Royal family rub shoulders with Bond stars at premiere

Asked about what it felt like to be a “Bond girl” – a term that is sometimes seen as patronising towards the actresses who play the roles – Seydoux smiled: “I don’t know if I’m a Bond girl, I’m just a blonde girl”.

Kicking off proceedings Duchess Catherine, hubby Wills and Prince Harry all headed to the BAFTA headquarters for the children’s charity premiere of the animated special Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas.

Actress, Monica Bellucci: “It’s magic”.

“I came here to kill you”, Bond tells new bad guy Franz Oberhauser, played by Christoph Waltz, in the trailer.

Susanna said: “It is an absolute delight to be here”.

The world bow of “Spectre” took formation with its now seasoned Bond, Daniel Craig, suavely meeting and greeting along the vast red carpet.

Sherlock villain Andrew Scott also joins the cast as Max Denbigh, the new head of the Centre for National Security who questions Bond’s actions and challenges the relevance of MI6. “We’re not going to let him go”.

Daniel swapped his tux for a blazer and tie combo while Monica showed off her sensational figure in a curve-hugging shirt and statement maxi skirt.

Spectre reunites Daniel Craig with director Sam Mendes after 2012’s Skyfall became the highest-grossing Bond film in history.

Harris said another female Bond character, Dr Madeleine Swann, is not your typical “Bond girl” either. “I can’t believe it”.

“I was a little intimidated, I have to say, because I was a huge fan of course”.

“It is incredible to be here”. Waltz, like many others, grew up watching the exploits of 007 spy on the big screen and counts Sean Connery and current Bond, Daniel Craig, among his favourites. “He is such a gentleman”.

A Kensington Palace spokesman said: “They wanted to acknowledge the work of Save The Children helping families fleeing the conflict in Syria and ShelterBox which did work in Nepal during the natural disaster”.

“There are great stunts, a lot of energy and momentum”.

Famous faces on the carpet included Dames Shirley Bassey and Joan Collins, Hobbit star Martin Freeman, musician Will.i.am and former Bond girl Maryam D’Abo from The Living Daylights.

The royals met with the movie’s director Sam Mendes and producer Barbara Broccoli ahead of the screening.

Naomie Harris attends the Royal Film Performance of Spectre.

This year William, Kate and Harry chose two extra charities to benefit from the premiere: Shelterbox, which is helping quake victims in Nepal rebuild their lives, and Save The Children for its working helping children fleeing war-torn Syria and Iraq. “With “Spectre” I wanted to do something completely different – to try and make a different movie”, concluding, “We wanted more mischief, more fun and more wit”.