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Cliff Richard is hoping his version of wartime anthem We’ll Meet Again with Dame Vera Lynn will finally get a release following the beloved singer’s death this week.Dame Vera, who became known as the Forces’ Sweetheart after recording the song in the 1930s, died on Thursday aged 103, and while paying tribute to the icon on the radio on Friday, Richard revealed he had the pleasure of recording the track with Lynn.

We'll Meet Again," earned the nickname "the Forces' Sweetheart" after being voted the favorite artist of British troops in a 1939 Daily Express poll. She serenade British forces during the war and hosted a wildly popular BBC radio show, "Sincerely Yours," where she would sing requests and send messages to British forces overseas.

read a statement published on the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity website.A resident of Ditchling, East Sussex, England, Lynn was best known for her songs “We’ll Meet Again” and “The White Cliffs of Dover,” which were recorded during World War II and became popular ballads with the Allied forces.

Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular "Forces’ Sweetheart" who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103. During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favorites 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.

read a statement published on the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity website.Lynn, who lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, England, was best known for her songs “We’ll Meet Again” and “The White Cliffs of Dover,” which were recorded during World War II and became popular ballads with the Allied forces. Lynn was a hit singer in both her native United Kingdom and the United States, where she became the first English singer to make it to number one on U.S.

Dame Vera Lynn, British singer, who is known for her song We’ll Meet Again that became an anthem of hope in the country during the Second World War, passed away at the age of 103. Her songs like The White Cliffs of Dover, gave a voice to the hopes and fears about the conflict with Nazi Germany back in the day when British soldiers were fighting the war back in the day.

Vera Lynn was a singer, songwriter, and actress known for the wartime hit songs “We’ll Meet Again” and “White Cliffs of Dover.”Born Vera Margaret Welch in London March 20, 1917, she took her grandmother’s last name, Lynn, when she began her performing career.

Vera Lynn has died at 103, the singer’s family have said.The much-loved musician behind hits such as The White Cliffs of Dover, I'll Be Missing You, There'll Always Be An England and the iconic We'll Meet Again was best known for boosting the morale of soldiers with her trips to the front line during the Second World War.A statement said: “The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age of 103.“Dame Vera Lynn, who lived in Ditchling,

boost morale during World War 2.She is often dubbed 'the Forces' sweetheart' for her amazing popularity among troops during that era.Also known as the Queen's favourite singer, she’s most remembered for her songs “We’ll Meet Again”, “The White Cliffs of Dover”, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” and “There’ll Always Be an England.”Born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March, 1917 in London, Vera began performing at the age of seven in the local working men’s clubs, and she was 11 when she adopt