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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Diana's Shocking 37th Birthday Present for Prince Charles Backfired on 'The Crown'—Here's What Really Happened

Emma Corrin in The Crown wearing a white slip dress and recreating Princess Diana's dance scene.

King Charles is marking his 76th birthday with a day of charity engagements on Nov. 14, but back in 1985 he celebrated in a much different way—at least according to Netflix's The Crown.

In a season 4 episode titled "Avalanche," Princess Diana takes the stage to surprise her husband with a special birthday dance. While the performance actually did happen in real life, it played out in a much different way, according to her dance instructor's book, Dancing With Diana.

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