Ariana Grande Shares Tribute to Manchester Two Years After Concert Bombing

On May 22, 2017, shortly after Ariana Grande finished her concert at the Manchester Arena, a terrorist attacker detonated a bomb killing 22 people and injuring over 100 more. Today marks the two-year anniversary since the tragedy, and Grande has commemorated the event by posting a bee in her Instagram Stories.

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The bee is a significant symbol for Manchester, representing the worker bee and unity. While Grande has yet to speak out on the anniversary, she chose a silent way to show her commemoration.

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Ariana Grande took to Instagram to share photos of her brain scan that she says shows post-traumatic-stress disorder (PTSD)? . . Despite showing signs of PTSD after the horrific Manchester bombing, Ariana has says that she had a hard time admitting that she was suffering from it. Proud of you #ariana! Love is stronger than hate! ❤️ . . (? via @arianagrande) #arianagrande #arianagrandeedits #arianagrandememes #arianagrandemanchesterexplosion #arianagrandemanchester #ptsd #ptsdawareness #ptsdrecovery #manchesterbombing #mileycyrus #justinbieber #england #london #loveisstrongerthanhate #instafit #instadaily #mediaquotientinc

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The 25-year-old pop star has admitted to suffering from PTSD after the Manchester attack. In an interview with TIME in May 2018, Grande said, "The last thing I would ever want is for my fans to see something like that happen and think it won.

"Music is supposed to be the safest thing in the world. I think that’s
why it’s still so heavy on my heart every single day. "I wish there was
more that I could fix," she continued. "You think with time it’ll become easier to talk about. Or you’ll make peace with it. But every day I wait for that peace to
come and it’s still very painful."

Only weeks after the attack, Grande returned to the city for the One Love Manchester concert, which raised over £10 million in just one month for the victims and their families.