- Title: Singer Vera Lynn, voice of hope in wartime Britain, turns 100
- Date: 20th March 2017
- Summary: VARIOUS LOCATIONS (FILE) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS/GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL) VARIOUS OF GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS REPORT OF LYNN READING IMAGINARY LETTER TO SOLDIERS AT WAR
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- Keywords: White Cliffs of Dover 100th birthday Dame Vera Lynn music Vera Lynn
- Location: DOVER, ENGLAND, UK / VARIOUS
- City: DOVER, ENGLAND, UK / VARIOUS
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Music
- Reuters ID: LVA00868RL7IF
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Vera Lynn, who entertained British troops during World War Two with songs that captured a longing for home and peace, was honoured on her 100th birthday on Monday (March 20) with her image projected onto the iconic White Cliffs of Dover.
Known as the Forces' Sweetheart, Lynn struck a chord with soldiers fighting overseas and with the public back in Britain with "We'll Meet Again" and other songs that gave voice to many Britons' hopes and fears about the conflict with Nazi Germany.
To mark her birthday, a giant image of her as a young woman was projected in the early hours of Monday from the Dover sea wall onto the White Cliffs, which are a national symbol and the subject of one of her most famous songs.
World War Two veterans and friends of Lynn gathered at the lighthouse on top of the Dover cliffs to celebrate her birthday. - Copyright Holder: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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