Queen Elizabeth pitched herself to appear in the 2012 Olympic sketch alongside Daniel Craig's James Bond
The late monarch also insisted on having a speaking role in the scene

While many appeared in skits pretending to be Queen Elizabeth II, there were two rare occasions where she insisted on being in on the fun as herself: In the 2012 Olympic James Bond sketch and the recent tea time scene with Paddington Bear for the Platinum Jubilee.
In the wake of Queen Elizabeth’s death, screenwriter and children’s author Frank Cottrell-Boyce shares that it was the late monarch’s own idea to participate in the closing scene for the London Olympics opening ceremony alongside Daniel Craig as James Bond.
Cottrell-Boyce—who wrote the 2012 Olympics ceremony—says a member of the team was sent to Buckingham Palace in order to take photos of Queen Elizabeth’s ceremony outfit and other images for set building when they were told she wanted to star in the skit herself.