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

At dinner, Queen Mary rebukes David’s tardiness as the family waits for news.

Scene 36 of 100 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

David
Lord Dawson
Queen Mary
Cosmo Lang
George

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 37 min into a 1:31 film

The story so farBefore scene 36

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 33
David drives Bertie to the King’s bedside, dismissing the seriousness of their father’s illness.
Scene 34
George V, frail and confused, signs the papers that let his council act for him.
Scene 35
Bertie finds David speaking intimately with Wallis on the telephone.
Scene 36
This scene

36INT. DINING HALL, SANDRINGHAM - CONTINUOUS

David enters and sits between Lord Dawson and Archbishop Lang.

DAVID

(to Dawson)

How is my father? I hope he is not

in pain.

LORD DAWSON

No, no, he’s quieter now.

The butler enters and whispers to Lord Dawson and Lord Wigram. They both exit.

QUEEN MARY

If your father were well, tardiness

would not be tolerated. None of

this..unpleasantness would be

tolerated

Pause.

COSMO LANG

(to David)

You know Sir, I appreciate that you

are different from your father in

your outlook and temperament. I

want you to know that whenever the

King questioned your conduct, I

tried in your interest to present

it in a most favourable light.

DAVID

(ironic)

I can always trust you to have my

best interests at heart.

Awkward silence.

QUEEN MARY

All my children, at the same table.

GEORGE

Yes, Mama.

Lord Wigram enters and whispers to Queen Mary.

QUEEN MARY

It seems our vigil will not be of

long duration.