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Two days before the coronation of King Charles, a new James Bond book, On His Majesty’s Secret Service, will be released.
A new James Bond book called On His Majesty’s Secret Service is set to be released celebrate the coronation of King Charles in May.
The book – to be written by Young Bond series author Charlie Higson – follows the 007 spy as he tries to stop mercenaries from wreaking havoc as King Charles is crowned.
The title is a play on the 1963 bond novel, On her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Ian Fleming Publications, the company responsible for all late 007 writers literary works, ordered the novel to be released on May 4, two days before the coronation.
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According to Variety, Higson was excited about writing the novel until he realized the short time of fame.
“Writing and flipping in such a short amount of time was going to be as thrilling and heartbreaking as any Bond mission. Of course no one would shoot me.”
The recent royal split has sparked speculation over whether Prince Harry and Meghan would be welcome at the king’s coronation in May, but reports now confirm they have been invited.
“But I’ve been thinking about writing an adult Bond adventure ever since I worked on the Young Bond books. Fleming wrote quickly, and I channeled that energy.
“Now it’s exciting for me to finally enter the world of the adult Bond. Everything you look for in a Bond story is in it: sex, violence, cars, a colorful villain with a nasty accomplice, and of course Bond himself, so familiar and yet so unknowable,’ he said.
All royalties from the book will go to UK charity, the National Literacy Trust.