Sir Roger Moore Announces Daughter's Death
by Don Wilson
Sir Roger Moore and his daughter Christina. This shot was taken in Offenburg, Germany in 2010. |
Sir Roger Moore, 88, announces the death of his step-daughter Christina Knudsen. Ms. Knudsen, 47, lost her bout with cancer at 10 a.m. yesterday. Moore chose Twitter to relay the news. Knudsen was the daughter of Moore's fourth wife, Kristina 'Kiki Tholstrup.
Moore said, "Our beautiful daughter Christina (aka Flossie) lost her battle with cancer. we are heartbroken. we were all with her, surrounding her with love at the end."
Ms. Knudsen was six years old when her father Hans Christian Knudsen committed suicide. Her step-father millionaire Ole Tholstrup died of alcoholism almost twenty years later.
Knudsen had lived in London since 1997 and spent four years in a relationshiup with Skype founder Janus Friis.
Actress Dame Joan Collins said: "I am so sad for Kristina and Roger Moore's loss of their daughter Christina."
Christina Knudsen (left) with parents Roger and Kristina Moore in 2012. |
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