Mourners together with Liam Payne’s One Path bandmates and his girlfriend Kate Cassidy have gathered to say goodbye at his funeral.
Harry Kinds, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik are among the many household and associates attending the personal ceremony, which is happening at a church within the Dwelling Counties. Simon Cowell, who put the band collectively on The X Issue, has additionally arrived for the service.
Payne, 31, died after he fell from a third-floor balcony on the Casa Sur Lodge in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 16 October.
Followers from around the globe have held their very own vigils over the previous few weeks, and tributes have been left at this time in his hometown, Wolverhampton.
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Louis Tomlinson can also be attending the ceremony. Pic: PA
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Damian Hurley (proper) arrived with Payne’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy (centre). Pic: PA
Women Aloud singers Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh are additionally amongst these attending his funeral, together with TV and radio presenters together with James Corden, Marvin and Rochelle Humes, Scott Mills, and Adrian Chiles, and former skilled footballer Robbie Keane.
Dozens of locals and followers have additionally gathered outdoors the church, which has been embellished with candle lanterns and white roses.
Payne rose to fame alongside Kinds, Tomlinson, Malik and Horan on The X Think about 2010. Head choose Cowell put them collectively to kind One Path – they usually went on to change into one of the crucial profitable UK pop teams of all time.
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Zayn Malik and Niall Horan (under). Pics: Reuters/PA
After the band introduced their hiatus, the singer launched his solo profession, releasing his debut album LP1 in December 2019.
His solo hits included Strip That Down, Bed room Flooring and For You, a collaboration with singer Rita Ora – who paid tribute to Payne as she hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester.
He leaves behind his son, Bear, whom he had together with his former associate Cheryl, and his dad and mom and two sisters.
Prosecutors in Argentina have launched an investigation into Payne’s dying and introduced earlier this month that three individuals had been charged in reference to the incident.
Payne’s One Path bandmates all publicly paid tribute following his dying.
“His greatest joy was making other people happy and it was an honour to be alongside him as he did it,” stated Kinds in his assertion. “Liam lived wide open, with his heart on his sleeve, he had an energy for life that was infectious.
“He was heat, supportive and extremely loving. The years we spent collectively will endlessly stay among the many most cherished years of my life. I’ll miss him all the time, my pretty pal.”
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