The Crown (TV Series)

Alma Mater (2023)

Ed McVey: Prince William

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Quotes 

• [people are gathering in a street in London where Princess Diana and Prince William are selling Big Issue magazines] 

  Carole Middleton : [awestruck]  It's Princess Diana!

  Princess Diana : [to a passerby in the crowd]  Thank you. Merry Christmas.

  [Carol and Kate make their way towards the crowd] 

  Princess Diana : [to someone in the crowd]  Know what? Here, can we have some more of yours? We're selling out.

  Girl : Diana, can I have one, please?

  Princess Diana : [chuckles]  Thank you very much.

  Carole Middleton : [to Kate]  Here's a pound.

  Kate Middleton : [insisting]  No. More than that.

  Princess Diana : [to someone in the crowd]  There you go. Merry Christmas.

  Carole Middleton : [gives Kate a £5 note]  Here you go.

  Princess Diana : [impressed]  Selling like hotcakes!

  [Carol and Kate approach Diana and William and Kate offers the £5 note] 

  Princess Diana : [grateful]  Ooh, that's *very* generous. What's your name?

  Carole Middleton : [quickly cuts in]  Catherine.

  Kate Middleton : [trying not to laugh]  Uh, Kate's fine.

  [Kate looks at William and he her stare at each other for a brief moment] 

  Princess Diana : [to William]  Say thank you to Kate.

  Prince William : [clears throat]  Uh, thank you.

  [William gives Kate one of the Big Issue magazines] 

  Princess Diana : Merry Christmas.

  Carole Middleton : Merry Christmas.

• Queen Elizabeth II : University hasn't been easy, by the sounds of it.

  Prince William : [chuckles lightly]  No.

  Queen Elizabeth II : If what Harry said is true, and your dissatisfaction has more to do with... affairs of the heart...

  [Williams smiles and picks up his jacket] 

  Queen Elizabeth II : Well, what else would one call it?

  [William thinks about this for a brief moment] 

  Prince William : [simply]  Dating.

  Queen Elizabeth II : Oh, yes. I don't know that word because we didn't do that in my day. We met someone, then married them and got on with it.

  [William puts on his jacket] 

  Prince William : [gladly]  There's certainly no danger of marriage in this case. There's no danger of... dating either. I've made a mess of it.

  Queen Elizabeth II : And you don't want to hear anything about other fish in the sea? Or encouragement to make another go of it?

  Prince William : Well, if I did that, it would be another word you don't know... stalking.

  Queen Elizabeth II : Actually, I *do* know that word.

  Prince William : Oh.

  [they both chuckle softly] 

  Queen Elizabeth II : [wise and encouraging]  Don't lose faith. I'm a *firm* believer that what was meant for you won't pass you by.

  [Queen Elizabeth looks up] 

  Queen Elizabeth II : He makes sure of that.