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[Charles has just signed his Instrument of Abdication] Charles:
It's done. The King is at an end. I will retreat to bed, and when I wake to a new dawn, I'll simply be an old forgotten gardener, who potters round and talks to plants and chuckles to himself. Whilst far away the King and Queen do rule over a golden age of monarchy that bothers no-one, does no good, and is a pretty plastic picture with no meaning!
It's done. The King is at an end. I will retreat to bed, and when I wake to a new dawn, I'll simply be an old forgotten gardener, who potters round and talks to plants and chuckles to himself. Whilst far away the King and Queen do rule over a golden age of monarchy that bothers no-one, does no good, and is a pretty plastic picture with no meaning!
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It's done The King is at an end
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I will retreat to bed and when I wake to a new dawn
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I'll simply be an old forgotten gardener
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who potters round and talks to plants and chuckles to himself
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Whilst far away the King and Queen do rule
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over a golden age of monarchy
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that bothers no one does no good
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and is a pretty plastic picture
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with no meaning
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Movie Summary
Prince Charles' fictional accession to the throne following the Queen's death. When he refuses to sign a controversial bill into law, political chaos ensues: a constitutional crisis, street riots and a tank in front of Buckingham Palace.
