The King's Speech Scene 5 Summary

  • The duke walks in on his wife telling bedtime stories to their two daughters.
  • The daughters want to hear him tell a story, but he volunteers to walk around like a penguin instead.
  • He tries to tell them a story about a penguin who needs to come home from the South Pole.
  • He does a fairly decent job despite his stutter. It's clear that he struggles a lot to get through his story.
  • After putting their daughters to bed, the duke and duchess walk through a hallway and talk about the duke's brother, Prince Edward VIII, who is having a scandalous relationship with a woman from the United States.
  • The duchess is shocked that Edward is bringing the woman to dinner. Oh yeah, and the woman is already married.
  • The duchess mentions that she has found a new speech therapist, but the duke says it's out of the question and the matter is settled.