One Direction bandmates reunite at Liam Payne's funeral in heartbreaking scenes

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Liam Payne's One Direction bandmates have been snapped looking sombre as they arrive at his funeral today.The 31-year-old's funeral service is the first time the four other band members have reunited as a group in nine years with Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson all pictured at the church in the Home Counties.

Days after the tragedy, Liam's bandmates came together for the first time in almost ten years to share their joint heartbreak at the devastating news of his passing.Sharing their "complete devastation" over his death, One Direction released a group statement which read: "The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever."In a statement signed by "Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry", the One Direction boys said: "We're completely devastated by the news of Liam's passing.

In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, 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."After sharing a statement as a group, the foursome took to their own social media pages to pay their personal respects.Louis Tomlinson shattered fans' hearts when he addressed an open letter to Liam to say he would always be there for his seven-year-old son Bear who has been left without his father.In the moving post shared on Instagram, Louis wrote: "I am beyond devastated to be writing this but yesterday I lost a brother.