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The veteran has raised over £29 million for NHS Charities Together by walking laps of his garden.
NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore receives over 125,000 cards ahead of his 100th birthday. Moore initially set out to raise just £1,000 for Britain's National Health Service (NHS) by walking 100 laps of his 25-metre (82-foot) garden, with the help of his walking frame. But his journey resonated with a public inundated with grim pandemic coverage and he became a global phenomenon praised by British Olympic great Mo Farrah and Prince William. Guinness World Records announced Moore had broken the record for raising the most money in an individual charity walk -- more than £27 million ($33 million, 31 million euros). IMAGES
British Prime minister Boris Johnson gives Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old British war veteran who became a national hero for his extraordinary fundraising efforts during the pandemic, a round of applause in recognition of his record-breaking achievements. Moore raised nearly £33 million ($45 million, 37 million euros) for UK health service charities by completing 100 lengths of his garden before his 100th birthday last April. Moore died in hospital in Bedford, southern England, after receiving treatment for pneumonia and testing positive for coronavirus. IMAGES
Paris (France), Oct 12 (EFE) .- (Camera: Marta Garde) His name was Ivo Livi, but he made a career as Yves Montand. Born on October 13, 1921, a century ago, the actor and singer was the best example of a self-made artist, who emerged from a working-class family and triumphed, from France to Hollywood and Broadway.FOOTAGE FROM YVES MONTAND'S TOMB, FROM HIS LAST HOUSE IN PARIS AND FROM THE OLYMPIA ROOM.
Prince William and Duchess Catherine have led the birthday tributes to Britain's Queen Elizabeth, with Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla also sharing a sweet message.
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