Queen Elizabeth (Claire Foy) dances with Prime Minister of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah. The Crown on Netflix Season 2 Episode 8 The Crown belongs to Netflix, no copyright infringement intended.
What an odd reply. The 'real' Queen actually did dance with Nkrumah and we have photos to prove it. Moreover, as head of a multicultural commonwealth, she is used to mixing with people from all over the world and considers them her people whatever their colour or race. Was that remark posted by some racist idiot from the southern states who knows nothing about the Queen and her attitudes?
It's a big leap to say that because Prince Philip has said a handful of cringeworthy things over a period of more than 90 years, then the Queen's the same. It's sweeping and you're wrong. You make it sound as though he was abusive of negroes every time he opened his mouth whereas most of his ill-timed jokes were just about everyone else you can think of. Philip wasn't brought up to be the head of a multi-racial British empire/commonwealth and Elizabeth was: their attitudes are bound to be different. And Harry's engagement to Meghan seems to have thrilled everyone, including the Queen and Prince Philip. Philip has spent most of his life trying to modernise attitudes in the Palace and I expect that he sees this marriage as one more step along the road, something that will help to maintain the popularity of the Crown in the UK, something that will help the Royal Family to promote 'the Firm'.
No, I don't get you wrong - I think I know precisely where you're coming from. You're a racist and just want to draw important people like Prince Philip into your circle of 'people who think like me'. You're deluded and I'm sure if Prince P were ever in the same room as you, he would studiously avoid your company as not the sort of narrow-minded person he would want to mix with. So, stop tarring him with your brush.
Wow. Not only is your grammar bad but your idea that your proud racism as a good thing is laughable. Go back to cousin and sibling fucking way down South. And preferably stay there because the world is changing and you are getting left behind.
@@endercomt2380 wtf is this joke??comparing the crown to daredevil😂anyone who has seen both series knows whats the only true gem with no comparison. The crown and chernobyl are truly one of the greatest genious tv series.
Lilian Yes and they handled the cold-blooded treachery and competing agendas in the “Court” so well. I could just hear Diana say, “ Bravo and thats how it was too!) lol
y'all really like putting things down for the sake of another 💀💀💀 daredevil also has awesome scenes and, not only that, people can have different tastes. chill
She actually did do this, it was clearly a big deal back then, and the Queen was Badass for it, I also loved how Phillip didn’t get mad or jealous, he understood what she was doing and loved her for it 🙌🏻
I wouldn’t say she’s controlled but constitutionally she acts on the advice of her ministers. For instance Tony Blair advised her to declare war on Iraq so she went along with it. It doesn’t mean she personally was in favour and is strictly forbidden from expressing political opinions. In recent years the closest she came to this was urging Scots to ‘think carefully’ about the independence vote. She could never come out and urge people to vote one way or the other. Her ability to walk this delicate political tight rope is partly why she’s such a great monarch.
She could come out and make a political statement, there is nothing to prevent her from it, but she knows she is better off not making one. She leaves it to the politicians. But in this scene we could see how The Queen, the real one, still found a way to make such a statement when she felt right to do so. A few decades later she drove a Saudi crown prince around in her car herself. Which is fairly ordinary for us but for a Saudi it was a clear message on women's equality.
@@baphomethelpme3497 Everything comes to an end. She had a peaceful death. And was given a grand send off. The British loved her. I think it was a pretty good year for a woman of 96.
the black and white shot at the end is everything...i don't know why, but it just gets me because you can see she's so happy because she's in control for once and she's free and enjoying herself and she's beautiful and i just love it
Lol she's always in Control. She loves being in control so much she refuses to fucking abdicate and let her son be King that they groomed,terrorized,made him marry someone he did not love, terrorize Diana may she R.I.P, Prince Charles is in his late 70s and may only have time to change a few things before he kicks the bucket as well. Smh.
The irony is Philip is a known rascit , and the Queen has often had to scold him to avoid embrassment. Everyone was nervous when the Obamas came over as they where afraid he may make an unpleasant to say the least remark .
I loveee the way she looks at Prince Phillip when she starts dancing. Its such a sweet look shared between them. He is soo proud of her and she is enjoying herself. I LOVE THIS SCENE SO MUCH! Thanks for uploading
Seen this comment or variations of it a few times now in the comments. He's not smiling because he's happy she's enjoying herself or some sop stuff of that sort. He's proud of his wife for having pulled off an important political maneuver. The "terms" Nkrumah is talking about deal more so with whether Ghana would align itself with the Soviets or not.
Fue un gran compañero de vida, formaron una preciosa FLIA, pero bueno al ser ya grandes en toda FLIA , empieza los cambios siempre me atrapó su calma silencios, en momentos difíciles nunca un comentario creo pensar que lojicamente los ablar en privado pero bueno son cosas de la vida misma solo que la Reyna madre a sabido sobrellevar con discreción y silencio, es y será xxx siempre la gran Reina Madre👑💐❣️
@CheesyDip Gasp... You mean she was expressing her... opinion? That's anticonstitutional! That's the thin end of the wedge! Th-tha-that's the end of civilization! Granny Mary is so frowning at her in her abode up above!
Not only was the dance notable for its political implications, but the fact that the Queen of the oldest monarchy in the world, would dance with an African, dignitary or not, in the middle of the birth of one of the worse blots on Britain's history, Apartheid, confirmed her intelligence and recognition of ALL her subjects. Many were horrified that she would allow an African to "touch" her even while they were busy committing all sorts of atrocities, raping Africa of its resources, seizing land, and imposing an almost fuedal system of racial divide and superiority that would continue for decades. Being careful to retain in her place as Queen, but still allowing Parliament to conduct crown governmental affairs, she demonstrated her viewpoint in one fell swoop with that dance; that she would not be a party to the vile institution that would establish itself with a vengeance. Of course, there were other political implications with Nkrumah's government itself, but that one act demonstrated Elizabeth's strength and conviction that she was The Queen of all, not a select few. Her admiration of Mandela in the coming years, is a testimony to her real feelings. As an American, that was the scene that impressed me most and knowing the history surrounding it, gave me an even more appreciation of that "moment of time" in history.
i dont think apartheid was a british thing, it was south african, mostly dutch (boer) invention. not excusing the british though, they practiced a similar form of separatism in my country (kenya) but we had an uprising and eventually won independence
Great comment. A bit of correction, though: the oldest monarchy in the world is Japan. Denmark is the oldest in Europe. The preeminence of the British monarchy is due to the British Empire.
Did this actually happen? Sometime in the 1890s the Prime Minister the Marquess of Salisbury complained to Queen Victoria that a man of color (an Indian) was elected to the House of Commons. HMQ asked Lord Salisbury if the man now an M.P. was one of her subjects. Lord Salisbury answered that he was. Queen Victoria said to her Prime Minister to the effect that she didn't see any problem with that. End of discussion. After the war maybe in 1947 King George VI and his family, including then Princess Elizabeth, sailed to the Union of South Africa for a long visit. And this was before the Nationalist Party won in the 1948 elections and started instituting the strict apartheid policy. Princess Elizabeth was instructed by South African officials that she was not to thank any of the black African servants that would do various tasks for her. Princess Elizabeth had been taught to treat the Royal Family's servants with respect and to always thank them. In South Africa the future Queen Elizabeth got a kind of lesson in how racism operates and oppresses, although in a uniquely privileged way. I've read that Queen Elizabeth had great respect for Nelson Mandela, even awarding him with the Order of Merit. I've read that Nelson Mandela and Queen Elizabeth were a mutual admiration society.
The writers dovetailed two different storylines together so beautifully in this episode. The Queen is dancing with the PM of Ghana to arouse a bit of jealousy in Philip and make him see her as desirable like Jackie Kennedy, who, earlier in the episode, flirted with Philip at a BP state dinner. She also found out that Jackie insulted her behind her back, making Elizabeth feel like a middle-aged, dowdy simpleton. This simple gesture of dancing with the PM was Elizabeth’s proclaiming to Philip, “Don’t count me out yet.” But it also had greater implications as it helped solidify Ghana’s decision to remain in the Commonwealth instead of accepting help from Russia & China to become a Communist nation free from apartheid. It was a win/win for Elizabeth and Britain.
True. As the world pressured Britain to dissolve its empire. It let tHe Chinese communists quietly to move into the African continent to gain control of many.
Stephen daldrys episodes of the crown Hyde Park Corner Dear Ms Kennedy Assasins are the best episodes of these series just pure art I hope he comes back at the helm at season 5 and 6
You misunderstand. She is dancing with a Black man because she wants to as the representative of her nation...and because this was not planned by those stodgy men in London but by herself!
This episode has a lot of incredible scenes: the dancing queen scene, the first reunion with the Kennedy's, Jacky Kennedy's confession about her relationship with her husband and of course Kennedy's assassination. One of the most complete episodes. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
When you research this part of The Crown, costumes and jewels, the room they are dancing in, it's exactly the same. Even the pictures in the NYTimes are exactly how they did the pics in The Crown. So great!
The actor who plays the Ghana president did a good job notice his right hand and expression when the queen asked if he understood the terms... They exchanged Ghana alignment with the west for personal prestige for Ghana president
@@shamshulanuar1097 Yeah, no. She essentially said “I’ll dance with you, give the press and international community on a silver platter, and in return, you ditch the communists”
Nothing specific was said. It seems it was more - you honor me, I will honor you, we will both grow. A promise that worked for both of them as individuals and as representatives of their countries. Not to mention how he acknowledged all this: "Your Majesty" as he took her hand. How wonderful!
Despite the fact that Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah had very strong reservations about the British monarchy as a self-proclaimed communist, he must have admitted to himself as well to his fellow comrades that dancing with Britain's God-anointed Queen was the most enchanting evening of his entire life.
@@meghnasaha4349 Sorry but Olivia was miscast. Tobias as Philip was way better than Matt. He just totally embodied him and his mannerisms and facial expressions and overall attitude. To me season 3 was horribly boring. I would never re-watch it like I have the first two seasons. And the time jump was jarring going from Clair to Olivia. Didn't flow.
Two powerful people that left the earth your Honarable Dr.Kwame Nkrumah and Majestity Queen Elizebeth what they represented being Ghana will always be powerful. The fact that some old established heads in those time was shocked that a European royal danced with African political elite was pure envy and jelousy. The Queen had fun, felt relaxed and its clear she always wanted to this but knew the times of day was extremly racist. But its beautiful to see this 2 dance.
The way the band lights up at 1:07 is perfection. One of the finest pieces of big band music and they absolutely nailed it. A performance befitting a Queen, television or not.
I love how proud Philip was of her in this scene. He was a man’s man who didn’t adjust easily to being second banana to his own wife, but that look... wonderful.
Still here, Cousin Ant, spreading your ill-informed views? I'm old enough to remember the Ghana incident. Do you? I can tell from your language that it's obvious who the unreconstructed racist is.
This dance mean a lot, it was the first time the Queen ever did something because she wanted so in a politic view (keep the Commonwealth united in that case) . And even if his black the Ghanain president is still one of her subject, and because his a president he can dance with the Queen.
he is not one of her subjects , obviously, if she feels the need to "negotiate"... They were equals... except that he was selected by the people which makes him superior in my eyes...
Eitan Ino it was significant because AT THE TIME it would have been a big deal for the queen to Dance with an African leader, and it showed that she saw him as something of an equal.
Dancing Queen was released on Polydor Records and Girls Aloud 'recorded for them as well. Nadine Coyle sang Voulez Vous and The Group were on ABBA Documentary
This is honeslty my fave scene of series 1&2 because it shows her Majesty being in full control and feeling liberated and carefree and Philip looking at her with such admiration love and pride
It was not that funny at the time. And indeed, it was revolutionary in the eyes of many people. That is the point of this scene, not that The Queen went dancing and she happened to enjoy it.
Astrofabio the part where the queen dances with the President (king) of Ghana, the comments, expressions are so real, so unique, I love to watch it every night! Wish they have kept the main characters. No one will be as good as Floyd and Smith.
She was extremely shrewd and she could read people very well. That is her gift. Even if she did not get a formal education, she had great natural intellect.
One of my absolutely favourite scenes. In reality this caused quite the controversy in the UK but mostly because the high up muckity mucks were so shocked and disapproving of her dancing with a black man (and Americans were horrified as the black population there was still mostly denied the vote never mind anything else). However moves like this by the Queen, and remember the royal family has zero political power, cemented the Commonwealth into what it is today. She was an amazing woman who wanted to change the way things were and she was well beyond her time. It was also known that Prince Phillip loved watching her shake things up.
This is the influence of our Queen. Genuine and amazing influence. She loves her people and and no politician has their heart in their country like she does. I love her. John (Australia)
@@priscillajimenez27 They may not have wanted to be a part of The Commonwealth Of Countries and want to go alone. Lets hope their intentions remain friendly.
I like the scene on the plane journey back home when she orders the audience with the first lady to be held at Windsor Castle and she says "sometimes only a fortress will do"
This is maybe my favorite scene of the 1st 2 seasons. Most of the time we saw her being a strict conformist and socially awkward. Here she is legitimately having FUN
for the record, those flashbulbs induce seizures in some people. Whenever members of royalty (such as The Queen ) go on walkabouts - they've got at least 100 photographers from around the world following them at any given time. If you used those flashbulbs, you would most likely trigger seizures in a massive amount of society. Take a look at the footage and articles surrounding Prince Charles' first outings with Camilla. Flashbulbs went off left and right and look at how many people got sick. Those bulbs aren't for everyone.