Forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn poses for photographs in central London on October 22, 2009. AFP
British wartime singer Vera Lynn in April 1945. Getty Images
Dame Vera Lynn attends a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. in central London on August 20, 2010. AP
Dame Vera Lynn receives applause during a concert in Hyde Park, London, on May 6, 1995, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Reuters
A Battle of Britain veteran kisses Dame Vera Lynn in front of a Mark IV Supermarine Spitfire replica on August 20, 2010 in London, England. Getty Images
From left: Hayley Westenra and Dame Vera Lynn attend the Poppy Appeal For Afghan Generation launch on October 22, 2009 in London, England. Getty Images
Dame Vera Lynn smiles as she watches Katherine Jenkins sing as she celebrates her 90th birthday at the Imperial War Museum on March 20, 2007 in London. Getty Images
Dame Vera Lynn smiles at former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher as she celebrates her 90th birthday at the Imperial War Museum on March 20, 2007 in London. Getty Images
English singer-songwriter and actress Vera Lynn at Utah Beach to commemorate the 40th anniversary of D-Day, in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1984. Getty Images
Vera Lynn pictured on March 9, 1976. Getty Images
English singer, songwriter and actress Vera Lynn with her Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) honour in London, on December 2, 1975. Getty Images
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson talks to singer Vera Lynn, at a Variety Club luncheon at the Savoy Hotel, London, on July 22, 1975. Getty Images
English singer Vera Lynn, circa 1975. Getty Images
Politician Sir John Eden, Minister for Posts and Telecommunications, and singer Vera Lynn hold bags of stamps to be sold at the Stampex Exhibition at Royal Horticultural New Hall, Westminster, on February 26, 1973. Getty Images
English singer Vera Lynn sings to 500 guests at a Variety Club tribute to bandleader Joe Loss at the Savoy Hotel, London, on March 14, 1972. Getty Images
From left: Dickie Henderson, Christopher Lee, Vera Lynn and Sue Lloyd at work on the Michael Sobell youth sports centre in Islington, north London, on March 8, 1971. Getty Images
British singer Vera Lynn rehearses her new radio show on December 31, 1965. Getty Images
British singer Vera Lynn rehearses her new radio show on December 31, 1965. Getty Images
English singer, songwriter and actress, Vera Lynn, in London, 1955. Getty Images
Popular British singer Dame Vera Lynn, in action for the BBC. Getty Images
Dame Vera Lynn in a studio portrait in 1940. Getty Images
British singer Vera Lynn receives a grand welcome as she arrives in Trafalgar Square, London, to sing during the 'Salvage Week' campaign on June 10, 1943. Getty Images
Vera Lynn entertains the Forces at a concert in September 1940. Getty Images
Battle of Britain veterans pose for photos with Dame Vera Lynn outside the Churchill War Rooms, in London, England, Britain, on 20 August 2010. EPA
Dame Vera Lynn, accompanied by choirboys, at Westminster Abbey when she took part in the Evening News Festival of Carols.
English singer Vera Lynn at the piano with her husband, musician Harry Lewis (1915 - 1998), circa 1975. Getty Images
'Forces' Sweetheart' Dame Vera Lynn celebrates her 67th birthday on 'Good Morning Britain' with the show's resident cook, Rustie Lee (centre) and guest, singer Patti Boulaye, in London.
From left to right; Cliff Richard, Dame Vera Lynn and Harry Secombe (1921 - 2001) at a Variety Club luncheon on July 22, 1975. Getty Images
Forces' Sweetheart Vera Lynn serves the first cups of tea to servicemen from a canteen, stationed in Trafalgar Square, in June 1942. Getty Images
