England's Prince William depicted as a "flat out legend" the 99-year-old war veteran who has raised in excess of 17 million pounds for the wellbeing administration by strolling laps of his nursery.

Skipper Tom Moore initially planned to raise 1,000 pounds by finishing his test of strolling 100 laps before his 100th birthday celebration on April 30.

"Total legend," the sovereign's grandson told the BBC. "What I love additionally is he's a 99-year war vet, he's been around quite a while, knows it all and it's great that everybody has been enlivened by his story and his assurance."