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When the Queen 'jumped out of a helicopter'
FromWitness History
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How did an estimated 900 million people come to witness Her Majesty the Queen apparently parachuting from a helicopter with James Bond?
Frank Cottrell-Boyce who wrote the scene for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games explains how it came about.
Josephine McDermott hears how corgis, a clothes line and the Queen’s dresser all played important parts.
(Photo: The moment the Queen and James Bond appeared to jump out of a helicopter above the Olympic Stadium in London. Credit: Getty Images)
Frank Cottrell-Boyce who wrote the scene for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games explains how it came about.
Josephine McDermott hears how corgis, a clothes line and the Queen’s dresser all played important parts.
(Photo: The moment the Queen and James Bond appeared to jump out of a helicopter above the Olympic Stadium in London. Credit: Getty Images)
Released:
Feb 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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