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Dame Vera Lynn, 103, has admitted she was left surprised after Queen Elizabeth II referred to her song We’ll Meet Again at the end of her speech about the coronavirus outbreak.The Queen mentioned Vera’s wartime classic, which is best known for the lyric, 'We'll meet again, Don't know where, Don't know when, But I know we'll meet again some sunny day,' at the end of her speech earlier this month.In the monarch’s message, recorded at Windsor Castle, she said: "We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return."We will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again."In an interview with Radio Times, Vera explained she had no idea about the Queen’s plans to reference

Ricky Gervais is done with award shows… for now.

Ricky Gervais has admitted the coronavirus pandemic has forced him to switch up his outlook.

Ricky Gervais has admitted the coronavirus pandemic has made him a more "positive" person and he's vowed to stop sneering at the world.

Captain Tom Moore has raised the nation’s spirits as well as raising over 23 million for the NHS. However, the 99-year-old war veteran has just collaborated with singer Michael Ball to release a charity single, and it is already shot to the top of the UK iTunes charts.The song, a lovely rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone, from the 1945 musical Carousel, has narrowly beaten Vera Lynn’s war time classic We’ll Meet again, to secure the top spot.

Some of the biggest names in Manchester’s drag scene have collaborated with drag performers from around the world to raise money for Age UK.

Isolating older people are turning to social media to stay in touch with family – and some have gained global fame with uplifting videos of life under lockdown.

A schoolgirl is trying to lift the spirits of NHS workers who are risking their lives by helping people with coronvirus by singing them a very special song.

On Sunday afternoon (Sunday evening U.K. time), Queen Elizabeth II delivered a brave and stoic speech about the coronavirus pandemic to the people of the U.K. that left people both inside and outside of the Commonwealth sobbing. "I am speaking to you at what I know is an increasingly challenging time," the monarch begun. "A time of disruption in the life of our country: a disruption that has brought grief to some, financial difficulties to many, and enormous changes to the daily lives of us all."

An elderly couple have captured the hearts of millions after a video of them in isolation went viral on social media.

A video of care home residents having a sing-song has gone down a storm online.

Feeling like something is missing today without Joe Wicks there to whip you and the kids into gear at 9am with his PE with Joe YouTube series?

This week Joe Wicks has cemented himself as the absolute God of fitness in the UK, with his PE with Joe YouTube series raking in millions of views in a short number of days, bringing welcome respite amid the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic.

With schools closed and the country on lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, Joe Wicks - aka The Body Coach - is fast becoming the Vera Lynn of our day.

Bob Dylan has become the oldest artist ever to score a U.K. number one album with a record comprising of new original material.The 79-year-old folk rock icon’s latest release, Rough and Rowdy Ways, has been met with huge critical acclaim since its release, and it tops Friday’s Official Charts Company rundown with 34,000 chart sales.

A man who was starstruck by Dame Vera Lynn as a paperboy has told how he went on to become her pen pal for 40 incredible years.

Lorraine Kelly’s ITV show last year.During their chat, the presenter asked Clive about his connection to Boris Johnson, 55, as the pair used to live near each other.The Whose Line Is It Anyway star said he had been asked if he was the Prime Minister’s neighbour ahead of the show, to which he said he wasn’t.Despite this, a caption on the screen during his live interview read: “Clive Anderson: Boris was my neighbour.”When asked about his connection to Boris, he told Express.co.uk: “It started to be a story for no particular reason.Vera Lynn dead: Forces’ sweetheart and We'll Meet Again legend dies“I remember at some point I was asked about whether Boris lived near me, which he did, nearby, [but] streets away.“As a result of that, I was on one

This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes, 60, has taken to Instagram to share an unearthed picture of himself alongside We’ll Meet Again singer Dame Vera Lynn, who died yesterday aged 103.The ITV host could be seen sharing a stage with the Forces’ sweetheart in his younger presenting years.Vera could be seen smiling and waving at what appears to be a crowd, as Eamonn looked on.In view of his 643,000 followers, he wrote: “She was something Special wasn't she? Goodbye to Dame Vera Lynn on today's @thismorning.”Dame Vera died yesterday, surrounded by her loved ones.A statement from her family reads: “The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age of 103."Dame Vera Lynn, who lived in

She was every sweetheart they had left behind... every wife, every sister and every mother too.

For Captain Tom Moore and thousands of other British troops fighting abroad in the Second World War, it was Vera Lynn who kept the dream of going home alive.

Dame Vera Lynn revealed in unearthed footage from a candid interview that her singing teacher branded her untrainable before she found her fame.