Flagbearers Tom Daley and Helen Glover pose onboard the Team GB boat during the opening ceremony, 26 July

“Getting the chance to be on that boat with the athletes was crazy – such a ‘pinch me’ moment. When I got told I was going to do it I called my parents straight away. Even though it rained throughout the ceremony, I think that added to the atmosphere, and it was just so surreal to be with the athletes during that moment of celebration.

“Tom and Helen actually suggested this Titanic-esque moment because everyone was talking about Celine Dion with all the rumours that she would perform at the opening ceremony. So they were like, ‘Let’s have a Titanic moment’. I think sometimes when you go into these things you don’t really know what you’re going to come out with, but that was such a nice moment to capture and everyone was so accommodating.

“There were points in the ceremony where I had to duck down because the boat was on TV, and they didn’t want me to be seen among the athletes. But otherwise I got to take the whole journey down the Seine with them – about 40-45 minutes.”

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