FORTY lucky UK servicemen and women and their partners will rub shoulders with royals and 007 Daniel Craig at the world premiere of the new Bond movie, No Time To Die.
Prince Charles and Camilla and Prince William and Kate will attend Tuesday’s long-awaited gala night, held up for 18 months by covid.
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And they will be joined on the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall by guests from the Army, Navy and RAF thanks to the Tickets for Troops charity.
It comes after actor Craig, 53, was made an honorary commander in the Royal Navy yesterday — the same rank held by James Bond.
UK forces all had a part to play in the making of the Bond blockbuster providing use of military assets including an RAF C-17 aircraft and the Royal Navy’s destroyer HMS Dragon.
Tickets for the Bond Premiere are like gold dust and we are thrilled that members of our Armed Forces will be amongst the first people in the world to see the film
Evie Blades
Tickets For Troops operations director, Evie Blades said: “Tickets for the Bond Premiere are like gold dust and we are thrilled that members of our Armed Forces will be amongst the first people in the world to see the film.
“We are very grateful to Barbara Broccoli and the EON production team for their fantastic support for our troops with this very generous gesture.”
To match his rank of 007 from the Bond movies, Daniel Craig has been appointed honorary commander in Royal Navy.
HMS Dragon will be seen cutting through the waves with a Wildcat helicopter flying overhead on an exercise in Cyprus in the movie — the 25th of the legendary 007 franchise.
RAF Brize Norton also served as a backdrop. It was used to represent a NATO airbase located in Norway, where Bond joins MI6 allies. Later, Bond can be seen boarding a C-17 Globemaster.
The Army also provided troops from Household Cavalry for the Hollywood production.
The World Premiere will benefit charities that support former and serving members of the military, plus MI6, MI5, GCHQ as well as charities that support Special Forces veterans.
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