72 seconds of silence to honour victims of the Grenfell disaster

The inquiry into the Grenfell fire disaster has begun with a 72-second silence to honour the 72 victims of the blaze.

It marked the beginning of two weeks of poignant tributes from family and friends as the first phase of the public inquiry gets under way.

Almost one year on, bereaved family and friends will paint a picture of the loved ones they lost in front of the retired judge chairing the probe, Sir Martin Moore-Bick.

The family of Logan Gomes - a baby stillborn after his mother escaped from the 21st floor - were the first relatives to speak at the central London hearing.

The words "twinkle, twinkle, little star, do you know how loved you are?" were displayed on screen, which, his father Marcio said, had been on the wall of the child's room-to-be.

"It was our way of showing how much we loved our son, Logan," he told the hearing.

Pausing often as emotion overcame him, he said: "On the night we managed to escape the horrific fire at around four in the morning.

"That same evening, we found out that we had lost our son, Logan, in the hospital."

Opening the inquiry, Sir Martin said: