She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the UK and the US and recording such hits as 'Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart' and her UK number one single 'My Son, My Son'. Plan for longer school days to be unveiled today.

The songs most associated with her are 'We'll Meet Again', 'The White Cliffs of Dover', 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' and 'There'll Always Be an England'.

She was widely known as 'the Forces' Sweetheart', and gave outdoor concerts for the troops in Egypt, India, and Burma during the war as part of Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA).