TB - "For King and Country"??? What on Earth???

Brosnan_fanBrosnan_fan Sydney, AustraliaPosts: 521MI6 Agent
in General James Bond Chat
I was watching TB earlier today, and I picked up on Bond's "What I did tonight was for King and Country" remark to Fiona.

This has left me confused.com. :s King George VI died in 1952, thereby leaving Elizabeth II to assume the throne; more than a decade before TB went into production.

I'm not aware of how British society and attitudes were in 1965, so older (British) forumites here might shed some light on this matter. Was this anachronism meant to be intentional, or unintentional?
"Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    It's an old expression in the UK, might have started as a propaganda slogan
    in the first world war or something like that. :D
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  • The Domino EffectThe Domino Effect Posts: 3,636MI6 Agent
    Or a reference to Elvis Presley. :D
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,427MI6 Agent
    Bearing in mind the Queen was a bit of a looker back then, and known to attend the premieres, it might have been deemed a bit saucy or open to misinterpretation.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    To me the Queen is still a Looker, and it should be treasonous to think otherwise. ;)
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,111MI6 Agent
    I would've thought that line was to show how chauvinistic Bond is.
    Have you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?"

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    No way, Bond is incredibly sensitive and completely in touch with his feminine side. ;)
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,241MI6 Agent
    Just an expression, that's how I saw it anyway
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  • L JonesL Jones Posts: 131MI6 Agent
    Has anyone considered the possibility that Connery's line was simply a blooper? ?:)
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Nah, it was just an often-used expression which dates back centuries, much like the line from Shakespeare's Henry V "Cry England, Harry and St George!"
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