Dame Vera Lynn's funeral will be marked with a Battle of Britain flypast this afternoon, honouring her title as the “Forces' Sweetheart”.The singer, who was beloved by the military up and down the UK thanks to her stunning vocals, died aged 103 on June 18.At midday today in her home village of Ditchling, Sussex, her funeral cortege will pass, with a Spitfire and a Hurricane soaring through the skies above.Speaking about the military tribute at the funeral, her longtime friend and assistant Susan Fleet said the singer would be “incredibly humbled”.She told Sky News: "She would be incredibly humbled because she was the most humble person you would meet."She would feel very special, very loved, as she deserves to be."After passing through.
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