Dame Vera Lynn’s daughter hits out at decision to perform Rule Britannia without vocals 

‘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 tops iTunes charts

Vera Lynn’s rendition of Land of Hope and Glory tops iTunes charts after Laurence Fox urged Britons to download it in defiance of 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

Laurence Fox urges Britons to buy Vera Lynn’s Land of Hope and Glory

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

Rita Ora’s mother Vera, 56, shows off her age-defying beauty in a plunging white swimsuit

Rita Ora’s mother Vera, 56, shows off her age-defying beauty as she stuns in a plunging white swimsuit while enjoying a sun-soaked break By Roxy Simons and Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 10:41 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 10:41 BST, 13 August 2020 She recently returned to the NHS frontline to work in psychiatric … Read more

Rita Ora’s mother Vera, 56, showcases her youthful physique in a cut-out black swimsuit

Rita Ora’s mother Vera, 56, showcases her youthful physique in a cut-out black swimsuit as she poses on a beach amid downtime from NHS frontline By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 10:39 BST, 24 July 2020 | Updated: 11:00 BST, 24 July 2020 She recently returned to the NHS frontline to work in psychiatric health … Read more

Rita Ora covers up with a face-mask and baseball cap to grab a coffee with mum Vera in Notting Hill

Rita Ora covers up with a face-mask and baseball cap as she steps out in a hoodie and jogging bottoms to grab a coffee with mum Vera in Notting Hill By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 00:02 BST, 12 July 2020 | Updated: 01:22 BST, 12 July 2020 She was left bereft as she was … Read more

Zoe Ball wipes away tears while watching flypast at Dame Vera Lynn’s funeral  

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: 13:48 BST, 10 July 2020 Zoe Ball was among the mourners at the funeral for Dame Vera … Read more

Forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn will be honoured with a Spitfire and Hurricane flypast

In the summer of 1940, as the Nazi war machine marched its way across Europe and set its sights on Britain, the RAF braced for the worst.  Young men, in their late teens or early twenties, were trained to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes for the coming Battle for Britain, with others flying Blenheims, Beaufighters and … Read more

Spitfire and Hurricane flypast for Dame Vera Lynn’s funeral

Spitfire and Hurricane flypast will mark Dame Vera Lynn’s private funeral on Friday after the forces’ sweetheart’s death aged 103 Singer who entertained troops during Second World War died aged 103 in June Private funeral service to be held on Friday beginning in Ditchling, East Sussex  It will feature the iconic Spitfire and Hurricane plans … Read more

Spitfire and Hurricane flypast will mark Dame Vera Lynn’s private funeral

Spitfire and Hurricane flypast will mark Dame Vera Lynn’s private funeral on Friday after the forces’ sweetheart’s death aged 103 Singer who entertained troops during Second World War died aged 103 in June Private funeral service to be held on Friday beginning in Ditchling, East Sussex  It will feature the iconic Spitfire and Hurricane plans … Read more