- 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?
- King George VI: We all suspected it.
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: These papers must never see the light of day, Winston. Ever.
- Winston Churchill: Publication could do grave harm to the national interest.
- King George VI: The gravest. What is written here brings the greatest shame upon this family. Our people would, rightfully, never forgive us.
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh: You protected your country and you protected the reputation of your family. Not to mention successfully banishing Satan from entering the Garden of Eden. That's Christ's business in anyone's books. So, it's a gold star from Jesus.
- David, Duke of Windsor: Ah, there you are? Plotters all!
- [guests chuckle]
- Guests: Your Royal Highness.
- David, Duke of Windsor: Are the curtains drawn? Does treason abound?
- [laughter]