The Crown (TV Series)
Gold Stick (2020)
Olivia Colman: Queen Elizabeth II
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Quotes
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Queen Elizabeth II : Mrs. Thatcher.
Margaret Thatcher : [kneels before the Queen] Your Majesty.
Queen Elizabeth II : Your party has won the election. It is my very great pleasure to invite you to form a government in my name.
[offers her hand]
Queen Elizabeth II : Congratulations *Prime Minister*.
Margaret Thatcher : [grateful] Thank you ma'am.
Queen Elizabeth II : Please.
[they sit down]
Queen Elizabeth II : Your family must be very proud. You've two children?
Margaret Thatcher : Yes, but grown up now and out of the house.
Queen Elizabeth II : And your husband, is retired. Is that right?
Margaret Thatcher : Yes, but he won't get in the way of that which you're asking. Denis is very good at taking care of himself. His golf clubs will be in the hallway. He will come and go as he pleases. He knows how busy I will be and how hard I intend to work.
[short pause]
Queen Elizabeth II : To business then. Have you decided on your first Cabinet?
Margaret Thatcher : I have.
Queen Elizabeth II : It may surprise you to learn that I enjoy predicting ministerial comings and goings. It's like the races. I like to study form and odds. Who's in. Who's out. I also like to predict Cabinets. My best so far was Mr. Wilson's second reshuffle. I got 90%.
[Prime Minister Thatcher is interested]
Queen Elizabeth II : Would you like to hear my predictions for yours? I'm assuming they're women?
[the Queen takes some papers out of her handbag]
Margaret Thatcher : Women?
Queen Elizabeth II : In Cabinet.
Margaret Thatcher : No. Certainly not.
[the Queen looks at the Prime Minister]
Margaret Thatcher : Well, not... just because there aren't any *suitable* candidates, but I have found woman in general tend not to be suited to High Office.
Queen Elizabeth II : Oh? Why's that?
Margaret Thatcher : They become too *emotional*.
[short pause]
Queen Elizabeth II : [assuring] I doubt you'll have that trouble with me.