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Time has stood still for Grenfell bereaved

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It is incredibly hard to put into words the emotion of the day.

The pain and suffering is still so obvious as I join bereaved relatives and survivors at the base of Grenfell Tower to remember the 72 people who died as a result of the fire one year ago.

Many audibly sob and shake as the choir sings Bridge over Troubled Water.

It has been a day the community has been dreading, an event very much on people's minds over the last few weeks, and the tension has been running high.

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Image: Families and survivors paid tribute

But rather than the chaos and fury of this time last year, the mood has been sombre and reflective.

This community, which I have come to know well, has yet again come together to support one another and to cope.

For many people, time has stood still.

Many of the images of that night have returned: the cameras, the flowers, the memorials.

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on the one year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire on June 14, 2018 in London, England. In one of Britain's worst urban tragedies since World War II, a devastating fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower on June 14, 2017 where 72 people died from the blaze in the public housing building of North Kensington area of London.
Image: 72 people died as a result of the fire on 14 June 2017

It is almost like we have returned to day one of the fire.

But this time the community is no longer in shock and panic, there's no adrenaline rush to mask the pain.

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Instead, the enormity of what happened has sunk in.

As the names of individuals, and in some cases entire families, who lost their lives are read aloud to the silent crowd, it is very clear these are people that will never be forgotten.

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