'The Crown' Cast Teaches You Royal Slang | Vanity Fair

Emma Corrin and Josh O'Connor from Netflix's 'The Crown' school us in royal slang. From "elevenses" to "Operation London Bridge," Emma and Josh sound like "blue blood" in this episode of Slang School.
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[@chelseal8448]

the two members who didn't contribute anything to the group project and then were chosen to give the presentation in front of the class

[@juxhinam]

thank you for the laugh at 3 am hhaahaha

[@PinayEngineerinGermany888]

the best description Everrrr!

[@black76561]

So true

[@aranzaespinosa3614]

Hahahahaha you nailed it

[@carlyfaiith]

Me. Always. 😂♥️ this comment is gold.

[@magnacz]

Josh O'Connor is much too good looking to play Charles.

[@Jadorelainie]

And decent!

[@Tyanes17]

Prince Charles wasn't bad looking when he was younger, though...

[@_xablau_69]

@@Tyanes17 well I think he was pretty ugly lol but that's my opinion only (but comparing to Josh he was not that good at all)

[@Stephensofceea]

@@Tyanes17 Dude. He looks much much better now than how he looked back then

[@Stephensofceea]

And Emma isn't striking enough to be Diana

[@annapan1978]

When you want to hate Charles but Josh is so cute and you can’t...

[@elijahsmith141]

Yess

[@noziphokhumalo6203]

@Simon Cowell nahhhh he's a snack

[@thetrailll]

I dont get why is everybody hating on Prince Charles, i mean ,he wasn’t in love with Diana, and still was forced to marry her, even though he loved another woman, just imagine.

[@lenoredits3834]

@@thetrailll it's not diana's fault? at least don't threaten her just because of your unlucky life?

[@malia7434]

@@thetrailll Being in love with another woman shouldn't allow you to be emotionally neglectful to your wife. His situation was sad, but Diana's was worser.

[@ScrivenerofDoom]

I don't think I have seen any two people less prepared to explain anything.

[@ejbvermont]

We, the people who would actually click and watch this, are much more prepared to actually answer these questions...and it is SO FRUSTRATING

[@izzyfarmer2500]

I just think they were just sort of expected to know them and weren’t given them to prep. Which considering the fact neither of them are actually royalty they didn’t know them

[@srkh8966]

Izzy Farmer These aren’t all royal terms. I knew all but one

[@izzyfarmer2500]

S RKH I know but usually I’m these videos the people are clearly given time to prepare or experts in the field . It was abundantly clear they weren’t given prep time like everyone else and these aren’t universal terms which is they didn’t just naturally know them Edit: these are terms only really used by the upper class and neither of them are upper class which why they struggled to avoid that very predictable outcome they should’ve been given them in advance so they knew them

[@srkh8966]

Izzy Farmer The title was wrong for what was presented. They’re just too young to have heard many of these terms. Plus, you don’t have to be “upper class” to know these terms, 😆

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

It’s nice to see Diana and Charles so friendly with one another.

[@riahlear8540]

😂

[@EdwardCheek]

LOL

[@ClodaghQuinnchannel]

Hahah true

[@joey7538]

LMAO

[@trizantabadde6746]

Certainly, very nice!

[@exanimo3462]

As a british person, can i just say this is an accurate depiction of how the average British person would describe these words

[@JulieWallis1963]

It’s really not! It highlights thick people, not average people! Emma thought afternoon tea at 4pm was the same as elevensis ffs!

[@caitlinwest272]

Honestly yes omg

[@rodittis]

@@JulieWallis1963 I’m in the US and I know more than these 2 chuckleheads. “Of the British Empire”?? 🤣

[@breakingewes1316]

I can’t possibly believe they were being real here. Unless they’re incredibly thick.

[@pete7230]

@@JulieWallis1963 who cares

[@janechoy2073]

Emma Corrin looks *so* much like a young Jodie Foster

[@WayneGoss]

She really does!

[@hisnewlife3543]

And nothing like Diana.

[@gingervsginger7305]

yes thank u

[@gabsl1552]

Actually! :o

[@majosalascalderon]

I see Clarice Starling not Diana

[@ladyh77]

These two would definitely not pass a citizenship test.

[@szabados1980]

Still they get the lump sums and we get to wash their dishes. 🐽🐷🐖

[@ribbonnyoubyvw2780]

😂😂

[@AuroraChernobyl]

They get the citizenship by birth right.

[@manswind3417]

@@AuroraChernobyl The OG commenter isn't questioning their domicile or britishness, she knows that they are British already. She just stated that if they took a citizenship test there's no way they're clearing it.

[@chilly.bagarinao]

People here saying they weren't prepared for this interview. But isn't that how interviews are supposed to be?

[@smellmyfingas]

I think people are meaning that their knowledge of what they are answering is very limited. Quite a lot of the answers they are giving are incorrect and as they have been paid to play these characters and probably research these things, it's just quite funny. A lot of this slang is fairly obvious common British knowledge which seems to have bypassed them both. But they are young and this can be excused. I only know a lot of these answers due to watching the news and reading my gran's Hello!

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Ask your next potential employer?

[@afcallegari]

They’re like the happy version of Charles and Diana.

[@OyLorelai]

𝐘𝐞𝐩

[@iwilitu6591]

If we don’t get more Princess Anne this season I swear

[@laduchesse9402]

iwilitu YES! We better!

[@antoniogalindo4869]

laduchesse why??

[@thaismacedosf]

@@antoniogalindo4869 Because she's the best royal ever both in fiction and in real life.

[@antoniogalindo4869]

Thais Ferreira what did she do to be that good?

[@EVanes-on3hm]

WELL WE SHOULD

[@painteasy]

fun fact: the most expensive pigment is indeed purple, the is why there are no(or very little) flags with the color purple on them. It's considered "royal" because monarchs used to wear purple suits and dresses in order to show their status.

[@szabados1980]

You are talking about the emperors of Rome. Who happened not to be considered royalty by their contemporaries. Royal blue isn't purple, by the way.

[@FergusWalsh-dz7mq]

So wealth, even back to the Romans. Yup makes sense to flaunt it if you have it or what's the point.

[@Vampirewolfking]

@@szabados1980 Roman emperors wore purple all the way to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. the Queen's father wore purple in his coronation in 1936.

[@mitchg7809]

& Crown Royal comes in a purple bag

[@banshee7743]

Blue was the colour of French royalty not English.

[@tiaramisu10]

How is Josh o connor is so likeable in real life, when i had grown to hate him with all my being in the series

[@ifanmorgan8070]

Ac - ting

[@tiaramisu10]

@@ifanmorgan8070 hahhahaha true

[@hateitorlovification]

Did you not feel any empathy for Charles’?

[@araybia]

it’s this crazy thing called...acting 😱

[@tiaramisu10]

@@hateitorlovification not at all

[@kathrynstewart1883]

7 minutes of 2 posh British actors knowing nothing about posh British society.

[@gabrielsanabriaibieta]

They're not posh

[@mattellistone364]

@@gabrielsanabriaibieta Just Well-Spoken!

[@ssh1487]

There’s a difference between actual posh royal/upper class people and people who are upper middle class, with rich to moderately well off parents but, unlike the upper classes, actually worked to their position

[@tobiasvonfalkenskiold5538]

You mustn’t be British Bcos they’re not posh

[@BadgerUKvideo]

I went to a posh school. None of us were posh. Maybe 2 or 3. Actual posh people are exceptionally rare. There's only like 10 schools that produce that level of poshery.

[@NeemsaayY]

Josh:”well interesting enough we are sat by a cup of tea” Emma: “or a BOWL of tea” 🤣

[@nivranshubaruah2977]

Okk they are confused AF. But it's adorable.

[@inggg1610]

It’s about time for Josh O’Connor to get more recognition 🥰

[@juliomonrroyperez6561]

Yeah. He was great at Emma although his role was not so big.

[@riyangikvano3797]

So trueeee!!!

[@jamilethgorozabel3339]

I'm the only one thinking that they had a lot of chemistry. I know, their characters fought all season, but even fighting they had chemistry.

[@davidh9844]

I think part of that chemistry is how amazingly good those two actors are. They really, really come across at just how horrible that match up was, Josh completely in character and Emma so completely in character. Josh has stated how horrible he felt after fight scenes with the queen and Diana - as in, "I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it". Those two have skyrocketed in my opinion of them as actors. Certainly they aren't the trash that passes for Hollywood on this side of the pond.

[@amanya4375]

They have NO idea what's going on and I'm here for it

[@ParkersPartyChat]

Cast of The Crown learns Royal Slang at the same time the audience does.

[@daniellastephen4206]

They have no idea what they’re talking about and it’s painfully hilarious

[@jessejones5985]

I'm pretty sure she was right about the purple....

[@VictoriaLaraburu]

YES! Purple is the most difficult pigment to make and therefore the most expensive, that's why only royals and rulers could afford it

[@InBeMugaaglesic]

When Josh talked about other colours I was saying no no nooo you’re so wrong 😂

[@blackipino2011]

Yeah he was thinking of Lapis which was more of a thing in the classical era. Also she was right about a lot, she came prepped like it was a game show!😂

[@danielwang2956]

These two explain these slang like how I try to remember a dream I had at 3pm

[@awesomesauceusername]

At 3:23, Josh: We might know someone who has an OBE Olivia Colman: AM I A JOKE TO YOU

[@claudianicole4463]

I believe she has a CBE

[@nocchi.9589]

HBC?

[@shwetyballs]

CBD?

[@janstickles3035]

I am a US citizen, never having lived in or been immersed into British culture, but I know that OBE - Is not "Of the British Empire" OBE - Is "OFFICER of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" as opposed to MBE which would be MEMBER of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire".

[@jessicali8594]

@@janstickles3035 Order of the British Empire

[@bjoernrietz6401]

Diana had no "Bridge Code". Thats why they used the Queen Mothers Code (Tay Bridge) to arrange Dianas funeral.

[@astridhernandez2652]

Diana was no longer a member of the royal family in the moment of her death. They gave her the funeral due to public pression

[@davidhocde007]

Diana finally got the Pont de l'Alma or Alma's Bridge... (😕, désolé, c'est de l'humour français)

[@dalriadaskillen]

@@davidhocde007 😯

[@emmacole2296]

Who else thinks they're both going to become huge stars!

[@LaurNRichards]

I thought Elevenses was only for hobbitses.

[@azer.2454]

Pippin would be very happy to know

[@jona.scholt4362]

I scrolled to see if anyone else thought that!

[@hugosolisr]

Precious comment

[@AmyLM1990]

Or Paddington Bear

[@joshuawells835]

same

[@lucysmith2197]

Genuinely thought Josh was chillin in his dressing gown for a solid minute

[@josephmckenzie7185]

Josh: “Might be someone with an OBE out there....” Olivia Coleman,CBE Helena Bonham Carter,CBE Gillian Anderson,OBE 😂 😬 oops

[@geoffreycarter3020]

I think he was being cheeky. British humour

[@jumpingdinosaur]

He was joking

[@katieedwards945]

It's also "Order of the British Empire", not "of the British Empire"...they had no clue lol

[@jck0]

@@katieedwards945 It's actually "Officer [of the most excellent order of the] British Empire. MBE is "Member", CBE is "Commander". There is also Knight/Dame Commander (KBE) and Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GBE). Both of which allow the holder to use the title Sir or Dame. Order of precedence (descending) GBE, KBE, CBE, OBE, MBE.

[@katieedwards945]

@@jck0 You are correct! :) But I was still closer than they were lol

[@Celesbrina]

Josh saying that he doesn’t know anyone with the title of OBE, yet half the cast of The Crown has it. 😂😂😂 i love him (Sorry, English is not my first language)

[@fardiachowdhury9758]

He was being cheeky, he knew half of the cast has OBE

[@lumpyfishgravy]

I'm guessing this was shot after a liquid lunch.

[@eroche913]

Not even slightly. This is just two people talking in the middle of rhe day.

[@billybee9659]

I love how they know nothing. This is so charming and I can’t wait to see season 4. They’re going to knock it out of the park!

[@jenn9911]

Season four hasn’t even come out yet and I ship them strongly lmao

[@Fhoebys16]

Me too!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@itsflowerside]

lol shipping charles and diana ain’t it

[@jenn9911]

itsflowerside yeah i meant sarcastically lmao... but i love them even more on the crown HAHA

[@antonellaleiva3607]

Have you seen photos of emma dressed as a pregnant diana??So sweet

[@jenn9911]

Antonella Leiva She looks absolutely stunning•.•

[@Freshfish111]

This should be called T"he Crown Cast Teaches Us How Little They Know About Their Own Country."

[@matthewjzack.9447]

To be fair, they're trying to explain a language variation (register) mostly exclusive to the upper class in British society. While they play characters belonging to this class, the actors themselves might not know the jargon and slang the royals or upper class use unless it's actually something that their characters talk about. So I dont think it's fair to say they dont know about their own country when these might not even be general knowledge to the majority of the UK.

[@pauldevonian6158]

No kidding. Buck House?.? They didn’t know? How much are they paid?

[@szabados1980]

@@pauldevonian6158 Way too much it appears to one.

[@szabados1980]

@@matthewjzack.9447 Most of these questions are part of the British citizenship test. Of which my favourite one is how many parts the UK Parliament consists of? (A: three) Isn't it a shame big time these two wouldn't make it?

[@nix2747]

Commoners playing royals show they just aren't posh enough...LOLOLOL

[@williambleeker7214]

They knew so little. The real definitions should have been made clear in subtitles underneath.

[@MaudSolli]

I don’t want to lose my Josh and Erin quality time. Their chemistry is great ❤️

[@teresacueto]

In Chile we use the exact same term “elevenses” for tea time in the afternoon but in Spanish: “Once” or “Tomar la Once”

[@curazogarrd1269]

siiii, pensé lo mismo

[@JorgeValdenegro-ll1ye]

OHH BRÍGIDO

[@ivannaisabellaechenique8455]

Me quedé pensando lo mismo! Debe venir de ahí el término

[@fiorellacedres]

Pero por qué “ a tomar la once “ !? Que significaría?

[@juliomonrroyperez6561]

@@fiorellacedres Significa una apropiación cultural indirecta. Chile es el país de todo el continente Americano que más consume y tiene casas de té per capita. Así como tienen flaites también tienen su versión de snobs. Mientras que entre los británicos sí es algo más arraigado a su historia con el imperio habiendo conquistado la India, y el comercio directo con la China Imperial.

[@FCM357]

FYI: OBE - 'Order of the British Empire'.

[@sukiii-000]

4:35 RIP Queen Elizabeth II. Operation London Bridge is in action.

[@Thisworldisagoner]

Josh's messy hair makes me want to wake up next to him. Sorry sorry. I know. I know. I am way too randy for this right now

[@fairsuns]

i mean... that's understandable 😳

[@Thisworldisagoner]

@@fairsuns thank you 🙄

[@soshibell]

goodness, they are gorgeous.. i will have a mixed feelings watching these two potraying the one of the most tragic love story

[@TheThyckVixen]

These people are terrific actors. Season 4 was grand. I like it even more having watched this... they are so regular lol I love it! Are they drunk? Either way adorable.

[@ilovecocktail]

I’m not gonna lie but I ship Josh and Emma so hard I don’t ship their characters but them as in a real life couples

[@olgaeditharrambide]

“British Royal Slang learning experience journey”

[@ezequielemilianovargas1372]

Am I the only one that thinks that Josh`s hands and fingers movements are sooooo elegant??

[@Hienric]

I’m Australian and I knew more than both of them somehow...

[@victoryoneable]

"OBE... Of the British " I always thought actors were supposed to research their roles, but it's quite ok for them to be ignorant.

[@krenv2052]

Same for me except I am French... lol

[@resalmeron]

Canadian and I know more then them also 😆

[@ferkrauss5553]

Same, and i'm argentinian

[@HS-qf5of]

Same. American.

[@Dino13]

I love how these two get along in real life. I wish we could see more of the both of them in other projects.

[@Tyanes17]

Woooo! They have way too much chemistry to be playing Charles and Diana! Cant' wait for season 04!

[@pirhaiftikhar8911]

Love how they actually get along very well

[@whatdadogdoin_]

they have chemistry. i can't wait to see them on screen playing one of the most controversial couple

[@TheBlazingDead]

"I don't think I got a bridge... Probably the Dartford crossing" 😂👌

[@into_the_void]

OBE : what friends called Obi wan kenobi

[@anjatt9672]

And Evan McGregor recieved OBE a few years ago

[@catherinemartell2873]

@@anjatt9672 his name is Ewan not Evan

[@anjatt9672]

@@catherinemartell2873 sorry, typo

[@marinadeburgos8666]

Yeah, the journals that day joked about him all the time, like "obe-wan kenobi"

[@sayuri3917]

Here after watching 4 season. Oh, they are so good actors. In real life they have so chemistry and, except for the Australia ball scene, they can portray a couple that have no sparkles. Just waiting for a romantic movie with both of them.

[@Mor_timer]

It’s interesting to know that the actors who played senior royal characters couldn’t care less about the basics of royal life 😂😂😂😂💀

[@abhikmoj5853]

"A bowl of tea" is the kind of British stuff i expected while clicking on this video.

[@ashleymckeel4686]

So heartwarming to see Charles and Diana have a genuine conversation after all these years.

[@realm8286]

Netflix went through the trouble to change everybody's outfits in all these Crown videos but did not bother to change Emma's boots, once.

[@ashanmendis8091]

London Bridge has fallen down is code for the Queen has died

[@maryshelley211]

They were so lost, I enjoyed every second of their confusion 😂

[@sharidyer4332]

It is my understanding that "blue blood" initially referred to the fact that veins, which are blue, strongly show up if you have white skin.

[@julianodeassisroberto7674]

Gosh... I'm in love with Josh hahahaha

[@Nately22]

OBE: Order of the British Empire NOT 'of the British Empire'. Slaps heads.

[@maddietillem6778]

I thought it was officer?

[@shellsisacoolpear]

@@maddietillem6778 OBE as a whole(as in the entire order of Chivalry is "order of the British empire" but when you are an OBE it is Officer.

[@maddietillem6778]

@@shellsisacoolpear Oh got it! Thanks!

[@essenestephanie]

These two stumbling with the knowledge is hilarious. Look forward to the next season with Diana.

[@1313sp]

Josh is so cute, his personality too.

[@vernonbrana8205]

I CANNOT WAIT!!! There's that twinkle in Josh O'Connor's eyes. Emma Corrin is perfect as Diana. Striking beauty.

[@Emily-vs9ju]

Should be entitled “The Crown Teach themselves royal slang...” (btw OBE is Order of the British Empire)

[@janstickles3035]

Actually, OBE-. OFFICER of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, just as MBE-. MEMBER of the....... and CBE- COMMANDER of the........ Olivia Colman received CBE in October 2019

[@shellsisacoolpear]

@@janstickles3035 the whole order is "order of British empire" or OBE, encapsulating GBE, KBE/DBE, CBE, OBE and MBE. If you are an OBE then its Officer.

[@janstickles3035]

@@shellsisacoolpear i agree 100%. Perhaps I did not express properly.

[@ruthbaker6672]

Cant wait to see this series!!

[@Lizwindsor]

So.....they don’t know. Why did I know the answers before them?

[@veronicaivanova]

Operation London Bridge refers to the plan for what will happen in the days after the death of the queen.

[@tobiasvonfalkenskiold5538]

All the non-Britons in the comments saying “ two posh Britons knowing nothing about being posh” they’re not posh lmao.

[@radavid1975]

Yes, josh knows his trivia. It was the lapiz lazuli "rock" that made the blue pigment very expensive back then ... 💙

[@maramardhiah]

Me, as a self-called expert, just be shouting answers at them lol

[@nadeenm]

Is it just me or does Emma Corrin look like a young Jody Foster?

[@BlueFandom__W_SJ]

Cant wait for The Crown S4! :-)

[@josephmckenzie7185]

Anyone who’s wondering....He’s Menai Bridge

[@starboi1017]

This is exactly how I made my law school assignments

[@ximenavera1799]

I love the Crown ❤️ This video was amazing! Good content guys 💓

[@seraphinaf4205]

The Crown?

[@jasmeenmalhotra2225]

Isn't it a relief to see Charles being nice

[@annajuliareis8315]

2 days until season 4 , so excited !!!

[@DominiqueSuberville924]

“Or a bowl of tea.” Lol. Awesome.

[@angelinakondr]

that was informative thaaanks ❣

[@robelay13]

These two have no idea. I'm Australian and I know these, thank goodness they have scripts to follow in "the Crown."

[@frenchtoast013]

All these are coming up on my watch list just after London Bridge was down. A more cheerful nostalgia.

[@RealAadilFarooqui]

These two are very talented Actors/Actresses The Crown team is just very lucky they found them

[@cutoutpaperheart]

sounded like Emma was definitely about to mention Toff as in Georgia Toffolo before they cut it

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

Who is Toffolo?

[@ArtGirl82]

Diana's funeral was "technically" Operation Tay Bridge, which was the Queen Mother's funeral plans and the only one that had been prepared and practiced at the time of Diana's death. They just tweaked it a little to match her personality and life.

[@roanduvaldangcal9463]

wtfff 😳

[@Tae96]

Josh O' Connor looks so kind and nice. It must take a great level of acting to appear cruel.

[@metro900digitalstudio]

I love them already.

[@pppmanly]

I am really surprised they didn't know more of this, especially the royal stuff, having played the roles of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Was this recorded before the filming of Season 4? I can't wait for Season 4 of "The Crown" - it's such an excellent show!! It is the biggest reason why I've kept my Netflix subscription. 😀 #TheCrown

[@kimlevin349]

How do they not know HRH or trooping the color?? Still can’t wait to see them on the show!

[@ModernBabylon]

This was actually painful to watch, they got pretty much all of them wrong. Even casual consumers of news would know at least some of these.

[@reem745]

BYE I LOVE THESE TWO-

[@shruthinair9985]

She reminds me more of jodie foster than princess diana..

[@jessicali8594]

In looks, certainly. Yet she does have something of the air of Lady Di Spencer.

[@privaatsak]

Diana didn't get a bridge in London - for a second I thought they would say she got a tunnel in Paris tho 😬

[@minashvilielene]

“Oh my goodness you’re brilliant!” 🥺❤️ If only Di and Charles had Half, at least half of their chemistry...

[@maddietillem6778]

I, an American, know more than they do. Still super entertaining

[@mooey87]

“Or a bowl of tea”

[@esii2682]

When you find yourself having a crush on Josh O’Connor while watching “The Crown” 😫😁

[@thefrancesca]

where do i sign a petition in which i want them to play a happy couple?

[@Fhoebys16]

They are so lovely! 😍😍😍 Can't wait for the new season.