Members of Girls Aloud are among the guests attending Liam Payne's funeral on Wednesday. Friends, family and former bandmates of the former One Direction are gathering to pay tribute to the 31-year-old following his tragic death in Argentina in October.
Liam, who rose to fame on The X Factor in 2010, sustained "serious injuries that were incompatible with life", after falling from a balcony with an inquiry into his death still ongoing. Read more: LIVE: Liam Payne funeral updates as star to be laid to rest today with all One Direction members attending His funeral was held at a church in Buckinghamshire on Wednesday, with Girls Aloud stars Kimberly Walsh and Nicola Roberts among the first mourners to arrive.
Liam shared a son with bandmember Cheryl. The funeral is being kept as a private ceremony closed to the public so that his friends and family can pay their respects privately.
All former One Direction members are expected to attend including Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.
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