Ariana Grande ‘Moved' by Honorary Manchester Citizenship
Grande's benefit concert "brought comfort to thousands," the Manchester city council leader said
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Ariana Grande and a star-studded lineup of performers took the stage in Manchester, England, nearly two weeks after a suicide bomber killed 22 people outside a Grande concert at Manchester Arena. The concert raised money for those affected by the attack.
Ariana Grande is "moved" after Manchester officials agreed to make her the first honorary citizen of the city, she said Thursday.
"I don't know what to say. Words don't suffice," the American pop singer wrote on Instagram. "I'm moved and honored. My heart is very much still there. I love you. Thank you."
Manchester city council leader Richard Leese proposed to make Grande, 23, an honorary citizen because of her response to the terrorist attack that killed 22 people at the end of her concert on May 22 at the Manchester Arena.
Other council members voted Wednesday to support Leese's measure.
Leese said Grande "brought comfort to thousands" and raised millions of dollars in emergency funds.
After the attack, the singer visited victims in the hospital. She also organized and led the free One Love Manchester tribute concert with many other big-name performers, including Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Pharrell Williams.
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In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, victim of the Manchester concert blast Lily Harrison hugs singer Ariana Grande during her visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England. Grande surprised young fans injured in the Manchester Arena attack, hugging the thrilled little girls in their hospital beds as they recovered from injuries sustained in the May 22 suicide bombing.
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In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, victim of the Manchester concert blast Lily Harrison hugs singer Ariana Grande during her visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England.
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In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, victim of the Manchester concert blast Lily Harrison hugs singer Ariana Grande during her visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England.
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In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, victim of the Manchester concert blast Evie Mills, left, gestures with singer Ariana Grande, during her visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England.
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In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, victim of the Manchester concert blast Evie Mills, left gestures with singer Ariana Grande as they take a selfie, during her visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England.
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In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, victim of the Manchester concert blast Jaden Farrell-Mann, left, receives a surprise visit from singer Ariana Grande, at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England.
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In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, victim of the Manchester concert blast Jaden Farrell-Mann, left, hugs Ariana Grande, at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England.
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In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, victim of the Manchester concert blast Jaden Farrell-Mann, left, talks with Grande, at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England.
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In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, the signature of singer Ariana Grande on one of the crutches belonging to victim of the Manchester concert blast Evie Mills, at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England.
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In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, victim of the Manchester concert blast Jaden Farrell-Mann, left, poses with Grande, at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England.
