Daniel Craig now holds the identical royal honour as his most well-known display character.
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the previous 007 star paid a go to to Windsor Fort, the place Princess Anne made him a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George — the identical award that James Bond acquired from the Queen, as talked about in Ian Fleming’s Bond novels From Russia with Love and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
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A photograph of the Princess Royal inserting the medal on Craig’s neck was shared through Twitter, with the caption that includes a cheeky nod to the Bond movies by referencing the oft-used line “We’ve been anticipating you…”
Craig was named to the Order of St. Michael and St. George in January as a part of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s annual New Yr’s honours record.
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Curiously, this isn’t the one honour that Craig shares with 007. As a September 2021 press launch introduced, he was made an honourary officer of the Royal Navy; Bond is a commander within the Royal Navy.