Vera lynn

English singer Vera Lynn , known as 'the Forces' Sweetheart', poses for a photo-shoot with the family tabby cat in the garden at her home in England during World War II on 5th September 1940.

Vera Lynn has died at the age of 103. The singer became known as the ‘forces’ sweetheart’ because of her popularity during the second world war, and went on to become one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers

Dame Vera Lynn – the forces' sweetheart of World War Two and a national treasure – today reveals some of the secrets of her incredible life in a rare public interview with the Shropshire Star. Dame Vera, now aged 95, is rarely seen in public.

In the bleak years of World War II, Vera Lynn’s songs captured the spirit of their times and charged the morale of British servicemen everywhere.

World War II was the centerpiece of the 20th century. We must never forget the lessons of the war; we need to hold onto the reality of the sacrifices of

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The wartime sweetheart crooned on stage while the formidable actress slapped her breeches with a riding whip in the wings. Fifty years later, I’m still trying to get my head around it

Dame Vera Lynn has died aged 103, but she remains synonymous with the gutsy-glam style of the Second World War

She was the Forces' Sweetheart, whose songs did so much to boost morale during World War Two.

Vera Lynn, renowned British singer known as the "Forces' Sweetheart", was one of the most popular singers of the World War II period, famous for such hits as "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover"." During the war years, she had her own radio show, broadcast to troops throughout Europe, and often toured military camps around the world such as her visit pictured here, with British troops in Burma. Lynn started performing at age 7, and won many accolades over her career, including…