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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Melissa Sigodo

Notting Hill Carnival organisers slammed for refusing silent tribute for Grenfell

Bereaved family and community campaigners have slammed Notting Hill Carnival after it refused to keep the 72 seconds of silence for those who died in Grenfell Tower.

After the fire broke out in the 24-storey building on June 14, 2017, the yearly event has paid tribute to the lives lost with one second of silence for each person killed.

The event, which was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic, has returned this year and will potentially attract around two million people.

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