Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces’ Sweetheart whose songs helped raise morale in World War Two, has died aged 103.
Six weeks ago, ahead of the 75th anniversary of VE Day and during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Dame Vera said simple acts of bravery and sacrifice still define our nation.
Dame Vera, who had sold more than a million records by the age of 22, was also remembered for singing The White Cliffs Of Dover, There’ll Always Be An England, I’ll Be Seeing You, Wishing and If Only I Had Wings.
The late singer’s daughter, Virginia Lewis-Jones, said she was proud of the difference her mother made through her charity work.
She said the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity, which her mother founded to help young children with cerebral palsy, “always held a very special place in her heart”.
