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  • Dame Vera Lynn, beloved British singer, dead at 103

    06/18/2020 9:52:08 AM PDT · by Berlin_Freeper · 12 replies
    cbc.ca/news ^ | June 18, 2020 | The Associated Press
    Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular "Forces' Sweetheart" who serenaded British troops abroad during the Second World War, has died at 103. During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favourites such as We'll Meet Again, and The White Cliffs of Dover. "The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain's best-loved entertainers at the age of 103," her family said in a statement. "Dame Vera Lynn, who lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, passed away earlier today, 18 June 2020, surrounded by her close family." Lynn possessed a down-to-earth...