As soon as Martin Charteris confirms to the Queen that her son survived, he brings up a more delicate topic: With Charles and Diana landing on the front pages again, Elizabeth should brace herself for more speculation about their relationship. Charles, while skiing in the Swiss Alps, is caught in a fatal avalanche that kills one of his friends. The episode then jumps to March 10, 1988. It’s just a shame she wasn’t able to lower her expectations. Don’t get me wrong, I love that she took the stage, considering how few outlets she had to express herself. Diana, too, has been hardened, but somehow remains optimistic, continuing to believe these cutesy spectacles won’t ultimately end in grief. But spending several years stuck with someone he doesn’t love has now made the guy rather bitter. Up until now, Charles’ behavior toward Diana has been more apathetic than cruel. In the car ride back to Kensington Palace, Charles angrily throws his wife’s birthday gift back in her face, accusing her of using her celebrity to her advantage. (The Morton book does confirm that Charles disapproved of Diana’s surprise performance.)

Shortly after Diana excuses herself, she shocks the audience by joining dancer Wayne Sleep onstage for a duet to Billy Joe- EL’s “Uptown Girl.” (Sadly, no video exists of this performance, but there are photos.) While everyone goes wild for Princess Pop Star, the priggish Charles ineptly tries to hide his embarrassment. When we first catch up with the unhappy couple in the cold open for “Avalanche,” they’re attending a 37th birthday gala for Charles at the Royal Opera House, placing the events back in 1985. We know they managed to procreate one more time, resulting in the birth of Prince Harry, but that joyous day in September 1984 was also marred by the fact that, according to Diana: Her True Story – In Her Own Words, by Andrew Morton (and Princess Anne in this episode), it marked the end of their relationship. It’s been a minute since The Crown has checked in on the tumultuous Wales marriage, and needless to say, things have seriously deteriorated in the years following Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s Australia/New Zealand tour.

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