Shocked fans of musician Prince mourned the artist following the news of his death at age 57 on Thursday.
Iconic monuments in cities across the U.S. were lit purple to honour his life and work, a colour that became synonymous with the late singer.
In Canada, there was confusion who all the purple light was for as some coincidental light scheduling at landmarks like the CN Tower and Niagara Falls left Prince fans confused if the violet glow was a tribute to the “Purple Rain” singer.
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Was it a tribute to Prince’s passing? Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday? Or, was it to help rally the Toronto Raptors in their playoff push?
The CN Tower was actually scheduled to light up purple to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday but also coincided with Prince’s death.
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Mayor John Tory felt it necessary to clear up who the “Toronto” sign outside City Hall was recognizing – apparently not the Raptors.
Niagara Falls also became a source of confusion, especially on the American side.
According to Niagara Falls Tourism, the natural wonder was scheduled to turn purple more than a week ago to celebrate the Queen.
Niagara Parks felt it necessary to make everyone feel happy though.
Across the border there was confusion whether some iconic buildings were even lit up purple at all.
In Seattle, a local news outlet made the mistake of reporting the Space Needle took on a hue of purple to remember the guitarist.
The error occurred after the official Space Needle Twitter account re-tweeted a Prince fan who posted a 2013 photo of the tower in purple commemorating the death of a former University of Washington basketball coach.
Social media also had conflicting reports on whether New York’s Empire State Building was aglow in purple.
The daily update on the official Empire Building website cleared up what colour the skycraper really was – “Signature white.”
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