The men dig up a box full of letters, papers, and rolls of film.
Winston Churchill (yay, John Lithgow’s back!)
takes the information to the palace immediately.
Credit: Robert Viglasky/Netflix
What could this report contain?
Let’s find out.
Elizabeth is quite taken by him.
Over in Paris, it’s the Duke of Windsor (a.k.a.
King Edward before he abdicated, a.k.a.
Yes, you read that correctly.
So the DoW writes to ask Elizabeth for permission to enter the country.
Basically, it seems David wants a title but no real hard work.
There’s nothing to stop the American government from publishing the files if the Brits won’t.
He turned out to be the assistant to Hitler’s personal translator.
Elizabeth reads the files while the Duke of Windsor goes to meet with the foreign secretary to seek employment.
He looks so indignant; I don’t know how Elizabeth restrains from hitting him in the face.
She thinks it’s time the DoW is forgiven, but Philip is not on board.
He believes that she should be in FULL possession of the facts before she decides.
And oh, boy, does he have a lot of facts to share.
Here are the highlights:
On becoming king, the DoW surrounded himself with renowned Nazis.
It got so bad that the government had to stop putting secret and sensitive papers in his red box.
Then came the abdication and the promise to retire from public life.
Of course, he didn’t do that.
Instead, he visited Hitler in Germany.
He also visited S.S. training schools and early versions of concentration camps.
Oh, and there’s more!
Of course, he’s wretched to her and calls “her lot” inhumane.
And here we go: Elizabeth lets him have it.
Here’s the mic-drop quote: “The question is: How on earth can you forgive yourself?”
And with that, she rings her bell and he is gone.
He awards her a gold star from Jesus for ousting Satan, and one from him too.
In Paris, David goes back to his card games with people of no consequence.
He picks up a joker and puts down a king.
We end with real-life photos of the DoW standing right next to Hitler.
