THE Queen made her acting debut as she became a Bond girl at the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.
Billions watched worldwide as James Bond, played by actor Daniel Craig, was summoned to Buckingham Palace to accept his latest mission to take the Queen to the Olympic stadium.
The short film, called Happy and Glorious, is embedded below.
We see the MI6 agent emerging from a black cab and being welcomed into the palace by the Queen's corgis who trot along beside him as he is shown into a drawing room to meet his new boss.
Bond, wearing black tie, stands quietly for a few moments as the Queen remains head down, writing at her desk.
After a little prompting cough from 007, the Queen turns around to acknowledge the world's most famous secret agent, saying: "Good evening, Mr Bond".
Then it appears that the Queen climbs into a waiting helicopter with Bond to be flown off to the stadium where the pair parachute into the grounds.
The film has the pair apparently looking down on scenes of happy Londoners waving at them and celebrating - with a statue of Sir Winston Churchill coming to life and smiling up.
As the film neared its end the sound of a helicopter became louder and louder in the stadium until the audience saw it hovering above.
Bond slid open the door and the Queen (replaced by a lookalike at that stage, of course) jumped out, followed by Bond as both descended with Union Flag parachutes.
Despite some rather rapid day to night transitions during the short film, it received a rapturous welcome from the crowds at the stadium and gave an internationally recognisable element to a quintessentially British opening event.
Seconds later the 007 theme tune sounded around the stadium and the Union Flag opened up in front of the Royal Box to reveal the Queen.
She was accompanied by a smiling Duke of Edinburgh and entered the stadium with IOC president Jacque Rogge.
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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