Captain Sir Tom Moore dies aged 100
Captain Sir Tom Moore has died with coronavirus.
UPDATED: Number 10 to lower flag to half mast
- Number 10 Downing Street will lower the flag to half mast in tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore, the BBC’s political correspondent Iain Watson reports
Captain Tom raised almost £33m for NHS charities, was taken to Bedford Hospital after requiring help with his breathing on Sunday.
His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore said the family had “spent hours chatting to him” after he caught pneumonia. Last week he tested positive for Covid-19.
Buckingham Palace said the Queen was sending a private message of condolence to his family.
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said:
“Her Majesty very much enjoyed meeting Capt Sir Tom and his family at Windsor last year. Her thoughts, and those of the royal family, are with them, recognising the inspiration he provided for the whole nation and others across the world.”
The Army veteran won the nation’s hearts by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday.
In a statement, Capt Sir Tom’s daughters Mrs Ingram-Moore and Lucy Teixeira said:
“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear father, Captain Sir Tom Moore.
“We are so grateful that we were with him during the last hours of his life; Hannah, Benjie and Georgia by his bedside and Lucy on FaceTime.
“We spent hours chatting to him, reminiscing about our childhood and our wonderful mother. We shared laughter and tears together.
“The last year of our father’s life was nothing short of remarkable. He was rejuvenated and experienced things he’d only ever dreamed of.
“Whilst he’d been in so many hearts for just a short time, he was an incredible father and grandfather, and he will stay alive in our hearts forever.”
Capt Sir Tom’s daughters said the care he received from the NHS was “extraordinary”.
They said staff had been “unfalteringly professional, kind and compassionate and have given us many more years with him than we ever would have imagined”.
The Army veteran, originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire, came to prominence by walking 100 laps of his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, before his 100th birthday during the first national lockdown.
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