Liam Payne’s former One Direction bandmates reunited to attend the singer’s funeral on Wednesday.
A somber Harry Styles was seen at the memorial service in Amersham, England.
33Harry Styles at Liam Payne’s funeral. REUTERS
33Harry Styles at Liam Payne’s funeral. PA Images via Getty Images
33Louis Tomlinson at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImageLouis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan were there as well.
33Niall Horan at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImage
33Zayn Malik at Liam Payne’s funeral. REUTERS
33Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImageThe 1D members all wore suits to the funeral. Horan, 31, was joined by his girlfriend Amelia Woolley.
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Amelia Woolley and Niall Horan at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImage
Harry Styles at Liam Payne’s funeral. AP
Louis Tomlinson at Liam Payne’s funeral. AFP via Getty ImagesSimon Cowell attended the funeral with his fiancée, Lauren Silverman. Cowell, 65, formed One Direction on “The X Factor.”
Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImage
Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImagePayne’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, was one of the first attendees to arrive at the service. Her all-black outfit included a coat with fur trim and a turtleneck.
She walked into the service with Elizabeth Hurley’s son, Damian Hurley.
Kate Cassidy at Liam Payne’s funeral. REUTERS
Kate Cassidy and Damian Hurley at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImage
Damian Hurley at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImagePayne’s ex Cheryl Cole, who is the mother of his son Bear, went to the funeral as well. Bear did not appear to be there.
Cheryl Cole at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImage
33Cheryl Cole at Liam Payne’s funeral. AFP via Getty ImagesJames Corden, a good friend to the former British boy band over the years, was also photographed arriving to the ceremony.
33James Corden at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImagePayne’s parents, Geoff and Karen, were spotted shortly after walking next to the late singer’s coffin.
Only family and close friends were invited to the small memorial, per Daily Mail.
33Liam Payne’s parents, Karen and Geoff Payne, at his funeral. REUTERS
33Karen and Geoff Payne at Liam Payne’s funeral. REUTERS
33Liam Payne’s parents watch his coffin being carried into funeral. Getty ImagesAmersham, 27 miles Northwest of Central London in Buckinghamshire, was a fitting location for the English singer’s funeral.
Born in the city of Wolverhampton, 13 miles northwest of Birmingham in the West Midlands, Payne moved to the Buckinghamshire village of Chalfont St Giles after finding fame.
33Liam Payne’s funeral service. REUTERS
33A photo from Liam Payne’s funeral on Nov. 20. Getty ImagesTwo weeks earlier, Payne’s father Geoff brought the former One Direction singer’s body back from Argentina, where he passed away on Oct. 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of his Buenos Aires hotel room. He was 31.
33Liam Payne’s coffin at St. Mary’s Church in Amsersham, England. REUTERS
33Liam Payne’s coffin in a horse and carriage. Getty Images
33Pallbearers carrying Liam Payne’s coffin. WireImageGeoff arrived in the Argentine capital two days later and helped police as they carried out an investigation into the star’s death.
33A floral tribute at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImage
33A floral tribute that spells “Son” at Liam Payne’s funeral. WireImageAfter an extensive investigation, authorities in Buenos Aires revealed that Payne fractured his skull and died instantly of “very serious injuries.” Officials do not believe his fall was intentional.
33Liam Payne is seen on March 1, 2024, in Paris, France. GC Images
33Forensic workers and police officers work at the hotel where British singer Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires on Oct. 16, 2024. AFP via Getty ImagesABC News had reported the pop star died with a toxic stew of narcotics in his system, including “pink cocaine” — aka “tusi” — but the prosecutor’s office said Payne only had alcohol, cocaine and an unspecified prescription antidepressant in his system.
Police arrested three individuals in connection with Payne’s death, alleging they provided narcotics to the singer.
Payne began his rise to fame in 2010 after he auditioned for the UK’s “The X Factor,” the singing competition series where he met his future bandmates. Though they all auditioned as individuals, they ended up being put together as a group. Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger, 46, who were judges on the show, have claimed they were responsible for merging the boys’ talent into what became One Direction.
33A social media selfie video shows former One Direction singer Liam Payne speaking in Sarmiento, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, presumed to be the last videos of Liam Payne alive posted on his Snapchat verified account before his death. via REUTERSThough 1D didn’t win “The X Factor,” they went on to become one of the biggest pop groups in the world.
One Direction split in 2016 when they announced they were going on an indefinite hiatus after Malik left the band in 2015 to pursue a solo career.
The former bandmates released a joint statement the day after Payne’s shocking death, saying they were “completely devastated.”
33Singers Harry Styles (from left), Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne of One Direction attend the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles, Calif. Getty Images for DCP
33One Direction, with Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, attend the Dome 60 on Nov. 30, 2011, in Duisburg, Germany. Getty Images“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,” they said.
“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 – Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry.”
The following week, Scherzinger, who was texting with Payne on the day he died, remembered the late star with her own tribute on social media, writing, “It’s been so hard to process that you’re no longer here, but I am grateful to have known your kind heart, sweet soul and character.”
33One Direction posted a tribute on Instagram for Liam Payne on October 17, 2024. Instagram/@onedirectionIn August, it was announced that Scherzinger, who’s currently starring in “Sunset Boulevard” on Broadway, would join forces with Payne, Kelly Rowland and AJ McLean to star in a new Netflix series called “Building the Band.”
Cowell, meanwhile, shared that Payne’s death had brought him to tears.
“Liam, I am devastated. Heartbroken. And I feel empty,” he wrote on Instagram. “And I want you to know how much love and respect I have for you. Every tear I have shed is a memory of you.”
