Princess Diana was a long-time lover of dance, and although she took some ballet and tap lessons as a child, it wasn’t until she married into the royal family that she pursued her love of dance in a more formal way. in new book Dance with DianaSpeaking to her former mentor Anne Allan, she revealed many inside stories of working with the late royal, including the time she managed to hide Diana backstage during a surprise performance.
In her memoir, Allen wrote that in September 1981, a maid to the Princess of Wales, who had just married Prince Charles two months earlier, approached her and asked if she would give private dance lessons to members of the royal family. Their lessons were secret, and Ellen didn’t even tell her husband at first, but as time passed, the two grew closer and Diana began to confide in her dance teacher about her marriage to Prince Charles. .
Two years later, Ellen, who has joined iconic dancer and choreographer Wayne Sleep’s new company, shared how the Princess of Wales asked if she could watch their new show, sprint. The only problem is that she doesn’t want to make a mess, she’d rather sneak in and watch from the background.
The dancer wrote that she had been hesitant about the idea, explaining that “if you have no experience with how things work, there is always an element of danger” and that having the princess “on the court” would be “safe nightmare”. “Black” area.