The name's Majesty, Her Majesty: Queen joins in the fun as she 'parachutes' into the Opening Ceremony from Bond's helicopter - and appears before cheering crowd with hair looking a little ruffled
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- Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins started the Opening Ceremony by ringing the giant Olympic Bell
- Rowan Atkinson joins the orchestra as Mr Bean for a comedy skit
- The audience have been handed 3D glasses and every seat has a magic wand with it
- Red Arrows fly past the stadium leaving trail of red, white and blue vapour at 20:12 exactly
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The Queen made a seemingly spectacular entrance to the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony this evening by dropping in from a helicopter by parachute accompanied by James Bond.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 ]- Q3 g! M3 Q& T3 N
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The surreal sequence followed a short film featuring James Bond actor Daniel Craig soaring across the streets of London before the pair apparently took the plunge.
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Stuntmen dressed in a tuxedo and a peach-coloured dress really made the leap using Union Jack parachutes, and the Queen accompanied by Prince Philip then emerged and took their seat in the Royal Box.公仔箱論壇7 i9 \- U' ?$ ` V8 A
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0 D& S$ Y; G4 f- s2 P& H) z) t9 ios.tvboxnow.comSpectacular entrance: A stuntman portraying the Queen tumbles out of a helicopter high above the Olympic Stadium before unfurling a Union Jack
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After appearing in the stadium, looking dishevelled, a disgruntled-looking Queen adjusts herself and then takes her seat in the VIP area
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Some details of the Bond stunt had emerged in advance of tonight's £27 million opening ceremony - the brainchild of Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle.+ {, ] l9 i6 B! E7 y8 X" d& f
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'The Queen made herself more accessible then ever before,' Boyle said earlier today.os.tvboxnow.com+ T. `4 O& m1 [0 Z' V/ ~! d7 s
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Forged in steel mills in the centre of the stadium, the Olympic Rings rise above the crowd
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The Olympic rings are illuminated with pyrotechnics as they are raised above the stadium during the Opening Ceremonyos.tvboxnow.com9 N0 s2 S7 N" ~+ C( N a( o
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Sparks fly as the five rings are then joined to form the famous Olympic symbol
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Earlier, Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins rang the giant bell which marked the start of the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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It was the dramatic start of a breathtaking spectacular capturing the best of Britain to launch the long-awaited games as the eyes of the world turned on London.os.tvboxnow.com9 z1 c* o* V7 `( `" ?
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Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins opens the Olympic Opening Ceremony by ringing a giant bell
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The cycling ace worse a replica of his famous Tour de France yellow jersey as he was introduced to the 70,000 strong crowd in the Olympic Stadium
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+ [% Y& Z6 P! e5 n/ y- W# b. f/ XThe £27 million opening ceremony started simply with the Olympic Stadium turned into a meadow, a green and pleasant land.
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The world's largest harmonically-tuned bell, weighing 23 tonnes and measuring two metres tall and three metres wide, rang inside the stadium to start a
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Actors dressed as the Beatles' from their Sergeant Pepper album marched around the stadiumos.tvboxnow.com4 F5 |3 v, L7 _3 g1 k
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They were joined by real Chelsea Pensionerstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( v3 |% A7 A+ K+ Q
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, o0 h1 }8 L3 C- R% I8 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbActresses dressed as Mary Poppins float above the stadium, clinging onto umbrellas os.tvboxnow.com5 @4 t& w) i* `# M4 Y
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Children perform on trampolines as dancers play Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital staff
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The Queen is applauded by other dignitaries after making her arrival in the Olympic StadiumTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" l$ X) K) z& Q1 |; O' Q
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* |- E/ R2 W0 A/ A/ L; f: c0 ]4 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Red Arrows aerobatic display team fly over the Olympic Stadium at 8:12pm prior to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic GamesTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% R' T3 u R0 H% W6 J& O: h
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The Red Arrows fly past as a giant clock countdowns to the start of the Opening Ceremonytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 \# l5 _3 I7 ?- C
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; P" n% D6 P* q( I ?0 NWorldwide audience: More than a billion people around the world are expected to watch the historic event
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5 [% o& n% P6 L1 k, ros.tvboxnow.comOpening night: The organisers have promised the show will be spectacular
8 L- n! ^7 D% f3 @& W9 MThe bell stood at one end of the stadium in Stratford, east London, while at the opposite end a version of Glastonbury Tor - a holy hill in south west England - was topped off with a giant oak.
# k9 [7 I9 b" F% R. ] IA huge waterwheel stood parallel with the 100 metre finish line where, in just a week's time, the fastest men in the world will race to be named Olympic champion.
7 I0 @4 y& Y6 M% U0 m( X6 ?公仔箱論壇Oscar winner Boyle, the man responsible for the the remarkable transformation of the stadium where the athletics will take place, said: "Tonight's a warm-up act for the Games.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 G- P% K( `, \, n; [, J; ~
"That's one of the things you have to keep remembering.os.tvboxnow.com" Z, i0 p. v7 v- G0 m3 R# E
"You big it up for different reasons, and you hear it bigged up or slammed or whatever it is and you've got to keep remembering we're the warm-up act."os.tvboxnow.com, H! b3 o) |) k& y2 l/ K
As warm up acts go, it was hot.公仔箱論壇2 `6 T3 D# v1 k& t% |
A digital 10-second countdown flashed on to the crowd, with balloons popping on each number, and the ceremony began.4 E! L. [% S' z# h1 _# w8 z/ j2 i
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Weather-beaten fans improvise as rain begins to fall on the Olympic Stadium ahead of the Opening Ceremony" e$ k/ W% O% @9 x# D5 Y
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Umbrellas appear throughout the stadium as heavy rain falls in East London
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High in the sky: An aerial view of the stadium shows the presence the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London 公仔箱論壇4 R) A% k0 L m* t" A
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The five Olympic rings, attached to four balloons, were released and floated up into the sky, set to reach the stratosphere by the end of the ceremony.
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+ @& N* a9 e5 C) I5 ]% nIn the stadium, all was still in the idyllic countryside setting.
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Children played on the meadow and sports took place on the village green, before a single child's voice sang out the words to Danny Boy.
6 q+ d, {( _- ? fSir Kenneth Branagh, dressed as Isambard Kingdom Brunel, entered the scene reciting Caliban's speech from Shakespeare's The Tempest as some 62,000 spectators saw Boyle's spectacular Isles of Wonder unveil.
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# a' }1 g" t. `: B9 ?# U( _. LIn sharp contrast, the pounding of the drums began, ushering in Britain's industrial revolution as the stadium darkened and the atmosphere changed.
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A cast of hundreds swarmed on to the centre of the arena as the darker, grimier, urban landscape emerged, with giant smoking chimneys rising up from the ground., ^6 j8 A+ \9 j6 Z( b
" M" g, }- K; w9 f; Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSuddenly, everything stopped as silence descended for a moment to remember the fallen.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. T. J- t+ K: v2 R. N& O! j+ c
A poppy field was revealed at one side of the stadium as a sense of calm prevailed while the audience stood to remember the dead.
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Chelsea Pensioners, suffragettes, Jarrow marchers and a band wearing the brightly-coloured Beatles' Sgt Pepper's uniform joined the parade." s& s5 b" [7 a
All the while the massive cast of drummers danced and beat out the music in unison.5 S( d! g' b8 t( K
Four giant rings started to hover and descend from the sky while another rose up from the ground to meet them in mid-air before all five burst into flames.
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As they enter the stadium, ticketholders are greeted by England's 'Green and Pleasant Land' the starting point of Danny Boyle's Opening Ceremony extravaganzaos.tvboxnow.com; j! O. r4 K; [& q$ O
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7 T0 |' d( O# V9 S$ P F+ E4 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnimals, including geese take to the stage against a backdrop of artificial clouds and a giant water wheel during the opening ceremonyos.tvboxnow.com: W; L$ {! G* f9 x* X" s
6 X% A" f' u% }/ h! F公仔箱論壇Performers in costume gather on the field with animals before before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
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The darkness inside the stadium was broken by the sound of Handel, which heralded the Queen's arrival.os.tvboxnow.com2 V) y; b8 F5 s
A fanfare played and music harked back to the Battle of Britain, while stadium spotlights strobed across the night sky.公仔箱論壇& \% ^ p7 H7 V% P6 m
) F% e5 J9 d9 p, x0 x2 tThen the familiar sound of the James Bond theme blasted out, while bright lights turned the banks of spectators in to panels of red, white and blue.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) E* ^1 I9 {8 l1 M
7 E0 V. H) k1 P$ \6 DAfter the Bond coup de theatre, prime ministers, presidents, US First Lady Michelle Obama, International Olympic Committee executives and spectators stood as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh accompanied IOC president Jacques Rogge into the stadium.公仔箱論壇& k( l% j; b; a. g5 I3 k
The Royal Navy, Army and Air Force raised the Union Flag, as the National Anthem rang out from Kaos, a singing choir for deaf and hard of hearing children.公仔箱論壇, U* `2 r& I, b& W$ }
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In a rare public appearance, Harry Potter author JK Rowling started the tale of JM Barrie's Peter Pan as Boyle's "Second to the right, and straight on 'til morning" segment got under way.
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Baddies from Britain's best-loved children's books, including Captain Hook, Cruella de Vil and Lord Voldemort, threatened the stage but were quickly banished by a troupe of Mary Poppins-type characters who descended from the skies.
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9 l' p5 y( T4 o1 n1 z$ ^! J公仔箱論壇The giant wizard deflated and the nightmare was over as a lullaby swept over the scene.
' ^" e9 m% l9 X$ B" O) X* uThen a giant baby, nestling safely under cover, fell asleep.
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2 G' i' D8 q3 K6 Yos.tvboxnow.comThe London Symphony Orchestra played a tribute to the British film industry with a performance of the Chariots of Fire theme, the 1981 Oscar-winning film based on the Olympic story of British athletes Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams.os.tvboxnow.com, e% m; @% F2 L+ W1 ~
A two-up two-down house was the start of the ceremony's love story featuring Frankie and June, a teenage girl getting ready for a Saturday night out.
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A lost phone led to their budding romance, which was pursued through nightclubs playing music from the 1960s to today.
$ f' ^+ y0 `! G' R6 K" Uos.tvboxnow.comSome of Britain's best-loved songs, from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to Underworld's Born Slippy and Tinie Tempah's Pass Out, encapsulate each era.9 j$ w( ]( S J$ e3 r D
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( b7 \" a6 C' m3 y7 t& Q! j) y/ Y, WThe giant Olympic Bell strikes an imposing figure at the end of the stadium. The bell will ring during the show, marking the start of the Games
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Showcase: Three young people in the crowd try out their 3D glasses at the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadiumos.tvboxnow.com9 G. V9 G Q: v
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All partygoers were invited back to the house where Tim Berners-Lee, the Briton who invented the World Wide Web, was at his keyboard.
7 H/ T& U* B; S1 X公仔箱論壇The sentiment behind the opening ceremony appeared in giant black and white letters across the stadium audience: "This is for everyone."
$ J" \1 q, ^6 n. QA memorial wall on the stadium screens was one of the touching moments of the ceremony, showing images of spectators' loved ones who have passed away, including the late fathers of Boyle and Olympics supremo Lord Coe.os.tvboxnow.com& q$ G5 t& I, i7 P& R1 q
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Dancers dressed in red, representing the struggle between life and death, were picked out by a spotlight in the darkness of the stadium as the clear powerful vocals of Emeli Sande pierced the air with Abide With Me.
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Sir Chris Hoy, Britain's flagbearer, joined athletes from the 204 competing Olympic nations as they smiled and waved during their moment in the spotlight.
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Representing the doves traditionally released at the Games to signal peace, 75 cyclists, complete with white wings, circled the stadium before one flew away.
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Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys played "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" before Lord Coe took to the stage with Rogge.
1 S- p$ c% R: B; ]0 [2 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAfter brief speeches, the Queen declared the 30th Olympiad officially open.公仔箱論壇( U P' ~; ~0 |
Let the Games begin!
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Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge take in the pre-show after arriving at the Opening Ceremony
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& m% Q. ~ `3 J1 Z7 nPrime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor get into the festive spirit, while director Danny Boyle addresses the 70,000 audience members inside the stadium
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9 Q( D) V8 W2 @" H, wPerformers in period costume as nurses pose as they arrive for the Opening Ceremony , G. T( @3 d( O) B' z
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