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Royal Mail released its first ever special set of souvenir stamps in 1965, depicting Winston Churchill. Since then, they have captured everything from Charles Dickens’ characters to Beatles’ albums, Dennis the Menace to Beatrix Potter illustrations

✒ Since the death of Dame Vera Lynn there have been many letters describing her fine qualities. Well, I am able to confirm that Dame Vera also had a great sense of humour.

For several years I presented a radio programme featuring music of the Twenties, Thirties and Forties and each week I received numerous requests for a song by Vera Lynn.

A friend of mine, who was not a fan of her singing, sent me a letter which supposedly came from a farmer who complained that when Vera Lynn sang his cows produced less milk.

I wrote to Dame Vera to tell her and she thought it very funny that her singing had an effect on cows. Her reply is below...

Colin Bower, Nottingham ✒ I treasure this photo taken of me with Dame Vera Lynn, 41 years ago in 1979 when I was Southgate Carnival Princess. I was 24 and she was 62. She always looked very youthful. Her songs will live on forever in people’s hearts – including mine.

Susan, by email

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