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'.
