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Captain Sir Tom Moore funeral: Wreath from Queen laid in his hometown of Keighley A wreath remembering Captain Sir Tom Moore has been laid on behalf of the Queen in his home town in Yorkshire. The deputy Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, David Pearson, laid the wreath, which featured 200 white roses around a picture of the late record-breaking fundraiser, at the plaque dedicated to him in the centre of Keighley. The memorial, which was unveiled with Sir Tom present in July last year, is...

THE funeral service for Captain Sir Tom Moore is taking place in Bedford this afternoon.

THE funeral service for Captain Sir Tom Moore is taking place in Bedford this afternoon.

Wreaths were laid at the plaque dedicated to him in the centre of Keighley.

THE funeral service for Captain Sir Tom Moore is taking place in Bedford this afternoon.

THE funeral service for Captain Sir Tom Moore is taking place in Bedford this afternoon.

THE funeral service for Captain Sir Tom Moore is taking place in Bedford this afternoon.

THE funeral service for Captain Sir Tom Moore is taking place in Bedford this afternoon.

THE funeral service for Captain Sir Tom Moore is taking place in Bedford this afternoon.

CAPTAIN Sir Tom Moore’s family told his funeral service today that he may be gone, but his, “spirit lives on.” The family service for the Yorkshire-born Second World War Army veteran and Covid-crisis charity champion, took place at Bedfordshire Crematorium, not far from the family home in Marston Moretaine. In keeping with the family’s wishes, due to restrictions amid the pandemic, the midday service was a private event. It follows the death of the centenarian from pneumonia and...