Former One Direction band members Harry Styles (C) and Niall Horan leave after attending the funeral service of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne, at a St Mary's church in Amersham, west of London on November 20, 2024. Justin Tallis, AFP

Former One Direction band members Harry Styles (C) and Niall Horan leave after attending the funeral service of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne, at a St Mary's church in Amersham, west of London on November 20, 2024. - The funeral of former One Direction singer Liam Payne who died last month after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel room was held on Wednesday. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732116650890AFP__20241120__36MW8D2__v1__Preview__BritainMusicPayneFuneral.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Former One Direction band members Harry Styles (C) and Niall Horan leave after attending the funeral service of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne, at a St Mary&#x27;s church in Amersham, west of London on November 20, 2024. Justin Tallis, AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former One Direction band members Harry Styles (C) and Niall Horan leave after attending the funeral service of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne, at a St Mary&#x27;s church in Amersham, west of London on November 20, 2024. <em>Justin Tallis, AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>AMERSHAM, United Kingdom -- Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, gathered for his funeral in Britain on Wednesday.</p><p>Payne&#x27;s former bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson were among the dozens of mourners at the private service at St Mary&#x27;s Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, just outside London.</p><p>Payne&#x27;s tearful parents were joined by his two sisters, his girlfriend Kate Cassidy and former partner Cheryl Tweedy, with whom he has a son.</p><p>Around a dozen fans watched from behind a nearby cordon as guests hugged each other before walking past floral tributes into the 12th-century church to pay their final respects.</p><p>&quot;Because his death was such a public death, to have the funeral in a private way... I think it was very nice,&quot; said onlooker Sheila Morris, a 65-year-old from Amersham.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s a beautiful church... it&#x27;s a very beautiful place for a funeral,&quot; she said.</p><p>Payne&#x27;s coffin arrived in a white horse-drawn hearse topped with floral tributes spelling the words &quot;Son&quot; and &quot;Daddy&quot;, followed by his parents.</p><p>Payne was found dead on October 16 after falling from the balcony of his third-floor room at the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentinian capital.</p><p>His death, at 31, prompted a global outpouring of grief from family, former bandmates and fans, with thousands gathering in cities around the world to offer condolences.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/10/16/one-direction-s-liam-payne-falls-to-death-at-argentina-hotel-601">READ: One Direction&#x27;s Liam Payne falls to death at Argentina hotel</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/10/21/for-filipino-fans-liam-paynes-death-is-surreal-1823">READ: For Filipino fans, Liam Payne&#x27;s death is &#x27;surreal&#x27;</a></div><div><strong>- &#x27;Completely devastated&#x27; -</strong></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABQo53TLr9VlKqHa&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script><p>Payne shot to stardom as a teenager alongside Styles, Horan, Tomlinson and Malik after their appearance on the UK talent show &quot;The X Factor&quot; 14 years ago.</p><p>He died from &quot;multiple traumas&quot; and &quot;internal and external hemorrhaging&quot; after the fall from the hotel room, a post-mortem examination found.</p><p>The balcony attached to his room overlooked a rear patio that was about 14 meters (45 feet) high.</p><p>Hotel staff had called emergency services twice to report a guest &quot;overwhelmed by drugs and alcohol&quot; who was &quot;destroying&quot; a hotel room.</p><p>Investigators have said he was alone at the time and appeared to have been &quot;going through an episode of substance abuse&quot;.</p><p>In a short statement following his death, Payne&#x27;s family said: &quot;We are heartbroken. Liam will forever live in our hearts and we&#x27;ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul.&quot;</p><p>One Direction said they had been &quot;completely devastated&quot; by his death.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/11/8/one-direction-star-liam-payne-took-cocaine-alcohol-antidepressant-before-death-919">READ: One Direction star Liam Payne took cocaine, alcohol, antidepressant before death</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/10/17/one-direction-members-devastated-by-liam-payne-s-death-539">READ: One Direction members &#x27;devastated&#x27; by Liam Payne&#x27;s death</a></div><p>After forming in 2010, the band went on to release an album of radio-ready songs each year in time for the holiday shopping season and became one of the highest-grossing live acts in the world.</p><p>In 2016, after Malik left, the group said it was on an indefinite hiatus but not splitting up.</p><p>Payne&#x27;s first solo single &quot;Strip That Down&quot; peaked at number three on the UK charts and number 10 on the US Billboard top songs list.</p><p>But in recent years he had spoken publicly about struggles with substance abuse and coping with fame from an early age.</p><p>His last solo work, the single &quot;Teardrops&quot;, was released in March, with a second album announced at the time.</p><p>Payne was born and raised in Wolverhampton, central England.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, gathered for his funeral in Britain on Wednesday.</p>

Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, gathered for his funeral in Britain on Wednesday.

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