03 February 2021

Picture special: how the country came together to clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore

03 February 2021

The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore joined the country in paying an emotional tribute to the fundraising veteran with a nationwide clap.

Sir Tom, who raised more than £32 million for the NHS during the first coronavirus lockdown by walking laps of his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, died aged 100 on Tuesday.

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore, grandson Benji, granddaughter Georgia and son-in-law Colin Ingram outside his home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, joining in with a nationwide clap in honour of the 100-year-old charity fundraiser who died on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19 (PA Wire)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds stand outside 10 Downing Street, London, to join in with a nationwide clap in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old charity fundraiser who died on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19 (PA Wire)
Staff at Bedford Hospital were out in force for the nationwide clap (PA Wire)
Residents from the village of Marston Moretaine join in with a nationwide clap in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old charity fundraiser who died on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19 (PA Wire)
Junior soldiers at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, joining in with a nationwide clap in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old charity fundraiser who died on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19 (PA Wire)
Police officers outside the Bridewell police station in Bristol city centre joining in with a nationwide clap in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old charity fundraiser who died on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19 (PA Wire)
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon takes part in a doorstep clap in memory of Captain Sir Tom Moore at St Andrew's House, Edinburgh (PA Wire)
Members of the public stand in front of a tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore at the Piccadilly Circus lights, central London, as they join in with a nationwide clap in honour of the 100-year-old charity fundraiser who died on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19 (PA Wire)
The London Eye and buildings along the South Bank were lit up with the colours of the Union flag during a nationwide clap in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore (PA Wire)

Earlier in the day, there was an outpouring of affection for Sir Tom, with floral tributes laid across the country.

Noelle Simmons, four, leaves a floral tribute outside the home of Captain Sir Tom Moore in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire (PA Wire)
Tributes at the plaque in Town Hall Square, Keighley in tribute to 100-year-old charity fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore who died on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19 (PA Wire)
Floral tributes outside the home of Captain Sir Tom Moore in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire. The 100-year-old charity fundraiser died on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19 (PA Wire)

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