Dame Vera Lynn’s daughter says she’s been ‘overwhelmed’ by public support after her mother’s death – and is ‘amazed’ by the idea of her being memorialised with a statue Virginia Penelope Anne Lewis, 74, from Ditchling, East Sussex appeared on GMB Late mother entertained troops by singing during frontline visits during WWII Says she was … Read more
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
Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has revealed he feared spreading coronavirus to the vulnerable thespian amid her Alzheimer’s battle. During Ross Kemp’s ITV Special Living with Dementia aired on Wednesday, the actor, 57, said he experienced ‘every other symptom’ minus the cough at the start of the lockdown as he detailed her deteriorating health issue. … Read more
Dame Joan Bakewell left her keyless Mini running for a whole weekend when she left London for a few days and was fined by police Dame Joan Bakewell’s Mini was found on a roadside in Primrose Hill, north London Officers found the car parked at an angle with the engine and lights still on Dame … Read more
Why Henry VIII was king of the lockdown and would have been only too aware of the risks posed by scourges such as the plague, reveals author Dame Hilary Mantel Dame Hilary Mantel believes life in a crisis under King Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell would have been even tougher She explained Tudors knew more … Read more
Dame Julie Walters urges This Morning viewers to ‘stay alert’ to domestic violence and says they must act as a ‘community’ by reporting suspected cases during lockdown Dame Julie Walters says public should ‘stay alert, listen out’ for domestic abuse Has joined forces with founder of abuse charity My Sisters’ House, Julie Budge Appeared on Good … Read more
Dame Judi Dench, 85, looks radiant in British Vogue as she becomes fashion bible’s oldest cover star in HISTORY and vows to never retire Judi, has become the eldest woman to ever cover British Vogue in its 104-year history The actress, 85, appears in the June issue of the fashion bible and made history with … Read more
Designer Dame Zandra Rhodes reveals she sleeps in her make-up and never leaves the house without it – and admits she doesn’t have eyebrows after she ‘plucked them all out’ in the Sixties Fashion designer reveals how she maintains striking image during lockdown Tells Susannah Constantine on podcast that she sleeps in make-up every night … Read more
Above left: Dame Vera with Virginia as a baby in 1946 The Forces’ Sweetheart DAME VERA LYNN, who’s back in the charts aged 103 with her song ‘We’ll Meet Again’, reveals what her wartime hit really means to her and daughter Virginia Dame Vera’s story Singer Dame Vera Lynn was one of Britain’s most famous … Read more
Captain Tom Moore reveals Dame Vera Lynn sent him a letter after he finished his 100th lap for the NHS – but admits he’s ‘rather sorry’ about knocking her off the top of the charts with his You’ll Never Walk Alone fundraising single 99-year-old received touching tribute from the sweetheart of the armed forces Captain … Read more