Emotional farewell to the veteran who helped raise over $ 40million for the UK health service

The war veteran Tom moore, died in early February and considered a hero after raising millions of pounds for British health, was fired this Saturday with the Low flight of a WWII plane during his funeral in Bedford, central England.

Known as the “Captain Moore”, rose to fame last year in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown by rraise over 30 million pounds ($ 41.7 million) for the National Health Service (NHS) going around his garden a hundred times with his walker.

The funeral, attended by the closest family, was held at Bedford Crematorium, where the coffin, covered with the British flag and a small wreath of flowers, was carried by six soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment, in the north of England.

While the soldiers carried the coffin into the crematorium, a WWII C-47 Dakota plane flew low, along with other Yorkshire Regiment soldiers firing shots into the air.

Moore, who died on February 2 in 100 years, was awarded “Knight” last July by Queen Elizabeth II in the gardens of Windsor Castle, outside of London.

Despite the fact that all of the royal investitures that will be held in June and July have been postponed due to the pandemic, the monarch made an exception on July 17 to knight this endearing man who conquered the hearts of the British.

Was the The first public engagement of Elizabeth II, 94, since she isolated in March at Windsor Castle with her husband, Prince Philip, 99.

After his death, Elizabeth II sent a “private message of condolence” to the family, as reported by Buckingham Palace. “The hearts of the Queen and the Royal Family are with the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore,” they said.

Moore had targeted fundraising for health care before turning 100 -April 30-, but her challenge surpassed her initial goal of adding 1,000 pounds ($ 1,400).

During weeks Moore circled his garden in the English county of Bedfordshire. His efforts captivated the British and received a lot of media attention.

The captain died at Bedford Hospital after being admitted with breathing difficulties due to pneumonia after testing positive for coronavirus.

Moore’s death sparked a wave of tributes, including in the legendary Wembley Stadium, lit in his honor as was already the case on the occasion of his 100th birthday.

On this occasion, two Royal Air Force planes, usually deployed for WWII commemorations, flew in his honor in the skies of Bedfordshire, his hometown in north London.

“Never in my life had I expected something like this”, he had said enthusiastically.

It was given his name to a high-speed train, he named it honorary member of the English cricket team and the service of the post office stamped all his letters for a week with a special header that wishes you “happy 100th birthday”.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, described Moore as “a hero in the truest sense”.

After achieving his goal, Moore was awarded the honorary title of colonel from the Ministry of Defense and released a song with singer Michael Ball with a cover of the classic “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, which reached number one on the sales charts.

(With information from EFE)

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