GNO Dir's Draft 03_11_10 Script
GNO Dir's Draft 03_11_10 Script
GNO Dir's Draft 03_11_10 Script
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The King leads his family inside.<br />
INT. DRAWING ROOM -- BUCKINGHAM PALACE - CONTINUOUS<br />
Rubbing his face, the King steps in. Late 40s - and six years<br />
of war and 60 cigarettes a day have left their mark.<br />
The Queen appears through swirling curtains. Handsome at 45,<br />
her smile is replaced by a chilly, business-like air.<br />
Margaret, 15 going on 20, skips in front of them to the<br />
radiogram. Turns it on.<br />
A blast of JAZZ fills the air. *<br />
QUEEN<br />
Turn that wretched thing off. *<br />
Margaret doesn’t move. *<br />
QUEEN *<br />
At once. *<br />
Margaret CLICKS it off. Irritated, the Queen looks round. *<br />
QUEEN<br />
Where is she? Elizabeth?<br />
EXT. BALCONY -- BUCKINGHAM PALACE - CONTINUOUS<br />
Elizabeth stands alone on the balcony. At 19, she’s a<br />
striking young woman. Dark hair frames her beauty.<br />
But the drab uniform of the Auxiliary Territorial Service<br />
hardly flatters her.<br />
She casts a longing look at the people below, when -<br />
QUEEN (O.S.)<br />
Elizabeth.<br />
INT. DRAWING ROOM -- BUCKINGHAM PALACE - CONTINUOUS<br />
Elizabeth, lost in thought, steps inside.<br />
QUEEN<br />
Sit down. *<br />
Elizabeth perches on an over-stuffed couch.<br />
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