Dame Vera Lynn’s daughter Virginia Lewis-Jones has revealed how she asks her late mother’s spirit for advice following her death, aged 103. The much-loved singer, who will forever be remembered for her ‘magical voice’, morale-boosting songs and risking her own life to visit troops during the Second World War, passed away surrounded by her family on … Read more
‘This is daft – Mum would sing at Last Night if she were here’: Dame Vera Lynn’s daughter hits out at decision to perform Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at Proms without vocals By Mario Ledwith for the Daily Mail Published: 22:04 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 26 August … Read more
Vera Lynn’s rendition of Land of Hope and Glory reaches 13 in the charts as Laurence Fox urges Britons to download it after BBC’s decision to censor its lyrics Actor said it would be ‘great’ to push the chart to top of the UK singles chart Post was shared thousands of times and quickly propelled … Read more
Zoe Ball wipes away tears as she’s comforted by her boyfriend Michael Reed while watching a Spitfire and Hurricane flypast at Dame Vera Lynn’s funeral By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 13:47 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 13:47 BST, 10 July 2020 Zoe Ball was among the mourners at the funeral for Dame Vera … Read more
Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again has soared 674 places to number 37 in the iTunes download charts after the Queen made a reference to the famous WWII anthem during her coronavirus address. The song became loved by Britons who had been separated from their loved ones during the chaos of war and has gained a … Read more