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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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.
What else will be addressed in the interview?
In addition to questions about her keeping book profits, Hannah Ingram-Moore will also be questioned about her decision to accept a payment of £18,000 for attending the Virgin Media 02 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Awards in 2021, despite already being paid as the charity’s chief executive.
Of the money paid to the family’s company the Maytrix Group, only £2,000 went to charity while Ms Ingram-Moore kept £16,000.
Becoming tearful, she said: “I think it’s all very easy to look back and think I should have made different decisions, but I hadn’t planned on being the CEO.”
What books has Captain Tom written?
Captain Sir Tom Moore wrote three books before he died in 2021.
His first book, an autobiography titled Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day, was published in September 2021 - mere months after he completed his back-garden challenge.
Just one month later, he published One Hundred Steps: The Story of Captain Sir Tom Moore Captain Tom Moore, an illustrated children’s book about his life story. It was described as “the book of hope for Christmas”.
The final book he wrote was published one month after his death in April 2021. Titled Captain Tom’s Life Lessons, the short book is currently on sale on Amazon for £10.33.
His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore has admitted to keeping £800,000 of profits from the three books - despite the prologue of his autobiography suggesting the book would raise money for his charity.
Pictures: Captain Tom’s legacy
Why did Captain Tom’s daughter keep book profits?
When admitting to keeping £800,000 of her late father’s book profits, Captain Tom’s daughter, insisted it was his wish.
Hannah Ingram-Moore said 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.
His daughter said during an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV: “These were my father’s books, and it was honestly such a joy for him to write them, but they were his books.
“He had an agent and they worked on that deal, and his wishes were that that money would sit in Club Nook, and in the end… ”
Morgan asked: “For you to keep?”, and she replied “Yes. Specifically.”
However, a prologue in Captain Tom’s autobiography 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.”
Her full interview with Piers Morgan will air tonight at 8pm.
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.
Captain Tom’s daughter full interview to air at 8pm
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter’s full interview with Piers Morgan will be aired at 8pm tonight.
In the interview on Talk TV, Hannah Ingram-Moore is joined by her husband and two teenage children to explain controversies surrounding her late father’s book profits.
In a previewed clip of the programme, Mrs Ingram-Moore admits to keeping £800,000 of profits from Captain Tom’s three published books.
She insists it was his wish for his family to keep the profits Club Nook Ltd, a firm that is separate from the Captain Tom Foundation.
She is also set to address her controversial spa and pool complex she built at her Bedfordshire home, in which she submitted planning applications in the foundation’s name.
Piers Morgan’s interview with Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter is due to start imminently.
Stay tuned while we keep you updated.
‘There was an underbelly of hate'
Hannah Ingram-Moore said she agreed to do the interview said “there was an underbelly of hate” towards her father, Sir Tom.
She said people barraged her with with a “campaign of hate” on Twitter, accusing her of manipulating her father.
Hate mail sent to Sir Tom’s teenage granddaughter
Hate mail was sent to Captain Sir Tom Moore’s teenage granddaughter, the family told Piers Morgan.
The letter that was sent was disguised in a child-like envelope, decorated with butterflies.
Captain Tom’s family ‘all received death threats'
Captain Tom’s daughter, husband and two grandchildren have all received death threats, the family told Piers in the TalkTV interview.
“There’s a forum,” Hannah Ingram-Moore said, though admitted she has not looked at it, otherwise she would “not be able to cope”.
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