A British spy chief secretly visited the set of the forthcoming James Bond film, The Telegraph reported. Sir Alex Younger was invited to Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire to tour some of the backdrops used in No Time To Die before he stepped down as head of MI6 last year. The visiting spook donated his famous green-ink pen to his onscreen counterpart. The former spy chief will attend the world premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
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