Here's how people are paying tribute to Prince around the world

Parting is such sweet sorrow. Here's how cities around the world reacted to the passing of Prince.

In New York:

What beautiful soul did this to the #PrinceStreet subway stop?! All I know is I wanna take the purple line all day. pic.twitter.com/16a6gR8HOP

— Prairie Rose (@bitbyafox) April 21, 2016

In Minneapolis:

In Prince's home town, people took to the streets for an impromptu dance party.

Video from @bengarvin shows Prince fans singing along to ‘Purple Rain’ at a block party in Minneapolis tonight ☔️💜 pic.twitter.com/V07SdH6J1t

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 22, 2016

At Niagara Falls:

Niagara Falls turned purple on the day Prince died: https://t.co/BYOnTsjRk1 pic.twitter.com/PYZhzPTOWz

— Consequence of Sound (@coslive) April 21, 2016

Sure, it might've been intended for the Queen, but did she write anything even close to 'I Would Die 4 U'? No, she did not.

In Georgia:

This teacher could simply not take it.

When my teacher found out Prince died pic.twitter.com/biNapKWJBU

— ✨ diamond ✨ (@shvrdae) April 21, 2016

In London:

On the Underground...

 At the Ritzy... 

 

A photo posted by Lee Lodge (@leeisonfire_) on Apr 21, 2016 at 3:18pm PDT

And in Sydney:

 

A photo posted by Time Out Sydney (@timeoutsydney) on Apr 21, 2016 at 6:49pm PDT

More coverage:

🎉 Party like it's 1999 at Prince tribute events happening in London
💜 Kick back with some hard-to-find Prince performance videos
☔ Watch Jennifer Hudson and The Color Purple cast perform Purple Rain
😈 Appreciate Prince's top ten looks through the years