INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG
(INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH)
PIZ GLORIA, SWITZERLAND
After dictating his resignation from the Service to Moneypenny, Bond goes to his office to clean his personal items out of his desk. He runs across some items from the prior films. In addition to Honey Ryder's webbed belt with the sheath and the knife, he finds the two items pictured to the left - the underwater breather device and the garroting watch. We also see the black attaché case in the background behind him.
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This book made appearances in several scenes in the film, and is clearly seen being used by James Bond, posing as Sir Hilary Bray of The College of Arms, while doing research work on the de Bleauchamp title. Below are copies of the Bond family and the de Bleauchamp Coats of Arms. The Bond family motto shown is 'The World Is Not Enough', while the de Bleauchamp motto is 'For Health and Home'.
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Bond Coat of Arms
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de Bleauchamp Coat of Arms
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A reproduction of the program distributed to attendees of the Royal World Premiere for On Her Majesty's Secret Service held on December 18, 1969 at the Odeon Leicester Square cinema. The Royals in attendance at the Premiere were the Duke and Duchess of Kent. Thanks to Marc Slattery for his detailed work to create this repro and for selling a copy to me.
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Okay, this is not a collectible, just a memento. Visiting Piz Gloria had been one of my 'holy grails' as a Bond fan. Many years ago, when I made my first visit, I had no idea whether I'd ever be able to return. So I brought home the rock you see at the left - from the top of Schilthorn Mountain, at the base of Piz Gloria!
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