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King George VI: David, I've been trying to see you
King Edward VIII: I've been terribly busy.
King George VI: Doing what?
King Edward VIII: Kinging.
King George VI: Really? Kinging... is a precarious business these days. Where's the Russian Tsar, Where's... cousin Wilhelm?
King Edward VIII: Ugh, you're being dreary.
King George VI: Is Kinging laying off... 80... staff and buying more pearls for Wallis while people are marching across Europe singing The Red Flag?
King Edward VIII: Stop your worrying, Herr Hitler will sort them out.
King George VI: And who will sort out Herr Hitler?
King Edward VIII: Where's the bloody '23?
King George VI: AND YOU PUT THAT WOMAN IN OUR MOTHER'S SUITE!
King Edward VIII: Mama's not still in the bed, is she?
King George VI: That's not funny.
King Edward VIII: Here it is, Wallis likes the very best.
King George VI: I don't care what... woman you carry on with at night as long as you... show up for duty in the morning.
King Edward VIII: Wallis is not just some woman I'm carrying on with, we intend to marry.
King George VI: [pause] Excuse me?
King Edward VIII: She's filing a petition for divorce.
King George VI: Good God... can't you just give her a nice house and a title?
King Edward VIII: I'm not having her as my mistress.
King George VI: The Church doesn't recognize divorce and you are the... head of the Church
King Edward VIII: Haven't I any rights?
King George VI: Many privileges.
King Edward VIII: Not the same thing. Your beloved common man may marry for love, why not me?
King George VI: If you were... a common man on what basis could you... possibly claim to be king?
King Edward VIII: Sounds like you've studied our wretched constitution.
King George VI: Sounds like you haven't.
King Edward VIII: That's what this is about, brushing up. Hence the elocution lessons, thats the scoop around town.
King George VI: I'm trying to...
King Edward VIII: Yearning for a larger audience, are we B-B-B-B-Bertie?
King George VI: [pause] Don't...
King Edward VIII: What's that? I'm sorry, I... younger brother trying to push older brother off the throne, p-p-p-p-positively medieval.

King George VI : David, I've been trying to see you King Edward VIII : I've been terribly busy. King George VI : Doing what? King Edward VIII : Kinging. King George VI : Really? Kinging... is a precarious business these days. Where's the Russian Tsar, Where's... cousin Wilhelm? King Edward VIII : Ugh, you're being dreary. King George VI : Is Kinging laying off... 80... staff and buying more pearls for Wallis while people are marching across Europe singing The Red Flag? King Edward VIII : Stop your worrying, Herr Hitler will sort them out. King George VI : And who will sort out Herr Hitler? King Edward VIII : Where's the bloody '23? King George VI : AND YOU PUT THAT WOMAN IN OUR MOTHER'S SUITE! King Edward VIII : Mama's not still in the bed, is she? King George VI : That's not funny. King Edward VIII : Here it is, Wallis likes the very best. King George VI : I don't care what... woman you carry on with at night as long as you... show up for duty in the morning. King Edward VIII : Wallis is not just some woman I'm carrying on with, we intend to marry. King George VI : [pause] Excuse me? King Edward VIII : She's filing a petition for divorce. King George VI : Good God... can't you just give her a nice house and a title? King Edward VIII : I'm not having her as my mistress. King George VI : The Church doesn't recognize divorce and you are the... head of the Church King Edward VIII : Haven't I any rights? King George VI : Many privileges. King Edward VIII : Not the same thing. Your beloved common man may marry for love, why not me? King George VI : If you were... a common man on what basis could you... possibly claim to be king? King Edward VIII : Sounds like you've studied our wretched constitution. King George VI : Sounds like you haven't. King Edward VIII : That's what this is about, brushing up. Hence the elocution lessons, thats the scoop around town. King George VI : I'm trying to... King Edward VIII : Yearning for a larger audience, are we B-B-B-B- Bertie? King George VI : [pause] Don't... King Edward VIII : What's that? I'm sorry, I... younger brother trying to push older brother off the throne, p-p-p-p- positively medieval.