Ariana Grandeβs family has announced that her grandmother and their βbeloved matriarch,β Marjorie Grande, has died at the age of 99.
The singer and actorβs mother, Joan Grande, posted about Marjorie Grandeβs death on her Instagram story Tuesday, June 17.
Beneath a sepia-toned photo of Marjorie Grande, she added a statement from the Grande family.
βWe are devastated to share that the beloved matriarch of our family has passed away,β they said. βMarjorie (Nonna) Grande passed peacefully in her home and was surrounded by her family and loved ones for every moment of her last few weeks.β
The Grandes added, βWe thank you for your love, support and for respecting our privacy as we grieve and celebrate her beautiful, extraordinary life.β
Joan Grande shared the post again on her Instagram story and wrote, βI love you mom!!β below the statement.
Ariana Grande re-shared the statement on her own Instagram story, as well.
The βWickedβ starβs brother, Frankie Grande, penned an emotional tribute to their nonna on his Instagram page.
He uploaded a carousel of photos with his grandmother, including some from his childhood and a few more recent snaps. The last picture showed him gently holding her hand.
In the caption, Frankie Grande recalled the βcountless lessonsβ he learned from his grandmother over the years. With her gone, he said that he will βcarry that torch fiercely in your absence. No question. No option.β
βYou always called me the apple of your eye, Nonna and you have always been mine. A best friend. My safe place,β he praised.
Frankie Grande continued, βI honestly donβt know how this world turns without you in it, but I do know this: I know you so well, I will never have to wonder what youβd say or think in any situation. Your voice, your love, your spirit is forever part of me. So in that way, weβll never be apart.β
He said he will always miss her and he feels heartbroken without her by his side.
βThank you for every moment, every lesson, every hug, every belly laugh. Until we meet again, and we will, please kiss Grandpa and Aunt Judy for me, and tell them how much I love and miss them too. Forever your apple,β he concluded.
Ariana Grande has spoken about the special bond she also shared with their grandmother throughout the years. Marjorie Grande accompanied the pop star as her date to the 2014 VMAs, 2015 American Music Awards and 2016 Time 100 Gala. She was also featured on the song βOrdinary Thingsβ from Ariana Grande’s 2024 album, βEternal Sunshine.β The track landed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making Marjorie Grande, then 98, the βsenior-most artist ever to have appeared on the Hot 100,β according to the music publication.
In October 2024, Ariana Grande and her family celebrated Marjorie Grandeβs 99th birthday. A month later, Marjorie Grande supported her granddaughter by attending a βWickedβ screening at a Florida movie theater.
Ariana Grande posted photos from the unforgettable moment she shared with her nonna on her Instagram story.
βFlew to boca for a day to watch with Nonna at the movie theater i grew up going to every weekend, Cinemark 20 in Boca,β she captioned a photo of Marjorie Grande watching the film as the singer sweetly leaned in closer to her grandmother.
Another picture showed the family all engrossed as the broadway adaptation played.
βThrilled to report that when the sugar glider had her drum solo nonna exclaimed loudly βoh i LOVE that,ββ Grande proudly wrote beneath the family snap.
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