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‘An honor doesn’t cover it!’: Bake Off’s Candice Brown shares a glimpse of the cake she made for Colonel Tom Moore to celebrate his 100th birthday
He rose to fame in 2016 by winning the seventh series of The Great British Bake Off.
But Candice Brown, 35, described her “proudest moment” as making a cake for Colonel Tom Moore to celebrate his 100th birthday last week.
The war hero has raised a staggering £ 32,796,365 (and counting) to the NHS after walking 100 stretches of his garden during the coronavirus blockade.
Amazing: Great British Bake Off champion Candice Brown has revealed her ‘proudest moment’ after baking a cake for Colonel Tom Moore to celebrate his 100th birthday
Candice shared two photos on her Instagram on Friday that show the delicious cake she made for Tom and his family.
To accompany the photos, he wrote: ‘I wanted to share this and today seems like a good time to do it. A couple of weeks ago I needed to make a lovely cake, and that lovely cake was for the sole Captain Tom Moore.
“It is not the most beautiful or extravagant, but this was one of the proudest moments of my life to be able to give this hero an early birthday cake along with dinner for his simply charming family (we are close to them) an honor not Don’t cover it.
Delicious: The baking champion shared a photo of Tom along with the delicious cake, describing that he was asked to make the cake as ‘an honor’
Type: Candice shared two photos on her Instagram on Friday showing the delicious cake she made for Tom and his family
‘I, we salute you sir, how wonderful you really are. Thank you Colonel, for what you did then and for what you did today ❤️ #captaintommoore #veday # veday75 #Thankyou #hero ‘
Colonel Tom celebrated his birthday with his daughter Hannah, 49, her husband Colin, and their two sons Benjie, 16, and Georgia, 11.
Her eldest daughter Lucy was unable to travel from her Reading home to join the celebration, but she made a virtual appearance via video call.
The 100-year-old was promoted from captain to honorary colonel last week after raising more than £ 32 million.
He now holds the Guinness World Record for the most money raised by an individual on a sponsored walk in the UK.
Caption: Colonel Tom has raised a staggering £ 32,796,365 (and counting) to the NHS by walking 100 stretches of his garden
Colonel Tom also marked his birthday by setting a second world record for the oldest person to have a number one single on the UK chart after his duet’s success with Michael Ball.
The record was previously held by Tom Jones, who reached No. 1 with [Barry] Islands In The Stream was 68 years old in 2006, 32 years younger than Tom is now, 100 years old.
Colonel Tom and Michael’s hit version of the Liverpool Football Club anthem, Never Never Walk Alone, was also the best-selling single of 2020.
Speaking from his home at the time, the war hero said, ‘What wonderful news to receive today, a # 1 single and a record as well: My grandchildren cannot believe I am a leader on the list!
‘I have to thank Michael Ball, the NHS Care Voices Choir, and everyone behind the scenes who shared their talents and expertise to raise money for the NHS, to whom we owe so much.
‘And of course to the public for buying the single and donating, we are in this together, and I am always grateful for your support. And this just proves ‘You will never walk alone’.
Since then, a star-studded cover version of the Foo Fighters song Times Like These, featuring Dua Lipa and Chris Martin, has left Colonel Tom out of first place.
Number one: Colonel Tom also marked his birthday by setting a second world record, as the oldest person to have number one on the UK list after his duet with Michael Ball
