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Adele Paid a Secret Visit to a London Grenfell Tower Vigil to Support Victims

In the midst of mourning and support for the London Grenfell Tower fire victims, Adele stood proudly among the crowd at a vigil on Wednesday night, Cosmopolitan reports. Fans spotted Adele and her husband, Simon Konecki, and pictures quickly spread across social media.  

According to firsthand reports, Adele was seen “offering her support to everyone affected by the tragedy.” For a major celebrity and her family to make an unannounced appearance nearby the site of a tragedy within 24 hours really shows how much she cares about her home and the people living in it.

Adele came from Tottenham to pay her respects. Fans expressed their gratitude and admiration over social media.

Currently, the fire has claimed the lives of 17 people with many more injured being held in hospitals in the surrounding area. Having already raised almost £200,000, the Kensington & Chelsea Foundation is asking for donations to help the victims and their families.

Emily Schmidt

Stanford '20

Emily Schmidt is a junior at Stanford University, studying English and Spanish. Originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia, she quickly fell in love with the Californian sunshine and warm winter temperatures. Emily writes a hodgepodge of pieces from satiric articles for The Stanford Daily to free-verse poetry to historical fiction. Just like her writing repertoire, her collection of hobbies are widely scattered from speed-crocheting to Irish dancing to practicing calligraphy. When she is not writing or reading, Emily can also be found jamming out to Phil Collins or watching her favorite film, 'Belle.'