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Dame Vera Lynn to be honoured with Spitfire flypast before funeral in Brighton
Dame Vera Lynn will be honoured with a Spitfire flypast in her beloved Sussex village before her funeral later today.Crowds are expected to gather in the village of Ditchling on Friday, where she lived, to say goodbye to their “special local lady” who died aged 103 on June 18.Ahead of the day, a giant portrait of the adored singer, who entertained troops with morale-boosting visits to the front line during the Second World War, was beamed onto the White Cliffs of Dover to commemorate her life.The cortege will leave her family home and pause at the crossroads in the centre of the village to allow residents to pay their respects.At about midday, a Spitfire and a Hurricane - two of the most famous aircraft from the war - will soar over the
