The Queen insisted on her 'Good evening Mr Bond' line in 2012 Olympics sketch

The Queen was the brains behind her comic appearance in the London 2012 Olympics ‘James Bond’ sketch, it has been revealed in a new book.

Who could forget Her Majesty’s cameo, where she interacted with actor Daniel Craig before skydiving from a helicopter (although unsurprisingly, the latter part was in fact acted by a stunt double).

Now, Angela Kelly – the Queen’s dresser – has revealed it was the 93-year-old monarch herself who decided she must utter the iconic line, “Good evening, Mr Bond”, in the sketch, which was directed by ‘Trainspotting’ director Danny Boyle.

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“[The Queen] was very amused by the idea [of her appearing in the sketch] and agreed immediately,” Kelly writes in her title ‘The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe’, which details her life as the Queen’s dressmaker.

“I asked then 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.’”

The revelation is featured in an extract of the title, published in Hello! magazine. ‘The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe’ is currently available to buy for £14 on the Amazon website.

Kelly adds: “I asked if she would like to say ‘Good evening, James’, or: ‘Good evening, Mr Bond’, and she chose the latter, knowing the Bond films. I think [Danny Boyle] almost fell off his chair when I said that the Queen’s only stipulation was that she could deliver that iconic line.”

Of course, we’ve long known our monarch has a good sense of humour.

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The Queen is said to keep up the royal Christmas tradition of novelty presents, an expert told the Yahoo UK’s ‘The Royal Box’ – she is said to have been amused by Meghan’s gift of a singing toy hamster.

In another interview of ‘The Royal Box’, Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, said the Queen is jovial when in familiar company, “telling funny stories” with wit and giving her close friends nicknames. The Queen has a “great sense of humour”, added the expert.