LONDON — Liam Payne’s funeral was happening Wednesday in south-east England, simply over a month after the One Direction star died after falling from a lodge balcony in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires.
The singer, 31, had traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system when he fell from the third ground on Oct. 16, an post-mortem revealed. Three folks have been charged in reference to the incident.
Argentinian authorities launched his physique earlier this month, permitting it to be flown again to Britain for burial.
The ceremony might be closed to the general public, attended by simply his household and closest pals.
His former bandmates — Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles — have been in attendance on the personal service, together with Payne’s girlfriend on the time of his demise, Kate Cassidy.
Girls Aloud star Cheryl, the mom of Payne’s seven-year-old son Bear, was additionally anticipated to hitch the funeral proceedings.
In a brief assertion following his demise, Liam’s household mentioned: “We are heartbroken. Liam will eternally dwell in our hearts and we’ll keep in mind him for his type, humorous and courageous soul.”
In a joint assertion, his One Direction bandmates mentioned they have been “fully devastated.”
“In time, and when everybody is ready to, there might be extra to say. But for now, we are going to take a while to grieve and course of the lack of our brother, who we liked dearly,” they mentioned on Instagram.
Payne achieved world fame with the boyband, which was fashioned on British expertise present “The X Factor” in 2010.
Despite solely coming third on the present, the band bought over 70 million information, with 4 primary albums on the Billboard Hot 200.
Payne additionally achieved some solo success with tracks like Strip That Down and Bedroom Floor.