Monday, August 6, 2012

Princes: We had no clue queen would play in opener

Britain's Prince William, left, and Prince Harry talk while watching track cycling at the velodrome during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Britain's Prince William, left, and Prince Harry talk while watching track cycling at the velodrome during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves to spectators inside the Aquatics center during a visit to the Olympic Park at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Britain's Prince William, left, and Prince Harry talk while watching track cycling at the velodrome during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

LONDON (AP) ? Even Prince William and Prince Harry were kept in the dark.

They told the BBC on Friday had no idea that their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, would play a cameo role in the Olympic opening ceremony.

The sedate, octogenarian monarch surprised many Britons by appearing in a film played at the Danny Boyle-directed opener last week.

The short tongue-in-cheek film shows the queen being picked up by James Bond (played by Daniel Craig) at Buckingham Palace before being whisked aboard a helicopter and flown toward the Olympic Stadium.

As the film ended, two people leapt from a helicopter above the stadium, suggesting that the queen herself was floating down to open the games.

An Internet video of the queen-James Bond piece has been widely viewed.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/4e67281c3f754d0696fbfdee0f3f1469/Article_2012-08-03-OLY-Princes-Queen/id-89c7794eab7f4e7e80f47f2e5509fd9f

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