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James Bond auction raises $2.6 million for charity

LONDON — A London sale of James Bond souvenirs to mark the secret agent’s 50th silver-screen anniversary has raised over $2.6 million (two million euros), Christie’s auction house said Wednesday. Buyers from 42 countries took part in the auction with all proceeds going to to charity. The auction took place…

Daniel Craig’s swimming shorts up for grabs in James Bond auction

Props, costumes and memorabilia from 50 years of James Bond films went up for auction in London on Friday, with an Aston Martin car and a pair of Daniel Craig’s swimming trunks among the lots. Christie’s auction house expects the tight sky-blue shorts — which left some fans shaken and…

Queen did Olympic sketch ‘in one take’

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II pulled off her acting role in the Olympics opening ceremony “in one take”, a BBC official said Saturday. The 86-year-old monarch was shown in a pre-filmed sequence in which actor Daniel Craig, playing fictional British super-spy James Bond, arrived at Buckingham Palace in a taxi to…