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TheQueen'Afterweeksofcampaigning'TonyBlairandhisfamily'strolledtothepollingstation'thiselectiondaymorning.'TheLabourfaithfulfeelpride'inMrBlair'sachievements'asheisabouttobecometheyoungestPMthiscentury.'-Haveyouvotedyet,MrCrawford?-Yes,Ma'am.-Iwastherewhentheyopened.Firstinline,seveno'clock.Idon'tmindtellingyou,itwasn'tforMrBlair.-You'renotamoderniser?-Certainlynot.We'reindangeroflosingtoomuchthatisgoodaboutthiscountry.(Man)'Thereisagrowingsenseofexcitement.Ienvyyou,beingabletovote.Nottheactualtickingofthebox,althoughitwouldbenicetoexperiencethatonce......butthesheerjoyofbeingpartial.Yes.Ofcourse,oneforgetsthatassovereign,you'renotentitledtovote.-No.-Still,Idon'tfeelsorryforyou.Youmightnotbeallowedtovote,ma'am...(Chuckles)...butitisyourgovernment.Yes.Isupposethatissomeconsolation.(Chuckles)(Slowmarchonbagpipes)(Softknocking)Goodmorning.-ShallIdrawthecurtains?-Yes,please.So,didyoustayupallnight?Yes,ma'am.Andwasitasexpected?Yes,ma'am.MrBlair.Byalandslide.Oh,Isee.(Man)'They'vestoppedthetrafficcompletely'forTonyBlair'sfirstdayofpowerinLondon.'You'vegottheceremonial,theofficial'andyou'vegotalovelysummer'sday.'TonyBlairwavingtothecrowds,peoplewavingtothemthere.'Iguesstheyknowit'sthePrimeMinisteronthestreets.'(Softknocking)ThePrimeMinisterisonhisway,ma'am.Tobe,Robin.ThePrimeMinistertobe.Ihaven'taskedhimyet.He'sahardonetoread,isn'the?Yes.Ontheonehand,hisbackgroundisquiteestablishment-fatheraConservative,educatedatFettes.HehadthesametutorasthePrinceofWales.We'lltrynottoholdthatagainsthim.Ontheother,hismanifestopromisesthemostradicalshake-upoftheconstitutionin300years.-Thinkhe'lltrytomoderniseus?-Iwouldn'tputitpasthim.Hiswifehasanti-monarchistsympathies.Youmayrememberhercurtsythefirsttimeyoumet.Itcouldbestbedescribedasshallow.(Chuckles)Idon'tmeasurethedepthofacurtsy,Robin.Ileavethattomysister.DowningStreetisexpectedtobeinformal-everyoneonfirst-nameterms,atthePrimeMinister'sinsistence.-What,CallmeTony?-Yes,ma'am.Oh,Idon'tlikethat.Havewesenthimaprotocolsheet?-Funny,I'mactuallyrathernervous.-Why?You'vemetherbefore.Iknow,butneveronetoone,andneverasPrimeMinister.Well,remember,you'reamanthat'sjustbeenelectedbythenation.Butshe'sstill,youknow,theQueen.Theaudienceroomisupstairs.Whenwereachtheaudienceroom,Iwillknock.Weshallgostraightinside.Standingbythedoor,webow,fromtheneck.Iwillintroduceyou.TheQueenwillextendherhand.Yougotoher,bowagain,thenshakeherhand.Acoupleofotherthings-it'sma'amasinham,notma'amasinfarm.Whenyou'reinthepresence,atnopointmustyoushowyourback.-Thepresence?-Yes,sir.That'swhatit'scalledwhenyou'reinHerMajesty'scompany.Wouldyouliketositthere,MrsBlair?(lndistinctmurmuring)Hownicetoseeyouagain,MrBlair.-Andcongratulations.-Thankyou.-Yourchildrenmustbeproud.-Ihopeso.-You'vethree,haven'tyou?-That'sright.Suchablessing,children.Dositdown.Thankyou.Haveweshownyouhowtostartanuclearwaryet?-Er...no.-Oh.Firstthingwedo,apparently.Thenwetakeawayyourpassportandsendyouroundtheworld.YouobviouslyknowmyjobbetterthanIdo.Yes,well,youaremytenthprimeminister,MrBlair.MyfirstwasWinstonChurchill.Hesatinyourchairinafrockcoatandtophat.Hewaskindenoughtogiveayounggirllikemequiteaneducation.Icanimagine.Withtime,onehashopefullyaddedexperienceandwisdom,betterenablingustoexecuteourconstitutionalresponsibility,toadvise,guideandwarnthegovernmentoftheday.AdvicewhichI...Iookforwardtoreceiving.Yes.We'llsavethatforourweeklymeetings.Ifthere'snothingelse,Ibelievewehavesomebusinesstoattendto.Ofcourse.YourMajesty,mypartyhaswontheelection,andsoIaskyourpermissiontoforma...No,MrBlair.Iaskthequestion.Thedutyfallsuponme,assovereign,toinviteyoutobecomePrimeMinisterandtoformagovernmentinmyname.Andifyouagree,thecustomistosayyes.Yes.(Belljingles)MrsBlair,lovelytoseeyouagain.Andcongratulations.Youmustbeveryproud.-Yes.-Andexhausted,Iimagine.-Wherewillyouspendthesummer?-France.-Lovely.-You'llbeinBalmoral?Yes.Wonderfulplace.Mygreat,greatgrandmother,Victoriasaid,InBalmoral,allseemstobreathefreedomandpeaceandmakeoneforgettheworldanditssadturmoils.-YourMajesty...-Oh,excuseme.-(Whispering)-No.Really?(lndistinctwhispering)Oh.Yes,ofcourse.I'msosorry.We'regoingtohavetoleaveitthere.Nottooshort,wasit,15minutes?-Onedoesn'twanttoberude.-No,ma'am.Morning.-Thanksforcoming.Now,fuckoff.-Whatwasthatabout?Godknows.It'llbesomethingtodowithDiana.(Woman)'PrincessDianaembroiledincontroversy'asshepullsoutofameetingwithMPs.'PrincessDianamovedtomendrelationswiththeformernanny...PrincessDianaattendedamemorialserviceforthefashiondesignerGianniVersace.(Man)'...whereanotherroyalcontroversysparkles.'...wasembroiledinasecondcontroversythisweek.Iamnotapoliticalfigure.PrincessDianasailedoutintotheMediterraneaninoneofMrMohamedAlFayed'syachtstoday.-Withhisson....quarterofamillionpoundsforphotographswhichappeartoshowthecoupleembracing.Onceagain,herjudgement'sunderscrutiny.(lndistinctchatter)(SpeaksGerman)Earliertoday,theyvisitedthe...(SpeaksFrench)(Enginesrev)(Telephonerings)RobinJanvrin.What?(lndistinctchatter)TellSirGuyIwanteveryoneinASAP.(Knocking)Ma'am?Ma'am?-Yes?-Ma'am,MrJanvrinisheretoseeyou.What?O