Dame Vera Lynn is aghast at Dover sale plans Photo: PA “I would feel very differently about it,” Dame Vera, 92, tells me. “The port should absolutely stay in British hands. It always has been and it should always be. It means so much to the boys who have sailed away from it and come back.” On Monday, the spokesman for the Port of Dover denied weekend reports that they were about to sell out to the owners of the Port of Calais, but conceded they were in the “early stages” of preparing for a sale of the business, subject to approval from Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary.   Related Articles Calvin Klein says Kate Moss was 'difficult’ Dame Vera Lynn takes on BNP over White Cliffs of Dover Jenna and Barbara Bush were agents of mischief Gordon Brown contributes recipe to new charity cook book Singer Katherine Jenkins agrees $10million record deal to break America Katherine Jenkins launches new album 'Sacred Arias' Dame Vera, who became the oldest living artist to top the charts last year when her popular wartime songs made a surprise comeback, adds: “How could they even think about selling it off? It is not right.[Read more...]