinkrukenberg4590]

who was Will Keen?

[@holgerhn6244]

How sexy is that? I mean the RR engine, rattling like a sewing machine....

[@yvonnec6449]

Is he the 2nd actor to play prince Harry in Channel 4 the Windsors?

[@peacefrog0521]

No - I looked it up because I also see the resemblance.

[@saraneuss4089]

Who was will keen?

[@gracesanity6314]

Margarte was a loose cannon. She was often brought back to palace out of her head...by taxi or police. Big druggey also.

[@harringt100]

Who is this guy supposed to be?

[@letsgototoro3413]

Billy Wallace

[@marcokite]

@@letsgototoro3413 - vs Colin Tennant who i think was Lord Glenconner

[@marcokite]

other guy was Colin Tennant who i think was Lord Glenconner

[@pogo1140]

@@marcokite And if I read the papers right, Colin Tennant married Princess Margaret's lady in waiting and best friend

[@marieternau735]

Who’s the actor?

[@LisaImhoff-v8q]

Love her, dress is beautiful but bust is a " bust" doesn't look good.

[@Lizalotte]

She looked magnificent.

[@EvvieGPG]

Someone send this to Simone Biles!

[@darraghcollins1374]

Why ??

[@Dandelionsinthesky]

​@@darraghcollins1374her husband's apparently very rude and undermines her accomplishments

[@darraghcollins1374]

@@Dandelionsinthesky oh

[@darraghcollins1374]

@@Dandelionsinthesky he seems so good to her on social media

[@bradenharris8718]

@@Dandelionsinthesky”apparently” very rude and undermines her accomplishments lol well good thing you’re so “in the know” about the situation and about their relationship

[@F1fan4eva]

I don't understand what's happening? He got bullied by some men into a duel. He's trying to save face by concocting a story before a woman he ...likes/loves? ...and she's mad at him for some reason? Wtf is happening?

[@ephemeranna]

She’s mad at him because he slept with another woman while he was engaged to her. That’s what he means by having a ‘fumble’ with the actress at Blenheim. Her friend Colin finds out and challenges him to a duel. He lies about his courage during the duel, but the duel is real.

[@ephemeranna]

Also, she knows him well enough to know that he is lying about his courage during the duel. She is also embarrassed that her friends know he’s a cheater and a coward. So she breaks off the engagement.

[@jenniferlynn3537]

Yeah, it goes to certain men who think they’re so damned charming they believe they can finesse their way out of anything with just a few smooth lines. I’ve had relationships like this, where your kindness and patience is construed as liberty to do as one pleases. So gallingly juvenile. At a certain point, you realize you’ve overextended yourself and that none of your grace and benevolence was appreciated. Her strength and dignity contrasted with his lame bungling really drives home the point that notwithstanding his “desirability,” he can be dispensed with just like any other man.

[@Savagery21]

What kind of man cries like a baby whilst in a duel with someone e?

[@animegraveyard776]

Someone who isn't putting up a front about how they feel, someone who was forced into doing something they didn't want to do. Someone who understandably doesn't want to get hit or fatally wounded by a gun. By a bullet.

[@lillyess385]

A coward

[@miriamhavard7621]

A skeeert one!!!! 😂

[@pereliniandrews-manuma1758]

😅

[@GabrielaGARAYREYES]

😮😮😂

[@atakesholayemi4891]

😂

[@thegreenbaron6439]

Venessa Kirby❤

[@Sonsbitchesall]

What a loser. She should’ve dumped him.

[@chingizzhylkybayev8575]

...she did

[@chasegordonn]

Would you please explain to me what really they are depicting? It looks like they forced him to do that.

[@Bigmojojo]

He cheated on her with an actress, and some of her guy friends found out and were mad he dishonored her. So one of them challenged him to a duel. He accepted but didn't think they would actually do it but was dead wrong. That's why they are dragging him out there, and him being a coward cries the whole time. So not only do her friends know he cheated on her, but he is also a coward with no sense of honor or loyalty. Which is why she broke off their engagement.