Ed Sheeran sends flowers to grieving fan after he is unable to attend her boyfriend’s funeral

Rachel had started a #singforlee campaign on Twitter in a bid to get the 24-year-old singer to perform at the funeral as Lee was a huge fan of the star.

Ed Sheeran sent flowers to a grieving fan when he was unable to grant her request to sing at her boyfriend's funeral.

The famous ginger singer was asked by Rachel Murray to perform at the funeral of her partner Lee Foster - who died aged 24 last week following a battle with skin cancer - but was unable to attend the service as he is currently on tour in New Zealand.