The whole world had spoken of this veteran, capable of the top of his 99 years at the time of raising millions to support the caregivers engaged on the front line against the coronavirus.
The Covid-19 finally got the better of Tom Moore, nicknamed "Captain Tom", who died of the disease, his family announced on Tuesday.
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- Captain Tom Moore (@captaintommoore) February 2, 2021
His hospitalization was confirmed on Sunday by his family, who specified that his contamination with the virus had been detected last week.
Tom Moore's daughter added in his post that he was being treated for pneumonia in the past few weeks before his positive Covid test result.
"He stayed with us until today, where he needed extra help to breathe," she explained at the time, adding that her father was not taken care of in the intensive care unit. .
A national hero
During the first epidemic outbreak, this veteran of the Second World War had decided to multiply the lengths in his garden, helped by his walker, and this for three weeks, to raise funds.
Far from his initial goal of 1,000 pounds, the man had raised more than 30 million euros, setting a new record entered in the Guinness World Records, consecrating him as "the single person who raised the most money in 'a charity walk'.
He had decided to continue his generous enterprise, by a completely different route.
In April 2020, he was found singer, recording a cover of the famous "You'll Never Walk Alone", an anthem of Liverpool supporters.
Here again, a new record was reached.
In a short week, the title sold 82,000 copies and thus ranked first in the UK ranking for singles.
Captain Tom then became "the oldest performer to reach the top spot on the UK musical charts" at "99 years and 359 days".
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II last July, at the request of Boris Johnson, who called him a "national treasure".
