Last month Liam Payne, the former member of One Direction, died in a tragic accident that stunned his fans and friends. The star has now been laid to rest in a funeral that one friend called beautiful and that did good while saying goodbye.
Payne’s former One Direction bandmates, including Harry Styles and Zayn Malik, attended the service. According to The Sun, it was the first time the band had been in one place since they broke up in 2015 and the first time some of the members had seen any of the others since the split. According to one unnamed friend, the service focused on looking past the fame and focused on who Liam Payne really was. The friend said…
The service was beautiful but for everyone inside the church, the loss of Liam is still unfathomable. A choir performed during the service and Liam’s personality shone through in all of the details. The readings given during the service were incredibly personal and painted a picture of what Liam was really like.
Cheryl Tweedy, the mother of Payne’s son, and Bear, the seven-year-old child, were also reportedly in attendance. A floral arrangement reading “Daddy” was photographed at the service. Other celebrities including Simon Cowell and James Cordon were also spotted in attendance at the funeral in Amersham, Bucks. It's unclear if Payne's girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, who reportedly split from the singer just prior to his death, was in attendance.
In the discussion of Liam Payne’s life, a great deal was said about his work to help others, specifically children. Payne reportedly spent thousands of dollars over the years donating to causes and GoFundMe campaigns to help sick children who needed help paying medical bills. The mourners in attendance at the funeral were also asked to donate money, in hopes of building a new children’s cancer center at the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. According to the same unnamed friend…
As painful as his death was, they know Liam would have taken a huge amount of pride in knowing that he was still able to help others. Large sums of money were donated to charities in Liam’s name yesterday and it will help so many children.
On October 16 Liam Payne died after falling from a third-floor balcony in a hotel in Argentina. Drugs were found in Payne’s system. The investigation into how Payne obtained the drugs is ongoing though at least three people have already been arrested.
Payne’s death is still a shock to those who knew him and those who were fans. Whether any more answers regarding how he died will ever be known is far from clear. What is clear is that there were a lot of people who loved him and that his spirit of generosity will continue long after he is gone.
