Celeb goss 22nd May 2018 by Helen O'Neill

Ariana Grande Has Paid Heartfelt Tribute To The Manchester Bombing Victims, One Year On

The pop singer says she is thinking of the victims every day.

Ariana Grande has paid tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing on the one year anniversary of the terrorist attack at her concert.

In a heartfelt tweet, Ariana sent love to the victims of the attack:

https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/998788066629300224

On this day in 2017, a terrorist detonated a bomb in the foyer of the arena as fans were leaving the concert, killing 22 people and injuring over 500 others.

In an interview with Time magazine last week, Ariana spoke about her fans and her emotions after the attack.

“The last thing I would ever want is for my fans to see something like that happen and think it won,” she said.

“I wish there was more that I could fix,” Grande continued. “You think with time it’ll become easier to talk about. Or you’ll make peace with it. But every day I wait for that peace to come and it’s still very painful.”

Two weeks after the attack, the singer held a tribute concert to benefit the families affected, which included big names such as Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus and Liam Gallagher.

http://www.instagram.com/p/BU-38FsFquI/?taken-by=arianagrande

The benefit concert raised over €2.7 million and Ariana was named an honorary citizen of Manchester. 

She has since released a new single, No Tears Left To Cry – the video pays tribute to the victims of the attack with the image of a bee, the symbol of Manchester. Her tweet comes ahead of a service of remembrance today which will include a national silence at 2:30pm.

Prince William and British Prime Minister Theresa May will be joined by the families of the 22 victims and some of the survivors at the service in Manchester Cathedral.

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