. >> stephen: is it painful for the britisham to be here in the united states? if you guys had just been nice to us 230years ago, all this could have been yours. you could be the ambassador to yourself. what would that be like? >> that would be a bit weird, a bit kinky. i think we didn't give you much choice. we didn't make it easy for you to stay part of the empire. so we understand-- you did what you do, and since them, to be honest, you know, we have been pretty good friends, and we have stood shoulder to shoulder in many, many parts of the world in many difficult conflicts. >> stephen: absolutely. and now you're under one of your most difficult circumstances of all time. you're hosting the olympic games. is it england ready to host these games? because mitt romney has his doubts. are you guys ready to rock this one? >> we're as ready as we can be. can we giveue. >> stephen: that is a great sales job. ( laughter ) >> we do understatement in the english language. >> stephen: yes, you do. >> if you get over-confident, if you say it's going to be absolutely purp