007 Book location: The church where Felix and Della get married / Licence to Kill (1989)

007 Book location: The church where Felix and Della get married / Licence to Kill (1989)

October 27, 2021 2 By 007 Travelers

Bond book: Licence to Kill (1989)
Actual place and location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401 Duval Street, Key West, USA.
What happens here in the book: Felix Leiter and Della Churchill get married.

NOTE: In the film version the church where they get married is The Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea church. See the filming location of that place here

Outside St Paul’s church, Sharky pleaded with the beautiful Ms Della Churchill who had, only minutes before, called the whole wedding off.

‘They’re here, Della. Just twice more around the block and they’ll be sitting up front there, with the preacher ready to go.’


Della took a deep breath, then relented. ‘Okay, only twice more though.’


Sharky leapt into the Bentley telling the driver to go like hell. Over his shoulder he shouted back at Della, ‘Twice more. Slowly, though. Very slowly.’

As it was, the future Mrs Leiter went around four more times at a crawl. Only then were Felix Leiter and his best man, James Bond, in place, their white roses pinned correctly, though their morning clothes looked decidedly the worse for wear.”

John Gardner: “Licence to Kill” (1989)

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