The scoreboard at the WACA lists an XI of the greatest Western Australian cricketers, with Dennis Lillee at the tail. Lillee used to pound the Perth crease and in the cool July climate another individual is embarking on sprints.
11.05.2022 - 00:19 / usmagazine.com
Sending a message of solidarity. Duchess Kate chose a meaningful accessory for her and Prince William’s visit to Manchester to honor the victims of the Manchester Arena terrorist attack.
Kate, 40, wore gold earrings shaped like honeycombs with a bee charm to the official opening of the Glade of Light memorial on Tuesday, May 10. According to the Manchester City Council, the worker bee symbolizes the hardworking citizens of Manchester and the buzzing activity of the city.
After the 2017 terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert left 22 dead and hundreds injured, the bee took on an even greater meaning as a symbol of solidarity against hate. It began popping up in street art, on social media and even as a tattoo.
At the Glade of Light memorial opening, Prince William gave a moving speech. “I remember only too well the shock and grief on the faces of those I met when I visited Manchester in the days following the atrocity,” William, 39, said. “And the rawness of emotion at the Commemoration service, held at your cathedral just here, a year later. Five years on I know that the pain and the trauma felt by many has not gone away.”
The Duke of Cambridge, whose mother, Princess Diana, passed away in 1997, added, “As someone who lives with his own grief, I also know that what often matters most to the bereaved is that those we have lost are not forgotten. There is comfort in remembering. In acknowledging that, while taken horribly soon, they lived. They changed our lives. They were loved and they are loved. It is why memorials such as the Glade of Light are so important, why Catherine and I so wanted to be amongst you today.”
Although William and Kate’s visit celebrated the memorial’s official opening on Tuesday, the Glade of Light
The scoreboard at the WACA lists an XI of the greatest Western Australian cricketers, with Dennis Lillee at the tail. Lillee used to pound the Perth crease and in the cool July climate another individual is embarking on sprints.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton were seen honouring the victims of the Manchester Arena bombings as they attended the official opening of the memorial of the incident on Tuesday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were pictured greeting the families of those who died from the terror attack and survivors at the Glade of Light memorial by the city’s cathedral for the ceremony ahead of the fifth anniversary of the tragic event. Kate, 40, appeared smartly outfitted for the occasion in a blue and grey tweed coat with a flared skirt and a pair of gold bee earrings — signifying Manchester's worker bee and anti-terrorist symbol — while William, 39, was respectfully dressed in a dark blue suit.The Royal couple previously visited the city’s cathedral in May 2018, as they attended the national service of commemoration there on the first anniversary of the attack carried out by Salman Abedia which saw 22 people killed at Ariana Grande's concert.
Prince William spoke of his own grief Tuesday as he gave a personal tribute to the families of 22 people who were killed when a suicide bomber targeted an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena five years ago. William and his wife Kate, were attending the official opening of a public memorial in the city of Manchester, which comes ahead of the fifth anniversary of the terror attack on May 22, 2017.
The sun shone on a day to remember one of the darkest times in the city's history today. And while many are still healing, a quiet place to reflect in the heart of Manchester will be there for as long as it takes.
Prince William spoke of living 'with his own grief' over Diana today as he paid a moving tribute to the lives lost in the Manchester Arena bombing five years ago - and the bereaved families. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge officially opened the Glade of Light memorial near Manchester Cathedral.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton) attend the official opening of the Glade Of Light Memorial at Manchester Arena on Tuesday (May 10) in Manchester, England.
Prince William and Kate Middleton headed to Manchester, U.K., Tuesday to pay tribute to the victims of the horrific arena bombing five years ago.
The mother of a 14-year-old girl who lost her life in the Manchester Arena bombing has told of the family's battle to cope in the years following the atrocity - and how they think of what she would be doing now. Jayne Jones, mum of teenager Nell, spoke as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are due in Manchester city centre later today to attend the official opening of a memorial to the 22 people murdered in the terror attack.