cold opening: HM George V is presented a letter to approve the bringing of the Russian Imperial Family to safety in England (UK). HM George V passes the letter to HM Queen Mary, and asks for her opinion. the story jumps to Russia, where the Imperial Family are deceitfully lured to their execution.
episode starts with the newfound Russian democracy, and Mr. Major relaying to HM his thoughts of his visit to the Russian Federation and his meeting with Mr Yeltsin. he then emphatically encourages HM to welcome the new Russian President to Buckingham. While in London, the issue of the Romanovs comes up, and so does the issue of their not receiving a proper Christian burial. Yeltsin was the mayor of Yekaterinburg, and responsible of the demolishing of Ipatiev House, where the Imperial Russian Family were executed. thus he is kindly asked to provide the information to find the earthly remains of the Romanovs.
HM and PP travel to Russia, but, they can't lay the Romanovs to rest, because of DNA science: the tsar's earthly remains are too damaged, and the only way he can be properly identified is via mitochondrial "mother" DNA.
PP gives a blood sample (no, no, no, baby, what is you doing!). DNA don't lie. the Romanovs are finally laid to rest.
B plot: PP and his carriage driving friends. PP is extra friendly with Penny, and the latter has a theory, that Empress Alexandra and Mary of Teck had a mean gorls relation, and that Queen Mary didn't want Alexandra in London because she was jealous of her, for landing Nicolai. yes... i want to comment, but fictional HM did that for me.
HM is shown to be both an intellectual and expert of the RF history, she puts Lady Penny's misgivings to rest, while citing (and spitting) facts about the political situation of Europe in WW1. and how granting the tsars of Russia, staunch and open supporters of Germany, azile in UK was a very bad move. then, HM accepts to accompany Lady Penny to the mass and legitimises hers and PP... intellectual relationship.
the episode ends with HM playing with the corgis
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, while PP looks on, pondering what really matters in a marriage.
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