‘Saddest’ One Direction Reunion At Liam’s Funeral

Just
over
a
month
after
Liam
Payne’s
death,
mourners
gathered
on
Wednesday
for
a
private
funeral
service
held
at
St
Mary’s
Church
in
Amersham,
near
London.

Payne,
a
former
member
of
One
Direction,
passed
away
on
October
16
at
the
age
of
31
after
he
fell
from
a
third
floor
balcony
at
his
hotel
in
Buenos
Aires,
Argentina.

It
sent
shockwaves
through
the
music
world.

As
per

The
Hollywood
Reporter,
Payne
suffered
internal
and
external
injuries
from
the
fall,
and
investigations
revealed
he
was
under
the
influence
of
narcotics
at
the
time.

The
incident
led
to
the
arrests
of
a
hotel
staff
member
and
an
alleged
drug
dealer,
according
to
reports
from
Argentina.

Liam’s
coffin
was
brought
in
a
horse-drawn
carriage
with
the
words
‘son’
and
‘daddy’
written
on
top.

Fans
and
mourners
try
to
grab
a
final
picture
of
the
popular
singer.

Harry
Styles,
centre,
seemed
devastated
at
the
funeral.

Simon
Cowell,
who
formed
and
signed
One
Direction
on

The
X
Factor
in
2010,
arrives
with
his
wife
Lauren
Silverman.

One
Direction
is
one
of
the
world’s
most
successful
boy
bands.
The
group
achieved
global
stardom
with
hits
like

What
Makes
You
Beautiful
and

Story
of
My
Life,
releasing
five
albums
before
going
on
hiatus
in
2016.

Payne
also
had
a
successful
solo
career,
with
chart-topping
tracks
such
as

Strip
That
Down.

Zayn
Malik
rescheduled
dates
on
his
UK
tour
to
attend
the
funeral.

One
Direction
band
member
Niall
Horan
arrives
with
Amelia
WoolleNiall.

Days
after
Payne’s
death,
fellow
One
Direction
members
took
to
their
Instagram
account
to
share
a
tribute
that
read,
‘We’re
completely
devastated
by
the
news
of
Liam’s
passing.
We
will
take
some
time
to
grieve
and
process
the
loss
of
our
brother
who
we
loved
dearly.
The
memories
we
shared
with
him
will
be
treasured
forever.
For
now,
our
thoughts
are
with
his
family,
his
friends,
and
the
fans
who
loved
him
alongside
us.
We
will
miss
him
terribly.
We
love
you
Liam.’

One
Direction
member
Louis
Tomlinson.

Fans
have
called
this
the
saddest
reunion
of
the
band.

Liam
Payne
and
Kate
Cassidy
reportedly
had
plans
to
marry
within
a
year.

When
he
died,
Kate
wrote
a
long
post
dedicated
to
him,
saying,
‘My
heart
is
shattered
in
ways
I
can’t
put
into
words.’

Kate
is
accompanied
by
Elizabeth
Hurley’s
son,
Damian.

Girls
Aloud
band
member
Cheryl
Cole
has
a
son
named
Bear
with
Liam.

The
couple
split
in
2017
but
remained
friends.

‘As
I
try
to
navigate
this
earth
shattering
event,
and
work
through
my
own
grief
at
this
indescribably
painful
time,
I’d
like
to
kindly
remind
everyone
that
we
have
lost
a
human
being.

‘Liam
was
not
only
a
pop
star
and
celebrity,
he
was
a
son,
a
brother,
an
uncle,
a
dear
friend
and
a
father
to
our
7
year
old
son.
A
son
that
now
has
to
face
the
reality
of
never
seeing
his
father
again,’
Cheryl
had
posted.

Though
Bear
did
not
attend
the
funeral,
his
floral
tribute
saw
pride
of
place
outside
the
church.

Liam’s
parents
Karen
and
Geoff
Payne
can’t
hold
back
their
tears.

Payne’s
family
released
a
statement
expressing
their
grief:
‘We
are
heartbroken.
Liam
will
forever
live
in
our
hearts
and
we’ll
remember
him
for
his
kind,
funny
and
brave
soul.’

Liam
Payne’s
coffin
is
carried
during
the
funeral.