Diana, who was only 24 at the time, was a fan of popular music and she was "hipper" than the rest of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles, who was 13 years her elder. Wayne Sleep believes that Princess Diana got the idea to perform "Uptown Girl" from Billy Joel's music video wherein the pop singer played a "downtown guy" who chased after his then-wife Christie Brinkley, the "uptown girl". had a raised eyebrow, you might say." Still, Sleep remembers that Diana was happy he was on her side since she worried about how her husband would react to her surprise performance. Sleep was also there and met the Prince of Wales, and the dancer recalled that "Everything seemed fine. While it's not known if Charles and Diana shared a confrontational car ride home from Royal Opera House, the real-life couple did attend a Christmas party after the performance. except Prince Charles, who slinks into his seat because of "that grotesque, mortifying display", which is what he describes his wife's performance when he berates her on the car ride home. The audience is thrilled and everyone heartily applauds the Princess's performance. Diana then stuns the audience by strutting onto the stage with ballet dancer Wayne Sleep and they perform a randy tandem dance number to Billy Joel's pop hit. The Princess of Wales feigns needing to powder her nose and vanishes from their box as Charles enjoys the operatic performance on stage. "Avalanche" sets Diana's dance number as a surprise for Charles on his 37th birthday, which would be November 1985. The Crown season 4's 9th episode, "Avalance" opens with Princess Diana shocking her husband Prince Charles (Josh O'Connor) by performing Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" on stage at the Royal Opera House, but did that happen in real life? In short, yes, Diana really did it, but The Crown changed some of the circumstances from the true story.
Warning: SPOILERS for The Crown Season 4, Episode 9 - "Avalanche"
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