Ed Sheeran sends flowers to grieving fan

Ed Sheeran sends flowers to cancer sufferer's grieving girlfriend

Ed Sheeran

by Lauren Smith |
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Ed Sheeran did the loveliest thing for the grieving girlfriend of cancer sufferer Lee Foster.

The singer was asked by Rachel Murray to perform at the funeral of her boyfriend Lee - who sadly lost his battle with skin cancer at the age of 24.

Ed was unable to attend the funeral because he is on tour in New Zealand - but sent Rachel a huge bouquet of lilies to show his support.

Rachel had started a Twitter campaign to get Ed to sing at Lee's funeral, using the hashtag #singforlee - because Lee was a huge Sheeran fan. The couple had even discussed having Thinking Out Loud played at their wedding, and were planning to see Ed perform in July.

Rachel tweeted about the flowers last night, sharing the news with her followers:

"I'd like to thank everyone for their support for #singforlee. It was a long shot and unfortunately @edsheeran is on the other side of the world but he has been in touch and sent me these lovely flowers. #singforlee (sic)".

Lee's funeral will take place today in Childwall.

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