Hero NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore, the 99-year-old WWII veteran, has broken two Guinness World Records.
The £27,699,581 he raised as of 21 April – the total is now over £28 million – is the most money raised by an individual charity walk ever.
After teaming up with Michael Ball to release a cover of ‘You’ll never walk alone’, Tom is also now the oldest person to reach number one in the UK charts.
He had originally aimed to raise just £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing 100 laps of his garden just before his 100th birthday.
On learning of his new record title, Captain Tom Moore said: “I am so thankful to those who have donated money and bought the single so we could achieve these records together and raise money for our incredible NHS during these difficult times.”
The previous record for the most money raised by a charity walk had stood for 40 years.
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