Captain Sir Tom Moore has told junior soldiers passing out of their basic training that the ‘world is an oyster and yours to go and open’. The 100-year-old Second World War veteran took the salute as almost 300 teenagers graduated from the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Sir Tom was made honorary colonel … Read more
Long before I saw them, I heard them — the throaty rumble of their World War II engines reverberating in my hearing aids as I sat outside on the morning of my 100th birthday. With a blanket draped over my shoulders to protect me from the April chill and my face tilted to the sky, … Read more
He found fame during lockdown as the 99-year-old who raised more than £32 million for NHS charities and was knighted by the Queen last month. Now, in the second part of our exclusive serialisation of centenarian Captain Tom Moore’s memoirs, he describes how he rose through the Army ranks with his trusty motorcycle to play … Read more
Mandy Moore is celebrating her husband, Taylor Goldsmith, on his 35th birthday. The This Is Us star, 36, shared a number of heartfelt Instagram messages on Sunday, along with a series of photos chronicling their relationship, careers and childhoods throughout the years. ‘I’m not sure what I did in a past life … Read more
The first official portrait of Burma veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore has been unveiled at the National Army Museum before the 75th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day. Saturday is VJ Day, marking 75 years since Emperor Michinomiya Hirohito announced the unconditional surrender of his Imperial forces. Ahead of the anniversary, artist Alexander Chamberlain, a former … Read more
Captain Sir Tom Moore has described being ‘absolutely thrilled’ after he was made honorary colonel of an Army training college in North Yorkshire. The 100-year-old war veteran, who became a national hero after raising almost £33 million for the NHS amid the coronavirus pandemic, shared his delight as he visited the Army Foundation College in Harrogate today. During … Read more