Hundreds of One Direction followers gathered in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday to pay their respects to Liam Payne, the previous member of the British-Irish boy band who died on Wednesday after falling from a resort balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Despite wet climate, the queue to get in entrance of the park’s Peter Pan statue — the place followers younger and outdated have been putting flowers, heart-shaped balloons and letters in reminiscence of Payne — stretched again so far as the attention may see. Minute-long moments of silence have been held each hour on the dot, when the group received so quiet one may hear a pin drop. At different instances, spontaneous singalongs would escape, with throngs of followers shouting the lyrics to One Direction hits together with “Best Song Ever,” “What Makes You Beautiful” and “History.”
The emotion within the air was palpable, with the ocean of followers containing many tear-streaked faces and the occasional cry ringing out. Jordi, 24, choked up telling Variety how One Direction helped her discover a neighborhood throughout adolescence.
“I used to be occupied with it on the prepare right here, and I believe my love for this band has been the one fixed that I’ve had,” she stated. Jordi admitted that, whereas working at luxurious division retailer Selfridges, she dreamed of bumping into Payne to inform him: “You are so beloved, you’re so wanted right here, you’re so worthy of fine issues and you’re worthy of assist.”