The Queen knights Captain Sir Tom Moore at Windsor hours after Beatrice’s wedding
joined by family members for the personal open air investiture staged in the castle's quadrangle.
Waiting was Sir Tom and his family - daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore, son-in-law Colin Ingram, grandson Benjie and granddaughter Georgia. Buckingham Palace believes it is the first time the "unique" format of his ceremony will have taken place, amid the exceptional circumstances of the pandemic and Downing Street's announcement of Sir Tom's individual knighthood.A post on Captain Sir Tom Moore's official Twitter account this morning shared a picture of him wearing his campaign medals ahead of the ceremony.
Members of the public were urged not to attend Windsor town centre or gather in the hope of seeing any of the ceremony.
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