PHOTO ALBUM; OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY

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

• Queen make spectacular appearance in simulated helicopter arrival with James Bond star Daniel Craig
• 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