Queen Elizabeth II: James Bond remembers special encounter with her

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On the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
“An incredible thing”: Bond actor Daniel Craig remembers meeting the Queen

Daniel Craig met the Queen at the premiere of his first Bond film in 2006.

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09/12/2022, 06:33

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James Bond actor Daniel Craig has recalled a unique moment together with the late Queen Elizabeth II. He says he will never be able to forget him.

As James Bond, actor Daniel Craig was on Her Majesty’s Secret Mission for a total of 15 years from 2006 to 2021. The Briton experienced his most memorable moment with Queen Elizabeth II at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as he died in the wake of the monarch’s death has now once again asserted according to the “Daily Mail”..

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Queen Elizabeth II. 1965 in Germany

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The first of five state visits by the Queen was described in the press as a “visit of the century”. The British Queen is traveling through Germany for eleven days, visiting around two dozen cities in the Republic of the Economic Miracle. Including Berlin, which has been cut through by the Wall for four years, and the then capital Bonn. Of the star was the euphoric headline “The Queen in Germany” and wrote about the visit: “The very first day was full of splendour. The Queen, the government and the people were happy.”

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It was “an incredible thing” to have stood in front of the camera with Elizabeth II, said Craig at the current Toronto Film Festival. “We will never see the likes of them again,” the star is certain.

In 2012, Craig made an entertaining feature film starring the Queen for the sporting event’s opening ceremony, directed by Danny Boyle. In the short sketch, Craig first had to climb over the royal corgis in Buckingham Palace, the monarch also let him wait a few moments before she turned to him with a “Good evening, Mister Bond”. Together they then took a helicopter to London’s Olympic Stadium, where they (or rather their stunt doubles) eventually parachuted in.

Queen Elizabeth II: Daniel Craig is “very saddened” by her death

“To have been alive during her reign is very special,” continued Craig, who was “very saddened” by the Queen’s passing. He also sent a few words from Canada to the new king: “Good luck to Charles, really.”

The star is currently in Toronto to present his new movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. This is the sequel to the hit 2019 whodunit thriller Knives Out.

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