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Did the Queen of England Just Make Her First Movie Appearance With James Bond?

How else might you expect the Queen of England to arrive to the 2012 Olympic Games’s Opening Ceremonies hosted in London if she were doing so with James Bond? Perhaps you might imagine a swanky vehicle with a martini in hand, but with Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (think “Slumdog Millionaire”) coordinating the opening ceremonies, that might not be daring enough.

(Related: Check out other stories related to the 2012 Olympic Games from TheBlaze)

A short flick starts in the palace with Mr. Bond — played by the current Bond character in Hollywood Daniel Craig — waiting on Queen Elizabeth II as she finishes her letters. The two are then seen exiting the palace to a waiting chopper. Rather than spoil the fun of how the queen actually descends upon the opening ceremonies, in case you haven’t seen the event live on NBC or the BBC, watch the clip for yourself (Note: Spoiler after the video):

Of course, Queen Elizabeth II herself did not really parachute down — nor did Craig — still as Yahoo! Sports points out this is believed to be the first movie appearance by the queen. Stunt doubles took the place of the actor and the 86-year-old monarch.

Queen Elizabeth II Appears in Short Film With Daniel Craig, Stunt Doubles Parachute Into Opening Ceremonies

Stunt double dressed as Queen Elizabeth II jumps from a helicopter. (Image: YouTube screenshot)

Boyle hinted at the “head of state’s“ arrival as being a ”key part of the show” to Meredith Viera from NBC’s Today.

Check out more about the interesting, British nuances in the opening ceremonies directed by Boyle here.

Comments (36)

  • Voteman
    Posted on July 30, 2012 at 11:36am

    1 Add but this one works pretty cool….

    http://mashable.com/2012/07/27/james-bond-escorts-queen-to-olympics/

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  • Coyote1953
    Posted on July 30, 2012 at 12:18am

    I lived in London during the early 70′s. I knew many people who did not like the idea of “royalty”, but most did.

    I like tradition, heritage, and stability, that is what most monarchies maintain. Of course, there are and have been some monarchies that have been cruel – even monarchies in Britain.

    As far as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary;

    Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl,
    but she doesn’t have a lot to say
    Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl
    but she changes from day to day

    I want to tell her that I love her a lot
    But I gotta get a belly full of wine
    Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl
    Someday I’m going to make her mine, oh yeah,
    Someday I’m going to make her mine.

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  • Corrigenda
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:08pm

    All those on here who think the Queen has no influence clearly haven‘t read her father’s biography – who was the last monarch about whom we have any such details. She doesn’t have control (of course) but she certainly has influence. You may not like the ‘idea’ of monarchy but, as a constitutional monarchy it has the benefit of keeping the Head of State out of politics, providing a focus for the whole nation and a (limited) form of control on Prime Minsters of the day. In fact when you look at all the current Presidents of Republics you can easily see that Constitutional Monarchy is the best form of national government.

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  • flatbroke
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:27pm

    Loved the corgis! soo cute!

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  • flatbroke
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:25pm

    Awesome! dont really agree with the concept of royalty, i thought that bond and the queen parachutting in form the helocoptor was very good, would have been made better if they had actually done it, but good!

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  • CoogsUrDaddy
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 11:31am

    I do admit, 007 and Queen Liz were pretty entertaining, and yes, even Mr. Bean slicing and dicing Chariots of Fire was amusing. It’s British humor, kids…. laugh. The NHS gushfest, yawn….. although, from a production POV, they did choreograph the music to the action fairly well.

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  • RRFlyer
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 9:37am

    So they have to make it clear that it REALLY WASN’T the Queen jumping from the helicopter? Then why didn’t they say a hundred times, “don’t try this at home” The media (of all types) seems to relish in their perception of the ignorance of all their readers.

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  • Platonician
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:43am

    Who cares about these clowns? Muslims are about to take control of their communist azzes over there.

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  • JACKTHETOAD
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:20am

    Aren’t Ian Fleming and Peggy Fleming related?

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  • bert5507
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:12am

    The only real James Bond is……. Sean Connery!

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    • Obama_Sham
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 11:18am

      Sorry. Daniel Craig beats the crap out of all the rest.

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  • watashbuddyfriend
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:58am

    TheBlaze, why bait me to come to view, and it is blocked?

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  • Living In NYC
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:17am

    Since the Franky Roosevelt drove the United Kingdom‘s economic and global powers into the ground in the 1930’s and the Brits became Subjects of the State, James Bond has been the only bright spot the country can point to!

    But where is Roger Moore when you need a real Bond!

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    • mils
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:42am

      the queen or no one else could have saved the dog of an opening ceremony…very worst ever for olympics..very worst that we have ever seen…

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    • SolitudeBliss
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 10:36am

      Actually you are incorrect. The Brits can point to an extraordinary array of musicians who have forever changed the musical landscape.

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  • ThoreauHD
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:52am

    They pulled the video.

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  • Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
    Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:58pm

    The queen is the true wealth of the British empire and the empire still exists. Most do not realize this as the queen keeps a low profile and works behind the scenes when her interests are to be acted upon. THe queen still controls many gov.s around the world. Google the truth.

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    • sunnyravenwood
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:06am

      If you actually believe that you are barking mad. If the Queen controlled Canada she would run it a heck of a lot better than the money-grubbing twits who run it now.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:38am

      Prosecute is a little bit right.

      Her Majesty is also the Queen of New Zealand, and is represented by the Governor-General. She does not exercise any control in our affairs as such, but any law passed must receive the “Royal Assent”. She does have the power to dissolve parliament, though this has never been used in this country, and is meant as a protection against illegal government action.

      This was once infamously used in Australia some decades ago to sack the Whitlam Labour government. This was not the action of Her Majesty, but of a partisan Governor General who was drawn into political intrigue. Technically speaking, his action was not illegal, but it left a sour taste in Australians mouths and is clearly remembered to this day.

      There has always been a movement in New Zealand and Australia to replace the Queen as the head of our governments, but it never seems to gain sufficient traction.

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  • Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
    Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:56pm

    Few realize the Queen is the richest person in the world and holds more land than anyone something like 14 million acres in the world. She still controls and can veto any voted on law in many countries from behind the curtain. She prefers to work from behind the curtain so the public does not know who the real power is in the world. If you doubt this just google or youtube the truth. For example she controls Canada from behind the scenes.

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    • john koenig
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:59am

      Is that so, Mr.LaRouche? How does that explain the idiocy of Trudeau an Chretien?

      hoe

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    • Puddle Duck
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:51am

      She is a powerless figurehead, nothing more, nothing less. She runs the Royal Family and that is about it, period.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:05am

      @ Puddle duck

      In fact she does have constitutional power, but she considers her role to “advise and warn” her governments.

      Considering that she has been the reigning monarch since 1953, her knowledge of politics and world affairs is immense, and though I don’t know how often she is directly consulted by her prime ministers (other than the United Kingdom), it represents a potentially enormous reservoir of sage advice.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:05am

      @ Prosecute

      Actually she is not the richest person in the world. Almost all of the royal assets (land, art, jewels, etc) are held in trust by her British government. They take all of the income generated from these assets and pay her an annual amount. This is known as the “Civil List”.

      The amount that the Royal Family receives is far less than the income generated by her estates and assets. No-one really knows how wealthy the Queen really is, but she certainly isn’t the wealthiest person in the world.

      It is a long and complicated story and I confess that I don’t know all of it. I do know that nations of the “Commonwealth”, as we are known, derive great benefit in a variety of areas from our inclusion.

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  • rabblechat
    Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:39pm

    Way to keep it classy!

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  • barber2
    Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:38pm

    Have just watched a segment of the opening Olympics (which we hope are a safety and financial success ) and the reaction in our household ranges between : bizarre and pathetic ! What a cinematic mess : so many people, doing so much , which cost so much for .. what ???? The effect ? What an expensive mess. Crazy mess. This experience was a classic proof that less is more. This was more to the max…

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  • chips1
    Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:30pm

    I thought Betty White did a good job. The real queen needed more makeup.

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  • jonhill
    Posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:15pm

    Our Queen Obama is much more high maintenance. She would have made Bond take a separate helicopter.

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  • Bikkiboo
    Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:47pm

    The movie part was well done (tho’ I still think Pierce Brosnan makes a better James Bond) – was it really the Queen writing the letters too? She didn’t look too happy when they showed her in the stadium.

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    • TelepromoterNChief
      Posted on July 27, 2012 at 11:52pm

      Take that back!

      Daniel Craig IS James Bond.

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    • hifi74
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:21am

      Heresy!Daniel Craig is a much better Bond then pretty boy Pierce ever was. Craig brings back a visceralness, a more manly Bond that hadn’t been seen since Connery.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:52am

      I’m piling on too, Bikki.

      Casting Daniel Craig was a masterstroke. Bond is played as Ian Fleming meant him to be – a self-controlled psycopath. Connery played him the same way.

      All those in between were a disappointment to a greater or lesser degree.

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  • hifi74
    Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:35pm

    Gotta admit, that is rather funny. Glad to see even the Queen can take things not so seriously sometimes.

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    • RRFlyer
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 9:42am

      I just wish the same were true with the commenters on blaze. I’m getting tired of this Hate that pours out on every article. Way to give conservatives a bad name Haters

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