oldest person ever to achieve that feat. There were messages of support from celebrities, sportspeople and politicians, including the prime minister, Boris Johnson, and an honour guard by troops from the Yorkshire Regiment – successors to his former battalion.
The 100 laps were completed on 16 April, by which time the total had reached £3m, and on his birthday a fortnight later the figure totalled an astonishing £32.
8m, with a further £6m to come from Gift Aid reimbursements. There were 1. 5 million donations from 53 countries. Video: UK's record-breaking fundraiser, 'hero' Captain Tom Moore, dies aged 100 (Reuters)British PM says new variant may carry higher risk of deathA sick couple rushed to marry on UK COVID ward.
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