Sir Roger Moore steps in and rescues the Queen at Heathrow Airport

A gallant James Bond stepped in to help his leading lady this month when he found the Queen in need of secret agent action, reports UTV.

Sir Roger Moore, famous for formerly playing smooth-talking spy 007, was the perfect gentleman when the monarch had trouble unveiling a plaque at Heathrow Airport.

The Queen pressed a button, but the red curtains in front of the brass plate refused to budge, causing her to peer round the front of the podium to see what was happening.

Sir Roger, seated nearby, realised her dilemma and moved forward, then crouched down to tug at the material.

Eventually the curtains were opened when the button was pressed again.

Sir Roger said afterwards: "I wasn`t meant to be up there but James Bond has got to do something."

The Queen and the star were at Heathrow`s Royal Suite to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Unicef and British Airways` Change for Good programme.

Unicef ambassador Sir Roger, who was knighted by the Queen last year, said he was delighted to meet her once again.

"I`m a royalist so I`m always thrilled," he said.

Under the Change for Good scheme, air passengers can donate unwanted foreign coins and notes during flights using envelopes found at their seats.

Unicef collects the money to help children across the world and has raised more than £17 million.

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