Isles of Wonders ceremony was a hit

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THE opening ceremony of the London Olympics took place on July 27 in the Olympic Stadium.

The Games were formally opened by the Queen.

  1. Fireworks:   The Olympics opening ceremony.

    Fireworks: The Olympics opening ceremony.

An actor – disguised as Her Majesty – parachuted into the stadium.

Moments earlier, the crowd had watched, on a giant screen, the real Royal talking to James Bond actor Daniel Craig.

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The spectacle was entitled Isles of Wonder and directed by Academy Award-winning British film director Danny Boyle, with music specially written by electronic music group Underworld.

The ceremony reportedly cost £27m to stage and was watched by 26.9 million people in the UK alone – the largest average audience since 1996.

It was one of the top 20 most-watched UK TV broadcasts of all time.

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