Following the success of the publication of the short story "The Hildebrand Rarity" in Playboy in March 1960, Fleming chose to serialise On Her Majesty's Secret Service in the magazine in the April, May and June 1963 issues.[108][109] The novel was also serialised in the Daily Express between 18 and 29 March 1963,[110] and adapted as a daily comic strip for the Daily Express and syndicated worldwide; the strip ran for nearly a year, from 29 June 1964 to 17 May 1965. The adaptation was written by Henry Gammidge and illustrated by John McLusky.[111] The strip was reprinted by Titan Books in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, published in 2004,[112] and again in The James Bond Omnibus Vol. 2, published in 2011.[113]
In 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service was adapted into the sixth film in the James Bond film series by Eon Productions. It starred George Lazenby in his only appearance in the Bond role, with Diana Rigg as Tracy.[114] With the films being produced in a different order than the books, the continuity of storylines was broken and the films altered accordingly.[115] Even so, Bond had met Blofeld in the previous film, You Only Live Twice: this previous meeting was ignored for the plot of On Her Majesty's Secret Service.[115] Only minor changes to the novel's plot were made.[116][117]
In 2014 the novel was adapted for BBC Radio 4's Saturday Drama strand. Toby Stephens, who played Gustav Graves in Die Another Day, portrayed Bond. Joanna Lumley appeared in both the film and radio adaptations of the novel.[118]
