Audit shows the charity set up in the name of Captain Tom paid more than £53,000 into private companies owned by the late centenarian’s daughter and her husband.
In the end,Sir Tom didn't need to rise. Instead,he steadied himself against his now-famous walker as the Queen made him a knight of the realm.
First he became a national hero for his fundraising efforts. Then he became an honorary colonel. Now 100-year-old WWII veteran Tom Moore is to become a knight.
British World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore,the national hero who raising almost £30 million ($55 million) for the health service,celebrates his 100th birthday on Thursday with an honorary promotion and two military fly-pasts.