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Your browser does not currently recognise any of the video formats available. Highlights from the 2012 olympics opening ceremony. Fireworks light up the olympic stadium during the opening ceremony for the 2012 summer olympics, saturday. I couldnt wait to get my hands on this and relive the memories of london 2012, watching it all within minutes of getting my hands on the discs. Daniel craig reprises his role as british secret agent james bond as he accompanies her majesty the queen to the opening ceremony of the london 2012 olympic games. All sports lovers wants to see london olympics 2012 opening ceremony live streaming on their mobile, iphone, ipad, android, computer. The complete london 2012 opening ceremony london 2012. The london 2012 olympic games closing ceremony video. James bond and the queen london 2012 performance youtube. You will certainly not be disappointed, from the quality of the opening ceremony, including some parts not originally seen, to the action on the track, rowing lakes and around london. Jun 12, 2012 london 2012 olympics opening ceremony details revealed danny boyle has announced that the olympic stadium will be transformed into the british countryside for the olympic opening ceremony on the. The first to have an allstar cast kenneth branagh, daniel craig, mike oldfield, jk rowling, rowan atkinson, dizzy rascal, tim berners lee, the arctic monkeys, david beckham, paul macartney. Of these professional performers, 73 were hearing or otherwise impaired, as were 68 of the volunteers.
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