Pop singer Rihanna is mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother, Clara Dolly Braithwaite, 80, who passed away Saturday following a long battle with cancer.
For months Rihanna tweeted photos of her ailing grandmother whom she affectionately called “grangranDolly”.
Last night the 24-year-old Barbadian singer shared her grief with her immense following on Twitter.
“Goodbye #grangranDOLLY get your beauty rest until I see you,” she tweeted.
Friends and celebrities have expressed their condolences to Rihanna, including Chris Brown’s mother, Joyce Hawkins, who tweeted: “Angel May God be with you and your family in your time of sorrow. Love you Angel.”
Rihanna tweeted her reply: “@mombreezy thank you! Love u mama.”
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WOW, my prayers go out to her and her family. When the grandmother (usually the backbone of the family) dies most families either get closer or drift further apart. I pray as you say Sandra, she finds peace and gets whatever helps she needs to help her through her grief.
R.i.P grangranDOLLY”
the will be able to find solace.
May The lord keep his mighty hands on this Family,Although Noone will Leave this world alive,
Losing a loved one is Never easy nor can you prepare
Sad for Rihanna!!
Chris tweeted as well: “Praying for family and the lost loved one. She was like my grandmother. Love you GRAN GRAN! RIP”
Losing a grandmother is the worst pain imaginable. At least it was for me. Condolences.
My grandmother is 83 years old and I can’t imagine her not being here with me, i’m just as close to her as I am with my mother! Condolences to Rihanna!
Sorry for your lost , may God be with you
@ capricorn83: Interestingly, Rihanna didn’t retweet Chris.
sharnell says:
I pray as you say Sandra, she finds peace and gets whatever helps she needs to help her through her grief.
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She will probably go off the deep end now.
Agreed @whatdoes.
RIP.
Aww. Peace to Rih. May the Lord keep her close.
Hopefully she will not go off the deep end! What a negative comment to make. Praying for her/family.
Awww that is sad
rest in peace.
Very sad
I feel sad for Rih. My grandma been gone for 8 years and I think of her every single DAY! RIP Ms. Dolly!
RIP. Prayers for Rih and her family
those pictures she posted on twitter left me misty eyed.
Prayers go out to Rihanna and her family. Losing my great grandma was the worst pain I have ever felt so I know the feeling.
R.I.P my prayers go out to Rih Rih and her family
Weeping may endure for the night but joy comes in the morning.
I struggle everyday with the thought of my Granny parting this life. I hope RHianna finds solace.
It amazes me that this thread only has 18 comments, but would have 220 negative comments if it was bout her love life, outfit, or etc.
Condolences to Rhi Rhi
@Sharnell
What you said is the absolute truth. Unfortunately in my case when both my grandmothers passed our family def drifted apart. When my pawpaws passed it was hard but my grannies? devastating.
Thats sad….I love Riri. R.I.P GranGranDolly
R.I.P. GranGranDolly. My
are with your family.