• Intelligencer
  • The Cut
  • Vulture
  • The Strategist
  • Curbed
  • Grub Street
  • Subscribe to the Magazine Give a Gift Subscription Buy Back Issues Current Issue Contents
    Subscribe to New York Magazine
  • Subscribe
  • Profile
    Sign Out
The Cut
  • Style
  • Self
  • Culture
  • Power
Style
  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • Parties & Red Carpet
  • Fashion Shows
  • Cathy Horyn
  • The Cut Shop
Self
  • Health & Wellness
  • The State of the Uterus
  • Parenting
  • Advice
  • Sex & Relationships
  • Horoscopes
Culture
  • Books
  • Television
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Celebrity
Power
  • Politics
  • Work
  • Money
  • Rebecca Traister
More
  • Latest Stories
  • Video
  • About Us
  • nymag.com
  • New York Magazine
  • Intelligencer
  • Vulture
  • The Cut
  • The Strategist
  • Grub Street
  • Curbed
hips don't lie
October 24, 2013

Emma Thompson Confirms That Prince Charles Is a Sexy Dancer

By Charlotte Cowles

Share

  • Share
  • Tweet
Photo: Getty Images

Emma Thompson, she of the multiple Academy Awards, adopted former–child soldier son, and extraordinary ability to make eighteenth-century bonnets look fabulous, happens to be good friends with Prince Charles, presumably because they’re both British and famous. They’re so close, in fact, that she has had the pleasure of dancing with him, which is apparently quite a pleasure, if you know what I mean (wink!).

She tells Time magazine:

Dancing with Charles, an old friend, is ‘better than sex.’ Thompson adds, ‘There’s a long history of relationships between Princes of Wales and actors — not just actresses, not just the rude relationships as [Charles] would say, though god knows I’ve tried. He wasn’t having any of it.’

What a Casanova, that Charles! (And we’re definitely stealing the term “rude relationships”.) We always thought that Charles’s dance moves were more of the “dad” variety (lots of white-man’s overbite and awkward toe-tapping), but if you look back on his rug-cutting antics of yore, you’ll see that those hips are not to be underestimated. Click through his history on the dance floor in our slideshow.

Shop: Best Boots For Winter

  • Topshop Metal Trim Boots, $160

  • Dolce Vita Tall Boots, $279

  • 3.1 Phillip Lim Leila Booties, $495

  • MICHAEL Michael Kors Linden Boots, $265

Sources

Time.com

Related

Prince Charles Is No Kate Middleton on the Dance Floor
View
1 / 14 Photos
In Fiji, 1974.  Photo: Hulton Archive
In Eastbourne, 1978.   Photo: Doug McKenzie/2006 Getty Images
With Nancy Reagan, 1981.  Photo: New York Daily News Archive/1981/Daily News, L.P. (New York)
With Princess Diana in Sydney, 1983.   Photo: Anwar Hussein/Anwar Hussein
With Princess Diana in Melbourne, 1988.  Photo: Anwar Hussein/2013 Anwar Hussein
In Buenos Aires, 1999.  Photo: Pool/Tim Graham Picture Library
With Zulemita Menem in Buenos Aires, 1999.  Photo: PETER NICHOLLS
In Guyana, 2000.  Photo: Tim Graham
In Rio de Janeiro, 2009.  Photo: WPA Pool/2009 Getty Images
In Northern Brazil, 2009.  Photo: EVARISTO SA/2009 AFP
In Jodhpur, India, 2010.  Photo: STR/2010 AFP
With Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in Zanzibar, 2011.  Photo: Chris Jackson/2011 Getty Images
With Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in Zanzibar, 2011.  Photo: Chris Jackson/2011 Getty Images
In Christchurch, New Zealand, 2012.  Photo: AFP/2012 AFP
1 / 14

Tags:

  • prince charles
  • princes!!!
  • royals
  • hips don't lie
  • emma thompson
  • prince william
  • kate middleton
  • fame
  • slideshows
  • slideshow
  • candy
  • More

More Galleries

met gala 2023 May 2, 2023
Met Gala 2023: All the Looks  See all the dresses, some on-theme and some, well, not so much — honoring Karl Lagerfeld at the Met Gala. 
By Brooke LaMantia
oscars 2023 Mar. 12, 2023
Oscars Red Carpet 2023: Every Look  Rihanna! Florence Pugh! Michelle Yeoh! They’re all here. 
celebrity Feb. 19, 2023
All the Best Looks From the 2023 BAFTAs Red Carpet  Florence Pugh, Barry Keoghan, and Angela Bassett brought color to the red carpet. 
grammys 2023 Feb. 5, 2023
Every Look From the 2023 Grammys Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Lizzo, Bad Bunny, Adele, Doja Cat, Jack Harlow, Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith, and more.
By Brooke LaMantia
Jan. 10, 2023
All the Looks From the 2023 Golden Globes  Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jenna Ortega, Jessica Chastain, Julia Garner, Jeremy Allen White, Angela Bassett, and more. 
parties! Sept. 23, 2022
Katie Holmes, Chloë Sevigny, and More of the Bestest Party Pics This Week  Chanel, Mejuri, and more celebrate. 
parties! Sept. 16, 2022
Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, and More of the Bestest Party Pics This Week  Fendi, Frame, and Coach all celebrated NYFW. 
emmys 2022 Sept. 12, 2022
Emmys 2022: All the Red Carpet Looks  Updating: What Hollywood is wearing to the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards. 
By Olivia Luppino
nyfw spring 2023 Sept. 9, 2022
Gigi Hadid, Chlöe Bailey, and More of the Bestest Party Pics of the Week  Saks Fifth Avenue, Longchamp, and more celebrate the beginning of NYFW. 
rip Sept. 9, 2022
The Queen Sure Did Love to Color-Coordinate  Monochrome for decades. 
red carpet Sept. 6, 2022
The Venice Film Festival Is a Major Fashion Event  Valentino and Gucci and Armani, oh my. 
red carpet June 5, 2022
All the Best Looks at the 2022 MTV Movie and TV Awards  Sydney Sweeney, Vanessa Hudgens, Jay Ellis, and more! 
parties! May 20, 2022
The Bestest Party Looks of the Week  Harry Styles > everyone! 
parties! May 13, 2022
The Bestest Party Looks of the Week  Bury me in Dove Cameron’s Saint Sintra skirt. 
parties! May 6, 2022
The Bestest Party Looks of the Week  Cue the Met Gala after-party FOMO. 
met gala 2022 May 2, 2022
Met Gala 2022: All the Looks [Photos]  Billie Eilish, Kim Kardashian, Michelle Yeoh, Hailey Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Blake Lively, and more. 
parties! Apr. 29, 2022
The Bestest Party Looks of the Week  This one goes to Olivia Rodrigo and her sweater vest. 
parties! Apr. 22, 2022
The Bestest Party Looks of the Week  “Fuck those Zoom tops.” 
celebrity style Apr. 18, 2022
The Best Looks From Coachella 2022  From Harry Styles’s sparkling Gucci set to Megan Thee Stallion’s metallic bodysuit. 
style Apr. 13, 2022
A Look Inside the New Museum’s Spring Gala  Featuring all the best looks. 
  • Style
  • Self
  • Culture
  • Power
  • About The Cut
  • About New York Magazine
  • Newsletters
  • Help
  • Contact
  • Press
  • Media Kit
  • We’re Hiring
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Ad Choices
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Accessibility
The Cut is a Vox Media Network. © 2023 Vox Media, LLC. All rights reserved.