The plot of one of the skits during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics had the Queen go on a secret mission with James Bond played by Daniel Craig . During the mission , the Queen was supposed to ride a helicopter with Bond and parachute at the stadium during the Olympic ceremonies . Connery acted as the Queen 's stunt double . During the night of the opening ceremonies , the helicopter carrying Connery and Mark Sutton , who acted as James Bond 's double , was given permission to take-off at 8:50 p.m. local time and was then directed to the stadium where it assumed a position , hovering at a height of
opening ceremonies
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Gary Connery