Vera Lynn secretly ordered to sing at Queen’s 16th birthday

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Vera Lynn secretly ordered to sing at Queen’s 16th birthday
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Previously unseen letter insists on strict secrecy over command performance for then-Princess Elizabeth

A letter, headed “secret” and signed by the BBC’s variety booking manager, informed Lynn that her services were “required for a private command performance” laid on by Elizabeth’s father, King George VI. It was addressed to Lynn at the Empire, a variety theatre in Finsbury Park, north London.

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