Captain Tom’s Daughter admits keeping cash from books during Piers Morgan interview - live
The prologue of Sir Tom’s book says it is a “chance to raise even more money for the charitable foundation now established in my name”.
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Your support makes all the difference.Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has admitted keeping £800,000 from three books the late army veteran had written, despite the prologue of one of them suggesting the money would go to charity.
Hannah Ingram-Moore told Piers Morgan that her late father had wanted his family to keep the profits in Club Nook Ltd, a firm that is separate from the Captain Tom Foundation.
In a clip released ahead of the interview, which is being aired this evening, she said that her father “specifically” wanted her to keep the book profits.
She insisted there was no suggestion anyone who purchased the books thought the money was going to charity, but the prologue of Sir Tom’s book says it is a “chance to raise even more money for the charitable foundation now established in my name.”
The Independent exclusively revealed last year the foundation had paid tens of thousands of pounds to companies run by Ingram-Moore and her husband.
She will also address her “regret” over building a spa and pool complex at their Grade II listed home in Bedfordshire, despite planning applications being submitted in the foundation’s name.
Hannah Ingram Moore appears on Piers Morgan show after Captain Tom donation scandal
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter will appear on the Piers Morgan Uncensored tonight after admitting to keeping £800,000 from three books the late army veteran had written, despite the prologue of one of them suggesting the money would go to charity.
Hannah Ingram-Moore told Piers Morgan in a preview clip that her late father had wanted his family to keep the profits in Club Nook Ltd, a firm that is separate from the Captain Tom Foundation.
In a clip released ahead of the interview, which will be aired on Thursday evening, she said that her father “specifically” wanted her to keep the money in Club Nook Ltd.
She insisted there was no suggestion anyone who purchased the books thought the money was going to charity, but the prologue of Sir Tom’s book says it is a “chance to raise even more money for the charitable foundation now established in my name.”
She will also discuss her “regret” over building a spa and pool complex at their Grade II listed home in Bedfordshire, despite planning applications being submitted in the foundation’s name.
The full interview will air on Talk TV where Ms Ingram-Moore will be joined by her husband and two teenage children.
Who was Captain Tom?
Captain Sir Tom Moore served in the Second World War and became a nationally celebrated figure during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
He served in India and the Burma campaign during the Second World War, and later became an instructor in armoured warfare. After the war, he worked as managing director of a concrete company and was an avid motorcycle racer.
He raised £38.9m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday during the height of the Covid-19 national lockdown.
He died in 2021, while thousands of buyers of his books, including his autobiography Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day, were unaware the profits were going to his family.
Upset Lorraine Kelly ‘let down’ by Captain Tom’s family after they admit pocketing book funds
Lorraine Kelly admitted she “felt let down” on Captain Tom’s behalf, after it was revealed his family pocketed a reported £800,000 from the sale of his books.
Lorraine said: “She (his daughter) talks about some of the controversies that have surrounded the money raised in his name, including how the family kepr £800,000 from the books Captain Tom wrote before he died.
“They say he wanted the family to keep the profits, it will be interesting to tune into that. I am sure I am not the only one that just feels a bit let down on his behalf. Do you know what I mean?”
Watch below:
Recap: Captain Tom charity paid thousands to daughter’s firm
The Independent exclusively revealed last year the foundation had paid tens of thousands of pounds to companies run by Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband.
Accounts for the charity published in February 2022 revealed that £54,039 has been paid to two companies run by Captain Tom’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, and her husband, Colin.
They also show that more money was spent on management costs than was given to charities.
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Does the book suggest profits are going to charity?
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has insisted there was no suggestion anyone who purchased the books thought the money was going to charity.
However, the prologue of his autobiography Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day suggests sales of the book will raise “even more money” for charity.
The prologue of his book reads: “Astonishingly at my age, with the offer to write this memoir I have also been given the chance to raise even more money for the charitable foundation now established in my name.”
Ingram-Moore ‘regrets’ building spa and pool complex submitted in foundation’s name
In a preview clip of her interview with Piers Morgan, Hannah Ingram-Moore spoke of her “regret” over building a spa and pool complex at their Grade II listed home in Bedfordshire, despite planning applications being submitted in the foundation’s name.
The application was completed using the couple’s names, but allegedly namechecked the foundation as part of the design and access and heritage statement.
“At no time were The Captain Tom Foundation’s independent trustees aware of planning permissions made by Mr and Mrs Ingram-Moore purporting to be in the foundation’s name”, the charity’s trustees told The Sun.
Captain Tom’s daughter says family have received death threats
Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Talk TV, Hannah Ingram-Moore said the family had even received death threats.
She said: “There is a forum… they were all discussing how they were going to come and kill us all.”
The alleged threats come following revelations about her role as CEO of her late father’s charity foundation which saw her use the name for planning permission and keep £800,000 of book profits.
Watch: Hannah Ingram-Moore interview
In a clip released ahead of her interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, which will be aired on Thursday evening, Hannah Ingram-Moore admits to keeping £800,000 made from her late father’s book sales.
Watch here:
Captain Tom’s daughter was paid £70,000 as donations fell
A watchdog’s intervention into the Captain Tom Foundation had a “massive adverse impact” on fundraising, the charity’s latest accounts state, while also showing the late veteran’s daughter received more than £70,000 in salary and expenses payments.
The Charity Commission launched an inquiry into the foundation in June last year, after identifying concerns about the charity’s management and independence from Sir Tom’s family.
The foundation’s latest accounts, which were published in early September, show that for the nine months from August 2021 to April 2022, Sir Tom’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, received a gross salary of £63,750 in her role as interim chief executive officer (CEO).
The Charity Commission had consented to an annual salary of £85,000.
She also received £7,602 in expense payments for travel and administration between June 2021 and November 2022.
How Captain Tom Moore’s legacy became mired in controversy
When Captain Sir Tom Moore began his mission to walk 100 lengths of his Bedfordshire garden in 2020, few could have imagined the intense interest that swept the country.
“Tom’s 100th Birthday Walk for the NHS” initially hoped to raise £1,000 in donations for NHS Charities Together but quickly became a sensation, its first target met in just four days before it eventually reached £32.8m.
An icon of British public-spiritedness in the face of adversity, celebrated across the land with everything from buses and trains to police dogs named in his honour, Captain Tom Moore died on 2 February 2021 shortly after having been hospitalised with pneumonia and, inevitably, Covid-19.
The first suggestion that the legacy of his fundraising exploits might be rather more complicated emerged a year later when it was reported on 8 February 2022 that The Captain Tom Foundation, incorporated on 5 May 2020 to administer the donations collected from his inspirational walks, had spent more on management fees than it had released in grants.
Joe Sommerlad reports:
How NHS hero Captain Tom Moore’s triumphant legacy became mired in family controversy
Decorated Second World War veteran turned pandemic hero raised £33m for NHS before passing away in 2021 but the foundation set up in his name is facing awkward questions, Joe Sommerlad reports
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