The Queen's Symbolic Dance with Ghana's President | The Crown (Claire Foy, Danny Sapani)
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
- Queen Elizabeth II's (Claire Foy) visit to Ghana, including a foxtrot dance with President Kwame Nkrumah (Danny Sapani), was more of a diplomatic move to nurture relations than a response to the Kennedy's criticisms.
From Season 2, Episode 8: Dear Mrs. Kennedy
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My favorite spoken exchange: "What's she doing?" "... I believe it's the foxtrot."
My favorite non-verbal exchange is when Prince Philip gives her the look of love, approval, and pride and she lights up in relief and joy.
Good for Elizabeth - she took a chance - probably a huge chance and thought, "I don't give a damn what the world thinks"! And so she danced to prove a point. I think it's unfortunate how most people viewed her as stuffy or proper or stiff but I'm sensing she really wasn't. Queen Elizabeth was more open-minded and up to date than her country gave her credit for! She knew when to bend the rules or break the rules or even update the rules. Princess Margaret may have been the family rebel but Queen Elizabeth was the family game changer.
Totally agree🥲
@@JoanMorrison-vq2jcWell said!
He did not. He might have appreciated her mischief, but he was a racist through and through.
Also it was important in Africa that the Queens husband gave his approval. I'm in New Zealand. In Vanuatu Prince Philip is considered a god because he was the husband (lord) of the Queen.
Philip's smile: "That's my sovereign lady; that's my girl."
The same smile he used to Tardis hehe
This is called soft power, folks. Queen Elizabeth did not rule but she was savvy with people and she made a great difference in countless situations that we will never know about.
There was nothing soft about her power. She was a brilliant monarch. She made it look like she didn't have power and nudged things in her favor when she needed to. She was playing chess when everyone else was playing checkers.
Of course, it is completely made up. Yes, she danced with him, but there was nothing special about that. He was her host, and she was expected to stand up with him. It would have been a scandal if she had not. In fact, people in Ghana reacted negatively to this scene.
@@ajvanmarleit did make a difference. Ghana is still in the Commonwealth to this day.
What did they react?@@ajvanmarle
@@golvic1436 well Mi6 must have been playing space chess since they overthrew Nkrumah with no help from the Queen. If nothing else she was a political pawn in the game of geopolitics and British imperialism.
Queen Elizabeth was a force and a legend. A truly good queen. She was humble and dignified, adaptable and humorous. She had respect for the individual in front of her.
I love how when the queen gets to her feet everyone sitting nearby stands up. And when they dance toward them everyone just backs up to give them room. So much fun.
I agree with you but back in those days society was much more in sync with each other. I noticed that even the musicians stood up at the same time as the guests made a certain distance to not crowd the couple - again everyone was in sync and were finally united as Elizabeth sent a message that she had her own mind! Maybe Queen Elizabeth thought, '"I don't give a damn what the world thinks! I'll dance with whom I want to dance with!" And good for her!! She was very brave and courageous.
you always stand when the sovereign stands
You are supposed to stand in the presence of royalty until they give you leave to sit. Princess Margaret was relating an incident with her husband-to-be (then a commoner) that none of his friends stood up or said "Your Royal Highness" to her, as they were supposed to do, when they came into the room. She was amused, but her sister pointed out that she usually insisted on that sort of thing. He was made a hereditary peer, just as Churchill would have been, and their first-born son is now the 2nd Earl of Snowden.
you're supposed to stand when a woman gets up at the table, or comes to sit. Its proper English-ness. I do it. Im 34. When I'm out having dinner or with friends and the girls in our group get up or return, I'll stand up politely. Its not "simping" or "cucking" at all, its just good manners. Same as "blocking" when you walk. For those unaware, you're expected to walk road side at all times. Again its an old fashion thing but is very polite. I was raised on old fashion morals and its funny when people ask "why you doing that for?" Im English, I am being English.
Claire Foy looks so beautiful. Love her smile, laughter.
I hope the actual dance was as exuberant as shown. I am willing to bet Queen Elizabeth knew that Nkrumah could dance. There is nothing like dancing with a new partner and finding that you can both dance!
There are alot of things like that
everyone danced in the 50s. There wasn't shit else to do. People used to spectate at billiards games. Can you imagine? Get off work, quick shower, throw the wife in the car, run across town to the auditorium to watch guys knock around rocks for an hour, and be entertained...
The smirk she gives Philip is not only one of, "I got this politically". It is also, "are you watching, Philip? I still got it." Philip's look in reply is "very stylish. That's my girl." Even a queen knows when to have a little fun once in a while.
I love how her people were thinking something bad was going to be exchanged between them and when they realized they were going to dance they act like something worse is happening 🤣
Even though I’m an American, watching this show, reminds me how blessed I was to live during this woman’s reign. A great lady for the ages.
But she didn't do anything great. She was just a figure head who was told what to do by her advisors and politicians. She didn't have any political power. She couldn't pass laws or involve herself in any kind of political stuff because that is unconstitutional in the UK.
@@knowz2367but that's what made it great Because she had very little power she lack a university education she prepared herself to be influential and equipt to change key moments in her reign, like this visit.
@@latinsb4u This visit didn't change anything. Just read up on it. It was insignificant in Ghana. The crown is fiction. They are trying to make it seem like QE was this influential figure who was involved in world geopolitics, but that isn't the case. She was just a figurehead with no power.
She was horrible towards Diana. These royal snobs are annoying. Diana was different, that‘s why they hated her!
@@knowz2367 Actually the queen (now king) gives 'Royal Assent' to any bills coming from parliament, so in fact the monarch passes All laws.
This video showcases a beautiful and symbolic dance performed by Queen Elizabeth II with Ghana's President. The cultural significance and grace in their movements are truly mesmerizing. It's a wonderful display of respect and unity between two nations.
حقاً ، Really ، 💫🌐👍💚
The very last season of her and her sister going out after the end of the war dancing with the African American soldiers explains why she was already a pro during this dinner. Queen Elizabeth was a woman of many mysteries.
Ghana was blessed and queen has soft heart for Ghana 🇬🇭,in uk 🇬🇧 she did a lot for Ghanaian Some bad leaders who came after destroy everything God will help Ghana 🇬🇭 again
The British cabinet had the same aghast reaction when QE2;s great grandfather King Edward VII paid a state visit to the Pope.
As they should! 😂
Crazy how this was not very long ago, and it was such a big deal.
Look at what happened when Frankie Lymon danced with a White Girl on a US Show called The Big Beat. This was the 1950's mind you and afterwards the show got cancelled. Dick Clark the host of American Bandstand was terrified to have "colored" kids dance on the show but later on it was no big deal.
Nkrumah was a chad in his own right. The first president of a free Ghana, he campaigned to unify postcolonial Africa into a united federal state to strengthen its bonds and economic position before a "suspected" CIA-backed military coup kicked him out while he was on a diplomatic mission in Germany
"The CIA backed military coup" is a fact, having been confirmed in CIA declassified documents. He was overthrown on a diplomatic mission to Hanoi and China (not Germany).
How do you know?
I don't think younger people quite get the significance of what the Queen did. Although legalized segregation was not practiced in Britain or European countries, it was still the rule in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and South Africa. It had only just been outlawed in the United States two months before. Socially, separation of the races was still the norm. Negroes did not appear in television ads and certainly, "well bred" white girls did not dance with Blacks. This is why Jackie, in the scene where she apologizes to Elizabeth, states that she greatly admired what the Queen did in Ghana.
Imagine this tiny little woman, with no actual power, being so influential and powerful. A true player on the world stage.
Given that the Privy Council, of which the monarch is head still passes 66% of all our laws, to say the monarch has no power is misguided.
She could command her armies. King Charles too. That's power.
Who would have ever thought that simply dancing together could have such a massive impact. When you look at moments in history like this one, they are usually centered around mundane acts. It’s the smallest of jesters that always have the biggest impact.
Gestures, rather.
This is legendary! A power criticised as colonial and a power criticised as savage. One single day can change history !
I think we forget many of the late Queens' iconic moments...
RIP
Such a beautiful scene. Scenes like this always begin with "color"...but what makes the scene powerful is that it ends, not with race, but with class, happiness, and human connection.
British racism was benevolent and parochial and nothing like American racism. Also ghana meant very little to the empire.
@icewinddale2675 It didn't mean little to the empire because Elizabeth wouldn't have rushed there to dance with Nkrumah. Just read about Africa and the cold war. You will see how important Ghana was at the time.
Y’all are truly deluded. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
The African man she dances with is very handsome. ☺️
Very 😊
This moment, just amazing. I absolutely love this outfit she wears, it's so pretty with the emerald and diamond jewelry and tiara. One of my favorite looks the Queen had.
Loved this, beautifully acted and danced…comical in part.
Goosebumps! What a beautiful scene!
The headlines that day should've been Dancing Queen
Ironically, in history this event predates that song by almost a decade :-)
@@TheBrookelizabeth21by more than a decade actually, about fifteen years.
My favorite scene in the whole series!!
Claire Foy is so pretty. I am proud of her, way to go Queen Elizabeth, and she can get down too.
This may _just_ be my favorite scene from the Crown.
I watched Claire Foy in Unsane recently. She's a brilliant actor!
She seems to enjoy dance, our queen is dancing queen!
🎤 Youu can dance, youu can jive having the time of your life oooh see that girl, watch that scene digging the dancing queeen 🎤
Brilliant diplomacy.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will forever be remembered as a trailblazer.
What a class act this lady was.
I love this scene, and like (Princess Margaret) asked (Queen Elizabeth ll) "if she remembered that night out after the war" They danced very that night to, and I always said, (Queen Elizabeth ll) enjoys dancing and having a great time, dancing set her free for a few minutes. USA.🇬🇧❤️💯
I remember this episode. The Commonwealth was under threat of oblivion, with detractors, especially like the Queen’s dance partner, considering it as irrelevant.
With one fell swoop, the Queen won everyone’s heart, and the Commonwealth survived and thrived.
That was a beautiful dance. I've read that the Queen actually loved dancing but there was just a few opportunities to do so😊
The fact that happened in that time period is HUGE, I know it seems so silly these says, but she was forward thinking for women of her time.
3:06 he fell in love again
The music they danced to is 'Begin the Beguine', & beguine is said to be
a dance similiar to a foxtrot from Martinique, also the birthplace of Josephine Bonaparte. 🎉
I love that tune!!! ☺️🎶🎶🎶🎶
The Uk so misses her
Iam Canadian watching your show how blessed iam .enjoyed!
Claire Foy nailed this part. 😊
She was always a good sport.
I just watched this again and I have decided I love it.
I enjoyed Mat Smith's interpretation of Prince Phillip. He played him as a slightly dangerous, sexy a-hole.
facts
Yes you can see why a young girl would have liked him.
Practically Doctor Who if the ponds left and we saw him in series 8
Which he was 😊
@@mercuriapenelope Imagine how Eleven would react in a Clara and Danny situation.
Probably a call back to the ponds and the finale.
Interesting, all I see is a queen realizing the power shift and wanting it back.
Wow that was a grand gesture of forgiveness from Ghana on their part.
I love how Philip smiles at her after questioning her motive of what she was planning to do. I loved this scene :)
keep it coming with the crown videos. please
Why do you think Nkrumah showed hesitation and then grinned when Elizabeth asked, "Do we understand the terms?"
What did she mean?
She's having her Diana moment.
❤I adore Claire Foy❤Brilliant actress❤Absolutely faboulous❤love from❤
Queen mass move 🔥🔥🔥🔥😎😎😎😎 and the four people involved in conversation 😂😂😂
Good for her❤
the times she smiles -
When Philip is on the other side of the world playing with Penguins
When she is dancing with an African man making philip watch
Ghana also has a king in addition to a president
Ghana does not have a King. The Asante kingdom, the Fante Kingdom, the Dagomba Kingdom which are all within Ghana etc all have Kings but there is no King of Ghana
Fante kingdom? Since when?
@@zazabrown732 And they probably became rich selling their people into the slave trade.
Kwame Nkrumah graduated from Lincoln University of PA an HBCU. In fact, the first degree granting HBCU.
She really broke many royal rules, but with much grace didn;'t she? Can't say the same of her grandson.
No grace; just colonial-driven transactionism. And this is fiction. Her grandson is making a real life and will make a real difference. But that's what worries you, isn't it?
Harry reminds me of Margaret in many rebellious ways.
Harry and Meghan live rent free in so many people's minds........😂
Did someone say, "sassy?" 😅
I love this scene of The Crown!!!
Republic of Ghana , November 1961: Ghana's president Kwame Nkrumah at a farewell ball in Accra, dancing with the Queen.
70 graceful years are being really missed
This was the best scene in The Crown.
The only thing that came to mind was Doctor Who.
My favorite scene from The Crown 😊
Trying to imagine what Philip was thinking?
Among other things, he was probably thinking of some sort of private joke that would be way too politically incorrect to utter at the time, let alone fifty years later. Such was his personality: unapologetically blunt and provocative, but always prone to good humour.
Did he think?
@@lindaross783 some would say too much.
Since Margaret prided herself on being the party girl, what do you think she must have thought of this moment?
Goodness me... a British monarch dancing with an African head of state... Where will the world end to these days...
إنها رقصة السياسة ، It is diplomatic dance , 💫🌐👍💚
Well back then? Segregation was in several countries.
Crazy how the queen was dancing with the main villain from Singam 2. They should have called suriya in as well
Ah, the Vladimir Tiara with the Cambridge Emeralds
And then, an "Indian Police officer" chased him from Tutucorin to South Africa and arrested him after this dance!!!. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“With an African? “ 😮🥱…😂🤣😂🤣
I just love this scene❤❤❤
Great scene
She never lacked courage and savvy
The Queen was a King.
Probably 1 of the best nights of her life!!! 💚 O+
And NutMeg thought she could out fox this woman?!?!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Only she could have pulled that off.
Elizabeth was always enjoyed the BBC...
To be royal is to not upset people.
They call it the foxtrot too some it’s called cream in the coffee.
My fav scene
Wasn't the President of Ghana in Penny Dreadful?
Queen Elizabeth is a good dancer ❤🌟 👑
Danny from Singham 2 😂😂
I'd like to see Kissinger pull that off.
🤣🤣🤣👌
Kissinger assisted greatly in the Yom Kippur war. He didn't look good in a ballgown. Dont under estimate Kissinger.
Daemon wouldve been down with it.
I need to do my research and find out why this was important
When she died the npr did a very insulting round table about why she did nt do more in africa about colonialism and racism. Someone who was at this dance defended the Queen saying that her own people ignored her and she did what she could. I haven't listened to npr since.
The Ghanaian sun beat down mercilessly on Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana. He surveyed the progress of the new sanitation project with a satisfied smile. Waste management, he believed, was a cornerstone of a modern nation.
Suddenly, the rickety wooden platform beneath him gave way. Nkrumah yelped in surprise, his arms flailing wildly. With a sickening thud, he landed face-first into a nearby trench - a trench currently overflowing with… well, let's just say it wasn't roses.
He emerged, sputtering and gagging, a face mask of sewage clinging to him. His once pristine white suit was now an unrecognizable canvas of brown and green. The stench was enough to knock a vulture out of the sky.
His entourage, a gaggle of nervous-looking officials, rushed to his aid, their faces contorted in a mixture of horror and suppressed laughter. Nkrumah, spluttering curses, noticed a figure standing a short distance away. It was Queen Elizabeth, on a surprise visit to Ghana.
"Your Majesty!" Nkrumah bellowed, his voice thick with sewage. "A most unfortunate accident! Lend me a hand, would you?"
The Queen, impeccably dressed in a floral print dress and a wide-brimmed hat, surveyed the scene with amusement. A single, perfectly manicured hand flew to her mouth, stifling a giggle.
"Oh dear," she chortled, her voice laced with a barely concealed smirk. "Seems you've stepped in quite a… predicament, Mr. President."
Nkrumah's face contorted in further fury. Sewage dripped from his chin. "This is no laughing matter, Your Majesty! I require assistance!"
The Queen, her amusement bubbling over, dabbed a nonexistent tear from her eye with a lace handkerchief. "Indeed, a predicament. Perhaps a lesson in the importance of proper infrastructure?"
Nkrumah, at his wit's end, sputtered incoherently. The stench was beginning to attract a swarm of flies. Finally, two burly Ghanaian guards, stifling their own laughter, waded into the sewage and fished the president out.
As they hauled him away, Nkrumah, his once proud demeanor shattered, threw a withering look at the Queen. Elizabeth, her smile wide, simply gave him a regal wave.
The news of Nkrumah's unfortunate dip in the sewage pit spread like wildfire. Cartoons depicted him drowning in waste, headlines screamed of "The Great Presidential Plunge." Nkrumah, red-faced and humiliated, vowed to expedite the sanitation project.
As for the Queen, she returned to England, her visit forever etched in her memory as the time she saw a president take a rather literal nosedive for progress.
Does anyone know the reason on why a single dance convinced an african leader to choose to ally with western capitalism instead of soviet communism?
Its wat the British called dipolmes😢
what are the 'terms' she's referencing they are agreeing to before the dance?
Ghana was part of the Common Wealth and Nkrumah was about to break away from that with a bunch of other African countries and go into the arms of Russians. This is of course bad for both British and US governments but there was nothing they could do about it. So the queen steps in and flies to Ghana to do something about it against the advise of literally everyone including the government. They all thought the queen was getting played(which she was for the better part of this) but she somehow pulls this off and all is well again.
The "terms" she refers to here is the queen rubbing Nkrumah's ego(and solidifying his political status) in exchange for Ghana and other African countries supporting him not getting in bed with the Russians.
@@dcharith So , the ghanian president sold his national interest for his selfish political gains.
Full business
Keep in mind that this story is entirely made-up. Yes, she danced with him, but nobody considered that to be extraordinary. He was the host, so, obviously, she opened the ball with him. In fact, these days, a lot of people in Ghana are pretty annoyed about this scene.
Oh, people considered that EXTRAORDINARY. They most certainly did.
Two things intrigue me about this scene. One is the ballroom dancing, which was popular in Ghana 🇬🇭 look up the work of Ghanaian photographer James Barnor as he has pictures of Ghanaians doing ballroom competitions.
Second we (and I mean that globally) know squat about African countries post the end of slavery. In fact I would say the same of South America, Central Asia and so on.
This is why shows like The Crown get it wrong. Which is annoying as the real stories are more interesting.