• Nascar driver Kyle Busch honoured the singer with a decal on his number 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at Richmond International Raceway, Virginia, US. Jeff Zelevansky / Getty Images / AFP
    Nascar driver Kyle Busch honoured the singer with a decal on his number 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at Richmond International Raceway, Virginia, US. Jeff Zelevansky / Getty Images / AFP
  • In Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis, baseball team The Twins lit their scoreboard in purple and encouraged fans to wear the same colour. Before the home game against the Cleveland Indians, they held a minute’s silence and then released doves in a nod to the musician’s song “When Doves Cry”. Other Prince songs were played throughout the game. Hannah Foslien / Getty Images / AFP
    In Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis, baseball team The Twins lit their scoreboard in purple and encouraged fans to wear the same colour. Before the home game against the Cleveland Indians, they held a minute’s silence and then released doves in a nod to the musician’s song “When Doves Cry”. Other Prince songs were played throughout the game. Hannah Foslien / Getty Images / AFP
  • Another Minnesota team, the National Hockey League’s The Minnesota Wild displayed Prince’s symbol on the seats in its grandstand and played his songs after every goal in game six of the Western Conference First Round against the Dallas Stars during the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Hannah Foslien / Getty Images / AFP
    Another Minnesota team, the National Hockey League’s The Minnesota Wild displayed Prince’s symbol on the seats in its grandstand and played his songs after every goal in game six of the Western Conference First Round against the Dallas Stars during the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Hannah Foslien / Getty Images / AFP
  • At the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, “Prince” was written in the sky. Gerald Herbert / AP photo
    At the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, “Prince” was written in the sky. Gerald Herbert / AP photo
  • The Victorian Arts Centre in Melbourne, Australia, was among the many buildings around the world lit up in purple. Other landmarks included the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Empire State Building in New York, and Niagara Falls. Julian Smith / EPA
    The Victorian Arts Centre in Melbourne, Australia, was among the many buildings around the world lit up in purple. Other landmarks included the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Empire State Building in New York, and Niagara Falls. Julian Smith / EPA
  • The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon paid tribute twice. The first was on April 25 when Fallon wore a purple tie and told a story about the time he received a text message saying Prince wanted to play table tennis with him at Susan Sarandon’s house. The second was on April 26 in a musical tribute bathed in purple light, featuring R&B singer D’Angelo. Andrew Lipovsky / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
    The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon paid tribute twice. The first was on April 25 when Fallon wore a purple tie and told a story about the time he received a text message saying Prince wanted to play table tennis with him at Susan Sarandon’s house. The second was on April 26 in a musical tribute bathed in purple light, featuring R&B singer D’Angelo. Andrew Lipovsky / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
  • In Los Angeles, City Hall was illuminated in purple light. Mark J Terrill / AP photo
    In Los Angeles, City Hall was illuminated in purple light. Mark J Terrill / AP photo
  • Revellers celebrated Prince’s life in all its purple glory at the Second Line Parade in New Orleans. Photo by Amy Harris / REX / Shutterstock
    Revellers celebrated Prince’s life in all its purple glory at the Second Line Parade in New Orleans. Photo by Amy Harris / REX / Shutterstock
  • Minneapolis turned on the purple with many bridges and buildings illuminated. Among them was Lowry Avenue Bridge, which crosses the Mississippi River. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images / AFP
    Minneapolis turned on the purple with many bridges and buildings illuminated. Among them was Lowry Avenue Bridge, which crosses the Mississippi River. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images / AFP
  • Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, New York, displayed the lyrics to “Purple Rain” on a purple backdrop. Roy Rochlin / Getty Images / AFP
    Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, New York, displayed the lyrics to “Purple Rain” on a purple backdrop. Roy Rochlin / Getty Images / AFP

Purple planet: how Prince fans around the world remembered him — in pictures

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The world paid tribute to Prince this week in an outpouring of purple. The musician died at the age of 57 at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota, United States, on April 21. From illuminated buildings to skywriting, here’s how his fans around the world remembered him.

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