Liam Payne‘s funeral will take place tomorrow, with all four of his former One Direction bandmates expected to pay their respects at the ceremony.
The former One Direction star, 31, died just over a month ago from head injuries he suffered after falling from the balcony of his third-floor hotel suite in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
His heart-broken father Geoff brought his son’s remains back to Britain two weeks ago, following extensive examinations from the Argentinian authorities into his death.
Payne had travelled to Argentina in September with his close friend Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nores – described by some as his manager – to renew his visa to live in the USA and watch his former bandmate Niall Horan perform.
He will be laid to rest tomorrow in a private funeral in the Home Counties where just his family and closest friends will attend, followed by a wake.
Former One Direction members Harry Styles, 30, Horan, 31, Zayn Malik, 31, and Louis Tomlinson, 32, are expected to be there to say their final goodbyes.
Liam Payne ‘s funeral will take place tomorrow, with all four of his former One Direction bandmates are expected to pay their respects at the ceremony
Aerial view of the hotel where British singer Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires
Liam rose to fame with band One Direction. He is pictured with bandmates (left-right) Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik
In a joint statement released in the wake of Payne’s tragic death, Tomlinson, Malik, Horan, and Styles said they were ‘completely devastated.’
‘In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say,’ they said.
‘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. 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.’
Tomlinson, Styles and Malik all later released separate tributes.
Styles wrote on Instagram that he was ‘truly devastated’ and will ‘miss him always’.
‘His greatest joy was making other people happy and it was an honour to be alongside him as he did it.