Captain Sir Tom Moore in hospital with coronavirus

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Covid: Captain Tom Moore in hospital with coronavirus​

ITV News
31 January 2021



Captain Tom Moore is in hospital with coronavirus, his daughter has said.

A statement on Twitter said that the 100-year-old was hospitalised on Sunday after requiring "help with his breathing" and that he is not in intensive care.

Hannah Ingram-Moore wrote that her father had had pneumonia for the last few weeks "and last week tested positive for Covid-19.

"He was at home with us until today when he needed additional help with his breathing.

"He is being treated in a ward, although he is not in ICU.

"The medical care he has received in the last few weeks has been remarkable and we know that the wonderful staff at Bedford Hospital will do all the can to make him comfortable and hopefully return home as soon as possible.

"We understand that everyone will be wishing him well.

"We are of course focusing on my father and will update you when we are able to."

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Captain Tom became a national hero and raised over £30 million for NHS charities during the height of the first coronavirus wave in the spring when he set himself a walking challenge.

He had originally set out to raise £1,000 by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday on April 30.

But his sterling efforts inspired a lock-downed nation looking for good news among the increasingly bleak headlines, and donations and well-wishes soon flooded in.

His efforts saw him knighted by the Queen in July and he was singled out for praise by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who said the centenarian had “provided us all with a beacon of light through the fog of coronavirus”.

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Veteran: Captain Sir Tom Moore as a second lieutenant in 1941

Captain Tom was made a Knight by the Queen in the sun-soaked gardens of Windsor Castle in July. “I remember saying, ‘I hope the Queen is gentle with this sword!’” he tells GQ in the accompanying article where Captain Tom is seeing modelling a swanky designer suit - an experience he relished.

“(I) enjoyed watching all the people whose job it was to get me just right, doing a little bit here and a little bit there, fiddling with my collar,” he said.

Captain Tom capped off a whirlwind year by becoming GQ's oldest cover star as the magazine awarded him its 'Inspiration' award as part of its Men Of The Year issue.



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Captain Sir Thomas Moore, known as 'Captain Tom', was a former British Army officer and centenarian, who rose to fame during the Covid-19 pandemic by raising £39m for the British National Health Service in the run-up to his 100th birthday.

Here Captain Tom reads from his new children's book (Puffin) called 'One Hundred Steps', a story about adventure, about family (and dogs!), about never giving up, and about what we can achieve when we work together.

Read The World is a joint initiative by the International Publishers Association (IPA), the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF to bring inspiration, entertainment and information to children and their families during the coronavirus pandemic.

 
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Communist Ash Sarkar insults Sir Tom.

A leaked video shows Labour leader Keir Starmer's anti-British views.

 
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A black London vicar has claimed the national clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore was a display of ‘white nationalism’ and anyone calling him out for it are all ....... RACISTS. Go figure.

 
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Piers Morgan Ends Career Of Woman Who Didn't Clap For Captain Tom​

 
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Tributes paid by Captain Sir Tom's family at funeral​

BBC News
Thursday 27th February 2021

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Members of the Yorkshire Regiment acted as pallbearers

Tributes have been paid to Captain Sir Tom Moore by his family at his funeral.

Hannah Ingram-Moore described her father as "a beacon of light and hope to the world".

His other daughter Lucy Teixeira said: "Daddy, I am so proud of you. You may be gone but your message and your spirit lives on."

The service for the 100-year-old, who raised almost £33m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden, began with him being honoured by the military.

Six Yorkshire Regiment members carried the Army veteran's coffin, draped in the union jack, and an honour guard fired three volleys.

Captain Sir Tom Moore's funeral was driven through the village of Marston Moretaine.

Captain Sir Tom Moore's funeral cortege was driven through the Bedfordshire village of Marston Moretaine.

Captain Sir Tom Moore.


After the military honours, which included a flypast from a World War Two-era plane, his family followed the coffin into the crematorium for the private service.

Ms Teixeira and Ms Ingram-Moore were joined by Capt Sir Tom's four grandchildren and his sons-in-law.

The service opened with a rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone, which Capt Sir Tom recorded with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Care Choir.

The celebrant conducting the funeral described him as "a proud British veteran and a gentleman".

Following the White Cliffs Of Dover by Dame Vera Lynn, his daughter Lucy Teixeira told the service she was "proud" of her father.

"You always told us to put your best foot forward and that's what you did last year," she said.

A version of the song Smile, recorded especially for the funeral by singer Michael Buble, was also played.

The service was brought to a close by a bugler sounding The Last Post.

Order of service for Captain Sir Tom Moore's funeral.

The Army veteran's funeral was attended by just eight members of his immediate family, in line with Covid-19 restrictions

My Way by Frank Sinatra was heard at the end, as requested by Capt Sir Tom, who said he liked the line about "having too few regrets to mention".

As his coffin was carried by the Yorkshire Regiment solders, a C-47 Dakota, part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, soared past in tribute to the man whose charity efforts inspired people across the UK.

A memorial plaque in Keighley, West Yorkshire, on the day of Captain Sir Tom Moores funeral.

A memorial plaque in Keighley, West Yorkshire, on the day of Captain Sir Tom Moore"s funeral

A bugler sounded The Last Post when the service concluded, and St Mary's Church in Marston Moretaine, Captain Sir Tom's home village, led others across the country in ringing their bells 100 times.

A post on his Twitter page read: "So even if tomorrow is my last day, if all those I loved are waiting for me then that tomorrow will be a good day too" while the Yorkshire Regiment posted it was "proud" to be representing the British Army at the funeral.

They said it was a "solemn, dignified and fitting tribute to a man who inspired millions".

Lucy Teixeira, Capt Sir Tom Moore and Hannah Ingram-Moore
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Capt Sir Tom with daughters Lucy Teixeira (left) and Hannah Ingram-Moore (right)

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