Many people came to pay their last respects to Liam Payne, who tragically passed away in October at the age of 31. The funeral of the One Direction singer was held in Amersham, west London, this Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
The ceremony took place at St Mary's Church in this Buckinghamshire town, the entrance of which was decorated with flowers and candles.
All the other members of the very famous boy band were present.
Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson arrived midday for the ceremony.
The news of Liam Payne's death saddened millions of fans around the world.
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Many personalities present for a final farewell
The singer's coffin arrived in a white carriage pulled by two white horses and decorated with colorful flower wreaths.
A dozen fans, kept apart behind a cordon, also came to pay a final tribute to the One Direction singer, also the father of a child.
Liam Payne's former partner, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl, their seven-year-old son Bear, and his last girlfriend, American influencer Kate Cassidy, were also present at the small funeral, as were his parents.
Liam Payne, who fell from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, died on October 16.
Argentine prosecutors have revealed that Liam Payne had consumed alcohol, cocaine and antidepressants before his death. Three people were charged with supplying him with drugs.
The singer succumbed to “multiple traumas” and to a “internal and external bleeding”.