Since the passing ofQueen Elizabeth II, much has been said of her sense of humor and willingness to participate in a bit of fun. This has been demonstrated in the 2012 Olympic James Bond sketch and the recent teatime scene with Paddington Bear for the Platinum Jubilee.
According to screenwriter and children’s author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, it was the late monarch’s own idea to participate in the closing scene for the London Olympics opening ceremony alongside Daniel Craig as James Bond. Cottrell-Boyce, who wrote the 2012 Olympics ceremony, says a member of the team was sent to Buckingham Palace to take photos of Queen Elizabeth’s ceremony outfit and other images for set building when they were told she wanted to star in the skit herself.
“The queen’s dresser said, ‘Why are you doing all this?’ And we told her, ‘So we can make it look like the Queen.’ So, she said:
“Oh, the queen wants to do it. She put herself up for that, she wanted to be in the sketch.”
Even the line “Good evening, Mister Bond” was the queen’s idea.
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Daniel Craig Reflects on His Time Spent with Queen Elizabeth
Ascelebrity tributescontinue to pour in, 007’s Daniel Craig reflected on his time filming with the queen and shared it with BBC at the Toronto International Film Festival:
“What an incredible thing. “We will not see the likes of her ever again. To be alive during her reign is something else. I’m) very saddened, so I suppose good luck to Charles, really.”
Craig alsogave an amusing accountduring his recent appearance onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertafter the host asked, “What’s she like in private?” TheGlass Onion: Knives Outstar replied:
“Very funny. Very funny. “[She] wants to crack a joke, and [she] cracked a joke about me. We were having our photographs taken, and she just went, ‘Oh no, he’s the one that doesn’t smile. Fair enough!’ It wasn’t supposed to be funny. It was supposed to be serious. She was fun, incredibly game. We had a short space of time, and I was a bit grumpy as it was my day off and suddenly, I am at the Palace with the Queen at her private chamber. And she improvises a little bit. She was supposed to be sitting at the desk, and she asked if she could write, so she pretended to write.”
