The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Captain Sir Tom Moore to be knighted by Queen at Windsor Castle ceremony
AWARDS: Marcus Rashford to receive honorary degree from university
Captain Sir Tom Moore will receive his knighthood from the Queen in a private Windsor Castle ceremony tomorrow.
Sir Tom’s family will be with him as the Queen knights the fundraiser with the sword that belonged to her father George VI, Buckingham Palace said.
Investiture ceremonies planned for Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse this summer have been postponed because of the pandemic.
But the investiture for Sir Tom will take place entirely within the castle and with no access of viewing for the public.
Meanwhile, Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford is to become the youngest person to receive an honorary degree from Manchester University.
Rashford, 22, will follow in the footsteps of Manchester United legends Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton in earning the accolade from the university, which is being awarded for his campaigning work off the pitch.
Last month, he forced a UK Government U-turn after he wrote an open letter to MPs asking for the reversal of a decision not to award free school meals vouchers to vulnerable children outside term time.
The Wythenshawe-born striker said his family relied on free school meals when he was growing up.
During the Covid-19 lockdown, he also teamed up with poverty and food waste charity FareShare to help raise £20 million which meant 3.9 million meals could be distributed to vulnerable people every week.
Rashford said: “We still have a long way to go in the fight to combat child poverty in this country, but receiving recognition from your city means we are heading in the right direction and that means a lot.”
Rashford will receive the honorary doctorate later this summer, the university said.