The Crown (TV Series)

Vergangenheit (2017)

Claire Foy: Queen Elizabeth II

Quotes 

• Queen Elizabeth II : I've had a chance to think about your request to serve your country. I was keen to help you and, weighing it all up... the amount of time that has passed and my affection for you, personally, all spoke in its favor.

  David, Duke of Windsor : But?

  Queen Elizabeth II : But, on balance... I think not. And I'm sure you don't need reminding that under the terms of the agreement reached after the abdication, you are permitted to return to the United Kingdom only at the pleasure and invitation of the sovereign.

  David, Duke of Windsor : Yes?

  Queen Elizabeth II : I find myself unable to grant that permission.

• Queen Elizabeth II : We all closed our eyes, our ears, to what was being said about you. We dismissed it as fabrications, as cruel chatter, in light of your decision to give up the throne. But when the truth finally came out... The truth! It makes a mockery of even the central tenets of Christianity. There is no possibility of my forgiving you. The question is: how on earth can you forgive yourself?