Captain Tom’s daughter admits keeping £800,000 as she breaks down in tears

The daughter of Captain Tom Moore admitted to keeping £800,000 in profits from books written by the late armed forces veteran.

In an interview on Talk TV with Piers Morgan, Hannah Ingram-Moore broke down as she was asked about the money from the sales of three of her late father’s books, including his autobiography ‘Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day’.

She said they kept the profits made from the three book because her father wanted them to retain the money in the family’s Club Nook Ltd accounts – a firm they owned separately from the Captain Tom Foundation charity.

However, the prologue of his autobiography suggests the money would go to the charity in his name.

It reads: “Astonishingly at my age, with the offer to write this memoir I have also been given the chance to raise even more money for the charitable foundation now established in my name.”

In the interview, Ingram-Moore said: “These were 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…” As Morgan interrupted: “For you to keep?”

“Yes, specifically,” Ingram-Moore replied.

Ingram-Moore – who was interviewed alongside her husband Colin and children Benji and Georgia, told Morgan there was no suggestion that anyone purchasing the books – including Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day – were under the illusion they were donating to charity.

Since Captain Tom’s death in February 2021, the family has been accused of mismanaging the money from his charity, as questions were asked about their decision to spend cash on the building of a spa at their home.

The charity commission has been carrying out an investigation for over a year in relation to conflicts of interest between the Captain Tom Foundation and Club Nook Ltd in compliance with charity law.

Ingram-Moore was also asked about receiving £18,000 for attending a charity event in her late father’s name despite her already being paid as the Chief Executive of the charity. 

The money was paid into family company the Maytrix Group, with her keeping £16,000 and donating £2,000 to the Captain Tom Foundation.

Holding back the tears, Ingram-Moore added: “I think it’s all very easy to look back and think I should have made different ­decisions, but I hadn’t planned on being the CEO.”

Captain Tom came to the public’s attention during the Covid-19 lockdowns when he walked 100 laps around his garden, raising £38.9 million for charity in the process – all before his 100th birthday.

The full interview between the Ingram-Moore family and Piers Morgan will be broadcast on Talk TV tonight at 8:00pm.