A spectacular drone display to mark seven years since the Manchester Arena bombing and to remember the 22 innocent victims killed in the tragedy has been cancelled due to weather concerns.
Wednesday (May 22) will mark the seventh anniversary of the atrocity, with a poignant drone display originally planned over the Glade of Light, a memorial opened by the now Prince and Princess of Wales ahead of the fifth anniversary.
People were invited to congregate on Cathedral Approach from 10pm to watch the display, which will culminate in the ringing of the bells at Manchester Cathedral. READ MORE Manchester Victoria station to fall silent on seven-year anniversary of Arena attack However it has since been confirmed that the drone display has been called off due to weather warnings.
Greater Manchester is among the areas hit by a yellow Met Office alert for rain on Wednesday and Thursday. The concept behind the display was thought up by Andrew Roussos, the father of eight-year-old Saffie-Rose Roussos, the youngest victim of the attack, with the support of Andy Burnham.
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