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"Let the Games begin!\r\nSoccer hunk David Beckham officially ushered in London&amp;apos;s 2012 Olympic Games Friday evening by driving a speedboat to Olympic Stadium with the all-important flame on board.\r\nTraveling down the River Thames, Beckham, 37, joined by young soccer standout Jade Bailey, said of Friday&amp;apos;s festivities: &amp;quot;Today is going to be an amazing moment.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I am going to be just proud just to be there as a fan more than anything,&amp;quot; Victoria Beckham&amp;apos;s husband continued. &amp;quot;In a part of London where I grew up playing soccer over the fields that have been changed now. As a fan and an Englishman I am going to be very proud.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nInside the stadium, stars including Princes William and Harry and Kate Middleton looked on as filmmaker Danny Boyle kicked off the festivities with a pre-recorded skit featuring Daniel Craig in character as James Bond. As the movies&amp;apos; theme song played, a stuntman appearing as Bond parachuted into the arena -- followed by a stunt person in Queen Elizabeth garb! (While the actual parachuter was a double, the monarch did appear in the Boyle&amp;apos;s three-minute film.)\r\n\r\nAlso included in Boyle&amp;apos;s tribute to England ahead of the Games: Mary Poppins, Mr. Bean and Harry Potter&amp;apos;s Lord Voldemort.\r\nWant more Olympics? Meet Team USA&amp;apos;s families, go inside their homes (and gyms!), and more! Check out Us Weekly&amp;apos;s Olympic collectors edition, &amp;quot;American Heroes,&amp;quot; on newsstands now. Order at bn.com/usolympics."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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