‘The Crown’ Season 5, Episode 5: Prince Charles Breakdancing Video

Netflix’s royal biopic The Crown has delivered numerous beautiful twists and turns throughout its 5 seasons — however nothing extra jaw-dropping that what we witnessed on the finish of Season 5’s fifth episode.

The episode centered round Elizabeth’s eldest son and inheritor obvious Prince Charles (now performed by The Wire alum Dominic West) making an attempt to modernize the monarchy and doing a revelatory TV interview whereas additionally weathering a tabloid firestorm when a non-public cellphone name along with his not-so-secret lover Camilla Parker-Bowles was made public. At episode’s finish, Charles gave a speech in assist of his Prince’s Belief charity, which offers coaching and assist to deprived youth. And that’s when the enjoyable started.

Because the credit rolled, Charles attended a dance social gathering for the charity’s younger beneficiaries because the raucous sounds of Eric B. & Rakim’s old-school basic “Don’t Sweat the Method” thumped over the audio system. Charles bopped alongside as he watched a few breakdancers spin round on the ground — after which the dancers invited Charles to hitch them! And he did! It was a fleeting scene however an unforgettable one as West’s Charles grooved alongside his younger buddies, even crouching and hanging a pose on the very finish.

The longer term King of England, a b-boy? We now have to say: We’re completely gobsmacked. The Crown is usually accused of being too stuffy, however there was nothing stuffy about Charles tearing it up on the dance ground. We’re undecided how traditionally correct this scene is (is that this what Judi Dench didn’t need us to see?), however we might like to see Charles recreate it at his coronation subsequent yr.

Take a look at Prince Charles’ strikes within the video above, after which hit the feedback to share your ideas on what you’ve seen of Season 5 of The Crown up to now.