Piers Morgan revealed that he had spoken with the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore an hour before the news of his death broke.
The show kicked off with tributes and clips spanning over the 100-year-old veteran’s last year after he rose to fame last April when he took on the challenge of walking up and down his garden 100 times to raise money for the NHS.
As the world and the National Health Service battled the coronavirus, Captain Moore was the light at the end of the tunnel as he went on to raise a staggering £33million for the NHS – £39m with gift aid.
ITV fans were quick to praise GMB for dedicating today’s show to Captain Moore as Piers and Susanna shared several moving tributes to the late veteran.
Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan discuss Captain Tom Moore on Good Morning Britain (Image: ITV)
Opening up his tribute, Piers claimed that Captain Moore’s daughter Hannah had called him an hour before the news broke to the world that her dad had died.
Piers said: “I had the honour of Captain Tom’s daughter Hannah calling me an hour before the news of his death broke to tell me.
“I told her that as soon as she made the announcement they would be met with nothing but love and support from the nation.”
Throughout the show the presenter, who interviewed Captain Moore on numerous occasions, dropped in how close they had become.
British World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore died yesterday (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Interrupting Susanna’s tribute at one point, Piers recalled how Captain Moore would occasionally call him for a natter.
Piers said: “We became close. Captain Tom would often call me and we would have a little chat.”
The broadcast journalist also revealed that he has spoken to Hannah about the awful and heartbreaking hate Captain Moore has been receiving from trolls.
Piers said: “Hannah told me it hurt them at their darkest moment. You just added a bit more despair, hurt and misery that they already had.
Today’s show was a tribute to Sir Captain Tom Moore
“The very worst of this country is some of the horrible remarks I saw on social media.”
After Piers went on a lengthy rant over the remarks, Susanna interrupted: “I don’t think we should give those kind of people anymore of our time.”
Piers added: “The rest of this programme we won’t mention those idiots.”
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