One Direction Members Attend Liam Payne’s Funeral

Liam PayneThe members of the One Direction group reunited at the singer’s funeral on Wednesday, November 20.

Pictures of the somber event are shown Harry styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan again Louis Tomlinson all arriving at a private funeral held in Amersham, England. One photo shows Malik, 31, and Tomlinson, 32, walking together. This is the first time that the four remaining band members have reunited since Malik left the group in March 2015.

Payne died on October 16 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Us Weekly previously confirmed. He was 31 years old. Payne’s former bandmates released a joint statement the day after his death.

“We are deeply saddened by the news of Liam’s passing. In time, and when everyone knows, there will be more to say,” the remaining members of One Direction said on October 17. “But for now, we will take some time to grieve and deal with the loss of our brother, who passed away. we loved each other very much. The memories we shared with him will be cherished forever. In the meantime, our thoughts are with his family, friends and fans who loved him along with us. We will miss him dearly. We love you Liam.”

Each of the former boy bands then shared personal statements about Payne via their Instagram accounts.

“I feel lucky to have you in my life but I’m having trouble saying goodbye,” Tomlinson wrote. “I’m so thankful that we’ve gotten closer since the band, talking on the phone for hours, reminiscing about all the thousands of wonderful memories we had together is a luxury I thought I’d have for a lifetime. I would have liked to share the stage with you again, but it will not happen.”

“I wish I could find it [the] a chance to say goodbye and tell you how much I loved you,” he added. “Payno, my boy, one of my best friends, my brother, I love you my friend. Good night X.”

Malik was the next to share the gift with Payne. “I lost my brother when he left us and I can’t explain what I’m going to give you, I just hug you one last time and say goodbye and tell you that I loved you and respected you very much. I will cherish all the memories I have with you in my heart forever,” he wrote. “There [are] There are no words that can justify or explain how I feel right now other than trauma. I hope wherever you are right now you are beautiful and at peace and know how loved you are. I love you bro.”

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Style, 30, then pays his respects. “I’m really devastated about Liam’s passing,” he said. “His greatest joy was making other people happy, and it was an honor to be with him as he did.”

He continued: “The years we spent together will always be among my favorite years of my life. I will always miss him, my dear friend.”

For his part, Horan, 31, reflected on his memories with Payne, including their recent encounter at Horan’s concert in Buenos Aires in early October. “I am devastated by the passing of my wonderful friend, Liam. It just doesn’t sound real,” he commented. “We got to live our wildest dreams together and I will cherish every moment we had forever. The relationship and friendship we had doesn’t happen often in life.”

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“I feel lucky that I just saw him. Sadly, I did not know that after saying goodbye and hugging her that night, I would be saying goodbye forever. It’s sad,” added Horan. “Thank you for everything, Payno. I love you brother.”

One Direction was formed in the UK program of IX Factor in 2010. The band went on to release five studio albums from 2011 to 2015. After Malik’s 2015 departure from the group, the remaining members went on indefinite hiatus in 2016 and pursued solo careers in the following years.