London, July 18: Captain Sir Tom Moore was knighted in the Queen’s first official engagement in person since lockdown on Saturday.
The investiture to honour the 100-year-old, who raised more than ?32m for NHS charities, was staged in a “unique ceremony” at Windsor Castle.
He has been recognised for walking more than 100 laps of his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire.
Capt Sir Tom, originally from Keighley, West Yorkshire, said it was “an absolutely outstanding day”.
“I am absolutely overawed,” he said,
In May, Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a special nomination for the war veteran to be knighted, the BBC reported.
Buckingham Palace said it was the first time the ceremony had been held in the strictly socially-distanced format.
“This is such a high award and to get it from Her Majesty as well – what more can anyone wish for? This has been an absolutely magnificent day for me.”
The Queen used the sword that belonged to her father, George VI, to bestow the insignia of Knight Bachelor upon Capt Sir Tom. (UNI)
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