Not the Queen’s acting debut

Contrary to what we were being told, Her Majesty’s appearance in the James Bond Olympic spoof was not her first acting role.

I had a children’s book about her which told how much she enjoyed taking part in amateur dramatics, especially at Christmas at Windsor Castle

Google has come up trumps with a photo, captioned “21st December 1941: Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret (1930 - 2002) and Princess Elizabeth during a rehearsal of 'Cinderella, the first Royal pantomime at Windsor Castle. The two princesses are in costume for their parts. (Photo by Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images)”