Christina Knudsen dies: Sir Roger Moore’s ‘beautiful’ daughter loses cancer battle

Sir Roger Moore has been left “heartbroken” after his stepdaughter died, aged 47, following a battle with cancer.

The James Bond actor announced the tragic news on Twitter and told followers that his “beautiful” daughter Christina Knudsen passed away surrounded by her family.

“Our beautiful daughter Christina (aka Flossie) lost her battle with cancer 25 July at 10am. We are heartbroken,” he posted.

“We were all with her, surrounding her with love, at the end.”

Moore was inundated with messages from fans including Joan Collins who tweeted her condolences.

"I am so sad for Kristina and Roger Moore's loss of their lovely daughter Christina," she posted.

Knudsen was the daughter of Moore's fourth wife, Kiki Tholstrup.

Her father, Hans Christian Knudsen, committed suicide after he was accused of tax evasion. Almost 20 years later, her stepfather, millionaire industrialist Ole Tholstrup, died from alcoholism.

In an interview with the Evening Standard in 2014 she opened up about the tragedies and credited Moore for helping her to turn her life around.

“Of course I was very affected by these events and I probably didn’t have the most positive outlook on the opposite sex," she said. "I think I didn’t know myself that well when I got married and felt pressurised by society. I wasn’t yet able to listen to who I was and what I really wanted. I was in difficult relationships but all that changed when my mother met Roger.”

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