When Ariana Grande returned to Manchester for a star-studded benefit gig, just one week after her concert at Manchester Arena was targeted in a terror attack, there were calls for the pop star to be given the keys to the city.

“Manchester’s properly taken Ariana Grande to our hearts,” wrote one Mancunian on Twitter, summing up the general mood. “She could walk into any Greggs in the city and get a steak bake and yum yums on the house.”

Now, Grande is to be made an honorary Manchester citizen – after the council put forward plans to recognise outstanding contributions to the city.

The singer will be the first person to receive symbolic Manchester citizenship, as thanks for organising the One Love Manchester concert.

Ariana Grande is being made an honorary citizen of Manchester