He performed in the ballet, "The Sleeping Beauty," in a Royal Ballet production in a special performance in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to mark the 50th anniversary of the re-opening of the Royal Opera House after World War II at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England with Derek Rencher, Darcey Bussell, Jonathan Cope, David Drew, Anthony Dowell, Zenaida Yanowsky, Deborah Bull, Adam Cooper, Jean Bedells, Pauline Clayden, Leslie Edwards, Julia Farron, Beryl Grey, Stanley Holden, Gerd Larsen, Gillian Lynne, Pamela May, Nadia Nerina, and Joy Newton in the cast.
