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Prime Time played out with Purple Rain and people loved it
THE WORLD IS mourning this morning at the news of Prince’s death at the age of fifty seven.
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RTÉ went hard with the tributes, with a subtle reference popping up in the weather forecast.
The most unexpected though, was when Prime Time played out with strains of his hit song Purple Rain, dousing the studio in purple lights.
With no mention of Prince throughout the whole programme, it came as a bit of a surprise to the audience
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