Prince Charles and Camilla in talks to bring Strictly to Queen’s home for Royal Rumba

Prince Charles and Camilla are in talks to bring Strictly Come Dancing to the Queen’s home for Royal Rumba. 

The Prince of Wales, 73, and Duchess of Cornwall, 74, are planning to host a live episode of Strictly at Buckingham Palace following secret discussions with BBC executives – and the pair may even perform a dance for fans.

Her Majesty, 96, has given her permission for ‘the wonderful spectacle’ to be hosted at her royal residence later this year, The Sun reports.

Camilla is said to be a ‘massive fan’ of the show and even ‘votes every week’ for her favourite dancing duo.

A source told the newspaper: ‘Charles and Camilla are very much driving this and the BBC couldn’t quite believe what was being offered.

‘Strictly at Buckingham Palace is just TV dreamland. It should be a wonderful spectacle.’

The Prince of Wales, 73, and Duchess of Cornwall, 74, are planning to host a live episode of Strictly at Buckingham Palace following secret discussions with BBC executives – and the pair may even perform a dance for fans

The royal broadcast is being lined up for either the quarter or semi-finals, with only a handful of aides believed to be involved in the top secret project.  

A second source revealed there is a ‘real desire’ to make the live special happen and celebrate the end of the Queen’s historic Platinum Jubilee year – but there is ‘a lot of work needed to get it over the line’.

The insider added: ‘The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are, like millions of others, huge fans of Strictly Come Dancing – and so is the Queen.

‘So there is a real desire and energy to make this happen. Holding the show at Buckingham Palace’s ballroom would be a wonderful treat as we celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this year. A lot of work needs to be done to get it over the line.

The royal broadcast is being lined up for either the quarter or semi-finals, with only a handful of aides believed to be involved in the top secret project

‘But there is a commitment and sense of goodwill to achieve what would be an unmissable occasion to cap a very special year for the Queen and the nation.

‘Camilla and Charles would be delighted and honoured to host Strictly.’

EastEnders’ Rose Ayling-Ellis, who won the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing with her professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice, previously revealed Prince Charles and Camilla voted for her on Strictly and introduced themselves in British Sing Language.

In an interview ahead of the Jubilee concert last week, the actress, 27, reflected on when she met the Royal family as they visited the set of the soap opera.

She said: ‘So we had Camilla and Charles come to visit and they tried out acting, they acted for a bit and we played our characters and meeting them and it was really really special.

Beaming: EastEnders’ Rose Ayling-Ellis has revealed Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall voted for her on Strictly Come Dancing

Impressed: Rose, who won the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing with Giovanni Pernice, was all smiles when she discovered the royal family supported her every week on the BBC show

‘Apparently, Camilla is a big fan of Strictly. She said she voted for me every week, and all her children voted for me every week.’ 

The soap star added: ‘That is incredible – the Royal family voted for me, that’s just mad!’ 

Rose also revealed she felt ‘touched’ when Charles and Camilla introduced themselves in British Sign Language (BSL).

She said: ‘Both of them came up to me and the first thing they did, they signed Good morning to me.

Rose was moved by the sweet gesture: ‘I was really, really touched by that and I was really impressed that they knew how to sign Good morning.’