Britons are marking the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack that left 22 people dead as they left a concert by singer Ariana Grande in the city of Manchester.
A national minute of silence was scheduled for 2.30pm on Tuesday in the UK, following a memorial service in Manchester Cathedral.
Grande sent her own greetings, tweeting: "I love you with all of me and am sending you all of the light and warmth I have to offer on this challenging day."
Her post included an emoji of a bee, which became a symbol of unity and defiance after her tragedy-struck show.
The singer is beloved in Manchester for the response to the attack that she quickly organised, the One Love benefit concert held in the northern English city less than two weeks later.
The benefit, which was broadcast live throughout the world, brought together survivors and others to hear performers such as Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Robbie Williams and Liam Gallagher.
Residents of Manchester and elsewhere paid tribute on Tuesday to the victims, expressing support on social media or laying flowers in memory of those who died, many of whom were teenagers enjoying a night out.
The youngest person killed in the blast was eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos, whose father wants to organise another concert in aid of victims of other or future terrorist attacks.
"Losing your eight-year-old child has changed life forever. It'll never be OK again," Andrew Roussos told the BBC. "I want to celebrate my daughter. She was full of life. She loved music."
Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, tweeted: "Today we come together, we remember each of the 22 people whose lives were taken."
Grande's show at the Manchester Arena on May 22, 2017, had just finished, and attendees were streaming toward the exits, when a bomber detonated a homemade device, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds more. The radical Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the blast.
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