Another scandal has surrounded the family of Captain Tom. His legacy seems to be further diminished by this new story.
Yesterday, his daughter Hannah confessed to taking money from the sale of her father’s books.
She said they kept £800,000 from three books he had written.
There were already questions abut the charity set up in his name; last June the Charity Commission launched an inquiry.
Captain Tom family
Ingram-Moore told Piers Morgan 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.”
Reactions
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‘One day they’ll include Hannah Ingram-Moore in the pantheon of the great villains. Manipulating national unease while invoking the state’s twin religions of the Second World War and the NHS to make serious coin. It’s Emperor Palpatine-level stuff.’
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Told you so?
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‘Hannah Ingram-Moore is in the news again I see’
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‘Captain Tom’s daughter forcing him to write more books so she can pay for her new Louis Vuitton handbag.’
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‘As soon as they started selling Captain Tom branded gin, I knew that there was something dodgy about this.’
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‘Ironically, Captain Tom’s daughter led us up the garden path and said it was for charity.’
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‘If a working class family would have perpetrated this con then they’d be in gaol now and would not see the light of day for a good while!’
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‘Lovely sh*thousery from Hannah Ingram-Moore here in insisting that Sir Tom wanted them to keep his charity book profits. I imagine his final words were “Promise me one thing, please buy the 4 Person Relax COMBI FAR Infrared Indoor Sauna With Carbon Heaters & Traditional Stove.”‘
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Related: Captain Tom charity: Story gets more squalid for public but luxurious for family – furious reactions
