The Efficient and Dignified Approach | The Crown (Claire Foy, John Lithgow)

My dears, we witness Queen Elizabeth (Claire Foy) demonstrating her compassion and authority to Churchill (John Lithgow), guiding him to acknowledge his retirement as she proves her capability to lead independently.
🔎The Crown Season 1 Episode 7 'Scientia Potentia Est'
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🎬The Crown (2016-2023): Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.
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[@MovingPicsOfficial]

My dears, watch the top 5 shocking scenes of "The Crown" Season 1 to see Queen Elizabeth's struggles, HERE: czcams.com/video/uVqgoxwugGc/video.html

[@DeathDad]

Lithgow so perfectly captures Churchill’s realization of what he has done and the sheer magnitude of its wrongness. You can see the feast of humble pie course by course go through his face

[@theresemctague9911]

So powerful! A young Queen showing her mettle

[@dsatt57]

This was a favorite scene for me. It’s tactful yet strong. We know many of the circumstances in the series are true. I wonder how the Queen really handled it, what she said, if anything.

[@silviaspampinato1432]

Wonderful scene. I absolutely love it.

[@christinesentman5437]

I believe Winston Churchill was a mentor for Elizabeth as Lord Melbourne was for Victoria

[@adelaferreira4575]

Two masters at work !

[@railtonfeagus8539]

I think John Lithgow is the only actor who has played both Churchill (The Crown) and Roosevelt (WWII: When Lions Roared). He needs to play Stalin or Hitler next.

[@branflakes12341]

She had to put her foot down another time when Tony Blair tried to pass a bill to get the queen's approval remove on bills relating to the iraq war.
But she stood her ground and said no I refuse to allow that.

[@eddiemoran8044]

Would you mind giving the name to a more specific incident so I can look it up? The google search “ the time the queen refused Tony Blair about a bill during the iraq war” doesent give too many results lol. Thank you in advance

[@astra-rb6sz]

He was the only one fit for office ever !

[@salwaabdelmeguid7041]

👍

[@davidwright5719]

The word “gender” in this scene is anachronistic. It was not commonly used to mean sex of a person until ~1980.

[@viewfromthehillswift6979]

True; "gender" is a term from linguistics. But our prudishness couldn't handle the word "sex". See what happened to the accepted pronunciation of the name of the planet Uranus, which changed in my lifetime.

[@thardingau]

Why didn’t she let him sit down?

[@shanelleferguson]

Probably cos she ruled above him but nonetheless, morally, she should have made an exception

[@dsquared1950]

Because the first time they met as queen and prime minister, she invited him to sit down and he refused, and they continued this. Later on, with others including Charles, she insisted they both stand so as to be more efficient.

[@matthewhart2819]

@@dsquared1950yes!!!

[@JasonGabler]

He was trying to show that he was bodily fit. She knew it and played along for effect.

[@bennevis1314]

@@dsquared1950 after Churchill, all the Prime Minister sat for the audience with the Queen. Churchill was the exception.

[@smilodon87]

"Public service"? - what a joke.

[@cherylhulting1301]

It is. It's not always particularly fun to act as a country's figurehead and not get to share your own humanity and opinions with the world.