The intimate recording in which Diana starred for Prince Charles

Princess Diana actually made a video of Prince Charles cplay one of the pieces of the musical The Phantom of the Opera. The scene is seen in The crown and triggered the fan question: did it really happen? And the answer is: yes, it happened.

It was a wedding anniversary gift where she sings “All I Ask About You” in a real Christine Daaé costume on the royal set with an accompanying orchestra. Diana was proud of the feat, but Prince Charles didn’t like it.

In real life, Diana was known to be a huge fan of the musical, and she reportedly actually gave this gift to her husband. Annie Sulzberger, principal investigator of The crown, said The telegraph: “We didn’t invent it. There have been numerous reports on the subject. Enough to make us feel comfortable including it in the program. It’s a story that pre-existed the writing of the screenplay ”.

Sulzberger added that it is not clear exactly what Diana did in her performance; he could have imitated the song or just danced to it, as some reports have suggested. “To minimize the number of witnesses, there is the possibility that they have reproduced a recording,” he said. But a 1988 report in The Washington Post stated that the recording includes Diana’s original voice.

The gift, Tatler reports, He offers it to him to celebrate the seventh year of marriage. They say the show’s composer himself, Andrew Lloyd Webber, was there to oversee their performance. The opera’s official Twitter account recognized the scene on the day of the season 4 premiere, sharing a photo of Diana meeting the cast.

Princess Diana on one of her many visits to the Phantom. “All I Ask of You” has always been one of her favorite songs, with her once making a private video on the Phantom stage. Excited to see this moment @TheCrownNetflix with the wonderful Emma Corrin. #The crown pic.twitter.com/Tfmk40AWOH

– The Phantom Of The Opera (@PhantomOpera) November 15, 2020

Unfortunately Diana’s videotape is not available to the public, so for now we will have to settle for the version of Emma Corrin, the actress who plays her.

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