Queen put own spin on Bond cameo for Olympics - and took just five minutes to hatch idea

The Queen’s dressmaker and confidante Angela Kelly revealed in a new book how the Monarch requested to deliver the line ‘Good evening, Mr Bond’ as she appeared in the famous footage directed by Danny Boyle.

Ms Kelly, The Queen’s dresser of 25 years, told how she was called to a private meeting with Mr Boyle and his private secretary Edward Young to discuss the idea in 2011.

She said: “I asked him and Edward to give me five minutes so that I could ask the Queen.

“I remember the look of shock on Danny's face that I would be asking Her Majesty straight away, but there's no point in waiting around with these things: If she said no, that would be the end of it.”

Ms Kelly added: “I ran upstairs and luckily the Queen was free. She was very amused by the idea and agreed immediately. I asked if she would like a speaking part.

“Without hesitation, Her Majesty replied, 'Of course I must say something. After all, he is coming to rescue me'.

“I asked whether she would like to say, 'Good evening, James' or 'Good evening, Mr Bond' and she chose the latter, knowing the Bond films.”

Ms Kelly described how within minutes she was back in Mr Young’s office delivering the good news.

She said: “I think he almost fell off his chair when I said that the Queen's only stipulation was that she could deliver that iconic line.”

The Queen appeared in the footage alongside James Bond actor Daniel Craig.

Viewers of the ceremony were in awe as Her Majesty appeared to parachute into the Olympic Stadium.

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Ms Kelly created two identical peach outfits for the project, one was for the Queen who wore it in the film segment and for the Opening Ceremony itself.

The other dress was for stuntman Gary Connery, who famously plunged from a helicopter over the stadium wearing the dress, hat and matching bloomers

The revelation came in Ms Kelly’s new book ‘The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe’.

The Queen is not the only member of the royal family to star in a film, before she became a business consultant Princess Beatrice had a role in a Hollywood movie.

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The 2009 film The Young Victoria was produced by Martin Scorsese and Beatrice mother Sarah, Duchess of York.

The movie chronicled Queen Victoria’s early life and reign, the move saw Princess Beatrice play as one of her ladies-in-waiting.

While Beatrice may have enjoyed her brief stint on screen The Young Victoria to was reported to have upset the Queen because of its historical inaccuracies.

A source told the News of the World at the time: “She thought the film had a lot of good points but she is a stickler for accuracy.

“She wasn't too impressed they had Albert diving in front of Victoria to take the bullet in an assassination attempt.”

They added: “It simply did not happen and Her Majesty questioned the need for such a dramatic inaccuracy.

After posting a tribute to Victoria this year on what would have been her 200th birthday, Princess Eugenie shared a picture of the Monarch as a child.

Many felt the image had an uncanny resemblance to Princess Beatrice.

One person commented on the post saying: “Princess Beatrice looks very much like Queen Victoria, same eyes and pout.”