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Dame Vera Lynn’s 100th birthday was a national holiday in England

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April 4, 2017

During The Changing of the Guard, the Royal Household Cavalry played her signature song “We’ll Meet Again” in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace.

In addition, the spitfires flew over the White Cliffs of Dover, in honor of her song “(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover,” which she performed during World War II. They also projected Dame Vera’s face onto the cliffs on March 20 in the evening, and giant blue birds were put on the National Trust cliffs.

She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1969, and she was invested to a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) in 1975. More recently, in 2016, she was made a Companion of Honour (CH) for her services to entertainment and charity.

Dame Vera Lynn chatted with Digital Journal about her new CD and 100th birthday.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 24,000 original articles over the past 19 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is an 18-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.