Sir Roger Moore's third wife - the Italian actress Luisa Mattioli - has died at the age of 85.
Family friends say the film and TV star, who was married to Sir Roger for 24 years, had been 'ill for some time'.
Mattioli had three children with the James Bond star, who she met in 1961 while filming.
The couple separated in 1993 and official divorced in 2002 after Sir Roger left her for her best friend Swedish-born Danish socialite Kristina 'Kiki' Tholstrup.
Speaking about the news, the couple's oldest son, Mayfair restaurateur Geoffrey Moore, said: 'Sadly, I can confirm it is the case.
He was speaking from Switzerland, where Mattioli is understood to have been living at the time of her death.
Another family member said: 'Luisa was ill for some time, so it has been a difficult period for all the family. Despite her acrimonious split from Sir Roger, they were reconciled before his death.'
Sir Roger Moore's children (pictured in 1973 with Moore and Luise Mattioli) were thrilled by the long-awaited release of the new James Bond film, No Time To Die
Luisa Mattioli, has died at the age of 85. The Italian actress was 007 star Sir Roger's third wife. Pictured: Roger Moore after his wedding to Luisa Mattioli at Caxton Hall
Born in March 1936 in San Stino di Livenza, Veneto, Italy, Mattioli went on to study at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - the oldest film school in Western Europe.
Aged 23, she landed a role in the 1959 Italian drama The Night of The Great Attack, playing a maid.
Two years later she was cast in the
