The Remember Me campaign for a Covid memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral was handed a £100,000 boost yesterday thanks to a generous donation from property developer Sir John Ritblat.
The businessman and philanthropist said he and his family felt ‘privileged’ to join those helping create the national memorial ‘as a place for all faiths to visit and remember those who have died’.
The donation took the campaign, which is backed by the Daily Mail, over the £1.75million mark – meaning it is well on track to hit the £2.3million target for the tribute located at the London landmark.
One of Britain’s most successful businessmen, Sir John, 85, bought property company British Land for £1million in 1970 and turned it into a FTSE100 business