 The best man at Felix Leiters wedding was James Bond. Sharkey was a  groomsman. When Della asks Felix at the end of the wedding why Bond  is so sad (after she tosses Bond the garter belt), Felix simply says  in a bittersweet tone "He was married once. It was a long time ago"  This is a reference to the film  _On Her Majestys Secret Service (1969)_ (qv) in which James Bond  (then played by George Lazenby (qv)) and Tracy Di Vincino  (Diana Rigg (qv)) get married at the end and Tracy is killed by a  drive