James Bond star Daniel Craig has said he will "profoundly miss" the Queen in a moving tribute, after it was announced she had passed away on Thursday afternoon, aged 96 at her royal residence in Balmoral.
The actor, 54, who starred alongside Queen Elizabeth II in the 007 skit for the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, joined the many stars in sharing their grief following the sad news.
Daniel said: "I, like so many, was deeply saddened by the news today and my thoughts are with the royal family, those she loved and all those who loved her
"She leaves an incomparable legacy and will be profoundly missed."
The actor joined a host of stars remembering the Queen, including Simon Cowell, Sir Mick Jagger and Sir Paul McCartney, on a day that heard the British national anthem ring out across the world.
As well as celebrities, British arts and entertainment institutions including the BBC and Bafta all reflected on the impact the monarch has had on the country.
Last September, Daniel told BBC radio host Zoe Ball how the Queen even improvised as he praised her acting skills in their James Bond skit for the London Olympics.
The 007 actor said the royal was calmer than him as they performed for the famous sketch - and revealed he was tripping over her corgis running around Buckingham Palace.
Craig said: "The Olympics thing was one of those things where suddenly Danny Boyle was on set. Barbara (Broccoli) said to me 'can you come and have a word with Danny?'
"And I sat in the room and he pitched this idea to me and I just went 'You're out of your mind, what are you talking about?'
"He went 'no, no, no, we're doing it, we're doing it', we're doing it.
"I was right in the middle of a scene and I kind of went 'yeah, ok' and then sort of walked off. And the next thing you know I'm literally on the way to Buckingham Palace in a tuxedo and we shoot it.
"And Her Majesty's there, and Danny's giving her notes. It's kind of great - 'Your Majesty, could you possibly erm...?' And she's improvising a bit.
"She literally kind of said 'would you like me to pretend to be writing?' And he's like 'yes, that's great, that's great'.
"So she sort of acted a bit. That was all her own stuff. It was amazing.
"She was great - calmer than me. My heart was going 'dum, dum, dum, keep it together, keep it together'.
"Literally there's corgis tripping you up. There's like five corgis."
