Britain holds a "grand" funeral for fundraising anti-epidemic centenarian

　　The funeral of British "fundraising hero" Tom Moore was held on February 27.

The British paid tribute to the centenarian in many ways.

　　Moore is a veteran of World War II, living in Bedfordshire in central England in his later years.

In April last year, the 99-year-old decided to walk around his yard with a walker, striving to complete 100 laps before his 100th birthday on April 30, so as to donate 1,000 pounds for frontline medical staff in the UK to fight the epidemic.

Data map: On July 17, 2020, Queen Elizabeth II of England made a public appearance and canonized the 100-year-old World War II veteran Moore as a "knight".

　　This move unexpectedly attracted global attention and eventually raised 38.9 million pounds.

After that, Moore’s wonderful life continued: he received 140,000 greeting cards on his 100th birthday and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in July last year... He tested positive for the new crown virus on January 22 this year, January 31 He was admitted to the hospital for treatment on January 1, and died two days later.

　　Due to the need for epidemic prevention and control, the funeral in Bedfordshire on February 27th was attended by only 8 of Moore’s immediate family members, which was broadcast live on TV.

Six British soldiers from the Yorkshire Regiment carried Moore's coffin, a guard of honor composed of 14 soldiers fired three shots into the air, and a C-47 Dakota transport plane used by the British during World War II flew through the air.

Moore served in the predecessor of the Yorkshire Regiment during World War II.

　　Moore's daughter Hannah Ingram said at the funeral that the world was "fascinated" by his father's "optimistic, positive, and resilient spirit."

Another daughter, Lucy Teixeira, said: "I know you (Moore) will look at us, secretly laugh, and say,'Don't be too sad, there will always be things that make you sad'."

　　The funeral played the song "You Never Walk Alone" that Moore sang last year.

The song rose to the top of the UK singles chart in April last year, and Moore became the oldest "singer" to reach the top of this list.

　　A church in Bedfordshire tolled 100 bells on the 27th to commemorate Moore.

The Twitter account opened in the name of Moore posted on the same day, calling on people to commemorate Moore with a piece of cake and a cup of tea that day.

(Bao Xuelin) [Xinhua News Agency Wei Feature]