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. In a powerful and deeply personal speech - which also referenced Oasis and the singing in Manchester of the band's hit 'Don't Look Back in Anger' in the aftermath of the attack - he said he recalled 'only too well the shock and grief on the faces of those I met' on a visit to the city in the days after the bombing and at a service of commemoration held at the cathedral.
Remembering the '22 lives so brutally taken', Prince William said he wanted to attend Tuesday's unveiling 'to acknowledge the hundreds of lives that were irrevocably changed and to pay tribute to the resilience of this great city'. "Five years on I know that the pain and the trauma felt by many, has not gone away," he said as bereaved families, some with a tear in their eye, and civic dignitaries looked on. "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.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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