On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film) ten gumboot." Zec was kinder to Lazenby's co-star, saying that "there is style to Diana Rigg's performance and I suspect that the last scene which draws something of a performance out of Lazenby owes much to her silken expertise." "The New York Times" critic AH Weiler also weighed in against Lazenby, saying that "Lazenby, if not a spurious Bond, is merely a casual, pleasant, satisfactory replacement." One of the few supporters of Lazenby amongst the critics was Alexander Walker in the "London Evening Standard" who said that "The truth is that George Lazenby is almost as good a James Bond
Tracy Bond amnesia. In the films, James Bond is tracking Blofeld in the pre-title credits sequence of "Diamonds Are Forever". The film does not explain why nor does it mention Tracy. Originally, it had been planned that "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" would end with Bond and Tracy driving away from their wedding. The scenes where she was shot were filmed at the same time with the intention that they would form the pre-title sequence of "Diamonds Are Forever". This was rendered inviable when George Lazenby left the role. Subsequent films reference the fact that Bond was previously married, but only fleetingly: