Liam Payne’s Funeral: One Direction’s Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson in Attendance
variety.comEllise Shafer Liam Payne‘s former One Direction bandmates — Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson — all attended the late singer’s funeral on Wednesday.
Dressed in black, the four musicians were photographed separately as they each entered the church where the private service is taking place in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England.
Kate Cassidy, Payne’s girlfriend at the time of his death, and Cheryl Cole, the mother of his son Bear, were also in attendance, as were “X Factor” judge Simon Cowell and James Corden.
Payne died on Oct. 16 at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His coffin arrived to the church in a white horse-drawn carriage, with flowers decorating it spelling out the words “son” and “daddy.” One Direction — which went on indefinite hiatus in 2016 — shared a joint statement to its social media account the following day, saying they were “completely devastated” by Payne’s death. “In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say,” the band wrote. “But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.
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