<p>Queen Elizabeth needed little persuading in making her film debut, appearing with the country's most famous fictional spy James Bond during the London Olympic opening ceremony, organisers said on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>“The Queen was delighted to be asked, and be involved in something so exceptional,” a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman told Reuters. <br /><br />“Very pleased to take part, and it was our Olympics and the Queen was delighted to be part of it.”<br /><br />The 86-year-old monarch was also happy for two of her beloved corgis, Monty, 13, and Holly, nine, to play cameo roles. The short pre-recorded clip, which showed 007 escorting the Queen to the stadium, revealed a self-deprecating side rarely seen by the public and gave a window into her well-reported sharp sense of humour. <br /><br />The depiction of her derring-do arrival was a quirky moment in an eclectic ceremony on Friday. <br /><br />The opening shot showed the Queen sitting at a writing table in Buckingham Palace, welcoming Bond, played by Daniel Craig. “Good evening, Mr Bond,” she said, turning around in her chair, dressed in a pale peach outfit. <br /><br />The pair then made their way to a waiting helicopter in the grounds of the central London palace, seemingly leaving her doting corgis on the doorstep. <br /><br />The helicopter then zipped across the city where a man dressed in a tuxedo skydived down into the Olympic Park in east London, followed by a figure in a pale peach dress. <br /><br />The Queen then immediately appeared in the main stadium in front of 60,000 spectators -- and without a hair out of place, before taking her seat. <br /> <br />The film was the brainchild of the ceremony's director Danny Boyle, but it was London organising committee (LOCOG) chairman Seb Coe who first approached the palace in 2011. <br /><br />When asked how much it took to persuade the Queen to take part, a LOCOG spokeswoman said: “Not much.”<br /><br />“I think she really liked the whole concept Danny had put together.”<br />Oscar-winning director Boyle shot the scenes in the palace's quadrangle, the Grand Entrance, the East Gallery, the Audience Room and the West Terrace, in March and April this year. <br /><br />Her off-beat appearance was a hit with the British media.</p>
<p>Queen Elizabeth needed little persuading in making her film debut, appearing with the country's most famous fictional spy James Bond during the London Olympic opening ceremony, organisers said on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>“The Queen was delighted to be asked, and be involved in something so exceptional,” a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman told Reuters. <br /><br />“Very pleased to take part, and it was our Olympics and the Queen was delighted to be part of it.”<br /><br />The 86-year-old monarch was also happy for two of her beloved corgis, Monty, 13, and Holly, nine, to play cameo roles. The short pre-recorded clip, which showed 007 escorting the Queen to the stadium, revealed a self-deprecating side rarely seen by the public and gave a window into her well-reported sharp sense of humour. <br /><br />The depiction of her derring-do arrival was a quirky moment in an eclectic ceremony on Friday. <br /><br />The opening shot showed the Queen sitting at a writing table in Buckingham Palace, welcoming Bond, played by Daniel Craig. “Good evening, Mr Bond,” she said, turning around in her chair, dressed in a pale peach outfit. <br /><br />The pair then made their way to a waiting helicopter in the grounds of the central London palace, seemingly leaving her doting corgis on the doorstep. <br /><br />The helicopter then zipped across the city where a man dressed in a tuxedo skydived down into the Olympic Park in east London, followed by a figure in a pale peach dress. <br /><br />The Queen then immediately appeared in the main stadium in front of 60,000 spectators -- and without a hair out of place, before taking her seat. <br /> <br />The film was the brainchild of the ceremony's director Danny Boyle, but it was London organising committee (LOCOG) chairman Seb Coe who first approached the palace in 2011. <br /><br />When asked how much it took to persuade the Queen to take part, a LOCOG spokeswoman said: “Not much.”<br /><br />“I think she really liked the whole concept Danny had put together.”<br />Oscar-winning director Boyle shot the scenes in the palace's quadrangle, the Grand Entrance, the East Gallery, the Audience Room and the West Terrace, in March and April this year. <br /><br />Her off-beat appearance was a hit with the British media.</p>