Captain Tom's daughter and her husband banned fron being charity trustees

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They're still claiming they were misunderstood and this is all a vendetta. But they're not going to appeal the decision for reasons blah blah blah. Because they know they wouldn't win?

Captain Tom Moore's daughter disqualified from being charity trustee (msn.com)

@KnitnNatterAuntie I never thought it was innocent. I think he was in on it, a very cold, calculating and publicity seeking man. She's a chip off the old block.

It was all very odd, a collective madness. Raising money for the NHS, what was all that about?

The singing with Michael Ball.??

I think the nation went a bit bonkers during Covid - it was totally over the top that he was knighted by the Queen when there are so many people who've had a lifetime of selfless charity work who receive one of the lower awards, or nothing.

I feel sad for my very elderly neighbour who was really invested in this. I thought he seemed like a rather unpleasant man with an unpleasant, self serving, wealthy family.

Everyone assuming captain tom was lovely - we have no idea. He was very elderly and we heard a few soundbites from him and watched him walk around a garden a few times. I think people project their version of him based on very little , because they needed a nice hero at a difficult time

Exactly. There were incredible people doing amazing things everywhere. People lost their minds over "Captain" Tom and very little of it was based on any substance.

Me too @eggplant16 , there was just something very ‘off’ about it all. And his daughter was milking it for everything she could- her behaviour at Wimbledon was simply sickening, wtf everyone was lauding her beats me.

Felt very uncomfortable about the whole thing at the time. Coincided with the days of clapping...

I think it did just happen at a time when people needed something, I do look back and think wtaf

The TV companies are partly or even mainly to blame. They kept sticking it him on the TV night after night. I’m sure we were given the impression he was walking round his nursing home not a mansion. People wanted to help the NHS and staff with the costs of the pandemic and understandably wanted to contribute but it was the BBC would promoted these characters.

I remember at the time, every time there was an interview with this lot I felt really uncomfortable and had to switch over. I don’t usually have that sort of reaction to a cute human interest story and can usually let it all wash over my head, but I really didn’t want to watch this.

It was collective insanity. We hadn't seen anybody for months and I did the first " clapping" session, I'm ashamed to say.
Do you remember when people thought they could catch covid from a gate latch? The sanitising, the charity shop goods being put in plastic buckets to decontaminate and so on?

I've personally filed Captain Tom in the same box as people who clapped for the NHS. It was all ridiculous, embarrassing bollocks and I cringed every time I saw him on TV. Bunch of poshos feeding off the fear of the masses.

Or maybe Captain Tom was the brains behind it all and his daughter/SIL are the fall guys? 😏

Absolutely not!!!! It's obvious that H I-M's appalling behaviour, since the death of her father, has shown her to be greedy and conniving . . .

The 'hot tub scenario' is just one indicator of her true character

And her husband is obviously a major part of the picture too

I believe it's quite rare for the Charities Commission to take the steps that they have just announced in relation to these two people

The thing that upset me most was them dragging him to Barbados.

Unspeakably cruel to travel that far with someone of his age.

One day someone will write an interesting book or a documentary on how we collectively lost our minds a bit at the time. I was always cynical of Captain Tom but it was a funny old time for a lot of people.

I agree. He was a rich Tory voter his whole life.

I was sceptical before anyone else ever questioned it though, it was far, far too slick a PR campaign from the very start. Far too heavily managed for it to be a random innocent viral thing.

Didn't Captain Tom write a book slagging off his first wife because she wouldnt have sex with him? What an odd think to do at 99.

He was also never on the front line, he was India tasked with setting up and running a training programme for army motorcyclists.

As soon as the war was over he became a salesman.

He was in on it too. I never understood the obsession with the curmudgeonly old sod.

www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/12530579/captain-tom-moore-sexless-first-marriage-darkest-life-wife/amp/

@HowIrresponsible

Yes I participated in the first clap - didn't know what was going on though and popped my head out the door. Neighbour ushered me to join in and I couldn't say no for some reason.
That was the only time though as it felt awkward and weird. I had to play loud music or go out for a walk on subsequent occasions.

Exactly, and it's only the ranks of major and above who keep their military titles anyway. My retired army dad never used his, because he thought it a bit dickish.

The whole thing was ridiculous, gave me the ick right from the start!

I think I thought that! But was scared to say so at the time!

There were loads of crazies on here screaming at people to stay inside and judging peoppe for not applauding the nhs and thinking Tom was a lovely hero. Old codger walked round a garden...seriously scraping the barrell didn't cover it. Who gave a shit about him.