@@GodCallsmeGeorgie HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother would still outrank HRH The Princess Margaret. Margaret would be outranked by HRH The Princess Anne at this point, as Anne was the daughter of the Sovereign.
It is precedence. HM and her consort first, then the children of the monarch, then other relatives. HM can change the precedence as she wishes, as she has done with Camilla.
The “Wait.” Was the PERFECT addition to this scene. For the first time in the sister’s lives, they can no longer walk together side by side. Margaret lost more than just a father that day, she lost her sister, sidekick and her best friend. No amount of preparation and acceptance of duty can soften that blow.
It’s also heartbreaking after Margaret looks over to her mother after kissing Elizabeth and then does her curtsy. As a child looking for instruction. Such an innocent expression
Many have pointed out why this scene is so stunning. What has always struck me is that, in addition to everything mentioned, Queen Mary’s appearance is like that of the the angel of death, and appropriately so. Queen Elizabeth’s former life has died. Brilliant filmmaking.
It was a theme in the first few episodes of Series 1. There is another scene where Anthony Eden approaches George VI about getting Winston Churchill to resign. Suggesting that Bertie Windsor can tell his old friend Winston, he can take it easy. George VI said, "Bertie Windsor would love to do such a thing, but he is dead, murdered by his brother. I am George VI, and he's a stickler." Killed the quote but that's basic, the theme is the death of self for the duty if you wear the crown. "The Crown must always win."
Claire Foy should win an Emmy for this scene alone. So many emotions that flicker across her face - sorrow, embarrassment, loneliness, and the realization that all of her personal relationships will never be the same. She truly inhabits this role.
@@robertI153 I absolutely agree with you. Furthermore, if you consider our alphabet has only 26 letters ... It is acutally not so difficult to use some and put them in the right order so it reads the works of Shakespear. Let alone putting some colours on a canvas so they shape The Kiss from Gustav Klimt... Piece of cake.
The United Kingdom does not have a formalised written Constitution. A reasonably good summary of the British unwritten constitution is explained here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_Kingdom
This is the most powerful scene in the whole series. I read somewhere that when Queen Mary greeted Queen Elizabeth II for the first time after Elizabeth became Sovereign, she gave a deep curtsy and said "let your poor Granny and subject be the first to kiss your hand". Queen Mary was also a stickler for protocol. Always having dinner in a tiara. As a princess, Elizabeth did not have to curtsy to her parents (King Geoge VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) in private, but she ALWAYS had to curtsy to Queen Mary. I also read that on her death bed, a maid turned her back on Queen Mary and forgot to curtsy, upon which Queen Mary said: "I'm not dead yet". In this scene you can see THIS is the moment Elizabeth fully realizes that she is now Queen, when her grandmother, her subject, curtsies to her. Reversal of the roles.
JohnPaul Dixon that’s not true at all. The Queen Mother was an absolute stickler for protocol, much like Queen Mary. As such she’d NEVER have seen ANY of the contents of any royal box - as shown in a scene in a later episode with Prince Phillip, only the Queen and her private secretary were privy to the contents of the boxes.
I agree with Daniel. Reading and knowing the contents of those red boxes (government papers) are the prerogative of the reigning monarch, not his/her spouse and not even the heir to the throne. I doubt very much that The Queen, who is so aware of her responsibilities as monarch, would have allowed her late mother to usurp her role. The rest is just speculation.
Watching this as her majesty had just passed, this scene has truly encapsulated the power, essence, and aura that she has emitted for the past 70 years. God Save the Queen forever. 👑 May she rest in eternal peace.
We are truly witnessing the turning of a page of History with Her Majesty's passing. I wouldn't be surprised if the upcoming season of The Crown gets more attention than usual. But then again, it will more than deserve the views! The storytelling & acting is absolutely impeccable - Shakespeare for/of our times
she bore the immense responsibility and weight of centuries of traditions, mistakes and legacies as well as having to live with it, no matter how people hated for what she represented and what her family did or how people adore her.
Queen Mary knew the protocol and respected the duty such that her last wish was not to postpone the Queen Elizabeth's coronation even though Queen Mary died a couple weeks before that event and the royal family was mourning...
As Mary kneels, Elizabeth looks simultaneously in awe of the sight of her grandmother kneeling to her, slightly intimidated by the formidable image Mary creates, veiled and silent, and a dawning weight of subtle unease as the reality of her situation settles itself on her shoulders. The look on Mary's face is telling Elizabeth, "The monarchy is yours now, you can and must carry on." And behind Elizabeth, as all other eyes are on Mary, Philip's gaze is on Elizabeth herself, knowing her emotions are in a complete whirlwind at the moment, and his expression seems to say he wishes he could help her face the burdens she felt settling upon her, but knows he cannot, as only she can do what needs be done. Absolutely magnificent scene.
@@jrcervincervin2782 Cast your mind into the real world, where this did in fact happen. Enough of The Crown is known and written about as fact, some parts were fillers for storyline. We also know that at that time everyone was at Sandringham, or newly arrived...so royal protocol would make this very real.
The use of Churchill's address as background for these scenes is brilliant. Apart from being a tremendous orator, Churchill had served in the governments of the Queen's father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and grew up during the reign of Queen Victoria. The Queen must have really been feeling the weight of history and responsibility in this scene, and his speech simply punctuates that.
Also Churchill father was Chancellor in Victoria Government. His father died really young and no doubt he would have become Prime Minister had he lived.
«I, whose youth was passed in the august, unchallenged and tranquil glories of the Victorian Era, may well feel the thrill in invoking once more the prayer and the anthem: God save the Queen.» This closing was simply a rhetorical masterpiece.
All our lives it has always been God Save The Queen. After she passes, we will probably not hear that prayer and anthem again in our lifetime unless Prince George has a daughter for an eldest child.
Churchill "slayed" his adversaries with that speech. They expected him to fail, but he prevailed. That speech read simultaneously with that scene is beautiful. .... PEACE to ALL.
I agree, the floorboards creaking as Queen Mary knelt was a very powerful scene device. To me it symbolizes the incredible weight of the Crown that the monarch must bear. The whole scene is full of trepidation, and yet you can’t tear your eyes away from it, how the background music swells as they descend the stairs. The trolling of the bell as the camera catches sight of Queen Mary, almost gliding into the room like the Angel of Death, it even seems to catch her daughter-in-law (the Queen Mother) by surprise. And her steely glare as she rises from her curtsy, a glare from eyes that have seen two world wars, the death of her beloved husband, three of her children, and the crushing disappointment of the abdication of her eldest child of the Throne. “This is who you are now, Elizabeth Regina. THIS.... is...the...Crown.”
She looks so traumatised at having her mother,sister and grandmother curtsy to her. Claire Foy is an impeccable actress. She portrays the queen amazingly well!
Fantastic acting by Claire Foy - the look of realisation and horror as Queen Mary curtseys towards her. Perhaps the very final confirmation of her new role, that the wizened, indomitable and majestic matriarch of her family bending aching bones and acknowledging her as Sovereign. I like to think here is this great realisation that if even Mary of Teck defers to her, she really is alone, the Crown has taken her. Well done to the writers and cast!
I think it's sad too, to realize that she has succeeded her father before her grandmother even passed. This is an unnatural scene, a grandmother bowing to her grandchild. The weight now on her shoulders, and her alone. Very sad.
The weight of history. Great granddaughter of George III who lived to see her great grandson, Charles, heir apparent and most likely would reign in the 21st century. A living link through four centuries.
The creaking of the floorboards also symbolizes the "figurative and subliminal" creaking of Queen Mary, being very old, that her bones would be cracking as she bows--further emphasizing what a mark of respect she's undertaking by giving such a full and difficult curtsey.
She is now 91 years old, crazy to imagine that she became queen at a young age and now, not only has she been Queen for a long time, she now has great grand children. Crazy!
Stephen Chang She is now the longest reigning monarch in British or English history. She has to go another 6 or 7 years before she passes Louis XIV of France as the longest reigning European monarch.
life is very very fast, only until you are 23-25 years old everythinhs seems slow and distant, but then starts to go faster and faster every year, dont know why.
So much to be said about this scene. The sadness that you become Queen by the fact that a loved one died. Margaret realizing that she'd forever lost her sister. The dread in everyone's faces knowing the burden put upon this young girl.
Jarol Rivera, a Queen Mother is the widow of a King who is also the mother of the new monarch, so up until the death of George VI Queen Mary was the Queen Mother.
+ Jarol login2ak is perfectly correct: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother curtsied to the (new) Queen, as did her sister, Princess Margaret. The (new) Queen is then curtsied to by Queen Mary, her grandmother. They all curtsy to the new Queen because she is now their Sovereign.
The set for 10 Downing street had to have a much larger door to account for his height and he had to slump often so that he didn't look so much taller. Sad that Season 3 will have all new cast members.
Churchill was a narcissist sanctimonious sack of shite who should have died during the Blitz but then he was never in London when the bombs were being dropped in the War he mongered for!
@@phenomenonnarutokun if you say so, who am I to argue with the vast sums of knowledge you seem to have abt what I watch? Also, that was 4 years ago and it's still a great scene, so don't give me shit
It's 2 am and I'm sitting here, hot tears streaming down my face. It's sorrowful we'll never be able to hear the phrase “God save the Queen” ever again in the next century, if at all George has a daughter and the royal family still exists of course. I can't believe for how strange it'll be for people in their 70s who've been saying God save the Queen their whole life. RIP her majesty the Queen Elizabeth II.
As a person who lived in England, mainly in the county north of london called Hertfordshire, the only time we use the phrase God Save the Queen, was during the singing of the National Anthem, no one uses it as a greeting or as a toast to her birthday, or during her jubilees, it's mainly used in proclamations, which are few.
@@jordanvalencia9597 and in the Commonwealth we never say it. My greater concern is for the English who think the world actually operates like that. They still think it’s central.
I''m American, was six and arrived from Portugal four months in the US before she was coronated. I saw some? all? of the coronation a few months later on tv. Couldn't quite figure out what was going on but I knew, because of all the pageantry, that it was something really important. (My English was still imperfect so it was more difficult yet.)
i was about to write "i dont think margaret has died so you are wrong" but wanted to make sure and i am schocked. she died 2002 so i was only 7years old ... but who is the person i always believed to be margaret then?!
Matt Smith will be attending the Queens funeral and I’m glad he’ll be there. I met King Charles yesterday and my curtsy was powerful and caught everyone in Wales attention. I think I’m the new Princess Diana
This is the most powerful scene in the entire series. You can almost feel the enormity of the crown, of Elizabeth now being THE Queen. Her sister not knowing, not being used to bowing to her own sister. How tepidly she kisses her cheek. How Margaret automatically goes to walk with her sister, beside her as she's always done, and her Mother saying Wait! She is no longer allowed to walk with her sister, she now walks behind the Queen! Very powerful, very moving scene, showing how they all react to the new Queen..
A magnificent description. I couldn't have put it better myself. She was now Queen, and stood alone even when surrounded by others. This was the most intense scene in the entire series, and I always get a chill especially at the part where the men assembled with Churchill stood as one and said, "God save the Queen."
@@morbius109 and how very dramatically her grandmother Queen Mary bows in that curtsey to her granddaughter the new Queen.. This is probably the most dramatic moment in the series. I love it. I also love the speech by Churchill..
They both just lost their father, shockingly sudden and unexpected. So you want to be judged in the surreal nightmare of that kind of grief? Margaret was longer with the monarch than her sister, who left at 21 on her marriage. This is just one depiction and what I see is Margaret's grief at change. She is only 21 herself in this scene.
Also the significance of the look the Queen Mother gives Phillip. Clearly showing him the order it will be from here on out. And the chilling thing is looking at that now, is that Phillp took that role to heart and spent the rest of his life following behing her.
The Elizabethan era has ended… As mankind stands uncertainly poised on the edge of catastrophe. I whose youth was passed in the September unchallenged tranquil glories of the Elizabethan era. May very well feel the thrill of invoking once more, the prayer and the anthem, God Save the King!
This is the context in which England, often so brusque, short and emotionless, becomes nauseatingly sycophantic and overblown. There is no Elizabethan age. Such ages were negated by constitutional monarchy. It is undignified to engage in such melodramatic hyperbole.
Maria the Teck didn’t kneel to her granddaughter, she kneeled to the institution which she always respected. Now, the monarchy is represented by her granddaughter: Queen Elizabeth II. One of the greatest moment of The Crown. 👏👏👏👏👏
This resonates with me the most of many of the comments. It kind of refers back to the letter she wrote to H.M. that she read on the plane home. Kind of underscores the points made therein.
?? ... María de Teck tampoco se arrodilló, quien se arrodilló fue la institución de Reina madre que ella representaba.. En pocas palabras, ellas no son ellas, solo son instituciones..!?
Crazy when you think about it. She had lived through the reigns of 4 queens, ruled as queen herself, and known many great queens of Europe. So powerful
Thomas Robinson : I think what you might have wanted to say was that Queen Mary lived during the reigns of 2 reigning Queens Victoria I and Elizabeth III and 2 Queen Consorts Queen Alexandra wife of King Edward VII and Queen Elizabeth wife of King George VI plus her own time as Queen Consort during the reign of own husband King George V .
I loved Vanessa Kirby's portrayal of Princess Margaret. The sense of occasion was completely lost on her as Lilibet became Elizabeth Regina. She still believed she could get the same affection and compassion from her elder sister when the reality was something else entirely. She could see the crown but couldn't gauge its crushing weight on her elder sister.
The look on Margaret's face is so sad. She knew that she had lost her sister. I'm sure neither of them were ready for that at such a young age. The minute Elizabeth became the sovereign, their relationship had to change. The crown must always win. That statement is deep
Absolutely. This is what that letter to Queen Elizabeth spoke of before she got off the plane. Queen Mary seems to personify duty and stoicism all at once in this scene. Indicating in that letter and in her curtsy that Princess Elizabeth has expired and that the crown must be assumed by a Queen Elizabeth now.
That last scene, where her own grandmother, stricken in grief for her dead son, is still sticking to protocol and has to curtsy to her granddaughter, is brilliant.
An amazing scene. The long build up with Churchill narrating, the "wait", the walk down the stairs, the bell sounding, the old Queen with her slow, deep curtesy on the creaking floorboards. The serious, ominous stare from the old queen to the new. The dramatic music and the look of horror on Elizabeth's face as she fully realizes what she has now become. Brilliant!
What I got from that final evocation from Winston Churchill was the reaction of Anthony Eden. He was crushed. He so wanted to hear Sir Winston make a mess of the speech and not only did he not, he gave a speech that would go down on m history as one of the greatest. Anthony walked out of the room as one defeated. Watch the reactions of others watching him.
70 years later it was Liz Truss who delivered the "God, save the King" speech. And she resigned in disgrace 47 days later, the shortest tenure of any British PM 😒
I remember watching this scene for the first time and just getting chills! All the actors were brilliant in this scene! -How poised Queen Elizabeth II is yet grieving her father and the terrified look on her face when her grandmother bows to her and realizing in that one moment she is the Queen and the weight and responsibility that come with being THE QUEEN!!! - Princess Margaret realizing that her playful older sister now has this huge burden and responsibility on her shoulders! - Prince Philip coping with his wife’s new role as Queen, although being told by his father-in-law, “she is the job”! - Queen Elizabeth grieving her husband and mourning her daughters youthful freedom yet understanding her new role! - Queen Mary grieving her son yet acknowledging with a simple bow that her granddaughter is now the Queen! - Churchill acknowledging that Britain has always been at it’s best and most prosperous when a woman is on the throne! ❤️🔥🤯
Some of the greatest periods in our history have unfolded under their sceptre.Queen Elizabeth II, like her predecessor, did not pass her childhood in any certain expectation of the Crown. This new Elizabethan age comes in a time when mankind stands uncertainly poised of the edge of the catastrophe. I, whose youth was passed in the august, unchallenged and tranquil glories of the Victorian era, may well feel a thrill in invoking once more the prayer and the anthem, “God save the Queen!”
Her father also was not expected to succeed to the Crown, as he was the second son. Yet George VI saw the UK through WW-2. George V (also a second son) saw the nation through WW-1
I love the word that Churchill use here.. its weight, full of meaning.. the invoking part starts when he say, "..may well feel a thrill in invoking once more the prayer and the anthem of, God Save The Queen"
I cry now having revisited this clip from The Crown. 1952 to 2022, the "thrill in invoking the prayer and the anthem God Save the Queen". Now, it is no more. From a child of the Dominion of Canada (but now a U.S. Citizen), I say for the last time in my lifetime, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. We miss you Elizabeth. Daughter of the Empire. Mother of the Commonwealth.
The moment her grandmother knelt to her Elizabeth felt the moon and stars falling on to her shoulders. She was now going to lead the most famous monarchy in the world 👑
@@playerx2006 what is power? To be subjected to the whims of the people to elect a president or prime minister? To lose your status as statesman/woman when you make a mistake? Or is it to be born as a monarch, annointed by 'god'-not by the people. That no matter what political leaning, you are always placed 'above' the rest. As they say in Game of Thrones: Power resides where people believe it resides. The majority of the british people still place the crown above all else. With or without executive power: it's symbolic significance transcends elective leadership. It's a bit like being the Pope. You can make it as big as you want. To have a people voluntarily choose to bow to a monarch. Without applying force or demands: that's pretty powerful.
Not exactly. The British monarchs were never given the title of emperor or empress. Even Victoria was queen of England and empress of British India but never empress of England because the stability and longevity of the empire rested in the fact that the country was a constitutional monarchy and the parliament was the seat of power, using the term emperor of empress would degrade the legitimacy of the parliament and hence was not used. Also the emperor/empress title was usually used by the holy Roman emperor and later on the by napoleon who sort of considered himself as the successor of hre.
@@av4693 As I remember, George VI gave up the title "Emperor of India" during his reign. Also, some of the countries that were part of the UK gained independence or became self-governing.
@@gidzmobug2323 yes by that time the sun had effectively set on the British empire, that’s why I used the example of queen victoria, her reign saw the empire at its greatest extent but even then she’s still referred as queen Victoria, empress of India but never the empress of Great Britain
El imperio británico cayó en 1997, podría decirse que de cierto modo Elizabeth fue la ultima emperatriz del imperio británico, lo cierto es que el título imperial nunca fue utilizado ya que se asocia con el absolutismo, lo cual daba inestabilidad a la corona y podria haber provocado la caída de los Windsor
I remember mine to Woody.exe 2 months ago and the curtsy of Mummy was powerful as heck that I started crying because I knew Woody.EXE will make a great monarch of my entire family members
Such a heartbreaking scene and today, many generations have witnessed the passing of a great and noble queen and will witness the rise of a new era. RIP Elizabeth. 🌹😢
Mary of Teck in black... the very embodiment of the former era, bowing to the scion of the new one, acknowledging the coming age and farewell to old... fantastic imagery. Haunting.
It gave me chills when Queen Mother said “wait” to Margaret and we see the Queen Regnant continue to move because clearly she knows “she couldn’t have been speaking to me”.
In that specific scene I cryed so hard because she's so sad because of losing her father but also when her mother and sister kissed her, they basically are saying goodbye to her as they knew. She is now The Queen, not a daughter, not a sister anymore, she, according to monarchy, is the one, elected by God itself to serve to the people of England, to ofer her life to service. Is her death and rebirth at the same time. What a remarkable life she's living ✨
I just loved so much the actress who portrayed Queen Mary, she was truly fit for the role, she embodied the old and glorious Empire and helped the young granddaughter at the beginning of her reign. I don't know if Queen Mary really helped that much Queen Elizabeth and whether she was actually that profound and powerful but every single scene where she's portrayed does let me think so
“Some of the greatest periods of our history have unfolded under their sceptres. Queen Elizabeth II, like her name sake Elizabeth I, did not pass her childhood in any certain expectation of the crown. This new Elizabethan age comes at a time when mankind stands uncertainly poised, on the edge of catastrophe. I whose youth was passed in the August, unchallenged and tranquil glories of the Victorian Era. May well feel the thrill of invoking once more, the prayer and the anthem… God Save The Queen” - Winston Churchill
Such a powerful scene… I believe of all people witnessing the Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne only Queen Mary fully understands the burden and sacrifice her granddaughter is making. And therefore she bends the knee willingly and respectfully. And later it is shown how Phillip struggles until he understands too. Great show. Great woman. Rip 🙏
she's down in the pits of the earth in torment of course. She was always a fake person of faith and gutted Alfred the Great's lawbook (which was entirely based on God's laws as given to Moses). She served Satan, for money and power, and will reap the worst possible punishment for selling out this nation. Her son too will rot in hell.
RIP Queen Elizabeth II 🙏 end of an era, an iron women, stood strong for the country! Was there for the country through the highs and lows! One last time God Save The Queen!
Oh, she's down in the pits of the earth in torment of course. She was always a fake person of faith and gutted Alfred the Great's lawbook (which was entirely based on God's laws as given to Moses). She served Satan, for money and power, and will reap the worst possible punishment for selling out this nation. Her son too will rot in hell.
This is my favorite scene from the crown, IT IS PERFECTLY DONE. The music, the outfits, Winston Churchill speaking in the background, the men saying "God save the Queen, their emotions, and of course the bow Queen Mary did. The face of Elizabeth when her GRANDMOTHER bowed down to her, it hit her that she is the queen of England.
@@PATangoS_ Maria of Teck was the Queen Dowager. Before Elizabeth became Queen, she definitely curtseyed to Maria. That's why this moment is so significant. That's why Elizabeth has that look on her face. This is the first time Maria curtseyed to her instead of the other way around.
@@alleycat-oy5kv I see from Google that Mary did retain her title of Her Majesty after her husband's death, so that she would still outrank Elizabeth until King George passed.
@@alleycat-oy5kv Also, don't forget that Elizabeth was born during the reign of King George V. The first queen she ever would have bowed to as a young girl was her grandmother. And that is but one of the many reasons why the passing of Her Late Majesty is such a loss. The wisdom, experiences and memories of those who came before her are lost. It will be decades before any of Elizabeth's personal diaries are made public.
You can almost feel the weight of the responsibility building up on her. Such an extraordinary piece of work and what a wonderful cast in the first 2 series.
the “wait” tho. Princess Margaret can’t walk beside Queen Elizabeth anymore since she is no longer equally a princess, and thus she has to walk behind her AND the new prince consort
This will remain one of the great moments in television. No dialogue needed to capture so seismic a shift. The passing of ERII has been gentle and reverent. The passing of George VI was a tragedy for his family.
Claire Foy is so so good. The way she witholds it fully setting in until she runs into her grandmother in full mourning gown who proceeds to courtesy. For the first time in her life her grandmother is looking up at her and that's when Foy communicates that Elizabeth finally, in that moment, understands the full gravity of how drastically her life just changed - all with just her eyes. Bravo.
Who else noticed that young Queen Elizabeth was preparing to curtsy to the old Queen Mary before she realized what really was about to happen. It's a very subtle detail, probably missed by many, but it was there. This show was brilliant.
These few minutes, from the moment HM the Queen entered the palace to see her father till this awesoma curtsy by Queen Mary were the most thrilling moments of the entire show. My backbone got literally frozen by the symbolism and the many touching moments they squeezed into this 3 minutes. Not sure it indeed happened as shown, but it touched my heart in so many ways.
Clare Hohn Dignity and service were central to her life. Once a lorry hit her Daimler and overturned it. Ladder were fetched to get her out and an eyewitness said, 'she walked up and down those ladders as though they were steps at the Coronation.'. One little point though. They show her arriving in a Rolls Royce. Wrong, she only ever had Daimler.
This is the most amazing seen of the crown 👑our queen got the message clear royal classy and dignified Just like princess Kate and Priness William class.
I had never really thought about it before but to see your grandmother curtsey to you at a time when nothing else seems real must brought everything so sharply into perspective that it must have been totally overwhelming.
I came back to this scene after watching Princess Anne’s deep, poignant curtsy to the casket of her mother, Queen Elizabeth II. It is in moments like this that we’re reminded that beyond all the protocol, royals are also human beings who experience and share emotions like we all do. They channel them in their own dignified way. Rest In Peace Elizabeth Regina 🙏
This scene is simply stunning. The ominous music, the creepy black veil and hard stare, and Foy's expression. The creaking floorboards and the dramatic camera cuts and zoom in. My heart was racing: one of the best scenes in television history!
The “wait” to her sister from their mother is so huge.. this is no longer your sister this is the queen!!
actually she wasn't waiting for her sister, she was waiting for Philip.
@@Juventinos That was a sign that Queen must be followed by her husband first, then The Queen's mother and her sister.
Theyre no longer equal, prince philip is now the second, followed by princess margaret.
@@GodCallsmeGeorgie HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother would still outrank HRH The Princess Margaret. Margaret would be outranked by HRH The Princess Anne at this point, as Anne was the daughter of the Sovereign.
It is precedence. HM and her consort first, then the children of the monarch, then other relatives. HM can change the precedence as she wishes, as she has done with Camilla.
The “Wait.” Was the PERFECT addition to this scene. For the first time in the sister’s lives, they can no longer walk together side by side. Margaret lost more than just a father that day, she lost her sister, sidekick and her best friend. No amount of preparation and acceptance of duty can soften that blow.
It’s also heartbreaking after Margaret looks over to her mother after kissing Elizabeth and then does her curtsy. As a child looking for instruction. Such an innocent expression
And denied the love of her life
What utter rubbish, she didnt loose her sister, they were always close, and they were close till the end.
It was not because of that. The protocol is the consort to follow behind the King/Queen. The wait was because of Philip.
i think the “Wait” was because of Prince Philips should go after The crown.
Queen Mary coming in like a black ghost and kneeling.... that, right there, is a powerful scene.
Antti Björklund yeah conjuring 2 right there
It’s also the way Claire Foy portrays The Queen’s reaction. The expression on her face is one of disbelief. “This can’t be happening!”
It's said that Queen Mary doing that was what made The Queen realise she was The Queen.
in that moment he realizes what his position is and the enormous responsibility he has inherited
This was a deep curtsy, no one really does it anymore.
Many have pointed out why this scene is so stunning. What has always struck me is that, in addition to everything mentioned, Queen Mary’s appearance is like that of the the angel of death, and appropriately so. Queen Elizabeth’s former life has died. Brilliant filmmaking.
exactly, well said.
Good take. I see it.
It was a theme in the first few episodes of Series 1. There is another scene where Anthony Eden approaches George VI about getting Winston Churchill to resign. Suggesting that Bertie Windsor can tell his old friend Winston, he can take it easy. George VI said, "Bertie Windsor would love to do such a thing, but he is dead, murdered by his brother. I am George VI, and he's a stickler." Killed the quote but that's basic, the theme is the death of self for the duty if you wear the crown. "The Crown must always win."
One of the most stunning, hauntingly beautiful scenes ever. I go back to it time and again just for this episode, this scene, and Churchill's speech.
Well observed. Now with the passing of Queen Elizabeth that same situation has happened to King Charles III.
Claire Foy should win an Emmy for this scene alone. So many emotions that flicker across her face - sorrow, embarrassment, loneliness, and the realization that all of her personal relationships will never be the same. She truly inhabits this role.
SHE DID.
@@robertI153 Clearly you don't understand lol
@@robertI153 I absolutely agree with you. Furthermore, if you consider our alphabet has only 26 letters ... It is acutally not so difficult to use some and put them in the right order so it reads the works of Shakespear. Let alone putting some colours on a canvas so they shape The Kiss from Gustav Klimt... Piece of cake.
@@robertI153- She wasn't staring into the camera.
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Sensational. The old queen kneeling to the new Queen. Such majesty
snuggles03 it makes me sooo emotional, three queens in one room, yet the new one they all kneel too
she put elizabeth in her place ;)
"unwritten constitution"?
The United Kingdom does not have a formalised written Constitution. A reasonably good summary of the British unwritten constitution is explained here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_Kingdom
Especially that basilisk stare of Queen Mary through the thick black veil of mourning.
Queen Mary curtsying is one of the best scenes in this series so far. Not a word is spoken, but it's so meaningful.
K Fallon Best of all it actually happened. This wasn't made up.
I'm here after Meghan Markle found it demeaning to have to do it when she first meet the queen.
@@Juventinos There's only one diva in Buckingham Palace and it's not a third-rate American actress,
@@MrCrowebobby lol
@@MrCrowebobby LOOOL 🤣👏🏽
This is the most powerful scene in the whole series. I read somewhere that when Queen Mary greeted Queen Elizabeth II for the first time after Elizabeth became Sovereign, she gave a deep curtsy and said "let your poor Granny and subject be the first to kiss your hand". Queen Mary was also a stickler for protocol. Always having dinner in a tiara. As a princess, Elizabeth did not have to curtsy to her parents (King Geoge VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) in private, but she ALWAYS had to curtsy to Queen Mary. I also read that on her death bed, a maid turned her back on Queen Mary and forgot to curtsy, upon which Queen Mary said: "I'm not dead yet". In this scene you can see THIS is the moment Elizabeth fully realizes that she is now Queen, when her grandmother, her subject, curtsies to her. Reversal of the roles.
Hahaha! I can very well imagine Queen Mary instructing the new Queen on what's proper attire for mourning.
I needed this comment
Glad you found it then. Hahaha
JohnPaul Dixon that’s not true at all. The Queen Mother was an absolute stickler for protocol, much like Queen Mary. As such she’d NEVER have seen ANY of the contents of any royal box - as shown in a scene in a later episode with Prince Phillip, only the Queen and her private secretary were privy to the contents of the boxes.
I agree with Daniel. Reading and knowing the contents of those red boxes (government papers) are the prerogative of the reigning monarch, not his/her spouse and not even the heir to the throne. I doubt very much that The Queen, who is so aware of her responsibilities as monarch, would have allowed her late mother to usurp her role. The rest is just speculation.
Watching this as her majesty had just passed, this scene has truly encapsulated the power, essence, and aura that she has emitted for the past 70 years. God Save the Queen forever. 👑
May she rest in eternal peace.
SAME … GOD SAVE THE KING 👑
😭😭😭😭
We are truly witnessing the turning of a page of History with Her Majesty's passing. I wouldn't be surprised if the upcoming season of The Crown gets more attention than usual. But then again, it will more than deserve the views! The storytelling & acting is absolutely impeccable - Shakespeare for/of our times
she bore the immense responsibility and weight of centuries of traditions, mistakes and legacies as well as having to live with it, no matter how people hated for what she represented and what her family did or how people adore her.
Amen 👑🕊
Old grandmother bowing to the young granddaughter. The reversal of normal roles shows the power of the office. Great stuff.
And the humility to respect it is remarkable.
She is not her granddaughter anymore, she has been replaced by Elizabeth Regina
Women don't "bow". Women curtsey. And that's exactly what actress playing Queen Mary does--curtseys.
Queen Mary knew the protocol and respected the duty such that her last wish was not to postpone the Queen Elizabeth's coronation even though Queen Mary died a couple weeks before that event and the royal family was mourning...
@@stp594Mary died two months (March 24, 1953) before her granddaughter’s coronation on June 2, 1953
she is kneeling to her but the look on her face, she is actually giving her the strength to carry on her duties.
almostfm Amazing. Thanks.
Ibnhamaad Younis Imagine what that line of servants must have been thinking....
And the creaking of the floor
almostfm o
Centuries of history walked in with Queen Mary and that curtsy
As Mary kneels, Elizabeth looks simultaneously in awe of the sight of her grandmother kneeling to her, slightly intimidated by the formidable image Mary creates, veiled and silent, and a dawning weight of subtle unease as the reality of her situation settles itself on her shoulders. The look on Mary's face is telling Elizabeth, "The monarchy is yours now, you can and must carry on." And behind Elizabeth, as all other eyes are on Mary, Philip's gaze is on Elizabeth herself, knowing her emotions are in a complete whirlwind at the moment, and his expression seems to say he wishes he could help her face the burdens she felt settling upon her, but knows he cannot, as only she can do what needs be done. Absolutely magnificent scene.
You do know that they were just acting?
Imagine, though, what must have been going through her mind as her sister, mother and grandmother were all curtsying to her.
Well said - a great and poetic summary of this powerful scene.
morbius109 I couldn’t of put it better myself.
@@jrcervincervin2782 Cast your mind into the real world, where this did in fact happen. Enough of The Crown is known and written about as fact, some parts were fillers for storyline. We also know that at that time everyone was at Sandringham, or newly arrived...so royal protocol would make this very real.
The use of Churchill's address as background for these scenes is brilliant. Apart from being a tremendous orator, Churchill had served in the governments of the Queen's father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and grew up during the reign of Queen Victoria. The Queen must have really been feeling the weight of history and responsibility in this scene, and his speech simply punctuates that.
Bored Lawyer And this was a real speech. There are audio recordings of it.
She couldn't have had a better first prime Minister as Queen. What a magnificent man who was kingly in his own right.
Also Churchill father was Chancellor in Victoria Government. His father died really young and no doubt he would have become Prime Minister had he lived.
Perhaps good for England. But definitely not for the rest of the world.
@@ritabhatt7642 Without Churchill the rest of the World would be under Nazi and Japanese rule.
«I, whose youth was passed in the august, unchallenged and tranquil glories of the Victorian Era, may well feel the thrill in invoking once more the prayer and the anthem: God save the Queen.»
This closing was simply a rhetorical masterpiece.
Thank you for writing this!
“...the prayer, and the anthem, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN”
*chills*
Every time. Jesus.
All our lives it has always been God Save The Queen. After she passes, we will probably not hear that prayer and anthem again in our lifetime unless Prince George has a daughter for an eldest child.
Churchill "slayed" his adversaries with that speech. They expected him to fail, but he prevailed. That speech read simultaneously with that scene is beautiful. .... PEACE to ALL.
It's superstitious nonsense
@@amitnagpal1985 yes it's getting boring
The best scene in netflix history
yes, but it's the only one truly great thing netflix has done
Damazy Włodarczyk stranger things???
Can not agree more..........
Can't agree more!
Don't forget the double knock scene that changed Netflix forever: ua-cam.com/video/i439idYNisk/v-deo.html
Did you guys felt the same goosebumps when Queen Mary bowed in front of her granddaughter?
N.K.C. Jazmines yes!!!
Amanda Whisnant the scene was so powerful, right? Imagine a famous former queen consort, bowing to her granddaughter.
just as the bell tolled
No matter how many times I watch this scene, I get goosebumps. Every. Single. Time.
Teacher Niña J. Who is now a Monarch.
Eileen Atkins nailed that curtsy. She was in her early 80’s - I would topple over and I’m 35.
Keep your core muscles stable and knees close together
Andi Davis Put most of the weight on your front leg, move your other leg back, keep your back straight, and bend forward.
You see her do the curtsy, not sure anyone sees her getting up again... that's the most difficult part once you get older, I speek from experience :)
I just tried it...got down safely, got back up relatively ok, but my knees clicked really loud. I'm 43 by the way ;)
She gave a deep curtsy also, which is a sign of great respect.
I agree, the floorboards creaking as Queen Mary knelt was a very powerful scene device. To me it symbolizes the incredible weight of the Crown that the monarch must bear. The whole scene is full of trepidation, and yet you can’t tear your eyes away from it, how the background music swells as they descend the stairs. The trolling of the bell as the camera catches sight of Queen Mary, almost gliding into the room like the Angel of Death, it even seems to catch her daughter-in-law (the Queen Mother) by surprise. And her steely glare as she rises from her curtsy, a glare from eyes that have seen two world wars, the death of her beloved husband, three of her children, and the crushing disappointment of the abdication of her eldest child of the Throne. “This is who you are now, Elizabeth Regina. THIS.... is...the...Crown.”
So glad you said something about the floor creaking. I have always thought that it was crucial to the scene.
I thought it just meant she was heavy
The floorboards add so much when Queen Mary kneels... old bones bowing before the new regnant. Powerful just gorgeous.
@@alaeniasharpe8881 brilliant filmmaking, whoever made that choice to have the floorboards creak.
I thought it sounded like her knees were creaking!
She looks so traumatised at having her mother,sister and grandmother curtsy to her. Claire Foy is an impeccable actress. She portrays the queen amazingly well!
CURTSY
Fantastic acting by Claire Foy - the look of realisation and horror as Queen Mary curtseys towards her. Perhaps the very final confirmation of her new role, that the wizened, indomitable and majestic matriarch of her family bending aching bones and acknowledging her as Sovereign.
I like to think here is this great realisation that if even Mary of Teck defers to her, she really is alone, the Crown has taken her. Well done to the writers and cast!
Great comment Paige M.
“The crown has taken here,” now that’s a true statement
I think it's sad too, to realize that she has succeeded her father before her grandmother even passed. This is an unnatural scene, a grandmother bowing to her grandchild. The weight now on her shoulders, and her alone. Very sad.
The crown must always win
I like that phrase, "the Crown has taken her."
Does anyone else find it even more powerful that the floor creaks under her as she curtsy/bows?
Yes, it's the creaking floor boards that get me. And the look Queen Mary gives QE ll, it goes all through me. WOW!!
the bell also get me
The weight of history. Great granddaughter of George III who lived to see her great grandson, Charles, heir apparent and most likely would reign in the 21st century. A living link through four centuries.
The creaking of the floorboards also symbolizes the "figurative and subliminal" creaking of Queen Mary, being very old, that her bones would be cracking as she bows--further emphasizing what a mark of respect she's undertaking by giving such a full and difficult curtsey.
Me too! She may have been old at that time, but from what I read Queen Mary was a formidable person.
She is now 91 years old, crazy to imagine that she became queen at a young age and now, not only has she been Queen for a long time, she now has great grand children. Crazy!
Stephen Chang She is now the longest reigning monarch in British or English history. She has to go another 6 or 7 years before she passes Louis XIV of France as the longest reigning European monarch.
@@nrkgalt Her majesty has been through so much, have seen a LOT and I hope she reaches the 100th year of her lifetime and more
@@purpleglasses4511 yeah she is the best but i am looking forward for Uk's anthem to be God save the King
But how true that she plans to abdicate at 95....just 2yrs from now...
I hope that is a false rumor/right up about her
life is very very fast, only until you are 23-25 years old everythinhs seems slow and distant, but then starts to go faster and faster every year, dont know why.
Queen Mary's curtsy to Elizabeth Regina is one of the most powerful scenes I have ever seen. Magnificent!!!!
The curtsy, the black covering and the look. When Queen Mary curtsied the creaking sound was so audible.
So much to be said about this scene. The sadness that you become Queen by the fact that a loved one died. Margaret realizing that she'd forever lost her sister. The dread in everyone's faces knowing the burden put upon this young girl.
Indeed
Or they could of just leave monarch alone. Allow the estates become tourist attractions, historical monuments.
This scene always give me goosebumps. So deep and powerful, especially with the background music.
ROSHAUN COOMBS it does the same thing for me too its a powerful scene .....I absolutely love that series
Jarol Rivera, a Queen Mother is the widow of a King who is also the mother of the new monarch, so up until the death of George VI Queen Mary was the Queen Mother.
+ Jarol login2ak is perfectly correct: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother curtsied to the (new) Queen, as did her sister, Princess Margaret. The (new) Queen is then curtsied to by Queen Mary, her grandmother. They all curtsy to the new Queen because she is now their Sovereign.
I thought I was the only one😂
The music is by Rupert Gregson-Williams.
John Lithgow makes a fine Churchill.
It made me cry when I saw him do Daddy's Home 2 such great talent wasted on a mediocre movie
Agreed and I loved him on Dexter.
The set for 10 Downing street had to have a much larger door to account for his height and he had to slump often so that he didn't look so much taller. Sad that Season 3 will have all new cast members.
Fine? He is absolutely fantastic!
Churchill was a narcissist sanctimonious sack of shite who should have died during the Blitz but then he was never in London when the bombs were being dropped in the War he mongered for!
That was one of the most powerful scenes I have ever watched in modern television.
Definitely didn’t watch enough TV then
@@phenomenonnarutokun if you say so, who am I to argue with the vast sums of knowledge you seem to have abt what I watch? Also, that was 4 years ago and it's still a great scene, so don't give me shit
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It's 2 am and I'm sitting here, hot tears streaming down my face. It's sorrowful we'll never be able to hear the phrase “God save the Queen” ever again in the next century, if at all George has a daughter and the royal family still exists of course.
I can't believe for how strange it'll be for people in their 70s who've been saying God save the Queen their whole life. RIP her majesty the Queen Elizabeth II.
As a person who lived in England, mainly in the county north of london called Hertfordshire, the only time we use the phrase God Save the Queen, was during the singing of the National Anthem, no one uses it as a greeting or as a toast to her birthday, or during her jubilees, it's mainly used in proclamations, which are few.
Why does the sex matter in monarchy? It doesn't, its sexist. It doesn't even matter if there is a king or a queen, the british monarchy is useless.
@@jordanvalencia9597 and in the Commonwealth we never say it. My greater concern is for the English who think the world actually operates like that. They still think it’s central.
I randomly got frustrated and angry that I almost hurt Woody but the way he said “No don’t!” literally ripped me right through
I''m American, was six and arrived from Portugal four months in the US before she was coronated. I saw some? all? of the coronation a few months later on tv. Couldn't quite figure out what was going on but I knew, because of all the pageantry, that it was something really important. (My English was still imperfect so it was more difficult yet.)
It’s sad to think that all the characters in this scene have now passed.
Life is short and well pointed out
i was about to write "i dont think margaret has died so you are wrong" but wanted to make sure and i am schocked. she died 2002 so i was only 7years old ... but who is the person i always believed to be margaret then?!
Matt Smith will be attending the Queens funeral and I’m glad he’ll be there. I met King Charles yesterday and my curtsy was powerful and caught everyone in Wales attention. I think I’m the new Princess Diana
@@1995Pie Perhaps you are thinking of Princess Anne, the Queen's daughter?
@@fictionalbeauty yeah maybe o:
All the actors are so good. This scene is perfection
What an absolutely STUNNING ensemble. All of them, without exception.
It's a shame they are being replaced.
This is the most powerful scene in the entire series. You can almost feel the enormity of the crown, of Elizabeth now being THE Queen. Her sister not knowing, not being used to bowing to her own sister. How tepidly she kisses her cheek. How Margaret automatically goes to walk with her sister, beside her as she's always done, and her Mother saying Wait! She is no longer allowed to walk with her sister, she now walks behind the Queen!
Very powerful, very moving scene, showing how they all react to the new Queen..
A magnificent description. I couldn't have put it better myself. She was now Queen, and stood alone even when surrounded by others. This was the most intense scene in the entire series, and I always get a chill especially at the part where the men assembled with Churchill stood as one and said, "God save the Queen."
@@morbius109 and how very dramatically her grandmother Queen Mary bows in that curtsey to her granddaughter the new Queen..
This is probably the most dramatic moment in the series. I love it. I also love the speech by Churchill..
They both just lost their father, shockingly sudden and unexpected. So you want to be judged in the surreal nightmare of that kind of grief? Margaret was longer with the monarch than her sister, who left at 21 on her marriage. This is just one depiction and what I see is Margaret's grief at change. She is only 21 herself in this scene.
Also the significance of the look the Queen Mother gives Phillip. Clearly showing him the order it will be from here on out. And the chilling thing is looking at that now, is that Phillp took that role to heart and spent the rest of his life following behing her.
The Elizabethan era has ended…
As mankind stands uncertainly poised on the edge of catastrophe. I whose youth was passed in the September unchallenged tranquil glories of the Elizabethan era. May very well feel the thrill of invoking once more, the prayer and the anthem, God Save the King!
Her final chapter has now finished and her books has been closed may she rest in peace 🙏
Don’t save the king!
I doubt your youth was passed during the last king's reign... But good try I guess
This is the context in which England, often so brusque, short and emotionless, becomes nauseatingly sycophantic and overblown. There is no Elizabethan age. Such ages were negated by constitutional monarchy. It is undignified to engage in such melodramatic hyperbole.
@@lizziebkennedy7505 there is an Elizabethan era but it was during reign of Elizabeth I from 1558-1603
The tension on Claire Foy's face and neck when Queen Mary curtsied to her. What great acting. This is a masterclass
This is such a powerful moment. Queen Mary has just lost her son, but yet she still comes to pay respect to her granddaughter.
Not her "granddaughter"; to the monarch. The Queen.
It's protocol.
"Wait!" The moment it became crystal clear to Margaret that Elizabeth was now more than her sister and things had changed.
Maria the Teck didn’t kneel to her granddaughter, she kneeled to the institution which she always respected. Now, the monarchy is represented by her granddaughter: Queen Elizabeth II.
One of the greatest moment of The Crown. 👏👏👏👏👏
But in that moment Elizabeth became the institution.
@TheCrashingToaster I think she knelt to "The Queen" also.
This resonates with me the most of many of the comments. It kind of refers back to the letter she wrote to H.M. that she read on the plane home. Kind of underscores the points made therein.
@TheCrashingToaster Once crowned, the queen is no longer a daughter, sister, mother or even wife. She is the Queen.
?? ... María de Teck tampoco se arrodilló, quien se arrodilló fue la institución de Reina madre que ella representaba.. En pocas palabras, ellas no son ellas, solo son instituciones..!?
Crazy when you think about it. She had lived through the reigns of 4 queens, ruled as queen herself, and known many great queens of Europe. So powerful
She didn't rule as anything because she was never heir to anything.
Thomas Robinson : I think what you might have wanted to say was that Queen Mary lived during the reigns of 2 reigning Queens Victoria I and Elizabeth III and 2 Queen Consorts Queen Alexandra wife of King Edward VII and Queen Elizabeth wife of King George VI plus her own time as Queen Consort during the reign of own husband King George V .
@@jadduck She did reign, she was queen consort, she had power, not as a legit Queen of course, but through her husband
70 year reign , Churchill would be proud
I loved Vanessa Kirby's portrayal of Princess Margaret. The sense of occasion was completely lost on her as Lilibet became Elizabeth Regina. She still believed she could get the same affection and compassion from her elder sister when the reality was something else entirely. She could see the crown but couldn't gauge its crushing weight on her elder sister.
The look on Margaret's face is so sad. She knew that she had lost her sister. I'm sure neither of them were ready for that at such a young age. The minute Elizabeth became the sovereign, their relationship had to change. The crown must always win. That statement is deep
Absolutely. This is what that letter to Queen Elizabeth spoke of before she got off the plane. Queen Mary seems to personify duty and stoicism all at once in this scene. Indicating in that letter and in her curtsy that Princess Elizabeth has expired and that the crown must be assumed by a Queen Elizabeth now.
That last scene, where her own grandmother, stricken in grief for her dead son, is still sticking to protocol and has to curtsy to her granddaughter, is brilliant.
An amazing scene. The long build up with Churchill narrating, the "wait", the walk down the stairs, the bell sounding, the old Queen with her slow, deep curtesy on the creaking floorboards. The serious, ominous stare from the old queen to the new. The dramatic music and the look of horror on Elizabeth's face as she fully realizes what she has now become. Brilliant!
“In invoking once more, the prayer and the anthem… God, save the Queen!” Anyone else got chills? 🥶
What I got from that final evocation from Winston Churchill was the reaction of Anthony Eden. He was crushed. He so wanted to hear Sir Winston make a mess of the speech and not only did he not, he gave a speech that would go down on m history as one of the greatest. Anthony walked out of the room as one defeated. Watch the reactions of others watching him.
Everytime ❤
70 years later it was Liz Truss who delivered the "God, save the King" speech. And she resigned in disgrace 47 days later, the shortest tenure of any British PM 😒
@@LGranthamsHeir now, as you just described it, thats an utter disgrace. HM the Queen deserved better. :(
@@LGranthamsHeir The Queen died just as she hung up the phone to Truss. Great last power move from Her Majesty!
I remember watching this scene for the first time and just getting chills! All the actors were brilliant in this scene!
-How poised Queen Elizabeth II is yet grieving her father and the terrified look on her face when her grandmother bows to her and realizing in that one moment she is the Queen and the weight and responsibility that come with being THE QUEEN!!!
- Princess Margaret realizing that her playful older sister now has this huge burden and responsibility on her shoulders!
- Prince Philip coping with his wife’s new role as Queen, although being told by his father-in-law, “she is the job”!
- Queen Elizabeth grieving her husband and mourning her daughters youthful freedom yet understanding her new role!
- Queen Mary grieving her son yet acknowledging with a simple bow that her granddaughter is now the Queen!
- Churchill acknowledging that Britain has always been at it’s best and most prosperous when a woman is on the throne! ❤️🔥🤯
well said, especially the last statement
Some of the greatest periods in our history have unfolded under their sceptre.Queen Elizabeth II, like her predecessor, did not pass her childhood in any certain expectation of the Crown. This new Elizabethan age comes in a time when mankind stands uncertainly poised of the edge of the catastrophe. I, whose youth was passed in the august, unchallenged and tranquil glories of the Victorian era, may well feel a thrill in invoking once more the prayer and the anthem, “God save the Queen!”
Her father also was not expected to succeed to the Crown, as he was the second son. Yet George VI saw the UK through WW-2. George V (also a second son) saw the nation through WW-1
laura Ahn it should read "like her namesake " and not like her predecessor
@@sanjay7pisces I just wrote down what real churchill had said before, not in this episode.
I love the word that Churchill use here.. its weight, full of meaning.. the invoking part starts when he say, "..may well feel a thrill in invoking once more the prayer and the anthem of, God Save The Queen"
@@sanjay7pisces I think he meant predecessor as in "the first Elizabeth".
Obviously Mary’s entrance was intense, but 0:32 gave me chills as well
Same. I don't know why but that probably hit me the hardest when Margaret realizes that everything is about to change
Yeees i felt the same
@@doglover625 Exactly! Thank you for putting my thoughts down in a comment.
I'm 40 years old, and just realised I will probably never hear "God save the Queen" again my lifetime 😥
None of us will
I’m 20 years old now and grieving
Well, Joe Biden just did you a favor like a fool now, didn't he?
@@ampa4989wtf does that even mean
It will be at least three generations before a possible Queen. Only if George has a daughter first.
I cry now having revisited this clip from The Crown. 1952 to 2022, the "thrill in invoking the prayer and the anthem God Save the Queen". Now, it is no more. From a child of the Dominion of Canada (but now a U.S. Citizen), I say for the last time in my lifetime, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. We miss you Elizabeth. Daughter of the Empire. Mother of the Commonwealth.
Ending scene gives me chills. Who ever witnesses their grandmother bowing to them. Had to be such a definitive moment for the real person(s).
The moment her grandmother knelt to her Elizabeth felt the moon and stars falling on to her shoulders. She was now going to lead the most famous monarchy in the world 👑
Ira Williams Long live the Queen
With little real power though.
@@playerx2006 but its not easy doing nothing at all. Its not even normal to remain impartial your whole life.
@@playerx2006 what is power? To be subjected to the whims of the people to elect a president or prime minister? To lose your status as statesman/woman when you make a mistake? Or is it to be born as a monarch, annointed by 'god'-not by the people. That no matter what political leaning, you are always placed 'above' the rest. As they say in Game of Thrones: Power resides where people believe it resides. The majority of the british people still place the crown above all else. With or without executive power: it's symbolic significance transcends elective leadership. It's a bit like being the Pope. You can make it as big as you want. To have a people voluntarily choose to bow to a monarch. Without applying force or demands: that's pretty powerful.
If only the romanovs weren’t murdered
It gives a whole new meaning when you realize that Queen Mary was not just a Queen but an Empress. An Empress of the largest empire.
Not exactly. The British monarchs were never given the title of emperor or empress. Even Victoria was queen of England and empress of British India but never empress of England because the stability and longevity of the empire rested in the fact that the country was a constitutional monarchy and the parliament was the seat of power, using the term emperor of empress would degrade the legitimacy of the parliament and hence was not used.
Also the emperor/empress title was usually used by the holy Roman emperor and later on the by napoleon who sort of considered himself as the successor of hre.
@@av4693 As I remember, George VI gave up the title "Emperor of India" during his reign. Also, some of the countries that were part of the UK gained independence or became self-governing.
@@gidzmobug2323 yes by that time the sun had effectively set on the British empire, that’s why I used the example of queen victoria, her reign saw the empire at its greatest extent but even then she’s still referred as queen Victoria, empress of India but never the empress of Great Britain
El imperio británico cayó en 1997, podría decirse que de cierto modo Elizabeth fue la ultima emperatriz del imperio británico, lo cierto es que el título imperial nunca fue utilizado ya que se asocia con el absolutismo, lo cual daba inestabilidad a la corona y podria haber provocado la caída de los Windsor
oh my Goodness, she was only Queen consort! You guys are the same people that believe now Camilla will be Queen, the same as Queen Elizabeth!
What is crazy is that Queen Mary, rarely bowed to anyone, yet her curtsey was fucking FLAWLESS
I remember mine to Woody.exe 2 months ago and the curtsy of Mummy was powerful as heck that I started crying because I knew Woody.EXE will make a great monarch of my entire family members
Are you high?@@nicolelawless9942
Such a heartbreaking scene and today, many generations have witnessed the passing of a great and noble queen and will witness the rise of a new era. RIP Elizabeth. 🌹😢
The end of this scene when queen Mary get on her knees can kill me. How breathtaking
The most powerful scene of the entire season; the role reversal and the realisation. OMG!
This scene in itself shows why it deserved best drama
Mary of Teck in black... the very embodiment of the former era, bowing to the scion of the new one, acknowledging the coming age and farewell to old... fantastic imagery. Haunting.
It gave me chills when Queen Mother said “wait” to Margaret and we see the Queen Regnant continue to move because clearly she knows “she couldn’t have been speaking to me”.
Possibly the most powerful scene of this entire series.
yes, I always come back to it
In that specific scene I cryed so hard because she's so sad because of losing her father but also when her mother and sister kissed her, they basically are saying goodbye to her as they knew. She is now The Queen, not a daughter, not a sister anymore, she, according to monarchy, is the one, elected by God itself to serve to the people of England, to ofer her life to service. Is her death and rebirth at the same time. What a remarkable life she's living ✨
That is the respect she is giving to the crown. As she said, The Crown must win! That's the bow to the crown.
I just loved so much the actress who portrayed Queen Mary, she was truly fit for the role, she embodied the old and glorious Empire and helped the young granddaughter at the beginning of her reign. I don't know if Queen Mary really helped that much Queen Elizabeth and whether she was actually that profound and powerful but every single scene where she's portrayed does let me think so
“Some of the greatest periods of our history have unfolded under their sceptres. Queen Elizabeth II, like her name sake Elizabeth I, did not pass her childhood in any certain expectation of the crown. This new Elizabethan age comes at a time when mankind stands uncertainly poised, on the edge of catastrophe. I whose youth was passed in the August, unchallenged and tranquil glories of the Victorian Era. May well feel the thrill of invoking once more, the prayer and the anthem… God Save The Queen” - Winston Churchill
That courtesy was more of a ‘Passing the Crown’/‘Power’, moment then anything. So powerful 💜
@mountaingal homemaker Exactly. The true parallel would be the Queen Mum curtseying to Charles.
God save the Queen 💔
RIP Queen Elizabeth
Netflix will win their first Emmy this year.
Such a powerful scene… I believe of all people witnessing the Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne only Queen Mary fully understands the burden and sacrifice her granddaughter is making. And therefore she bends the knee willingly and respectfully. And later it is shown how Phillip struggles until he understands too. Great show. Great woman. Rip 🙏
Except that in reality, Prince Philip never had any struggles with kneeling before the queen.
@@diogenesesenna9323 I shouldn't have read the double entendre on this.
she's down in the pits of the earth in torment of course. She was always a fake person of faith and gutted Alfred the Great's lawbook (which was entirely based on God's laws as given to Moses). She served Satan, for money and power, and will reap the worst possible punishment for selling out this nation. Her son too will rot in hell.
Lithgow is absolutely BRILLIANT as Churchill.
I find it so interesting that they cast an American actor to portray Churchill, and a British actress to portray Jackie Kennedy.
@@lakellitalakellita9506 didn’t Natalie Portman play Jackie Kennedy?
@@vielBMjwof I think he's referring to the actress of Ms
kennedy in this series.
RIP Queen Elizabeth II 🙏 end of an era, an iron women, stood strong for the country! Was there for the country through the highs and lows! One last time God Save The Queen!
Oh, she's down in the pits of the earth in torment of course. She was always a fake person of faith and gutted Alfred the Great's lawbook (which was entirely based on God's laws as given to Moses). She served Satan, for money and power, and will reap the worst possible punishment for selling out this nation. Her son too will rot in hell.
The best scene in the whole series. Grandmother greeting Granddaughter. Duty ruled and still rules both their lives. Two amazing women.
From this American to the United Kingdom, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN 9-8-2022 🇬🇧🇺🇸
“Some of the greatest periods of our history have unfolded under their sceptors” such a chilling line, powerful.
*sceptres
And true!
Gee that era had such titans of
Leadership, I would have been
In awe of them.
Churchill, FDR, Truman, Macarthur.
This scene makesme watch the entire season again and again and again
This is my favorite scene from the crown, IT IS PERFECTLY DONE. The music, the outfits, Winston Churchill speaking in the background, the men saying "God save the Queen, their emotions, and of course the bow Queen Mary did. The face of Elizabeth when her GRANDMOTHER bowed down to her, it hit her that she is the queen of England.
I love that for a split second, Elizabeth starts to move her foot, like she's going to curtsey, and then she realizes.
Elizabeth was heir, so the only person she should curtsey to would be her father the King and perhaps her mother.
@@PATangoS_ Maria of Teck was the Queen Dowager. Before Elizabeth became Queen, she definitely curtseyed to Maria. That's why this moment is so significant. That's why Elizabeth has that look on her face. This is the first time Maria curtseyed to her instead of the other way around.
@@alleycat-oy5kv I see from Google that Mary did retain her title of Her Majesty after her husband's death, so that she would still outrank Elizabeth until King George passed.
@@alleycat-oy5kv Also, don't forget that Elizabeth was born during the reign of King George V. The first queen she ever would have bowed to as a young girl was her grandmother. And that is but one of the many reasons why the passing of Her Late Majesty is such a loss. The wisdom, experiences and memories of those who came before her are lost. It will be decades before any of Elizabeth's personal diaries are made public.
Queen Mary, Such a powerful scene without a word being spoken.
You can almost feel the weight of the responsibility building up on her. Such an extraordinary piece of work and what a wonderful cast in the first 2 series.
the “wait” tho. Princess Margaret can’t walk beside Queen Elizabeth anymore since she is no longer equally a princess, and thus she has to walk behind her AND the new prince consort
This will remain one of the great moments in television. No dialogue needed to capture so seismic a shift. The passing of ERII has been gentle and reverent. The passing of George VI was a tragedy for his family.
Queen Mary (to Elizabeth): “Good luck and don’t fuck it up.”
Okay Rupaul .
Claire Foy is so so good. The way she witholds it fully setting in until she runs into her grandmother in full mourning gown who proceeds to courtesy. For the first time in her life her grandmother is looking up at her and that's when Foy communicates that Elizabeth finally, in that moment, understands the full gravity of how drastically her life just changed - all with just her eyes. Bravo.
And now she's gone. Truly gone...
The best scene until now. 💖💖💖
I keep coming back to this one particular scene because this is what monarchy is all about.
One of the most powerful scenes I've ever seen.
Who else noticed that young Queen Elizabeth was preparing to curtsy to the old Queen Mary before she realized what really was about to happen. It's a very subtle detail, probably missed by many, but it was there. This show was brilliant.
Watching this after hearing the death of the Queen is so upsetting. Can't believe second Elizabethen Era is over.
These few minutes, from the moment HM the Queen entered the palace to see her father till this awesoma curtsy by Queen Mary were the most thrilling moments of the entire show. My backbone got literally frozen by the symbolism and the many touching moments they squeezed into this 3 minutes. Not sure it indeed happened as shown, but it touched my heart in so many ways.
Back here after four years to say this is still the most spine-tingling moment in the entire series.
One has to admire a very old woman who can courtesy while in heels Maria Teck remains dignified as well
Clare Hohn Dignity and service were central to her life. Once a lorry hit her Daimler and overturned it. Ladder were fetched to get her out and an eyewitness said, 'she walked up and down those ladders as though they were steps at the Coronation.'. One little point though. They show her arriving in a Rolls Royce. Wrong, she only ever had Daimler.
I feel like the stare they give each other is beautiful acting.
"What if I can't do it?"
"You must."
"I will."
Incredible
This is the most amazing seen of the crown 👑our queen got the message clear royal classy and dignified Just like princess Kate and Priness William class.
I had never really thought about it before but to see your grandmother curtsey to you at a time when nothing else seems real must brought everything so sharply into perspective that it must have been totally overwhelming.
RIP Queen Elizabeth II. God Save The Queen!
I came back to this scene after watching Princess Anne’s deep, poignant curtsy to the casket of her mother, Queen Elizabeth II. It is in moments like this that we’re reminded that beyond all the protocol, royals are also human beings who experience and share emotions like we all do. They channel them in their own dignified way. Rest In Peace Elizabeth Regina 🙏
Under the black veil, you can see Mary's eyes look at Elizabeth. No words needed.
And now it is over, as night will pass onto day tomorrow, the second Elizabethan age draws to a close, and a new era begins. God Save the King!
This scene is simply stunning. The ominous music, the creepy black veil and hard stare, and Foy's expression. The creaking floorboards and the dramatic camera cuts and zoom in. My heart was racing: one of the best scenes in television history!