Captain Tom Moore has described the response to his coronavirus fundraiser as "rather like being in fairyland" as he is on course for the number one spot in the UK charts.
The 99-year-old war veteran has already raised more than £26.5m (€30.3m) for the UK's National Health Service Charities Together and his recording of You'll Never Walk Alone with West End star Michael Ball is on track to beat Vera Lynn to the top single spot.
However, Captain Tom told Good Morning Britain he was "rather sorry because she's such a superstar and has been on the top for so long".
He told the ITV programme he saw Vera Lynn sing while he was serving, adding: "When I was in Burma, she came down to Burma and I saw her whilst we were out there." The veteran said