Liam Payne's son Bear leaves heartbreaking tribute for late dad at funeral

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Liam Payne's son Bear has left a heartbreaking tribute to his late father in moving scenes at the singer's funeral this afternoon.

One Direction star Liam Payne is finally being laid to rest today in the home counties following his tragic death on October 16 in Buenos Aires.

The 31-year-old star fell to his death from the third floor balcony of his hotel room in Argentina. His family, friends and loved ones have all gather today to pay their respects and say their final goodbyes.

Liam's body arrive in a white-horse drawn procession to the church with floral tributes being displayed on either side of his coffin, the Mirror reports.

 Wednesday November 20, 2024.

Liam Payne's funeral flowers

One of the tributes was from his seven-year-old son Bear with the word 'Daddy' spelled out in white roses and left on display behind the church graveyard during the service today.

Another floral tribute with red roses spelled out the words 'son' from Liam's heartbroken parents Karen and Geoff payne.

Silence fell upon the crowds as his mother and father got out of a vehicle and stood behind the reverend. The Payne family were the last to arrive with Liam's coffin after a number of the singer's closest pals had gathered outside the church.

One Direction members Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan were all in attendance at the private funeral as well as music mogul Simon Cowell.

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Styles, dressed in black, arrived in a BMW alongside TV star James Corden and the pair went straight into the church while X Factor judge Simon Cowell arrived with his fiancee, Lauren Silverman.

A horse drawn carriage carrying Liam's dark blue coffin with silver handles arrived with the top of it covered in white roses.

Other notable guests in attendance include the singer's girlfriend, US influencer Kate Cassidy, who arrived alongside Damian Hurley, the son of model Elizabeth Hurley.

Cheryl's Girls Aloud bandmates Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh were also dropped off in front of the entrance of St Mary’s Church in Amersham wearing long black coats and sunglasses.

Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik head into church for the funeral

Prior to the start of the funeral, dozens of locals and fans gathered to pay their respects to Liam, who passed away five-weeks ago on October 16.

One Direction fans around the world have held touching vigils in his memory, including a shrine to the late singer in his hometown of Wolverhampton.

According to a post-mortem examination report, Liam died of multiple traumas and “internal and external haemorrhage”.

He rose to fame on the X-Factor in 2010 where he was put in boyband One Direction alongside Styles, Tomlinson, Malik and Horan which was formed by Simon Cowell.

Payne later went on to launch his own successful solo career following the band's hiatus, releasing his debut solo album LP1 in December 2019, which included the songs Polaroid and Strip That Down featuring Quavo.

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