Dame Vera Lynn’s face projected onto white cliffs of Dover to mark her 100th birthday

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Dame Vera Lynn’s face projected onto white cliffs of Dover to mark her 100th birthday

Nicholas ReillyMonday 20 Mar 2017 12:00 am

 

Dame Vera’s face is projected on the cliffs during a test run (Picture: PA)

 

Dame Vera Lynn famously sang about bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover – and now the singer’s face will be projected onto the very same location to mark her 100th birthday.

 

Dame Vera, who famously became the forces sweetheart during World War Two, will have her image projected on to the cliffs on March 20, the same day that she becomes a centenarian.

 

The 350ft image of Dame Vera will also celebrate the release of her new album, Vera Lynn 100.

The record will feature new, orchestra-backed recordings of her beloved music – and will also make her the first singer to have released an album as a centenarian.

 

 

Hailing the projection as an ‘unprecedented honour’, Dame Vera said: ‘I am truly thrilled by this wonderful gesture.

Dame Vera turns 100 today (Picture: PA)

‘As we look to the white cliffs on Monday, I will be thinking of all our brave boys – the cliffs were the last thing they saw before heading off to war and, for those fortunate enough to return, the first thing they saw upon returning home.

‘I feel so blessed to have reached this milestone and I can’t think of a more meaningful way to mark the occasion.’

 

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Vera Lynn - (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover

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National Treasure by Vera Lynn is out now. Featuring previously unreleased bonus tracks & re-mastered recordings including The White Cliffs of Dover, Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart, We'll Meet Again, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, & many, many more. Established in 1929, Decca is the legendary British record label, home to some of the greatest recording artists ever.

 

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Dame Vera’s latest release comes eight years after she became the oldest living artist to land a UK number one album – and marks an incredible 93 years in the industry after she made her stage debut at the age of seven.

Happy birthday, Dame Vera!

 

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