A woman who was a child during World War Two has said that the coronavirus lockdown is harder than the Blitz.
A caller on Nick Ferrari's LBC radio show named Valerie said she was aged 10 during the Blitz, and it "didn't bother" her because her mother was so calm.
The Blitz lasted for eight months between 1940-41 and cost the lives of between 40,000-43,000 Londoners.
However, Valerie surprised LBC listeners by insisting the lockdown is tougher.
Mr Ferrari asked her: "What do you think was tougher, living through the Blitz or living through this virus?"
She answered: "Living through this virus. Because the Blitz didn't bother me."
Valerie then told the startling story of when her house was narrowly missed by a bomb.
"We were racing snails up the front door. We had painted the shells", she said.
"The side gate was open, so my mother rushed out because we were screaming. So she took us into the house and pacified us.
"We weren't worried about the front door and the windows blowing out. We were concerned because our snails were squashed."
The Blitz survivor advised mothers today to turn the radio off and try to shield their children from the news as much as they can.
"During the war my mother was very placid, very easy going,and therefore my brother and I didn't take any notice when a bomb fell at us and our front door fell in because my mother was so placid.
"I think it's very important for mothers to think today not to have the radio blaring in front of their children all day about the virus, and also not to talk too much because it does affect children and it will for the rest of their lives."
