By Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 05:34 EST, 30 October 2012 | UPDATED: 07:44 EST, 8 November 2012 It was hailed as one of the greatest moments in British television history but as the Queen appeared to parachute into the Olympic Stadium this summer Seb Coe thought: 'Oh my God! What have we sanctioned here!' As part of the lavish London 2012 opening ceremony Britain's Monarch was shown jumping from a helicopter with James Bond actor Daniel Craig, but ever since there has been mystery surrounding how, exactly, she was persuaded to do it - until now. Lifting the lid on her first movie role, Seb Coe has revealed the audacious stunt had been kept a secret from the Queen's own dumbstruck family who watched it unfold on July 27 this year.
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The Queen had kept the stunt a secret from her family while those few in the know, including Lord Coe, watched their reactions nervously
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Prince Charles 'began roaring with laughter. As for his sons, they were beside themselves,' he says
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Harry and William were shouting 'Go Granny!'
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David Cameron asked if she was willing to do the mini-movie during their weekly meeting at the Palace
Olympics opening skit: @placeholder and the Queen make their way to the waiting helicopter through the corridors of Buckingham Palace