Britain’s wartime sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn dies aged 103

Britain’s wartime sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn dies aged 103 - BBC News

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4 жыл бұрын

Dame Vera Lynn, one of the most popular British entertainers of the past century, the singer known as the forces' sweetheart during the Second World War, has died at the age of 103.
Dame Vera's songs, including We’ll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover, became enormously popular among the armed forces and in homes across the United Kingdom as she lifted spirits and gave hope to many.
In later years Dame Vera fought hard to win fair treatment for war widows. The Prime Minister said her voice would live on for generations to come.
Dame Vera's popularity didn't fade after the war ended. She found new generations of admirers and no major commemoration of the Second World War was complete without her presence. Just last month she became the oldest artist to achieve a top-40 album in the UK.
Huw Edwards presents News at Ten reporting from Robert Hall and Sarah Campbell.
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@hairyjohn5825 4 жыл бұрын

Vera Lynn gave a lot of people hope in the darkest days of their lives. R.I.P

@davidmg1925 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@1958PonyBoy 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Dear Vera Lynn. I've always loved "We'll meet again". But I always get choked up when singing it, because I think about all those servicemen who sang that song only to never see home again.

@VinylEldred 4 жыл бұрын

That's why songs like that are beautiful and will never be forgotten.

@FacelessQueenie 4 жыл бұрын

@G M swear i've seen you spouting racism before, plus you use quote marks as if you're not the one saying it

@FacelessQueenie 4 жыл бұрын

@G M just trying to get a grasp of the origins of your viewpoints, what time were you in secondary school?

@JRobbySh 4 жыл бұрын

@G M These are men without chests.

@kathyclark8274 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, a sobering thought,

@mascwintle2968 4 жыл бұрын

May her soul rest in peace. God bless.

@ericliu3992 4 жыл бұрын

Angel never die, she just fades away... Rest In Peace

@y_fam_goeglyd 4 жыл бұрын

Sad news. Such a great singer and what a hero for the war widows. RIP Dame Vera.

@craig5332 4 жыл бұрын

@@tanishakhandelwal9297 Its always sad when someone dies no matter what age or how good their life was. Think of her family losing someone so dear to them. Anyway people will both mourn her loss and celebrate her life. R.I.P Vera ❤

@luiseugeniocadiz5685 4 жыл бұрын

She personified the British courage, faith in the future. She put her soul in her voice and we felt it was true, that we will meet again, that we shall ovecome. Thank you, Dame Vera, thank you from the bottom of all British hearts!

@DJFNaFMan Жыл бұрын

“Keep smiling through” just like she always did ❤

@PhilFeedback 4 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Dame Vera Lynn, you were one of a kind. I was in the Army and “We’ll meet again “ will always hold a special place in my Heart!

@transnistria4237 4 жыл бұрын

I am a 29 year old man and this is the first time I have ever cried since being a child!! My Russian grandfather fought in Stalingrad and my Welsh great uncles fought in Burma, I feel ashamed for crying! Respect to all!!!

@martinmcdonald4207 4 жыл бұрын

What are you like sobbing like a big girl`s blouse. Man up and pull yourself together!

@gemmag.2988 4 жыл бұрын

@@martinmcdonald4207 don't be unkind.

@martinmcdonald4207 4 жыл бұрын

@@gemmag.2988 There appears to be no room on the internet for a bit of good old fashioned humour! People are always looking to find offence in everything nowadays. Sad.

@JRobbySh 4 жыл бұрын

Bless you.

@QueenBee-gx4rp 4 жыл бұрын

Transnistria Never be upset for showing emotion...that’s how we love people.

@lkellz7412 4 жыл бұрын

People of this generation dont understand the background of music that came from our past, im only 26 and have been a big fan of music before my time for years now. I can only hope that history never dies on this occasion and she will love forever and yes we will meet again!!

@user-ih6vs3eg3o 4 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly in 18 and I haven’t listened to a modern song for 10 years now. All I have listened to since was the golden age of jazz and British dance band music. It’s so nostalgic even though I never experienced first hand

@adrianakusieluskus8941 3 жыл бұрын

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@adrianakusieluskus8941 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ih6vs3eg3o just like Angelina Jordan. ❣️✨

@uyscuti5500 4 жыл бұрын

"It seemed extraordinary to me that soldiers would come back from war and write to thank me, I feel very humbled by this" ~Vera Lynn

@stephentwitchell2870 4 жыл бұрын

There is a lady that I can confidently say as a yank that every one of us should aspire to be. There has been none finer than Vera Lynn in body, soul and now in legend.

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 4 жыл бұрын

My heart goes out to her and her family she will be sadly missed by millions of fans

@stompingfreak8980 4 жыл бұрын

God bless her.

@brucecrabtree8383 4 жыл бұрын

I got introduced to Vera Lynn when her rendition of "We'll Meet Again" was used as the closing title for the movie Dr. Strangelove. I loved her singing. I wasn't alive when her singing rallied a nation during WWII. RIP Vera Lynn. Thanks for giving us inspiration during one of the world's darkest hours.

@Jace_C86 4 жыл бұрын

What possible reason could anyone have to dislike this video?

@acquanellaogbemudia9930 4 жыл бұрын

May she RIP

@fitsummebrahtu338 4 жыл бұрын

@colinharbinson8284 4 жыл бұрын

@@fitsummebrahtu338 Rest In Peace.

@DaveFisher-cq2dr 4 жыл бұрын

such a lucky woman, she must have been very healthy to live a long life

@TX1961 4 жыл бұрын

I had a lovely time reading her book "Dame Vera Lynn: Some Sunny Day: My Autobiography". She was a symbol of hope to her country and also to those people in the occupied European nations.

@okoverallknowledge564 4 жыл бұрын

“I was somebody that they could associate with,” she once told The Associated Press. “I was an ordinary girl.” RIP 😔

@codie2621 4 жыл бұрын

RIP beautiful

@ysanedo3190 4 жыл бұрын

Till We meet again❤️

@clarezigner6028 4 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest voices of the 20th Century has been silenced. Vera Lynn had the most beautiful voice. This is a sad day. I am an American Boomer, but I,ve admired her beautiful songs.

@eugenebell3166 4 жыл бұрын

She was a living link to the past, a gateway to history. She may be gone, but her name, and the moral boosting contribution to England when we needed it, will be forever inextricably linked. RIP Vera. X

@michaelterrell5061 4 жыл бұрын

She’s up their with those brave men,no brave boys who fought and died in the greatest and most important war in history.Rest in peace mrs Lynn

@txiaojiang2009 3 жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace. Your relieving and encouraging song will live on.

@lizgichora6472 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Dame Vera Lynn....we will always have you with us.💜

@mckavitt13 3 жыл бұрын

A real voice, a real singer! Bravo! 👏👏👏

@wavoconqueso 4 жыл бұрын

From America: I always liked this song very much but never heard it out when it came on television so I didn’t know who Vera Lynn was. Then I learned on tonight’s news who she was and that she had died. It showed her singing to the troops and I started tearing up knowing the fate of so many was in such great peril in those dark times. My father was one as a Sargent in the US army. A great story, a beautiful voice and a great lady.

@hamishrankin4921 4 жыл бұрын

Lifes long day is over, thanks for the memorable times, my grandfather fought for the empire and I remember your voice, you probably dont even know how much you ment😭 rip

@christopherbutler7588 2 жыл бұрын

I was privileged to meet her she was so lovely to talk to

@wendywoo2180 4 жыл бұрын

One of the voices of WWII, Vera Lynn will be missed, my elderly father grew up listening to her music during the war & still enjoys "The White Cliffs of Dover," and "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square," especially the latter, when I play it on KZfaq he gets very nostalgic & teary. Vera Lynn was a part of history & her music will live on.

@fredsmith5731 4 жыл бұрын

May she rest in peace.. I just loved all her songs.. she was loved on both sides of the war

@retroboyrandell 4 жыл бұрын

Great personality and singer,warm heart,one of my favourite singers of a bygone age,R.I.P sweetheart X❤

@joelwilliams9636 4 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace, I've only recently heard her song and it's so touching and moving

@joelwilliams9636 4 жыл бұрын

*We'll Meet Again

@kelvinsurname7051 Жыл бұрын

@@joelwilliams9636 she has so many more beautiful songs. I know at the very least 100.

@bodywise007 4 жыл бұрын

Another legend passes. So many don't even know. Strangely I think of Dr. Strangelove every time I hear this.

@pauljansen1137 4 жыл бұрын

RIP..you brought so much joy and relief on those 2nd World War soldiers..Heaven welcomes you!!!

@Android-vk8yh 4 жыл бұрын

We will all miss you Vera you were inspiring and above all boosted morale of many nations. I'm saluting you and blowing a kiss as your music still reminds me of all my family that were in the forces and listening to you on the wireless in the munitions factories, my father listened to you in the Royal Engineers, my mother came to see you in 95 , now 88 sends her love, we pay our respects, you will be singing again to all those who love you in heaven😇🎶🎙

@parati1309 4 жыл бұрын

What a darling. Everything Vera sung was beautiful. She could sing anything and it was like hearing God or something like that. No other popular female vocalist like her at all. Humble and dignified = a real Star. Every time she sang - she was singing to you and you alone.

@JRobbySh 4 жыл бұрын

Love the way that she said that she always chose the songs for the lyrics. The music was secondary. Her diction is wonderful, also a good amateur artist.

@laurielyon7740 4 жыл бұрын

I’m 72 and was born after WWII. But music was a staple in the home where I grew up so Vera Lynn’s music was something I became familiar with and loved. Dame Vera was a guest at the Hamilton Airshow, (Ontario, Canada) perhaps more than 20 years ago. I was fortunate to find myself standing a few feet away from the podium where she sang. It was a wonderful experience that I shall always remember.

@allancuseo7431 4 жыл бұрын

May she Rest In Peace...I remember I discovered her when I was a teenager and fell in love with her music

@AzaniorTheZooted 3 жыл бұрын

God got jealous and wanted to meet her too, what a legend she was. Rest in peace singing with all those brave boys, Vera.

@rileysutton2823 3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing that she lived that long -- 103 years old.

@nicolelawless3199 3 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t say how she died, I’m guessing she was pretty ill. I’m still sad she passed away

@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 3 жыл бұрын

Born when the First World War was still raging, served when the world is in its Second World War, saw the rise and fall of the British Empire, the ascension of 4 monarchs to the British throne, and lived long enough to see the Centenary of the First World War. Not many people can live long enough to see how a country and a world changed in a hundred years...

@stephaniespragg5586 2 жыл бұрын

@@nicolelawless3199 I’m inclined to think the cause of death was ‘old age’ or something along those lines, that was the cause of death on Prince Philip’s death certificate; it is still very sad nonetheless

@stargazeronesixseven 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You So Much Dame Vera Lynn for All the Lovely Songs & Shows! May Good God Blessed Dame Vera Lynn to a Better World! ♥️🌷🕯

@suewalsh8969 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful And brave woman with the voice of an angel

@Porldweace 4 жыл бұрын

Your soul is immortal your human life is mortal the pain is over now. Fly high in glory

@papajohnloki 4 жыл бұрын

Ray Davies referenced her" As Vera Lynn would say, we'll meet again someday". A tribute from a great icon to a great icon

@hannahskipper2764 4 жыл бұрын

God bless her and her family. 🙏

@ronaldproctor6585 4 жыл бұрын

My great uncle was in the American army stationed in England between 1943-45. I remember him listing to records of Vera Lynn and I heard him say he saw her at a performance for the troops he said she had the voice of an Angel and was quite beautiful as well. Now she is an Angel and hopefully she is meeting old friends and fans again in the hereafter.

@bernardfrederick9462 4 жыл бұрын

I loved her beautiful voice!

@michaelhampton9493 4 жыл бұрын

A true legend, an inspirational figure , an icon who will live on forever. Rest in Peace Dame Lynn. God Bless You

@mandersmanders5953 4 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace beautiful angel. You and your music will continue to touch the hearts of generations to come. Sweet dreams and god bless xxx

@gilaschannel1855 4 жыл бұрын

Very sorry to hear this. RIP the Forces' Sweetheart.

@user-eu1cm8wz9g 11 ай бұрын

Dame Vera Lynn was a angel 😇 with that wonderful voice ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 2:37

@debryder6464 4 жыл бұрын

No words rip dame vera ,thankyou for keeping things real at very bad times, I can remember listening to. You post war has a little girl XXX sleep well darling xxx

@mikeymc3094 4 жыл бұрын

God bless Vera an God bless you Deb from ONE scouser X

@okoverallknowledge564 4 жыл бұрын

“I was somebody that they could associate with,” she once told The Associated Press. “I was an ordinary girl.”😔

@Pat999UK 4 жыл бұрын

I meet and worked with Dame Vera one day many years ago. At lunch I was serving champagne to some WW2 pilots and Dame Vera. I asked her if she would like some more champagne. She said “No thank you”. As I went to walk away she tapped me on the arm and said. “Well, if you could just refresh my bubbles!” Class.

@katb945 4 жыл бұрын

RIP and thank you.

@jacobousaloijsiusmariavand4014 6 ай бұрын

I have no words.just tears😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤

@peterpelly2484 4 жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace beautiful lady.

@michealholm2900 4 ай бұрын

Your Voice helped win the war!!! God Bless!!

@lillight4JC 4 жыл бұрын

God bless Dame Vera Lynn. Sweetheart of the Forces and a treasure to so many more as well, for the rest of her life. May she rest in peace. 🙏🕊

@donaldnoonan 7 ай бұрын

What a special person, thank you Vera for being you!

@CforChiTwo 4 жыл бұрын

Her voice lives on 😥💓

@kaspsHD 4 жыл бұрын

Rest well girl!

@Racerdew 3 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing life she lived. Beautiful

@richardlockett3158 4 жыл бұрын

You will all be in our hearts never an never forgotten 😭😭😭😭

@magal55 4 жыл бұрын

What a voice, what a lady, what a life!

@neymarzito7608 4 жыл бұрын

RIP❤️

@raymondsnape4003 4 жыл бұрын

My favourite singer, is now singing with the angels. Always admired her contribution to our country. God bless Vera Lynn.

@kathyclark8274 3 жыл бұрын

What a beloved figure she was both during and after the war. She bolstered morale during a critical period and contributed so much to the war effort.

@bobb1870 4 жыл бұрын

A wonderful lady and voice.

@robrob1223 4 жыл бұрын

what a lady rip

@a.p.3004 4 жыл бұрын

May she live in peace. God be with her. All through the lockdown quarantine i listened to her music because her songs give hope and are so calming. God be with her.

@lyc2520 5 ай бұрын

Land of hope and glory... RIP

@THEpaulyBOY44 4 жыл бұрын

prayers

@lindahuelskamp1050 3 жыл бұрын

May her soul rest in peace.God Bless you.

@GeorgiosAndreasIoannou 18 күн бұрын

And surely we'll meet again

@freespirit4706 4 жыл бұрын

Extraordinary women. Imagine living to 103? Truly breathtaking. RIP.

@CanalDoJoshua 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful life story...

@doomageddon6225 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Sweetheart 💘

@meaowsandwhistles 4 жыл бұрын

awwh rip sweetheart

@recordprefect4284 Жыл бұрын

now she can sing her songs to the queen : )

@warrenlehmkuhleii8472 4 жыл бұрын

A true British Patriot. God rest her soul.

@sweggieboi4928 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful life to have

@user-mv6cl5yn4v 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P.

@oasis4life014 2 жыл бұрын

Good old British courage…. Never give up and never give in 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@johnalbert5187 Жыл бұрын

Good storytelling 🙏

@johnnixon5401 4 жыл бұрын

The heart and soul of Britain

@miiroderrick8821 4 жыл бұрын

Rip😥

@gerRule 4 жыл бұрын

*R.I.P*

@DokDoROK1945 4 жыл бұрын

An Angel face!!! God Bless!!!

@MG-yg9sp 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing person

@harveymendelson6712 4 жыл бұрын

She seemed to be on the radio all the time as I remember the war years. The end of an era.

@TheYoylingYoyleberry Жыл бұрын

im 2 years late, im sorry, and im crying rn...

@robinengland5799 4 жыл бұрын

Loved her!

@LouisPhung999 4 жыл бұрын

Farewell Dame Vera Lynn. Thank you for being the beacon of hope in times of uncertainties.

@redghost6386 4 жыл бұрын

A time when things were so dark for England and English people. This lady helped the English to fight against tyranny and racism. Never forget. Do not repeat it. Stay away from Nazi ideologies. You'll recognise them by their deeds.

@joemanton2340 4 жыл бұрын

Britain and British people*

@Nexorous0 4 жыл бұрын

And you wonder why we Scots feel marginalised and unrepresented. Many Scots wasted their lives fighting an evil for an evil. Their lives forgot and not appreciated unlike their English counterparts. We don't exist to you. Please be more mindful that the UK wouldn't exist without us Scots. Don't forget it. I can't wait for the day Scotland is freed from Westminster and actually co-exists as equals to the world.

@joemanton2340 4 жыл бұрын

@@Nexorous0 well I'm English and I love Scottish people, I hate when people only generalise uk as "English" but not everyone does it and honestly I can see why you get annoyed at it. but it would be a shame if Scotland left the UK because of it.

@Nexorous0 4 жыл бұрын

@@joemanton2340 Yeah for the rUK it would be, not so much for Scotland I would imagine. I want to and have clarified in my previous reply that I hold my annoyance and contempt to Westminster and the elite in England. Nothing against English people for that would be ignorant since we are all under their knee. Sadly this idea of England and the UK being interchangeable has been exported so well to the rest of the world that only a couple of times on holiday either to Europe or overseas have people known what Scotland is or that there is four supposed "equal nations" in the UK. I'm sick of my national identity being labelled a regional identity and the same as British/English (see what I did there). Being Scottish means to hold a broad set of values that includes being welcoming to migrants, proud of our country and hardworking.

@redghost6386 4 жыл бұрын

Dame Vera Lynn was English. I love Scottish people, Irish people and Welsh people lol calm down England can't have anything without being beaten down and called British can we?! I'm completely aware of which countries took part in the world wars. Scottish people might be ruled by the British but they're still Scottish. Welsh people are ruled by the British but they're still Welsh. English people might be ruled by the British but they're still English!