Anne and I enjoyed visiting ‘Dame Vera Lynn - An Extraordinary Life’ at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft off Ditchling Green below St Margaret’s Church. It's open until 18 April and you need to book online. Anne alongside Vera Lynn’s Wedding suit at the Ditchling exhibition. ‘The slim profile of the suit reflects the national concern of austerity during World War II. Made by hand, possibly by Dame Vera's mother, it is smart and understated’. Vera married Harry Lewis in 1941. ‘Dame Vera Lynn - An Extraordinary Life’ evidenced by these contrasting pictures of the Forces Sweetheart visiting wounded troops in Burma (1944) and in later life with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The Ditchling exhibition continues until 18 April. ‘During the 1930s Dame Vera worked with all the major band leaders - Howard Baker, Charlie Kunz, Billy Cotton, Joe Loss and Bert Ambrose. The promising start with Cotton was short lived and lasted just a week and a half as he was concerned about such a young ...