Picture the scene. It’s late September and you’re settling down to watch the latest season of Strictly Come Dancing. Then – cue a triumphant musical flourish from Dave Arch’s indefatigable band – who should come down the staircase but… Princess Anne! Her hair is still in that signature austere up-do, but she seems to have undergone the contractually obligated spray tanning, and now she’s making small talk with Tess Daly!
This is not just a mad middle England fever dream. According to one of Strictly’s stars, the Princess Royal is actually pretty keen to make a play for the Glitterball Trophy. “She is a Strictly fan, and she wants to go on the show – she told me,” professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova revealed to The Sun, after meeting Her Royal Highness recently at a ballet event. “I think she would be good,” Bychkova added. “There’s a lot of personality there, isn’t there?”
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