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| Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore passes £21m in NHS fundraising | |
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| A 99-year-old war veteran has been left "speechless" after raising more than £21m for the NHS. | |
| Capt Tom Moore originally aimed to raise just £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. | Capt Tom Moore originally aimed to raise just £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. |
| The Duke of Cambridge hailed him as a "one-man fundraising machine". | The Duke of Cambridge hailed him as a "one-man fundraising machine". |
| His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore said: "There are no words left to say. We cannot believe people's generosity and he's just floored by it." | His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore said: "There are no words left to say. We cannot believe people's generosity and he's just floored by it." |
| 'A-list celebrity' | 'A-list celebrity' |
| Ms Ingram-Moore continued: "We're all speechless. It's not even two weeks since this started. We're just working our socks off supporting him and this phenomenon. | Ms Ingram-Moore continued: "We're all speechless. It's not even two weeks since this started. We're just working our socks off supporting him and this phenomenon. |
| "Yesterday we did 35 interviews and another 17 today but the Yorkshireman takes it all in his stride. | "Yesterday we did 35 interviews and another 17 today but the Yorkshireman takes it all in his stride. |
| "He's become an A-list celebrity. I'm just the sidekick." | "He's become an A-list celebrity. I'm just the sidekick." |
| More than a million people have now made donations to his JustGiving page. | |
| And more than half a million people have called for Capt Tom to be knighted in a petition to the Honours Committee. | And more than half a million people have called for Capt Tom to be knighted in a petition to the Honours Committee. |
| The petition, which was set up earlier this week, has received more than 580,000 signatures after his efforts grabbed the nation's attention. | |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is looking at ways to recognise his "heroic efforts". | Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is looking at ways to recognise his "heroic efforts". |
| As he finished the challenge on Thursday, having raised about £14m, Capt Tom said it was "an absolutely fantastic sum of money". | As he finished the challenge on Thursday, having raised about £14m, Capt Tom said it was "an absolutely fantastic sum of money". |
| In a tweet, he said he would be doing "less walking" on Friday but would be talking to TV channels in the United States, Argentina, Europe and the Middle East. | In a tweet, he said he would be doing "less walking" on Friday but would be talking to TV channels in the United States, Argentina, Europe and the Middle East. |
| Speaking to BBC Radio 2 he said the sum of money was "absolutely enormous" and "very difficult to imagine". He also thanked everyone who had donated for their support. | Speaking to BBC Radio 2 he said the sum of money was "absolutely enormous" and "very difficult to imagine". He also thanked everyone who had donated for their support. |
| "I say thank you very much indeed. I appreciate it because the object for which we're donating is so important and so necessary... I think you're all so kind and thoughtful contributing to this cause," he said. | "I say thank you very much indeed. I appreciate it because the object for which we're donating is so important and so necessary... I think you're all so kind and thoughtful contributing to this cause," he said. |
| The total includes an undisclosed donation from the Duke of Cambridge, who, with the Duchess of Cambridge, recorded a special video message for the veteran. | The total includes an undisclosed donation from the Duke of Cambridge, who, with the Duchess of Cambridge, recorded a special video message for the veteran. |
| Prince William said: "It's amazing and what I love also is that he's a 99-year-old war vet. | Prince William said: "It's amazing and what I love also is that he's a 99-year-old war vet. |
| "He's been around a long time, he knows everything and it's wonderful that everyone has been inspired by his story and his determination. | "He's been around a long time, he knows everything and it's wonderful that everyone has been inspired by his story and his determination. |
| "He's a one-man fundraising machine and God knows what the final total will be. But good on him, and I hope it keeps going." | "He's a one-man fundraising machine and God knows what the final total will be. But good on him, and I hope it keeps going." |
| In response, Capt Tom said: "It's absolutely amazing that my super prince can say something like that." | In response, Capt Tom said: "It's absolutely amazing that my super prince can say something like that." |
| He also said it was "a moment we will never forget". | He also said it was "a moment we will never forget". |
| Capt Tom, who is originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire, has seemingly risen from nowhere to the status of near national treasure. | Capt Tom, who is originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire, has seemingly risen from nowhere to the status of near national treasure. |
| Keighley Town Council has tweeted that it will "honour the fundraising hero" with the freedom of the town. | Keighley Town Council has tweeted that it will "honour the fundraising hero" with the freedom of the town. |
| Capt Tom began raising funds to thank NHS staff who helped him with treatment for cancer and a broken hip. | Capt Tom began raising funds to thank NHS staff who helped him with treatment for cancer and a broken hip. |
| With the aid of a walking frame, he completed 100 laps of the 25-metre (82ft) loop in his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, in 10-lap chunks well before his birthday on 30 April. | With the aid of a walking frame, he completed 100 laps of the 25-metre (82ft) loop in his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, in 10-lap chunks well before his birthday on 30 April. |
| NHS Charities Together said it was "truly inspired and humbled" by his efforts. | NHS Charities Together said it was "truly inspired and humbled" by his efforts. |
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