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 Our story of the month: November 2004
We arrived at the hotel at 6.30 p.m. because it had been arranged that there would be a photo shoot in the hotel foyer for the press at 7.00 p.m, with the UNICEF End Child Exploitation backdrop. We had permission to stand to one side and take professional photographs. After the photo shoot we went down the very elegant staircase into the ball entrance room and bar. Sir Roger and his extremely elegant wife Lady Kristina also descended the staircase into the entrance room shortly afterwards. We were very pleased that a Roger recognized us and immediately came over to say hello and shake our hands along with his charming wife. We enjoyed a very pleasant conversation in which as per usual Sir Roger was very amusing. At one point Alan reminded Roger of his time as director of Pearson and Foster between 1968 and 1972. The company worked from a mill complex producing clothes for both Roger Moore and Tony Curtis for use on "The Persuaders". The reasoning for bringing up the subject was because this particular establishment is extremely close to where Alan personally now live. It’s on the outskirts of a village called Idle near the city of Bradford, he jokingly pointed this out and Sir Roger replied in a broad Yorkshire accident “Near to Bradford” which Alan thought was extremely funny. Roger asked him to pass his best regards onto the former owner of Pearson and Foster a very nice gentleman called David Wilkinson. Eventually Roger and his wife headed for a private roped off area for various interviews. A short time later in the evening Marie-France was lucky enough to have been granted an exclusive five minute interview with Roger which had been prearranged, with Roger generously allowing this to be extended to near enough fifteen minutes. Other celebrity guests including celebrities Cilla Black, Richard O'Brien and Sir Trevor Brooking, all to lend their support to UNICEF’s work to help children throughout the world who have endured the worst forms of exploitation. UNICEF’s annual fundraising event which this year was in aid of the organisation’s three year campaign to End Child Exploitation. The vital funds raised are going to make a real difference to UNICEF’s projects to help and protect children around the world from enduring the worst forms of exploitation including child labour, child trafficking and the use of children for commercial sexual exploitation. Sir Roger was the first guest speaker on behalf of the charity and very eloquently pointed out the needs of the children and how lucky we are to live in an affluent society. At the end of this evening a Christie’s hosted auction saw two never-seen-before photographs of the legendary screen icon Audrey Hepburn go up for bid. Audrey Hepburn was responsible for introducing Sir Roger Moore to UNICEF since taking over the Goodwill Ambassador role in 1991 Sir Roger Moore has tirelessly supported UNICEF’s work across the world. The money raised for this event will support this great campaign which is running from 2003 till 2005: “I am afraid but I cannot give a first review about this campaign now, I’m involved in so many UNICEF fundraisings but what we have to do is to make sure that governments cooperate, that’s what we do” told us Sir Roger. A few days before this event, Sir Roger has launched a new action
with HSBC which is “a continuation of the Change for Good
Program that has already raised £18 million in the last 10
years for UNICEF through British Airways’ customers donating
unwanted currency on flights. So the HSBC appeal is for people who have old European currency like Deutsche Mark that cannot be changed anymore, but the government allow these old currency to be converted into euros trough HSBC. The public will simply need to go into any HSBC bank and put their money in a special Change for Good appeal envelope” said Sir Roger who was more than delighted to see the result of the latest poll on his website (see below): his UNICEF work is clearly elected by an overwhelming majority. “I’m very pleased the UNICEF work I’m doing for the last 14 years is being so recognized...” What is most impressive about Roger? His UNICEF work : (43.3%) His looks : (12.8%) His charm: (23.8%) His humour : (14.0%) His acting : (6.1%) Votes: 164 (on Nov. 1st, 2004) Useful Links
Read our previous stories of the month August - September - October - November - December 2003 January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 2004
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