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Look back on Her Majestys most iconic and funniest moments to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

Plane Swap on April 24 Features Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington in the First-Ever Dual Skydive Into Separate Planes

The Diamond Jubilee fell on 2012, the year of the London Olympics, which the Queen took full advantage of with a James Bond-themed entrance, skydiving into the opening ceremony.

Functions properly, its a good day. but for this guy, jumping without deploying a parachute is the whole point. >> one mistake when you are close to the ground. >> its one of the most daring stunts youll ever see and its caught on camera. may 25th, 2012, henley entames, england. gary connery is preparing to jump out of a helicopter at 2400 feet without using a parachute. a film and tv stuntman and avid b.a.s.e. jumper, connery is no stranger to high-flying feats. >> i have jumped from the eiffel...

Then he emerges without a scratch. connery sets the world recorder for the highest sky dive without a parachute. videos from local news and spectators hit the internet within minutes and go viral. >> my life is changed dramatically. im certainly being asked to do things that in the past i wouldnt have been asked to do. >> things like parachuting dressed as the queen of england in to the opening ceremony of the london games. >> i think everybody likes to test themselves every so often. im no diff...

>> each of those times he used a parachute, but this jump is different. if he succeeds, he will be the first person ever intentionally to sky dive without using one. connery spent months working with a designer to create a custom wing suit. >> wing suits are basically suits made of simple material. they are double skinned. then you have air intakes up on the shoulders here. so it kind of inflates like a double air bag. we made it much thicker. so it allowed me to fly much, much slower. >> conner...

On top of the other. nearly a half mile in to the sky. >> certainly the feeling or the thought of this could be your last few moments does go through your mind. >> connery takes the plunge. above him, another catcher catches his descent on helmet cam while connerys supporters take video from the ground. connery maneuvers his suit to direct him toward the target. he has a parachute he can deploy if he thinks he might miss but below 100 feet it wont do the any good. >> as i approached the boxes, o...

Certainly the feeling or the thought that this could be your last few moments goes through your mind. >> connery takes the plunge. above him, another jumper catches his descent on a helmet cam, while connery supporters take video from the ground. connery maneuvers his suit to direct him towards the target. he has a parachute he can deploy, but below 100 feet, it wont do any good. >> connery passes into the box.

Inside the millenial dome. >> each of those times he used a parachute. this jump is different. if he succeeds, he will be the first person ever intentionally to sky dive without using one. connery spent months working with a designer to create a custom wing suit. >> wing suits are basically suits made of simple material. theyre double skin, and then youve got air intakes up on the shoulders here. so it kind of inflates like a double air bed. we made it much thicker so it allows notice fly much, ...

For a few tense moments the crowd isnt sure he is okay. then he emerges without a scratch. connery sets the world record for the highest sky dive without a parachute. >> things like parachuting dressed as the queen of england into the opening ceremony of the 2012 summer games in london. >> i think everybody likes to test themtsz every so often, and im no different. its just that my testing maybe goes a little bit higher. >> coming up -- >> holy. >> an unexpected takedown. >> i was absolutely hor...