Manchester attack: Ariana Grande's mum shares candle tribute

  • Published
Ariana GrandeImage source, Getty Images
Image caption,

Ariana Grande said the attack had been "the absolute worst of humanity"

The mother of singer Ariana Grande has shared a picture of the star's family "all together and grateful" on the anniversary of the Manchester attack.

Twenty-two people were killed when a homemade device was detonated outside the star's concert on 22 May 2017.

Marking a year since the atrocity, Joan Grande tweeted an image of her family around a piano adorned with 22 candles.

She said she was thinking of "the strength of Manchester with a bowed head and love in my heart".

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post by Joan Grande

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post by Joan Grande

Mrs Grande's tweet follows two from her daughter on Tuesday, in which she said, external she wished she was in Manchester for the anniversary, adding: "Jus wanna hug u so tight today."

Photographer Alfredo Flores, who was with Grande, shared a close-up image of the candles, which were placed on paper hearts with the victims' names written on them and laid next to 22 white roses.

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 2 by Alfredo Flores

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post 2 by Alfredo Flores

Grande spoke in detail for the first time about the Manchester Arena bomb attack earlier in May, calling it "the absolute worst of humanity", and incorporated a worker bee - which became a symbol of defiance in the aftermath - into the video for her single, No Tears Left To Cry.

While she was not in Manchester for the anniversary, she featured in the day of remembrance, with many who watched the memorial service in Manchester's Cathedral Gardens wearing t-shirts with her rabbit-ear logo on them.

Her song, One Last Time, was also one of four which featured in a mass sing-along in the city's Albert Square later in the day.

Related internet links

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.