Did the queen jump out of a helicopter? When did the Queen jump out of a helicopter?

Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and 15 at the time of her death.

Did the queen jump out of a helicopter?

Yes. She was an Army Paratrooper during WW2. It was suggested that she got a stunt double, but she insisted that all she needed was a quick refresher training on modern ‘chutes, and away she went! Princess Elizabeth inspecting her Glider in ‘Mufti’.

In one of the most popular parts of the Olympics Opening Ceremony, Queen Elizabeth II jumped out of a helicopter into the London stadium where the festivities were being held.

The U.K.’s Sky News revealed Saturday that the parachutist who doubled for the queen was Gary Connery, who in May became the first skydiver to make a successful jump without a parachute. (He jumped 2,400-foot from a helicopter using a specially made “wingsuit” into a “runway” made of 18,600 cardboard boxes.)