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Rihanna Cuts A Solemn Figure At Grandmother's Funeral (PICTURES)

Rihanna Pays Her Respects To GranGran Dolly
The Huffington Post UK
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Can someone please give Rihanna a big hug please?

A grieving RiRi looked solemn as she attended the funeral of her beloved grandmother yesterday.

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Rihanna arriving at the funeral

Clara Braithwaite, who Rihanna affectionately called GranGran Dolly, was laid to rest in Barbados in a private ceremony, after losing her battle with cancer earlier this month.

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Rihanna lays GranGran to rest

The singer was seen with members of her family and her entourage as she paid her respects, dressed in a conservative black dress.

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After the funeral, she posted a picture of herself looking upset with a bottle in her hand on Twitter.

"I had to!!! Sorry granny," she wrote.

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Rihannaposted this to Twitter

She jetted back to her home country after she closed Wireless Festival on Sunday night, where she managed to put on quite the show despite her grief.

Rihanna previously pulled out of a an appearance of Rock In Rio Festival in Madrid last week, following the news of her grandmother's death.

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