100-year-old British veteran Tom Moore awarded a knighthood
The World War Two veteran raised the record sum by painstakingly completing 100 laps of his garden with the aid of a walking frame, becoming a symbol of British endurance in the face of the adversity of the coronavirus crisis.
“I hope she’s not very heavy handed with the sword,” Moore said. “By then I might be rather a poor old weak soul.”Asked what he will tell the queen, Moore said: “Any discussion between me and the queen will have to be kept secret.” Last month he quipped that he would find it funny to be known as “Sir Thomas Moore” - a reference to the Tudor statesman Sir Thomas More.
“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,” Johnson said.
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