The NHS has led the way in tweeting a heartfelt thank you to Captain Tom Moore for all his fundraising work.

It comes as it was announced today the much-loved veteran has died from coronavirus.

‘Thanks for everything Sir Tom,’ the NHS UK Twitter account wrote, simply accompanied by a blue heart.

Buckingham Palace has also said the Queen is sending a ‘private message of condolence’ to his family.

‘Her Majesty very much enjoyed meeting Captain Sir Tom and his family at Windsor last year,’ the Royal Family wrote on social media.

‘Her thoughts and those of the Royal Family are with them.’

The army veteran had been suffering from pneumonia and Covid-19 and was admitted to Bedford Hospital on January 31.

In a statement, Sir Tom’s daughters Hannah Ingram-Moore and Lucy Teixeira said: ‘It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear father, Captain Sir Tom Moore.

‘We are so grateful that we were with him during the last hours of his life; Hannah, Benjie and Georgia by his bedside and Lucy on FaceTime.

‘We spent hours chatting to him, reminiscing about our childhood and our wonderful mother. We shared laughter and tears together.

‘The last year of our father’s life was nothing short of remarkable. He was rejuvenated and experienced things he’d only ever dreamed of.

‘Whilst he’d been in so many hearts for just a short time, he was an incredible father and grandfather, and he will stay alive in our hearts forever.’

His daughters also paid a heartfelt thank you to the NHS for everything they did for him in the final days of his life.

They added: ‘The care our father received from the NHS and carers over the last few weeks and years of his life has been extraordinary. They have been unfalteringly professional, kind and compassionate and have given us many more years with him than we ever would have imagined.’

They have been asked to be left alone so they can privately grieve.

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