18-06-2020, 03:28 PM
A sad day. I met Vera Lynn in 1994, on the day that the Tour de France had a stage between Dover and Brighton. I was one of the Police escort motorcycle team working with French bikers from the Garde Republicaine of the CRS. The route passed over Ditchling beacon and then through Ditchling itself. Dame Vera was standing at her gateway to watch the spectacle go past her house (along with crowds of other people) and I was lucky to have the opportunity to stop alongside her momentarily and say hello. Lovely Lady. She will be sorely missed.