Newly knighted Captain Tom hopes queen is not 'heavy handed' with the sword

Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old British veteran who raised a record-breaking amount of money for charity during the coronavirus crisis, said he was looking forward to being knighted by Queen Elizabeth.

"I hope she's not very heavy-handed with the sword," he told BBC TV on Wednesday. "By then I might be rather a poor old weak soul."

A knighthood is bestowed by the monarch tapping a sword on the recipient's shoulders.