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Vera Lynn, 92, national treasure

The secret? Keep calm and carry on.

Dame Vera recently made the headlines when her greatest hits album reached No.1 in the charts - making her the oldest living person to have hit the top spot. She's also been busy signing copies of her new autobiography. So how does she keep going at such a grand old age? ‘The secret to my health is routine,' she says. ‘I get up every day at 7.30am and never miss a meal. I draw my old age pension, and when I'm at home in Sussex, I do my own shopping and cooking.' Dame Vera admits the death of husband Harry Lewis 20 years ago has left a ‘void that nothing can fill' - but she's learned to control her emotions. ‘Keep calm and carry on is what I say,' she insists.

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