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There ain’t no party like a royal party…
Almost all of us fancy dance moves. Today we bring you lovely photos of royals and their dance moves. We have photos of the ‘dancing Duchess’ of Cornwall, Prince William, and even the British Queen! The Duchess of Sussex also showed off her moves recently during her visit to the Nyanga township on her royal tour of Africa.
Dancing has been a tradition for the royal family. Queen Victoria loved Scottish jigs and even had a ballroom constructed at Balmoral for her dance parties. Our reigning Queen also dances often during engagements. We remember one during a visit to Ghana in 1961 when she tried the Ghanian ‘shuffle’ with country’s president. The moment was re-enacted in Netflix’s The Crown series in 2018. The photos below are some of our favourites of the royals dancing.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were greeted by wonderful performances by Nyanga township locals during their royal tour of Africa in September 2019. Meghan clearly had a fun time as she joined in clapping and twirling with the dancers.
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In October 2017, Kate Middleton took Paddington Bear by the paw during a charity event at London’s iconic train station. William and Harry were also present, and they giggled as Kate was spun around by the children’s character.
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Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood back in 2009 taught the Duchess of Cornwall the cha cha cha during a visit to St Clement Danes School. The ‘dancing Duchess’ has also tried some moves with former Strictly professional Brendan Cole.
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We fondly remember William and Kate’s 2012 royal tour of the Far East, when they danced with local women during a visit to South Pacific island Tuvalu. The royal couple appeared joyous in this photo.
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This is a memorable shot of the Queen – then Princess Elizabeth – and Prince Philip hand-in-hand at a square dance in 1951. The event was organised in their honour in Ottowa, during their tour of Canada. Don’t you just love the 30-year-old Prince Philip’s Western-inspired outfit?
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This is one of the famous shots of the late Princess Diana, dancing with John Travolta here. The picture dates back to November 1985 at the White House during her visit to America.
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Here Prince William attempted the robot. William learnt the move with the Scariofunk Dance Collective during a visit to Caius House Youth Centre in September 2016.
Earlier in 2011, Prince William danced with with Vanessa Boateng on a day out at charity Centrepoint, as wife Kate looks on in laughter. The Duke once joked about his dance moves when he asked a young dancer, “Can you spin on your head? That’s always what I ask people who do street dancing. I can’t do it, I can’t even dance properly anyway. If I were to break dance, I’d literally break myself!”
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Here’s Prince Harry dancing with soca singer Claudette Peters and the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne. Talk about the spirit of the Carribean!
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Prince Harry showcased his ballet skills during a visit to the YMCA East Ealing earlier in April. The young audience was certainly entertained by the Duke’s dance moves.
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Here Prince Charles and Princess Diana dance together at a ball during their tour of Australia on October 31, 1985 in Melbourne.
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This photograph shows the then Kate Middleton dancing with close friend Guy Pelly – now godfather to baby Prince Louis – in 2006. The pals danced up a storm at a pre-Wimbledon party hosted by Sir Richard Branson at London’s The Roof Gardens.
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This is a shot of Prince Charles having a go at traditional Mexican clog dancing in November 2014.
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Duchess Camilla dances in this photo with royal photographer Arthur Edwards as she attends a tea party during her visit to Bristol in February 2017.
The Queen was pictured dancing with Air Marshal Sir John Baldwin, colonel of the 8th Hussars, at a ball held at the Hyde Park Hotel, London, in November 1954. It was the centenary celebration of the Battle of Balaclava.
Here the Prince of Wales dances with Zulemita Menem at the President’s Dinner in Buenos Aires, 1999, during his two day visit to Argentina.
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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden smiles cheerfully as she dances at her royal wedding to Daniel in 2010. The newly-wed couple took to the floor after their wedding banquet at the royal palace in Stockholm.
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Prince Albert of Monaco does a celebratory wiggle during the women’s team final in Artistic Gymnastics at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. When the royal celebrated a decade on the throne earlier in 2015 with a Robbie Williams concert, he wowed with some moves.
Here, Monaco royal Prince Albert, his then-fiancée Charlene Wittstock, and Princess Caroline show off some vibrant moves at an Iggy Pop concert on the Prince’s Palace square in 2010.
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Royal siblings Charlotte and Pierre Casiraghi dance together at the 2007 Royal Ball in Monaco.
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This photo shows Belgian royal Prince Philippe dancing with Queen Mathilde during their engagement party at the Royal Castle in Brussels 13 November 1999.
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This one is of Princess Maxima dancing with a man during a cultural festival at the Historical Foundation Museum in Saint Eustatius in November 2011.
