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The WW2 code-breaker going to the Coronation

Betty Webb reflects on her work at Bletchley Park cracking wartime codes

Betty Webb is one of the last surviving women to have worked on cracking both the German and Japanese codes at Bletchley Park during World War 2.

She attended Queen Elizabeth鈥檚 Coronation in 1953 - and has been invited to this weekend鈥檚 coronation of King Charles III. A week later she will celebrate her 100th Birthday with a party at Bletchley park.

Her new book 'No More Secrets' tells the story of her childhood, recruitment to Bletchley and then the pentagon, her vital wartime role deciphering enemy communications, and how it felt to eventually be able to talk about her experiences which she had to keep secret for years. Today's Martha Kearney speaks to Betty Webb about the memoir and her invite to the coronation.

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