Dame Vera's launch for poppy appeal.FORCES sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn yesterday joined soprano singer Hayley Westenra for an emotional rendition of the classic wartime song We'll Meet Again to officially launch the Royal British Legion's poppy appeal. The pair held hands to sing in front of the crowd in London's Horse Guards Parade Horse Guards Parade is a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London, at grid reference TQ299800. It was formerly the site of the Palace of Whitehall's tiltyard, where tournaments were held in the time of Henry VIII. , accompanied by the Regimental Band of the Irish Guards The Irish Guards, part of the Guards Division, is a regiment of the British Army. As of 2006, it is one of only two purely Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. (The other is the Royal Irish Regiment. and flanked by four troopers from the Queen's Life Guards There are several military regiments called the Life Guards:
Following the song Dame Vera, 92, said: "Thank you all for coming here today to be with us as we launch the poppy appeal. While we are doing this I want you all to remember our boys over there in Afghanistan and not forgetting our boys in the last conflict. Hayley and Dame Vera "Thank you all for coming and do spare a moment of peace and quiet to remember and wish our boys safely back home. Thank you." This year's appeal urges people to support troops wounded in Afghanistan and the families of those killed in the conflict by wearing a poppy. It focuses on the need to help the current generation of servicemen and women who have fought in the war-torn country. |
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