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.
- Scenes 31–58
He tests the exercises in public and private while family history and David’s crisis expose the cost of silence.
- Scenes 59–64
David abdicates and Bertie receives the throne he never wanted.
- Scenes 65–67
The accession speech fails, and Bertie feels the loss of private family closeness and confidence.
- Scenes 68–78
Bertie returns to Logue, repairs their friendship, and claims the right to speak as a man and king.
- Just before
- Scene 88
Bertie and Lionel rehearse the war address; Bertie panics, then begins the long walk toward the broadcast room.
- Scene 89
In the state rooms, Bertie exchanges final words with Chamberlain and Churchill before Lionel guides him onward.
- Scene 90
In the booth, Bertie checks the microphone and receives Lionel’s last reassurance as the broadcast begins.
- Scene 91
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