Ariana Grande releases heartfelt statement to the victims of the Manchester attack

In the aftermath of the Manchester attack, performer Ariana Grande has been held at the centre of attention.

While ill-timed think-pieces raged on about Grande in light of the attack, she tweeted once in the immediacy of the bombing:

https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/866849021519966208

Following the Manchester attack, Grande cancelled gigs in London, Lodz, Antwerp, Frankfurt and Zurich. which were due to take place last week and next week.

Since then, she reportedly returned to her home in Florida, but today wrote an emotional letter to the people of Manchester, and vowed that when the city was ready, she would return for a benefit gig:

Grande also tweeted a link to a charity which is raising support for the families of those who were killed or injured in the attack:

https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/868167816939278337