Superhero Queen | The Crown (Vanessa Kirby, Matthew Goode)

[@timsykes333]

In the end, many years later when Chartres became Private Secretary, he admitted and said publicly that Lord Altrincham did the Crown a huge favour and he was happy to publicly say so. They would have hated it at the time. Tommy Lascelles was to all intents and purposes a Victorian

[@ArtGirl82]

Even George V in the 1930's knew that mass media was going to change the role and visibility of the sovereign. When all you have to do is look good in uniform and not fall off your horse, someone with the personality of a turnip could be an effective king or queen. But that didn't quite cut it by the time TV came around and they were all in denial about it.

[@thomasplinguidy4588]

3:26 If I correctly interpret the expression on Sir Alan (Tommy) Lascelles' face with his two hunting dogs, he is regretting that he cannot challenge the journalist to a duel or arrange his exile to Australia.

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Honeslty he looked like the only person still keeping their cool. I suppose it comes from him having more experience than the others.

[@michaelwilson2937]

As an Australian I can assure you Tommy would not be welcome. Too many self inflated Tories there already.

[@cristosl]

@@michaelwilson2937Rest assured in today’s Australian conservative political coalition of the Liberal/National party he would be considered a communist 5th columnist and appeaser of radical leftists. The rot of extremist conservative politics has very much infected Australia you only have to look at three of the last conservative PM, the current opposition leader and the fact that the moderate liberal wing of the Liberal party has abandoned the party in droves, so much so that once blue ribbon conservative seats once held by former PMs are now held by independents who once were members of the Liberal party

[@josephbateman7742]

"The sting of a reproach is the truth of it"

[@1in6win]

Just realized the guy playing Robin Day here went on to play Tony Blair too!! Fun note!

[@maxsch8454]

Great spot

[@senguptasayn]

O.my.God. That's correct!

[@SceneArtisan]

I want to see the following scene where the Queen meets Lord Altringham in private to discuss his views.

[@andrewbrendan1579]

Brilliant work here. Not just the acting but in showing people at different locations wordlessly reacting to the interview. I particularly like the lady at 4:22 glancing over at her husband. In this scene only two people are talking but a lot is said by many people.

[@thedudeabides3138]

Nicely observed.

[@TheFiown]

I was once slammed by a boss for criticising the company but I quickly explained that it was an analysis which was constructive and not just empty critisicm, there is a difference. When you criticise you have to also propose solutions. I once did an audit on a huge company I worked for as after a few months I realised that it was very disfunctional, never changing. I did it on my own time and gave it to my boss who was shocked. They ended up by hiring a 'real' auditor who charged many millions to end up with the same conclusions as I. The head of the company asked me if I wanted to be in charge of the 'new' system and as I love a challenge I said yes.

[@batmansarah6325]

The guy is doing her a massive favour. History proves him right.

[@michaelplunkett8059]

Monarchy evolves, it does not flow with casual whims. He needs a sit down with Queen Mary.

[@RK-um9tu]

@@michaelplunkett8059 He did and she didn't listen...

[@YorkDLance]

It stung because he spoke the truth. Bravo.

[@cuitlamcuautencos8306]

It was completely a professional criticism. Nothing about it seemed personal.

[@michaelplunkett8059]

Criticizing her voice not personal?

[@joejoejoe532]

@@michaelplunkett8059 He didn't criticize her voice: he criticized her speech. When he refers her speech to sounding "strangled," he's not referring to her vocal chords sounding strangled. It's that her speech and manner of delivery feel so rehearsed and artificial as to feel "strangled."

[@tcsnowdream9975]

“Loaded Questions, a tutorial.”

[@Cadence733]

If this is how it truly was at the time it shows this unfortunate interviewing style is nothing new.

[@maryamsharifzadeh2785]

This guy saved the British monarchy

[@dobazajr]

Nowadays critics would be called "bashers"😂

[@socalrefrigeration548]

You mean 20 years ago.

[@billcook4768]

He was vilified in the day, but in retrospect he was completely right.

[@7752]

Hang on a second…that’s the same actor who plays Tony Blair in season 5 & 6!

[@elizabethflum9228]

Yes - The talented Bertie Carvel.

[@cuitlamcuautencos8306]

I honestly don’t understand why, Elizabeth is so upset at the end. She’s fuming, and clearly is taking the criticism far too personally. Criticisms like these are never or should ever be seen as personal attacks. They are meant for individuals to be able to change professionally, in the end it’s a job.

[@robthomas2330]

I think because the idea of criticizing the monarchy is completely new. This guy writes a criticism of her and it's a scandal, he gets on TV (a new technology) and can say his piece to a national audience. Her predecessors never had to deal with that. Discent would have been kept in it's place by the powers that be and never leave the alternate press. New tech and new democratic ideas blows that all away and they don't not how to respond.

[@marcokite]

...that's 'Queen' Elizabeth to you

[@DoubleRVids]

This was never just a job to her, it was a duty thrown upon her (and her father before her), a responsibility of stewardship. She was also fairly young at this point and still learning the job part, not to mention she wasn’t the most outgoing person (unlike her sister).

[@Aversiontostupidity]

​@@marcokite May be yours,not everyone's in the world.

[@bricktam]

She handles that anger properly in the end though. She listens to the guy and eventually does all the changes he suggested.

[@h.calvert3165]

This man seems sincere & respectful. She changed. And the public reacted by losing much of its respect for monarchy. But then, the masses have lost respect for almost everything, except TikTok influencers. Shame. 😔

[@flyboy152]

Why are Vanessa Kirby & Matthew Goode in the title of the video when they don't even appear in it?

[@ivonnett19]

Se habrán confundido porque es Claire Foy y Matt Smith.

[@cory848]

i feel bad for her tbh.

[@glennhubbard5008]

To the Tower with him.

[@ReaverLordTonus]

For once Tommy Lassels was the only one who looked the least like they wanted to have someone murdered.

[@audreykennedy90]

Lascelles..

[@juliag.5114]

season 2 was the best

[@Twentythousandlps]

That announcer does not speak in the patrician way BBC announcers spoke back then.

[@billcook4768]

He’s not BBC. This was on Grenada. And they would be very pleased to hear they don’t sound like BBC.

[@mjremy2605]

Where is Vanessa Kirby in this clip???!!! Hereeee Vanessaaaa! Come out and play!! Tommy Lascelles with two Irish Wolfhounds -they match him exactly in power and savagery. Heh, heh. Perfect match.

[@phnv]

this guys saved the royal arse

[@bricktam]

Elizabeth got very jealous over the likes of Jackie Kennedy and Diana later on but when someone gives her a wakeup call and tells her she's capable, she's even more upset lol

[@Roz-y2d]

Jealous of JK and Diana? What an odd thing to say. Jackie K was pitied by almost everyone except Americans. But we all gave her credit for sticking it out with her husband and his family. As for Diana, why would the Queen be jealous? Who today would want to be part of either family. Goldfish bowl life was horrendous. Still is!

[@uafc1]

@@Roz-y2d Living in denial lol

[@bobl4419]

But, because of this criticism the Queen did change out the Victorian Tommy Lascelless, which was very necessary to move forward. Bob L

[@jessecarozza6745]

Influence Lost: Elizabeth IIZ Dark Side Points Gained

[@neil18AA34]

Would love to see this same scene except it's Henry VIII who is the monarch.

[@user-wr3vt8uq4s]

Would've been a lot shorter

[@Xerxes2005]

@@user-wr3vt8uq4sIf not the scene, then the one criticizing the King...

[@laraschauble]

Who was this guy? Was he a real person or just a character made for the show??

[@dominicbuckley8309]

No, real person. In fact you can find the real interview online at getty images : search 'Robin Day interview Lord Altrincham'. It's about 10 minutes long, but The Crown actually repeated whole passages word-for-word from the real interview.

[@laraschauble]

@@dominicbuckley8309 Thank you for letting me know 🙂

[@kamion53]

@@dominicbuckley8309 thanks for the link: his article is quite interesting and it seems Princess Diana took it to heart years later, much to the shock of the RF.

[@faithlesshound5621]

He renounced his peerage as soon as that became possible and stood for Parliament as John Grigg, but failed to get in. He had never taken his seat in the House of Lords.

[@billcook4768]

Actually, one of the most realistic things shown on the Crown. Real person, real article, real TV broadcast. Of course, the reactions of the Queen and others is hypothetical.

[@JulesBond-v9f]

OMG … please NO WAY… narcissistic greed is too dangerous 😮

[@martinkrukenberg4590]

did this scene really happen?

[@marcokite]

yup

[@billydeeuk]

Yes. You just watched the video on KZbin

[@falconeshield]

Season 1 to 4 was based on the truth. Then 4 to 5 it became the Diana show.

[@stablefairy9437]

yes

[@dominicbuckley8309]

You can find the real interview online at getty images : search 'Robin Day interview Lord Altrincham'. It's about 10 minutes long, but The Crown actually repeated whole passages word-for-word from the real interview.

[@eudianamartinsofc]

¡Hola, buenas tardes!

[@boybawang1981]

I prefer QE2 from the Naked Gun films!!

[@thomasfy4]

And he comes back to portray Blair

[@craigbond9284]

Republic are the rulers and the monarchies is very much the exception Bro is referring to the Soviet Union and the United States

[@b.p4958]

If that’s supposed to be Robin day then may Mike yarwood strike this show down

[@SeemaSharma-ub5zl]

Hindi mein hoti to or bhi accha samjh aata!

[@abdullahjaved0330]

Shouldve abolished jt after WW2

[@marcokite]

oh yeah! great idea! - we could have had President Harold MacMillan, President Ted Heath and better still PRESIDENT TONY BLAIR. Then President Nick Clegg! Wouldn't that have set the heart racing? Or maybe the corrupt incompetent politicians one finds in Pakistan or the Middle East? wouldn't that have been fantastic??? or EVEN better; President for Life George W Bush!!

[@falconeshield]

The time was after Cromwell. You lost your chance.

[@MsJubjubbird]

Looking at what is happening in America with their presidential elections, having a head of state that transcends politics is actual a good thing

[@scepteredisle]

Do one, vermin.

[@Roz-y2d]

Absolutely not. Why? For an American style way of doing things? No way. What a farce !

[@NeuroDeviant421]

"constitutional monarchy" is a laughable concept.

[@markkuiper7380]

No

[@Der_Dolmetscher]

Belgium, Denmark, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom… I‘ve been to all of them, and I’ve seen their capitals, met their people and travelled across them, and after having studied in five countries and having visited sixty to this day, I can say that constitutional monarchies (today) are the most thriving, most stable economies in the world. They aren‘t perfect, but compared to them, the only republics worth living today would be the US, France, Germany (my birth place) and Switzerland (where I‘ve been living for the last ten years). The rest are either war zones or failed, corrupt places run by dictators, warlords and incompetent bureaucrats.

[@Roz-y2d]

@@Der_DolmetscherWell said.

[@mflow6485]

I wish the US had a constitutional monarchy. Or any leadership or honor whatsoever.

[@UsuallyTrolling]

Most republics are complete basket cases, the USA is the exception and even that has major problems

[@callmeswivelhips]

It must have been overwhelming at best to be the subject of a national broadcast such as this, professional or not. A revealing sequence of events, certainly.

[@harrykekgmail]

Imagine if you get a monarchy like the Trump family! LOL

[@Roz-y2d]

Or worse, the Bidens, but we don’t have to imagine, do we?

[@ellenseltz4548]

They seem to be trying for it, what with attempting a coup and promising to jail their political critics and eradicate various parts of the Constitution.

[@faithlesshound5621]

The US does not have hereditary rulers, thanks to George Washington declining to accept a crown. However, many of its people seem to venerate their presidents to an inordinate degree, and their offspring also. Their media treats some of their families as if they are royal. Viz: all the ink spilled over the possibility of the Donald being succeeded by another member of the Trump family.

[@maryamsharifzadeh2785]

This guy saved the British monarchy