Above is a video of it, paired with images of Lynn and soldiers in World War II. The precious metals versions also include the edge inscription Serve you all the days of my life in reference to The Queen’s longevity as monarch. “Remember how she said that/We would meet again/Some sunny day?/Vera, Vera/What has become of you?” (The song is a mere 81 seconds long. The Dame Vera Lynn coin (Ben Birchall/PA) The 5 crown has been designed by John Bergdahl and features a regal design centralised by the quartered shield of the Royal Arms. “Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?” he sings. All five new coins: A Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 50p coin (top left), a Dame Vera Lynn £2 coin (top right), a Queens Platinum Jubilee £5 coin (centre), an Alexander Graham Bell £2 coin. This reflection led to the tender ballad “Vera,” which comes midway through the album, when the narrator of the story, disillusioned rock star Pink, comes across the World War II movie The Battle of Britain on the television. In 1978, when Roger Waters was writing The Wall, which was partially inspired by his father’s death in the war, his thoughts turned to Vera Lynn and how she embodied a very different time in England’s history. “Precious personal things rather than ideologies.” “My songs reminded the boys what they were really fighting for,” she once said. Her career spanned seven decades, but it was her World War II–era songs like “We’ll Meet Again” and “(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover” that made her a cultural icon by providing strength and comfort to soldiers during the conflict.

British singer Vera Lynn died last week at the incredible age of 103.

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