George Michael death anniversary: Mourners pay heartfelt tribute at star’s home a year on
FANS of George Michael have paid tribute to the singer almost a year on from his heartbreaking death.
Mourners paid tribute to George Michael ahead of his one-year death anniversary
George Michael's loyal fans left heart-warming tributes at his Oxfordshire mansion
The Freedom hitmaker passed away aged 53 at his home on Christmas day last year from natural causes, leaving many of his worldwide fans, friends and family devastated.
In the run-up to the year anniversary, a mass of his loyal fans have flocked to his Oxfordshire mansion to leave touching remembrance gifts.
Gifts so far have included personalised T-shirts, flowers, teddy bears and balloons as well as christmas-related items such as small trees, wreathes and mistletoe.
One loyal fan dangled bunting from his front door which read the words: “You have been loved,” while others left heart-warming photographs.
Fadi Fawaz remembers late George Michael
Fans left items including photographs, flowers, teddybears and candles
Elsewhere, George’s boyfriend Fadi Fawaz, 44, who was in a relationship with the former Wham! star for five years, uploaded a touching tribute to his Instagram account.
Fadi posted a video of the pair enjoying a drink on a boat, giggling away as George danced to a Rihanna track.
The heartbroken hair stylist captioned the picture: “He was my greatest,” followed by a red heart emoji.
Fadi previously doubted that he would ever be able to love someone again after his devastating loss.
George's fans paid their respects almost a year on from the singer's death
He told the Sunday people: “There will never ever be a lover in my life after George. I do not have anyone in my life and there will never be anyone ever. That is the truth."
A friend of his previously told the publication: “Fadi feels ashamed about not being able to save George, he misses him so much. There is a lot of emotion coming from him at the moment and this is a medium in which he can express himself."
Meanwhile, Wham!’s iconic hit Last Christmas is one of the favourites to be this years’ Christmas number one, according to reports.
George was a respected musician worldwide
George passed away on Christmas day 2016 aged 53
A Facebook campaign has amassed 30,000 supporters in a bid to make the classic hit the festive chart-topper, obtaining the backing from many high-profile celebrities.
James Corden backed the plea by retweeting a sales update of the track from the campaign’s account earlier this week.
Oddschecker spokesperson George Elek said: ”In this age of streaming we are yet to see if a good old campaign has enough clout to get a song to the festive top spot. But it would take a cold heart not to want Wham!'s classic to pip Sheeran to it.”