(Peter reads his speech to Catherine after the coronation...)

Peter: It is a strange thing to hand your crown to another, and yet I feel a peace in my heart knowing I'm handing it to one I love, the one I love who loves our great nation, despite being German. I have seen up close her wiseness and fierceness, and her naked body as it shimmers and glows like God put the sun inside her. I have also been inside her and we have made a Paul together and thus the future of Russia is assured. Give her your fear as you gave it me. F**k with her, you f**k with me.

Catherine: Strangely touching.