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Dorothy Squires remembered

A plaque has been unveiled in Llanelli at the former home of Dorothy Squires, who became one of Britain's most popular singers in the 1950s. She died in 1998. A play about her life is also being staged at Sherman Cymru in Cardiff.

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Singer Dorothy Squires celebrated with blue plaque in Llanelli

A blue plaque has been unveiled in Llanelli this week to honour 1950s singing star Dorothy Squires. She was born in the town and went on to become Britain's highest paid female singer of the day.

She often sang to sell out crowds at the London Palladium, and was famous for her turbulent marriage to Sir Roger Moore. She also fell from wealth to abject poverty.

Hannah Thomas looks back at her life.

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