Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II is reportedly sad and distraught over the death of Dame Vera Lynn, who was a beacon of hope and courage for the Brits during the Second World War.
She has sent her private condolences to the family of the deceased, who was also her friend surviving history itself through the years. Dame Lynn was 103 years of age when she died on Thursday morning.
Dame Vera Lynn was just more than a wartime singer, but a beacon of the British resilience and inspiration of hope during the war.
Her classic songs ‘We’ll Meet Again, ‘White Cliffs of Dover’ and ‘There’ll Always Be An England’ was a source of great morale booster in the frontlines and the homeland wartime residents. The songs gave hopes even in desperate situations, while Hitler was threatening to cross the English Channel from France to wipe off the British existence.
Her Majesty had been the first person to be told the news after she enjoyed decades of friendship with the wartime singer. Dame Vera’s assistant Susan Flood told the press that ‘Her Majesty was very, very sad. They sent their deepest condolences to the family.’
‘We’ll Meet Again’ has been turning into a novel source of inspiration again in the current coronavirus pandemic with the Queen using the words in her speech as well as public announcements through her social media platform to spike up the British morale once again, almost 70 years after its initial usage. She and Dame Vera enjoyed friendship of over 70 years.
She had met King George VI, his daughter the Queen, the Queen Mother and many other Windsors, which lead Prince Charles to post on Clarence House Twitter account sharing a number of pictures of the singer with the words: ‘Remembering Dame Vera Lynn’.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid tribute to Dame Vera, saying her ‘charm and magical voice entranced and uplifted our country in some of our darkest hours. Her voice will live on to lift the hearts of generations to come’.
Her family said in a statement they were ‘deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age of 103’.
They added: ‘Dame Vera Lynn passed away earlier today, surrounded by her close family. Further information regarding a memorial service will be announced at a later date.’
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