It’s a chance to regain control of her narrative, Morton claims.ĭiana is intrigued but doesn’t want trouble. Diana learns via her friend James Colthurst that the journalist is writing a book about her and would like her input via tape recording they’d never have to meet in person. Speaking of unexpected help, enter Andrew Morton. When she offers him an “irreparable” carriage, he suggests he fix it up so she too can share in his passion for carriage-driving. When Philip leaves, he suggests Penny start a charity in Leonora’s name and find a hobby for some healthy escapism. (Interestingly, both Philip and Diana had chaotic childhoods and saw marriage as a hopeful, potential antidote to familial trauma, with obviously different degrees of success.) But he also acknowledges that, once married, the two people inevitably grow in different directions. Philip speaks of how much the comfort of marriage appealed to him when his life prior to Elizabeth had been so unstable.

When Philip visits the Knatchbull residence, Penny (Natascha McElhone) also reveals that things aren’t perfect at home between her and Norton. It’s an interesting line for Elizabeth to utter, particularly when the majority of her children are in unhappy unions and seemingly unable to be their best selves.

“Isn’t that the point of marriage?” asks Elizabeth. They share a tender moment, saying how they make each other better. After attending the funeral, Elizabeth suggests that Philip go pay his godson, Norton, a visit. As he gives an interview on how he got into carriage-driving, he’s interrupted with devastating news: 5-year-old Leonora Knatchbull has died. He’s aware of the currency of every single word when speaking as a royal and the need to get it right.

The following cast members have appeared in a single episode within a season.When much of this episode concerns itself with how to best tell one’s story, it’s unexpectedly fitting how it starts: with Prince Philip (of all people!) self-editing. The following characters have appeared in two or more episodes within a season. The following cast members have been credited in the opening titles of up to two episodes in a season.Ībdalla relied on a piece of audio of Dodi Fayed doing a call-in for the Larry King show to get a handle on Fayed's accent whilst speaking English, as Abdalla was unable to find an audio clip of Dodi Fayed online. The following characters have been credited as main cast in the opening credits. A yellow cell indicates the actor is a featured cast member.

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