Uptown girl, you know I can’t afford to buy her pearls She’s getting tired of her high class toysĪnd all her presents from her uptown boys You know I’ve seen her in her uptown world Just because I’m in love with an uptown girl Uptown girl, she’s been living in her white bread worldĪnd when she knows what she wants from her timeĪnd when she wakes up and makes up her mind She memorably waltzed with President Reagan, Clint Eastwood, Tom Selleck, and John Travolta at the White House that year.Uptown girl, she’s been living in her uptown world In fact, "Uptown Girl" wasn't even her only famous performance in 1985. She also worked as a children's dance instructor before taking on a role as a kindergarten assistant.Īfter becoming a member of the royal family, she became the patron of the London City Ballet and took several other notable turns on the dance floor. While attending West Heath Girls' School in the '70s, she studied ballet and tap dancing. Like this season of The Crown shows, dance served a source of joy throughout her life. His disappointing response, when it leaked, was interpreted as frigid disapproval of Diana’s lapse in royal etiquette."ĭespite the prince's negative response, Diana loved performing, even from a young age. "It was embarrassingly clear that he had not been ravished by the spectacle of his wife en pointe. "Afterward, when she and Sleep joined the Prince for a small reception, he behaved coolly, even distantly," biographer Tina Brown wrote in The Diana Chronicles. The reaction to their duet mirrors almost exactly what happened in The Crown, with Diana receiving thundering applause from the audience and glowering disappointment from Charles. Her response, apparently: "I’m not bowing to him. "I remember thinking, 'Don’t drop the future Queen of England,'" he recalled.Īfter the music faded, he reportedly told her, "You have to bow to the royal box," meaning toward Charles. At one point, Sleep even carried Diana across the stage.
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