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The memorial message for Captain Sir Tom Moore was the most retweeted and liked post on Twitter in the UK this year, the platform has revealed.
The tweet announcing the fundraiser's death in February came after Sir Tom had raised £38.9 million for the NHS, including Gift Aid, by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday at the height of the first national Covid-19 lockdown in April 2020.
Twitter compiled the stats by analysing which tweets received the most likes and retweets from other users based in the UK.
Captain Tom Moore's passing was the most retweeted and liked message on the microblogging social media network during 2021
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