Coronavirus: Girl, 10, sings 'We’ll Meet Again' to boost morale of ‘brave’ NHS workers

Sophie Tinger says she’s proud of NHS staff working through the Covid-19 crisis

A 10-year-old girl has sung "We’ll Meet Again" in a bid to lift the spirits of NHS workers battling through the coronavirus pandemic.

Sophie Tinger, from Hertfordshire, performed Dame Vera Lynn’s 1939 classic to cheer up those on the frontline.

Ms Tinger’s cousin Andrew Tenzer posted the short clip to Twitter on 5 April and it has since been viewed hundreds of times.

“Hi everybody, I hate this isolation and quarantine thing so I’m going to cheer you up by doing a nice song called We’ll Meet Again by Vera Lynn,” Ms Tinger says at the beginning of the video.

“Anyone who’s watching from NHS I just want to say I really appreciate your work. Thank you so much for looking after us.”

Dame Vera’s song, one of the most famous anthems of the WWII era, shot up to 22nd spot on the iTunes download charts on Monday after Queen Elizabeth cited it in her address to the nation the previous day.

“We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again," said Queen Elizabeth II in a televised broadcast.

We’ll Meet Again struck a cord with many Britons during the war who had been separated from loved ones.

Ms Tinger told Mirror Online she had initially learnt the song to perform for residents living in carehomes in Hertfordshire.

She said: “This song means a lot to me because I would like to meet my friends and family again, but I don’t know where and when and gives people joy and hope like it did in the war.

“I think they are so brave and bold to go to work where they could catch coronavirus.

Ms Tinger said she was grateful to NHS staff for working around the clock to help those most in need during the Covid-19 crisis.

She added: “I think they are amazing how they not only take care of the sick people but save their lives.”

“While we are just staying at home, they are working day and night and I am so grateful to them.

“This time is sad but I try to remember that being inside is saving lives and it gives me time to think and be grateful to the NHS and all the people working to help us.”