Roger Moore of 007 Has Died
Actor Sir Roger Moore,
best known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89, his family has announced.
He acted as the famous
spy in seven Bond films including Live and Let Die and the Spy Who Loved Me,
BBC News reports.
Sir Roger’s family
confirmed the news on Twitter, saying he had died after “a short but brave
battle with cancer”.
The statement, from his
children, read: “Thank you Pops for being you, and being so very special to so
many people.”
“With the heaviest of
hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed
away today. We are all devastated,” they said in a Twitter post.
Sir Roger, who died in
Switzerland, will have a private funeral in Monaco in accordance with his
wishes, they added.
“The love with which he
was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantified in words
alone,” read the statement from Debora, Geoffrey and Christian.
“Our thoughts must now
turn to supporting Kristina [his wife] at this difficult time.”
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