Liam Payne's One Direction Bandmates, Including Harry Styles, Gather for Emotional Funeral Service Near London

Mar. 15, 2025

Family, friends and fans ofLiam Paynehave gathered to pay tribute to the late star.

On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the late singer’s girlfriendKate Cassidyand his formerOne DirectionbandmatesHarry Styles,Louis Tomlinson,Zayn MalikandNiall Horanwere among those in attendance to memorialize Payne — whodiedon Oct. 16 at age 31 — in a funeral service held in a 12th century church in the English countryside northwest of London.

Payne died after falling multiple stories from a balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Niall Horan at Liam Payne’s funeral.Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty; Karwai Tang/WireImage (3)

Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty; Karwai Tang/WireImage (3)

Harry Styles attends Liam Payne’s funeral on Wednesday, Nov. 20.Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty

Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty

Prosecutors also concluded that the “Strip That Down” singer was “not fully conscious or was experiencing a state of noticeable decrease or loss of consciousness at the time of the fall.”

Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson arrive at Liam Payne’s funeral.Karwai Tang/WireImage (2)

Karwai Tang/WireImage (2)

On Oct. 23, Payne’s father,Geoff Payne, had traveled to Argentina and was cooperating with authorities for the investigation into his death.

Buenos Aires police found Payne’s hotel room “in total disorder” after the singer’s death. Minutes before thebalcony fall, hotel staff alerted emergency services, reporting in a 911 call that the singerhad been “trashing the room,”officials said.

A source close to the late singer’s girlfriend Cassidy, 25, who attended the funeral with friendDamian Hurley, told PEOPLE his “erratic behavior started ramping up” when she left their vacation.

Kate Cassidy and Damian Hurley.JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty

JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty

“Like you could see from the Snapchat videos, he was a different person around her,“the insider told PEOPLEafter his death.

After his death, producer Sam Pounds announced the release of Payne’s first posthumous song titled “Do No Wrong.” However, he thencanceled the release out of respectfor Payne’s family.

“Today I’m deciding to hold ‘Do No Wrong’ and leave those liberties up to all family members. I want all proceeds go to a charity of their choosing (or however they desire),” he wrote in a post onX(formerly known as Twitter).

Cheryl.Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty

Pounds continued, “Even though we all love the song it’s not the time yet. We are all still morning [sic] the passing of Liam and I want the family to morn [sic] in peace and in prayer. We will all wait.”

Payne was also set to star on Netflix’s upcoming music competition seriesBuilding the Bandas a guest judge. After his sudden death, the fate of the show — which also starsNicole Scherzinger,Kelly RowlandandAJ McLeanas host — remains unclear.

Zayn Malik.Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty

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“Liam seemed so genuinely happy to be on set. He looked healthy, and was smiling in all his fan interactions, signing things and chatting with them between takes,” said a PEOPLE staffer who was on set in late August. “He was having a great time doing what he loved, and showed no signs of any underlying issues.”

source: people.com