Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of 'A Night at the Opera' Page #3

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My private secretary's office have

found a travel agency in New York

that will sell me a flight to Paris

with an hour's stopover in Manchester.

Perhaps you might consider

if it's an extravagance

to bring back the mother of the future

king of England in one of our planes.

All right. Of course.

John, I don't want the boys

to see the news and get upset.

Take the radio from the bedroom

and the TV from the nursery.

Yes, ma'am.

- Well, well, well.

- Yes.

Are you all right?

Your sister called, from Tuscany.

I hope you told her

to cut her holiday short.

- I did.

- I can't imagine she was pleased.

- That's putting it mildly.

- What did she say?

Something about Diana being more

annoying dead than alive.

Never let the boys hear you talk

like that.

Of course.

Something to help you go down?

No, I think I'll write my diary

a little longer.

Fine. I'm going to bed.

'We've heard nothing official

from the palace.

'We don't know when we'll get

any statements from the palace

'or when the royal family are due.'

That's how she will remain,

in our minds, our hearts, forever.

- OK? Got it.

- 'Where will you do it? '

- At the church, on the way in.

- I'll organise it.

'Viscount Althorp, Diana's brother... '

Hang on. I want to watch this.

'This is not a time

for recriminations, but for sadness.

'However, I would say I always believed

the press would kill her in the end.

'Not even I imagined they would take

such a direct hand in her death

'as seems to be the case.

'It would appear that every proprietor

and editor of every publication

'that paid for intrusive photographs

of her has blood on his hands today.'

Not the press, mate.

You've got the wrong villain.

Tony...

- Oh. Got to go.

- You about to speak to the Queen?

- Yeah.

- Ask her if she greased the brakes.

Now, now.

Thanks.

- Hello?

- 'Putting you through.'

Oh... Right, OK.

- Is the Prince of Wales with the boys?

- Yes, ma'am.

- Good. And he's going to Paris?

- Yes.

I'm sorry to disturb, ma'am...

Ma'am...

...but I have the Prime Minister

for you, from his constituency.

Lucky you.

Thank you, Robin.

I'll take it in the study.

- 'Your Majesty.'

- Prime Minister.

May I say how very sorry I am.

The thoughts and prayers of my family

are with you at this terrible time,

and with the princes in particular.

Thank you.

'Is it your intention to make

some kind of appearance or statement? '

No. No, certainly not.

No-one in the royal family will speak

publicly. This is a private matter.

We would appreciate it

if it could be respected as such.

I see.

I don't suppose

anyone's thought about the funeral.

We've spoken with the Spencer family,

and it is their express wish

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