Ariana Grande has reportedly turned down a Damehood in honour of the Manchester terror attack victims, according to The Sun.
A source told the publication that the 25-year-old singer told the committee is as 'too soon' for her to receive the honour, as she was 'still grieving' for those who lost their lives in the shocking attack.
It comes after Ariana was praised for her response to the attack which took place at one of her concerts, holding the One Love Manchester benefit show, which raised millions of pounds for victims' families.
Ariana Grande has been open about her experience with post traumatic stress disorder since 22 people were killed and over 100 more injured in a terrorist attack at her Manchester concert in 2017.
In an interview with British Vogue in June last year, Ariana said her PTSD is "a real thing".
It's hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss ... I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of [PTSD] as well. I feel like I shouldn't even be talking about my own experience – like I shouldn't even say anything. I don't think I'll ever know how to talk about it and not cry.
Ariana Grande paid tribute to the city of Manchester on her Instagram story on Wednesday (May 22) with a simple image: a bee. The insect has is a symbol of unity for the city and Grande got a tattoo of the worker bee a year after the May 2017 terror attack after her concert at Manchester Arena that killed 23 fans and injured more than 100 others.
With no commentary, the post was a poignant reminder of one of the darkest times in the singer's life. Grande, who hosted a star-studded fundraiser for the victims and families of the bombing during the One Love Manchester Benefit Concert at the Old Trafford on June 4, 2017 in Manchester which included appearances by Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Coldplay, Liam Gallagher, Katy Perry and many more. The event raises $23 million for victims and their families.
Former ISIS hostage-keeper Alexanda Kotey told ITV News that Sally-Anne Jones and her 12-year-old son died in a US-led airstrike that hit a government building on 25th May 2017.
While their fate has not been officially confirmed, Kotey said: “There was a building that was shelled, she lived in the building. It was shelled following the incident in Manchester, which I believe was a retaliation.
There were families in the building, it was a government building. (Forty) people were dead as a result… including Sally Jones and her son.”
The airstrike that is said to have killed Jones and her son happened days after 22 people were killed and dozens more injured when terrorist Salman Abedi detonated bombs at an Ariana Grande concert held at Manchester Arena.
Jones fled the UK in 2013 and later appeared in a series of ISIS propaganda videos, carrying weapons and dressed in a burqa.
She was a key recruiter for the terror group and was a ‘High Value Target’ on US kill lists.
The mother-of-two was nicknamed the White Widow after her jihadi husband, Junaid Hussain, was killed in 2015.
“Thank U Next” and “7 Rings” singer Ariana Grande took to Instagram today to remember the bombing at her Manchester, England concert in 2017 that left 59 people injured and 22 dead.
After Grande’s concert during her Dangerous Woman Tour on May 22, 2017, fans were exiting the arena when a bomb detonated, killing 22 people and injuring 59 more.
On June 4, 2017, the singer honored the victims and their families by performing at a benefit concert, “One Love Manchester,” raising millions of dollars in the process.