Queen sends Colonel Tom Moore a special card to mark his 100th birthday

The national hero has received over 140,000 cards to celebrate reaching the milestone age 
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Lucy Pavia30 April 2020

Tom Moore has become a national hero, lifting spirits and raising millions for the NHS by walking laps of his garden.

Now his 100th birthday has been marked by the Queen, who sent him a special card to congratulate him on reaching the milestone age.

The military veteran, whose rank has been promoted from Captain to Colonel in honour of his charity efforts, is spending the day at home in isolation with his family in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, after raising over £30 million for the NHS.

He shared a tweet of the card from Her Majesty this morning, who was pictured on the front in a bright pink ensemble.

Tom Moore cuts his birthday cake 

"Reaching 100 is quite something. Reaching 100 with such interest in me and huge generosity from the public is very overwhelming," he said of his birthday.

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"People keep saying what I have done is remarkable, however it's actually what you have done for me which is remarkable," he added.

Queen Elizabeth II has congratulated Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds
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Tom Moore also said he was "in awe" after receiving 140,000 birthday cards from well-wishers.

His grandson, Benjie Ingram-Moore, showed the cards to his grandfather with a large picture taken of them piled up in the hall of his school.

It is traditional for the Queen to send a letter to subjects on their 100th birthday, though this has now been extended to include the age of 105.

The Royal website states, 'cards are sent to those celebrating their 100th and 105th birthday, and every year thereafter. The Queen's congratulatory messages consist of a card containing a personalised message and come in a special envelope.'

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