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Commander James Bond , CMG , RNVR is a Fictional agent of the international arm of the British Secret Service headquartered in London in a tall, grey building overlooking Regent's Park . As an agent of the Secret Service, Bond holds code number "'''007'''." The 'double-O' prefix indicates his discretionary Licence To Kill in the performance of his duties. Bond is the consummate Womaniser , drinker, and heavy Cigarette smoker, at one point reaching 70 cigarettes a day. He is famous for ordering his Vodka Martinis " Shaken, Not Stirred ," although he also drinks and enjoys Gin martinis, Champagne and Bourbon . He is also famous for introducing himself as "Bond, James Bond" whenever the opportunity arises. BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES BOND Family and early years See Also: Young Bond With the exception of the '' Young Bond '' series of novels by Charlie Higson launched in 2005 , Bond for the most part is an Ageless character in both films and literature. He is roughly in his late thirties. Many Ian Fleming biographers agree that he never really intended to write as many James Bond adventures as he did and to keep writing the novels he had to "tinker with Bond's early life" and change dates to ensure Bond was the appropriate age for the service, particularly due to a statement in ''Moonraker'' that 007 faced mandatory Retirement from the 00 Section at age 45. In the same novel Bond notes that he has only 8 years to go, thus in ''Moonraker'', Bond is 37 years old. This approximate age carries on in continuation novels written by Kingsley Amis , John Gardner , and Raymond Benson . Due to Fleming's changes of dates and times in which events occurred, Bond's specific birth year is unknown. Most researchers or biographers have concluded that Bond was born in 1920 , 1921 or 1924 . ( See More ) It is also debated where James Bond was born. According to '', Bond was born near Essen , Germany ; however, Charlie Higson, in his novel '' SilverFin '' claims Bond was born in Switzerland . Regardless, Bond is unquestionably British. James Bond is the son of a Scottish father, Andrew Bond of Glencoe , and a Swiss mother, Monique Delacroix of the Canton De Vaud . Bond spent many of his early years abroad and became proficient in German and French due to his father's work as a foreign representative of the Vickers armaments firm. When Bond was eleven, both of his parents died in a Mountain Climbing accident in the Aiguilles Rouges near Chamonix . While Bond's family did not have a Motto initially, he later adopted one during "Operation Corona" in the novel '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service ''. The motto, ''Orbis non sufficit'' is Latin for "The world is not enough." The coat of arms and motto belong to Sir Thomas Bond, whom was never proven to be of any relation to James Bond. He never requested research to confirm his potential genealogical relationship to Sir Thomas Bond and his family. Bond, in fact, showed no true interest or enthusiasm in the matter as can be demonstrated by how abrupt he became with Griffin Or after being told about the motto.
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