Captain Tom's daughter posts heartfelt tribute to "amazing" father

Captain Sir Tom Moore's daughter Hannah has posted a heartfelt tribute to her father on social media following his death last week.

Describing her father as "our world", she thanked well wishers for their kindness in the days following his death.

Read the tribute here:

Posting on her father's official Twitter page, Hannah said: “On behalf of my family, I would like to say an immense and heartfelt thank you to everyone for their incredible support during our time of sadness at the loss of my father.

“Captain Sir Tom was simply father, Tom and grandad to us. He was our world. We lived at home as an inter-generational family for over 13 years and although, like many, we weren’t perfect we were perfectly happy.

“He was strong, kind, and full of humour and was the best mentor and confidante you could ever wish for. He was a vibrant, caring and modest person who loved nothing more than to cook, mow the lawn, mend things and give sound advice.

“There is little pain that compares to losing someone you love and each one of us is feeling my father’s absence. Nothing can prepare you for that sudden wrench when their time comes to leave.

“Not hearing his chuckle in the house, catching the mischievous twinkle in his eye, hearing the shuffle in the corridor of his now famous walking frame. We are already missing his routines, like surreptitiously feeding the dogs porridge out of his bowl or sitting in the kitchen every day to have lunch and asking us how our day is going. It’s the little noises and habits of people close to you that suddenly become deafening in their absence.

“We would like to thank everyone who has shown such love, affection and respect for my father. It’s been overwhelming and has assured us that his message of hope will live on.

“My father started his journey of 100 laps out of pure determination to improve his health and raise money for the amazing NHS carers who had helped him during his time of need, but it became so much more than that.

“He inspired hope in so many and captured the heart of the nation, and the world, during its time of need. He held a place in so many people’s hearts and because of that we understand that we aren’t grieving alone. We want you to know we are with you.

“He was an amazing man with the biggest heart. We hope that the world will continue to spread the hope, joy and love that my father felt and that we can make tomorrow a good day for each other.”

The 100-year-old veteran captured the hearts of the public last year when he walked 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS.

Tributes from around the world poured in when the sad news was announced.

Here are some of the highlights from Captain Tom's incredible final year:

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