Tributes have started to pour in for Dame Vera Lynn after her family announced the 103-year-old died earlier today. Boris Johnson wrote: 'Dame Vera Lynn's charm and magical voice entranced and uplifted our country in some of our darkest hours.' More:
Responding to the news of Dame Vera's death, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the singer's"charm and magical voice entranced and uplifted our country in some of our darkest hours".Dame Vera retained a life-long association with the Armed Forces
Singer Katherine Jenkins, who performed We'll Meet Again on this year's VE Day anniversary, said:"I simply cannot find the words to explain just how much I adored this wonderful lady. "It was she who chose the sentiments of her songs - she knew instinctively what people needed to hear, how to rally the morale and her spirit and strength created the soundtrack of a generation."Sir Cliff Richard described Dame Vera as"truly an icon" as he remembered performing with her in front of Buckingham Palace for the 50th anniversary of VE Day in 1995.
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