vera lynn died
Fifty years later, I’m still trying to get my head around itLynn’s songs of optimism and love exemplified the very best of what we thought ourselves to be, writes Joan BakewellSinger known as the ‘Forces Sweetheart’ whose recordings of We’ll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover shaped the national mood in wartime Britain
"Sir Cliff Richard said Dame Vera was "a great singer" and "a genuine icon".In a photo tribute on Twitter, Clarence House posted pictures of Dame Vera meeting the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.The Royal British Legion described her as "an unforgettable British icon" and a "symbol of hope to the Armed Forces community past and present".The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, said she was a "hero" who captured the "sense of longing felt by so many during our darkest hour", while Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said she "lifted our nation and its Armed Forces in their moment of maximum peril".More than two million vulnerable people can now leave their home for the first time since lockdown began. She has given her name to her own breast cancer and child cerebral palsy charities, and has also worked with charities for military servicepeople, including Forces Literary Organisation Worldwide (Flow). We all grew up with a great admiration and respect for her.”A 1952 single, Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart, topped the US charts, and she had two other Top 10 singles there.Her last public performance came in 2005, at the 60th anniversary celebrations for VE Day in Trafalgar Square. Vera Lynn died on 18 June 2020 at her home in East Sussex aged 103. Vera Lynn Coronavirus The same in other media. The far right British National Party (BNP) featured it and used its title for a compilation album of British songs in 2009 – Lynn objected, and We’ll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover were released too early to enjoy chart success, but Lynn did top the UK charts for two weeks in 1954 with My Son, My Son, a heartfelt ballad from a mother to her son. Not only was she dear to many, she was a symbol of hope during the war and is a part of our national story. "Buckingham Palace said the monarch will send a private message of condolence to Dame Vera's family.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".Born in London's East Ham in 1917, Dame Vera's singing talent was discovered at a young age and by age 11 she had left school to pursue a full-time career as a dancer and singer.In 1939, in a poll by the Daily Express, she was voted by servicemen as their favourite entertainer - gaining her the Forces' Sweetheart nickname.Paying tribute, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the singer's "charm and magical voice entranced and uplifted our country in some of our darkest hours". These are external links and will open in a new window “Singing in the jungle was very hot and very sticky, which was a bit hard going,” she Captain Tom Moore, the veteran who recently raised £33m for NHS charities, tweeted: “She had a huge impact on me in Burma and remained important to me throughout my life.”Lynn’s wartime popularity was boosted by her signature song, We’ll Meet Again, released in 1939 and written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles. 03.07 - 04:23. fox29.com. "Her voice brought comfort to millions in their darkest hours, her songs filled the nation's hearts with hope, and her emotive performances, whether home or abroad, then or now, helped to get us through.
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