The King's Speech · written by David Seidler · 2010

Bertie waits at Sandringham as David arrives and tells him their father is dying.

Scene 32 of 100 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

David
Bertie

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Begins 34 min into a 1:31 film

The story so farBefore scene 32

Prince Albert seeks to overcome a lifelong stammer so he can serve his country, but his fear of public failure and the royal hierarchy obstruct his work with an unconventional speech therapist.

Scenes 1–11
Bertie lives within royal ceremony but cannot speak publicly and remains constrained by family roles.
Scenes 12–24
Elizabeth seeks a different treatment because Bertie must speak and conventional medicine has failed.
Scenes 25–30
Bertie enters Logue’s unfamiliar, egalitarian practice and finally commits to its daily work.
Just before
Scene 29
Alone, Bertie hears his recorded Shakespeare reading and discovers that he spoke fluently while unable to hear himself.
Scene 30
Bertie returns to Logue and agrees to daily practice, while drawing a boundary around personal matters.
Scene 31
At a noisy factory, Bertie speaks easily until the machinery stops; then he manages to recover his rhythm.
Scene 32
This scene

32EXT. PRIVATE LANDING STRIP, SANDRINGHAM ESTATE - NEW DAY

Bertie waits beside a shooting break, a stiff breeze whipping his coat, as a small plane lands and taxis.

While he waits Bertie practises breathing exercises.

The cockpit canopy slides back and - DAVID - leaps out, removing his leather helmet and goggles, gold hair gleaming, a sun god descended from the skies.

DAVID

Hello, Bertie. Been waiting long?

BERTIE

Where’ve you been?

Bertie stammers badly in the presence of his brother.

DAVID

Been busy.

BERTIE

So was I. Elizabeth has pneumonia.

DAVID

I’m sorry. She’ll recover.

Bertie shoots him a look.

BERTIE

Father won’t.

DAVID

I’ll drive.