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But I soon realised she had a good sense of humour, and that we could have some fun with our height difference. 'My first thought was, she's too tall to dance with me, I'll be a laughing stock: I'm 5ft 2in and she's 5ft 11in. 'She was in leg-warmers and a leotard,' he added. He and the princess rehearsed privately in a studio in West London. 'It was all top secret,' Sleep explained.

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He couldn't teach her because he was always on tour as a professional dancer, but she later came to him again to propose their big gig. Sleep had known the princess since the early 1980s, when she approached him for dance lessons, he revealed to The Guardian. The next best thing to an actual recording is this video of Sleep in 2017, 20 years after Diana's death, in which he retraces the steps from the dance for CBS's 48 Hours. (It was the '80s people weren't going to whip out their phones to record.) And there were only a few black-and-white photos of the set taken by the opera house's photographer, which were published in 1995, according to Town & Country. Unfortunately, there is no video of Diana's big dance number.

They were speechless,' Sleep recalled in a video about the performance years later. 'There was a gasp from the audience, of 2,500 people, who took an intake of breath all at the same time. They danced to Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl,' which was Diana's own song choice.

Midway through, the princess quietly left her seat in the Royal Box to grace the stage with dancer Wayne Sleep. In December 1985, Charles and Diana attended a gala performance at the storied venue. Also among those in the list is Princess Diana's surprise dance number at the Royal Opera House-this, much like most of the events in the show, did happen in real life. Season 4 of The Crown introduces a handful of 'Did that really happen?' moments, from Prince Charles's cringeworthy engagement interview to the queen's secret estranged cousins.

Midway through, the princess quietly left her seat in the Royal Box to grace the stage with dancer Wayne Sleep.

In December 1985, Charles and Diana attended a gala performance at the storied venue.

Season 4 of The Crown introduces a handful of 'Did that really happen?' moments, like Princess Diana's surprise dance number at the Royal Opera House.

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