Vera Lynn’s rendition of Land of Hope and Glory tops iTunes charts

Vera Lynn’s rendition of Land of Hope and Glory tops iTunes charts after Laurence Fox urged Britons to download it in defiance of BBC’s decision to censor its lyrics Actor said it would be ‘great’ to push the chart to top of the UK singles chart Post was shared thousands of times and quickly propelled … Read more

Laurence Fox urges Britons to buy Vera Lynn’s Land of Hope and Glory

Vera Lynn’s rendition of Land of Hope and Glory reaches 13 in the charts as Laurence Fox urges Britons to download it after BBC’s decision to censor its lyrics Actor said it would be ‘great’ to push the chart to top of the UK singles chart Post was shared thousands of times and quickly propelled … Read more

Rita Ora’s mother Vera, 56, shows off her age-defying beauty in a plunging white swimsuit

Rita Ora’s mother Vera, 56, shows off her age-defying beauty as she stuns in a plunging white swimsuit while enjoying a sun-soaked break By Roxy Simons and Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 10:41 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 10:41 BST, 13 August 2020 She recently returned to the NHS frontline to work in psychiatric … Read more

Rita Ora’s mother Vera, 56, showcases her youthful physique in a cut-out black swimsuit

Rita Ora’s mother Vera, 56, showcases her youthful physique in a cut-out black swimsuit as she poses on a beach amid downtime from NHS frontline By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 10:39 BST, 24 July 2020 | Updated: 11:00 BST, 24 July 2020 She recently returned to the NHS frontline to work in psychiatric health … Read more

Forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn will be honoured with a Spitfire and Hurricane flypast

In the summer of 1940, as the Nazi war machine marched its way across Europe and set its sights on Britain, the RAF braced for the worst.  Young men, in their late teens or early twenties, were trained to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes for the coming Battle for Britain, with others flying Blenheims, Beaufighters and … Read more

Rita Ora shares tribute to mum Vera who has been working as a nurse amid the coronavirus crisis

‘So proud of you’: Rita Ora marks the 72nd birthday of the NHS with a heartfelt tribute to mum Vera who has been working as a nurse amid the coronavirus crisis By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 17:39 BST, 5 July 2020 | Updated: 17:44 BST, 5 July 2020 Rita Ora has marked the 72nd … Read more

Vera Wang proves age-defying as she flaunts toned physique in a crop top ahead of 71st birthday

Vera Wang proves age-defying as she flaunts her toned physique in a crop top and leggings ahead of 71st birthday By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 04:08 BST, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 04:08 BST, 28 June 2020 Vera Wang rang in her 71st first birthday on Saturday. But ahead of the big day, the … Read more

Rita Ora’s mum Vera posts adorable makeover picture during reunion visit with daughter

Vera Ora finally reunites with daughter Rita at her rented Cotswolds farmhouse and enjoy a make-up session after working tirelessly on the frontline By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 20:05 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 20:11 BST, 27 June 2020 She has been isolating in a rented Cotswolds farmhouse. And on Saturday, Rita Ora spent … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Prince Philip’s pal Sheila Mathews recalls her run-in with Dame Vera Lynn 

One of Prince Philip’s favourite actresses, West End musical star Sheila Mathews — who once turned up at a Buckingham Palace garden party wearing a broad-brimmed straw picture hat to disguise the fact that her hair was in curlers — offers an unusual sidelight on Dame Vera Lynn, who died last week at the age … Read more

Singer Katherine Jenkins: What I learned from Dame Vera Lynn

Katherine Jenkins has battled for her success and is still proving to the world – and terrifying teenage muggers – that she’s hard as nails. Here she opens up about the late mentor who encouraged her to travel to war zones Last year, while walking down the busy King’s Road in London’s Chelsea, on her … Read more