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Special stamps to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day

Images of Dame Vera Lynn from different aspects of her wartime career are included.

The Independent UK

Guns, bombs and needle-drop genius: how AC/DC and Motörhead became the sound of World War II

SAS Rogue Heroes has metal, Peaky Blinders has PJ Harvey and The Bear has dad rock. We meet the new breed of music overseers whose anachronistic soundtracks are taking TV to thrilling new heights

The Guardian - UK

10 most popular songs now played at funerals - with Andrea Bocelli topping list

Ed Sheeran comes in third and there are two hymns in the top ten

Wales Online

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Dougie Squires obituary

Choreographer whose dance troupes were a mainstay of light entertainment TV programmes in the 1960s and 70s

The Guardian - UK

The Seaside by Madeleine Bunting review – postcards from the edge

A deeply reported account of what England’s seaside towns reveal about the state of the nation

The Guardian - UK

Album released to commemorate Queen’s life, reign and funeral

It features the songs Danny Boy, God Save The Queen, God Save The King and We’ll Meet Again by Dame Vera Lynn.

The Independent UK

Costumes worn by Norman Wisdom and Vera Lynn to be sold at auction

The items will go on sale at Toovey’s auction house in West Sussex on December 1.

The Independent UK

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Letter: Judith Durham obituary

Shelley Bovey writes: Tony Benn and Judith drank tea and signed each other’s books

The Guardian - UK

‘We will meet again’: Vera Lynn quoted at Queen’s funeral by Archbishop Justin Welby

Late monarch had referenced the famous war song while making a speech about the pandemic in 2020

The Independent UK

Catherine Zeta-Jones says Queen’s death made her homesick for Wales

Welsh film star joins dozens of celebrities in paying their respects to a reign that lasted 70 years

Wales Online

Catherine Zeta-Jones: Queen’s death made me homesick but proud of my heritage

The Welsh actress said the monarch had been ‘a real inspiration’ and a figure of ‘power and respect’.

The Independent UK

Dame Vera Lynn would be ‘terribly upset’ over Queen’s death, says her daughter

The famous singer, who died in 2020, had known the monarch since the her 16th birthday.

The Independent UK

Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite music, from Fred Astaire to Dame Vera Lynn

The top 10 list was revealed as part of a radio documentary in 2016

Evening Standard

Dame Vera Lynn life celebrated during Westminster Abbey service two years after death

Dame Vera Lynn's life was celebrated during the Westminster Abbey Service. She died in June 2020 at the age of 103

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The Independent UK

Stars pay tribute to Dame Vera Lynn during Westminster thanksgiving service

The wartime singer had a highly successful career spanning more than 90 years.

Evening Standard

Tributes paid to Dame Vera Lynn at thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey

Tributes have been paid to Dame Vera Lynn at a thanksgiving service held to celebrate her life at Westminster Abbey.

Wales Online

We'll mint again: Dame Vera Lynn life celebrated with launch of £2 coin

The coin, designed by the Royal Mint’s in-house designers, will not enter general circulation

The Independent UK

We’ll mint again: £2 coins celebrating Dame Vera Lynn go on sale

The coins have been designed by the Royal Mint with the support of Dame Vera’s family.

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The Independent UK

Dame Vera Lynn thanksgiving service announced

The wartime singer had a highly successful career spanning more than 90 years.

Daily Mirror

Dame Vera Lynn paintings displayed next to sculptures by paedophile Eric Gill

Dame Vera Lynn fans have said it's an 'insult to her memory' to be at the Museum of Craft and Design in East Sussex, which also features work from paedophile Eric Gil

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