Princess Eugenie reveals the royal family had no idea about the Queen’s Bond sketch during the London 2012 Olympics – and praises her late grandmother for teaching her a sense of ‘duty’

Princess Eugenie has revealed that the entire royal family were ‘surprised’ by the late Queen’s appearance in an infamous Bond sketch at the 2012 London Olympics, which delighted the nation.

The royal mother of two, 33, discussed her close relationship with her late grandmother, who she calls “one of the best people in the world”, her mother Sarah Ferguson, and her big sister Princess Beatrice.

In an interview on the White Wine Question Time podcast, hosted by Kate Thornton, the royal family also discussed its work in tackling modern slavery through the Anti-Slavery Collective.

Speaking to Kate about her work ethic, which she believes she inherited from her family, the royal praised her late grandmother, saying she and all the grandchildren “learned from her how to do things.”

She also noticed how often Her Majesty’s sense of humor was evident and that she could always surprise her family.

Princess Eugenie has spoken about her late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, on a podcast, White Wine Question Time, hosted by Kate Thornton

Referring to the Queen’s James Bond sketch during the London Olympics opening ceremony in 2012, Eugenie revealed that she and the rest of the family had no idea their grandmother had filmed the bit.

In the sketch, Her Majesty was joined by Daniel Craig’s 007 at Buckingham Palace as he picked up the monarch and her Corgis for a special mission – which later saw her ‘skydive’ into the Olympic Stadium and land right in her seat.

“No one knew… it was amazing,” she said. “We were all surprised.”

The Bond skit, which played at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, showed the Queen joining Daniel Craig’s 007 for a special mission – with the Corgis in tow, of course

Elsewhere in the podcast, mother-of-two Eugenie revealed the ‘sense of duty’ she learned from her late grandmother

She added that she loved seeing her cousin Zara Tindall – or ‘Z’, as she calls her – compete in the Games and win a silver medal in the Equestrian team event, which was presented to her by Princess Anne.

Elsewhere in the interview, Eugenie discussed the ways in which she had been influenced by her late grandmother.

The princess said: ‘She was simply one of the best people in the world.

“Her sense of duty and dedication and her love for her people, it really happened in public, as you all saw, and it happened privately with us.

‘We also learned from her how to do things, how to talk to people, how to stay strong, dutiful and kind, she really taught us that.

“When she died, I said to people, how lucky I am to have a part of her in me.”

Speaking about other members of her family, Eugenie revealed her close bond with Princess Beatrice, her older sister, who she described as a ‘wonderful mother’ to daughter Sienna.

The royal revealed she calls her sister for “almost everything.”

Likewise, she praised her mother, Sarah Ferguson, for instilling in her the need to “give back” to society.

‘She’s started a charity herself and built schools and gone around the world… her example is definitely something I live by.’

During the interview, Princess Eugenie also revealed that she calls Tracey Emin ‘Aunt Tracey’ after the couple became friends as ‘English women living in New York’.

“I met her in England, but we moved to New York at the same time,” she revealed.

‘She became Aunt Tracey because we hung out in New York without really knowing anyone.

“I’d seen everything she’d done in 1997.”

‘I did art history at school and read about her.

‘When you see them in a history book and then meet them in real life, it’s bizarre.

“It usually involved going to her apartment, having dinner, talking about her art.

“We were going to have brunch in New York. She is such a sweet person, I would like to get to know her, she is such a special woman.’