Vera Lynn, legendary singer nicknamed "fiancee of the armed forces" by the British, died at 103 - Stephen Pover / Shutterst / SIPA

Vera Lynn, legendary British singer during the Second World War, whose famous title We'll Meet Againexperienced new youth during confinement, died Thursday at the age of 103. In March, just before her birthday and in the midst of a pandemic, Vera Lynn had encouraged the population to rediscover "the same spirit that crossed our war". Queen Elisabeth II had borrowed from her the title of her song intended to boost the morale of the troops during a speech given on April 5 intended to instill hope in the British subjected to confinement.

Break: The day of the 80th anniversary of the call of June 18, the singer Vera Lynn dies at 103 years

She was the "voice" of the GB during WWII, notably with "We'll Meet Again" ... song with which the Queen concluded her speech on Covid containment not long ago pic.twitter.com/QLxcgW9hGQ

- Alex Taylor (@AlexTaylorNews) June 18, 2020

"Better days will come: we will find our friends, we will find our families, we will meet again," said the monarch. The population had even been invited to sing this title last May to mark the 75th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany on May 8, 1945. On this occasion, the album Vera Lynn 100 was found in 30th place British charts, making Dame Vera the oldest artist in the UK's top 40 best-selling albums.

Vera Lynn (1917-2020) - We'll Meet Again. pic.twitter.com/NQ69rrK9dT

- Professor Frank McDonough (@ FXMC1957) June 18, 2020

The fiancée of the armed forces

Born March 20, 1917 in London, Vera Lynn was also known for singing The White Cliffs of Dover , There'll Always Be An England and If Only I Had Wings to give courage to the British during the Blitz, the Nazi bombing. Nicknamed the "fiancée of the armed forces", she was all her life a fervent supporter of soldiers, for whom she sang during the war, in countries like Egypt or India, often risking her life.

In May, Vera Lynn urged the nation to "remember the good boys and what they sacrificed for us." "They left their families and their homes to fight for our freedom and many lost their lives trying to protect us and protect our freedoms," she said.

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