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Everyone here at Hungerford Arcade, across the generations, mourn the loss of this wonderful lady, Dame Vera Lynn. At 103 years old, Dame Vera has dedicated her life to helping others and has touched the hearts of millions of people. Risking her life during WWII, Dame Vera visited our service men and women wherever they were serving. She even went out to Burma where another brutal part of the war was taking place. Everyone adored her and christened her the “The Forces Sweetheart” which she will always be. With songs like We’ll Meet Again, The White Cliffs of Dover and It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow (my favourite and I wasn’t even born then) will live forever.
Whenever there was a war time commemoration, such as D Day and VJ Day to name but two, Dame Vera would be there greeting all the veteran service men and women from the war.
In the years since WWII, Dame Vera Lynn has dedicated her life to Children and set up the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity which helps children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning difficulties. From today, it will be run by Dame Vera’s daughter and her husband.
Nicki (Growl Roar) from United Kingdom / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)
RIP
Dame Vera Lynn
20th March 1917 – 18th June 2020
