How the Queen made sport special - from Olympic ceremony to handing out lucrative trophies
dailystar.co.ukREAD MORE: Trevor Sinclair taken off air by talkSPORT after controversial 'racism' Queen tweetShe delivered the line that will go down in history "Good Evening, Mr Bond" before a crafty stunt double parachuted down from a helicopter flying over the stadium in Stratford ahead of the Queen herself staking her seat, with Prince Philip by her side.The sketch, put together by Danny Boyle, was even kept under wraps from the rest of the Royal Family, with it playing a major part in the ceremony which has gone down in the history of the United Kingdom.What's your favourite sporting memory of the Queen?
Let us know in the comments sectionRolling back the years to when England famously won the 1966 World Cup on home turf, the photo of the Queen handing over the trophy to England captain Bobby Moore after their heroic 4-2 win over West Germany has been immortalised and is one of the most iconic images in the history of the country.
Even in the moment of a lifetime, Moore still had a keen eye for etiquette as he met Her Majesty. Sir Geoff Hurst said earlier this year: "Hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst said: “Bobby noticed the Queen was wearing gloves.
He had the foresight not to dirty the Queen’s gloves. He wiped his hands just before he collected the trophy.”The monarch, who oversaw a record-breaking 15 Prime Ministers during her time, also handed over the FA Cup trophy to Manchester United captain Noel Cantwell in 1963 after their 3-1 win over Leicester City as they won the competition for the third time in their history.
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