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Captain Tom Moore to be knighted after incredible £33m NHS heroics

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Captain Tom Moore will be knighted after his heroics raised £33million for the NHS, Downing Street has confirmed. The World War Two veteran, aged 100, raised the money by walking laps of his garden.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has fast-tracked the recommendation, and it has been approved by The Queen. Johnson said: “Colonel Tom’s fantastic fundraising broke records, inspired the whole country and provided us all with a beacon of light through the fog of coronavirus. “On behalf of everyone who has been moved by his incredible story, I want to say a huge thank you.

He’s a true national treasure.” In response Moore, who was promoted to Colonel on his 100th birthday, said: “Never for one moment could I have imagined to be awarded with such a

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