Andrew Ridgeley has called for a permanent memorial to George Michael. The late singer’s family recently asked fans to stop leaving flowers outside his homes. Now his Wham! bandmate believes the time is right for something more enduring, commenting: “I think there’s a jolly good case for that, there’s an appetite.”
George Michael’s sisters Melanie and Yioda, father Jack and friend David Austin want George’s homes in Goring and Highgate to stop receiving flowers. “[We have been] touched by your many tributes celebrating and remembering Yog, reminding us how very much he is missed and loved. However, we feel we cannot expect our Highgate and Goring neighbours to continue to accept as normality, the memorials so personal to you all, to remain as and where they are any longer, although we do appreciate your recent efforts to minimise their impact.”