BURIED – His tragic death in Argentina, on October 16, 2024, shocked fans around the world
They came to pay him a last tribute: those close to singer Liam Payne and his former partners from the boy band One Direction gathered on Wednesday November 20, 2024, in Amersham (west London), for the funeral of the singer who died in October 2024 in the age of 31.
Stars and anonymous
Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson arrived in the middle of the day for the ceremony organized in St Mary's Church in this Buckinghamshire town, whose entrance had been decorated with flowers and candles.
A few minutes later, the singer's coffin arrived in a white carriage decorated with colorful flower wreaths, followed by his parents.
Cheryl Tweedy, former companion of Liam Payne and singer of the group Girls Aloud, their seven-year-old son, Bear, and his last girlfriend, the American influencer Kate Cassidy, were also present at this small funeral.
A dozen fans, kept apart behind a cordon, also came to pay a final tribute to the One Direction singer.
Grieving fans and tributes
The death of Liam Payne, who fell from his hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16, 2024, shocked the band's fans around the world.
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