The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised millions for the National Health Service (NHS) during the Covid-19 pandemic, have said that they kept the £800,000 profits from his book sales. The statement was made by Captain Tom’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, and her family on Piers Morgan’s talk show Piers Morgan Uncensored. The family explained that Captain Tom had requested the profits be kept separate from the Captain Tom Foundation, a charity set up in his honor. There is no indication of any wrongdoing on the part of the family in keeping the money from book sales.
Colin Ingram-Moore, Hannah’s husband, told Morgan that the “vast majority” of the profits, reportedly £809,000, came from the three books his father-in-law wrote with Penguin Random House. Approximately 95% of the money held by the family’s company Club Nook Ltd came from the books. Hannah explained that her father had an agent who worked on the deal and that it was Captain Tom’s wish for his family to keep the profits.
The family has faced scrutiny over its handling of the money raised through the Captain Tom Foundation after being subject to a statutory inquiry by the Charity Commission. It also emerged earlier this year that Hannah had been paid thousands of pounds by her family company for appearances in connection with the Foundation. The Foundation, originally approved for use by the family and the charity, stopped accepting donations after the building was issued with an order to be demolished.
Captain Tom’s fundraising efforts are now part of pandemic history, having raised £38m for NHS Charities Together by walking laps around his Bedfordshire garden. While the family has faced criticism for its handling of the Foundation’s donations, there is no suggestion of any criminal wrongdoing. A hearing regarding the demolition order is due later this month.
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