Ed Sheeran expresses gratitude to NHS staff for taking care of his late grandmother

Ed Sheeran has said he is forever thankful to the NHS staff at Aldeburgh Hospital in Suffolk who cared for her grandmother.

The singer expressed his gratitude to National Health Service for everything it has done for him and his family by sending a special letter to the tribute book "Dear NHS: 100 stories to Say Thank You".

"I was lucky enough not to be on tour during my grandmother's final months, and because I lived locally I was able to visit her every few days," the Mirror quoted him as saying.

The singer wrote, "[T]he care she received was incredible; the people who worked there so lovely, compassionate, funny and caring."

He added, "When she passed away I wrote a song called Supermarket Flowers about the situation. The verse lyrics are about packing up her room at that hospital."

Ed Sheeran said, "Me and my family became very close to the nurses who worked there and my mum is still in touch with them now. I see them from time to time when I'm in the area and it's like meeting old friends."