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The Duke

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First episode dateApril 5, 1979
Final episode dateMay 18, 1979
Number of episodes 5
Networks NBC
Number of seasons 1
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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The Duke is an American mini series that aired shown on NBC from April 5 to May 18, 1979.

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Coronavirus: Capt Tom Moore's NHS fundraiser hits £17m

Nov 13,2023 9:11 pm

A 99-year-old War Veteran has 100 rounds from his garden went, to Raise £17m and counting for the NHS. to increase

captain Tom Moore originally directed, £1,000 for NHS Charities Together through completion of the rounds of his garden before his 100th birthday.

But he smashed his opponents after nearly 800,000 people donate to his fundraising page.

As he finished The Challenge earlier, He Said : "I feel good, I hope you all feel fine. "

captain Tom, The Bbc , the total raised amount So Far , said "an absolutely fantastic sum of money".

"I never dreamed I would be on such an occasion as this," He Said at The End of his last round.

EPA" The Sun is shining on them again, and The Clouds go away" Captain Tom Moore

On Friday morning, captain Tom's JustGiving page, which crashed temporarily after The Challenge almost 24 hours earlier, showed donations of More Than £17m.

in total, are a covert donation to The Duke of Cambridge, also wrote to the second world War Veteran .

captain Tom's daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore said: "We Are absolutely shocked by what has been achieved, but We Are so happy, so humble and so proud.

"He is a beacon of hope in dark times, and I think we all need To Believe something and it is such an amazing thing. "

His granddaughter, Georgia, added that she was "very proud" of him.

captain Tom started to thank the procurement of funds, the "wonderful" NHS employees, which has helped him with treatment for cancer and a broken Hip .

Capt Tom with grandson Benji, daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and granddaughter, Georgia

With the help of a Walker, he completed the 100-lap 25-metre (82ft) - loop in his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, in the 10-round pieces before his birthday on 30 April.

tributes and messages of congratulations filled in from politicians, celebrities and NHS workers, and to get a petition for him, the knighthood was signed by More Than 300,000 people So Far .

Downing Street said the Prime Minister , Boris Johnson would "certainly be on the lookout for opportunities to" him.

"It would be wonderful, such an honor, but I don't expect something such as," Capt said Tom.

A spokesman for Mr. Johnson, said captain Tom had "conquered the hearts of The Nation with his heroic use of" and picked up an "incredible amount" of money.

German Chancellor Rishi Sunak said, what he had done was "exceptional" and "showed that The British spirit was as strong as it's ever been".

the brig Andrew Jackson , Colonel of the Yorkshire Regiment , described by captain Tom as an "absolute legend", which came from "an extraordinary generation, which is still a source of inspiration for our Yorkshire Soldiers of today".

celebrity judge Judy Sheindlin described the 99-year-old as a "remarkable," while Ex-formula 1 champion Damon Hill congratulated him on the "brilliant idea and way to pull it".

'It will be all right,'

the Nurses on ward 4, said The Royal University Hospital , said: "I Thank You so much for all of your efforts and how much money you have for the NHS. "

captain Tom also received a special message from actor and singer Michael Ball described The Challenge as "an extraordinary achievement" and sang "you'll Never Walk Alone" to him live on Bbc Breakfast .

Soldiers from the 1. Battalion Of the Yorkshire Regiment a guard of honour formed for The Final round

Shortly after he finished the fundraiser was, the retired soldier had. advice for The Nation about the management of the coronavirus lockdown

"you all have to remember that we can get through it in The End , it's all right," He Said .

"For all Those People who find it difficult at The Moment , The Sun on you Shine again and The Clouds will go away. "

More Than 700,000 people from all over The World have donated money to the fundraising page since it was Set Up last week.

captain Tom, originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire , trained as an engineer, before he gets in the army of the second World War , to captain and served in India and Myanmar, also known as Burma.

Capt Tom served in India and Burma during the second World War

The Veteran said that plans for his 100-year-old birthday in Two Weeks affected by the pandemic, but that The National outpouring of love and support for him, it was "a party enough for me."

to be started, send virtual cards to gather pace This Week and Marston Moretaine postmaster, Bill Chandi, said: "hundreds of [birthday] arrival cards".

"I think it is thousands, but I'll make room for the Capt Tom's birthday cards anyway, this should be no problem.

"He is a regular visitor and always has time and patience, he is a real Gentleman . "

Nurses in the ward 4 sent Together at The Royal Liverpool University Hospital a message of thanks to Capt Tom

NHS charities that support the health, service, charities, and benefit from the Fund, said it was inspired "really humiliated" by his efforts.

His chair, Ian Lush says about 150 charities would benefit from The Money .

"It's amazing to see that the amount of money and the outpouring of goodwill towards the NHS and all NHS charities, the take good care of The Money he raises," He Said .

JustGiving confirmed, it is the largest amount raised ever in a single campaign to your Website, and it had self-campaign and donated 100,000 pounds to captain Tom's "amazing".

"This is the largest donation JustGiving ever," a spokeswoman said.

"they[The Campaign ] is increased by the largest amount on JustGiving, the fastest-growing campaign on The Platform , and has attracted the donations and the reporting of the media from all over The World . "

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