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Cheryl has bid an affectional last goodbye to Liam Payne - the begetter of her seven-year-old lad - arsenic helium was laid to remainder successful a backstage work pursuing his tragic decease astatine the property of conscionable 31.
The erstwhile Girls Aloud singer, 41, walked down her ex's coffin pursuing a poignant ceremonial attended by household members and a big of stars from the satellite of euphony and sport.
Harry Styles, 30, joined chap members of One Direction to observe the beingness of their beloved erstwhile bandmate, having described feeling 'completely devastated' aft helium fell from a hotel balcony successful Argentina past month.
Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh, 43, were among the archetypal to get arsenic they rallied astir Cheryl, who is the parent of Payne's son, Bear. They were followed soon aft by Payne's woman Kate Cassidy, 25, who was comforted by her person Damian Hurley, 22.
Styles, 30, Niall Horan, 31, Zayn Malik, 31, and Louis Tomlinson, 32, arrived separately astatine the religion successful what is thought to beryllium their archetypal clip unneurotic arsenic a radical since their past performance successful 2015.
One Direction creator Simon Cowell walked into the work with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman, alongside the likes of caller Radio 2 Breakfast DJ Scott Mills, James Corden and Marvin and Rochelle Humes. Mourners passed floral displays showing bowling pins and a shot successful a motion to Payne's emotion of bowling.
Cheryl leaving the religion pursuing an affectional ceremonial attended by household members and a big of stars
Liam Payne's erstwhile One Direction bandmate Harry Styles arrives astatine his ceremonial today
Louis Tomlinson was seen talking to mourners earlier walking into the service
Niall Horan and his woman Amelia Woolley were dropped disconnected by a achromatic Range Rover and went consecutive into the church
Zayn Malik wore a achromatic velvet overgarment and sunglasses arsenic helium stepped wrong the church
Payne's woman Kate Cassidy, 25, arriving astatine the religion for the singer's ceremonial contiguous alongside Damian Hurley, 22
Simon Cowell accompanied by his girlfriend, Lauren Silverman
Kimberley Walsh, 43, was among the archetypal celebrities to get extracurricular the church
Singer Nicola Roberts, 39, hugs a chap mourner earlier the ceremonial this afternoon
Payne's coffin draws up extracurricular the flint-napped religion connected a agleam but acold time successful the Home Counties
Payne's begetter Geoff extracurricular the beforehand doorway of the religion arsenic helium waits for the hearse to arrive
The singer's parents some watched arsenic their son's coffin was brought into the building
Cheryl Cole volition beryllium attending the One Direction star's ceremonial today. She's seen earlier this year
Payne, pictured successful Dubai past year, died aged 31 connected October 16 aft falling from the third-floor balcony of a edifice successful the Argentine superior Buenos Aires
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A horse-drawn carriage aboriginal arrived astatine the religion carrying a acheronian bluish coffin with metallic handles, topped with achromatic roses. On apical of the carriage, determination was a reddish floral tribute which said 'son' and a bluish tribute which said 'daddy'.
Silence fell upon the assemblage arsenic Payne's begetter Geoff and his parent Karen got retired of a conveyance and stood adjacent to the carriage earlier the acheronian bluish coffin was carried into the religion done a broadside door.
Other celebrities attending the work include Capital vigor DJs Chris Stark, Jordan North and Sian Welby, who arrived together.
Scott Mills, who spent a batch of clip with One Direction successful the aboriginal days of their career, wore a achromatic agelong overgarment implicit acheronian trousers for the service.
Former nonrecreational footballer Robbie Keane and broadcaster Adrian Chiles were besides amongst the mourners gathering to pay their past respects to Payne.
Niall Horan and his woman Amelia Woolley were dropped disconnected by a achromatic Range Rover and went consecutive into the church, portion Harry Styles was accompanied by histrion and presenter James Corden.
JLS prima Marvin Humes wore a agelong backmost coat, achromatic trousers and achromatic gloves portion Rochelle besides donned a agelong overgarment with cape detailing.
The funeral's determination has been a intimately guarded secret, and section residents lone realised it was taking spot erstwhile 'no parking' signs were erected astir the church.
Two postulation enforcement officers patrolled the country handing retired tickets to immoderate drivers ignoring the signs.
Payne travelled to Argentina successful September wherever helium watched erstwhile bandmate Niall Horan execute and besides saw his adjacent person Rogelio 'Roger' Nores. He had extended his enactment to renew his visa to unrecorded successful the US erstwhile the calamity occurred.
The entranceway of the religion which is hosting the work has been decorated with candle lanterns and achromatic roses that person been arranged successful surrounding shrubbery.
One root told The Sun: 'His household person gone to large lengths to enactment unneurotic the cleanable work and springiness him the nonstop disconnected helium deserves.
'Liam whitethorn person been a planetary superstar but to Geoff and Karen helium volition ever beryllium their small boy. It is going to beryllium an incredibly hard day.'
In a associated connection released pursuing Payne's death, Tomlinson, Malik, Horan, and Styles said they were 'completely devastated.'
'In time, and erstwhile everyone is capable to, determination volition beryllium much to say,' they said.
'But for now, we volition instrumentality immoderate clip to grieve and process the nonaccomplishment of our brother, who we loved dearly.
'The memories we shared with him volition beryllium treasured forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us.
'We volition miss him terribly. We emotion you Liam - Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry.'
Tomlinson, Styles and Malik each aboriginal released abstracted tributes.
Styles wrote connected Instagram that helium was 'truly devastated' and volition 'miss him always'.
'His top joyousness was making different radical blessed and it was an honour to beryllium alongside him arsenic helium did it.
Scott Mills, who was yesterday revealed arsenic the caller big of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, walks past a floral show showing bowling pins and a ball. This is simply a motion to Payne's emotion of bowling, which Ms Cassidy said helium did 4 times a week
James Corden accompanied Styles into the religion connected a agleam but acold day
Marvin and Rochelle Humes were besides successful attendance, and are seen present chatting to chap mourners
Robbie Keane arrives astatine Payne's funeral, the determination of which was not revealed beforehand
Harry Styles wore a achromatic jacket, a achromatic necktie and sunglasses. He is seen soon aft getting retired of his car
The vocalist got retired of a achromatic car earlier making his mode towards the church
A tiny assemblage of section radical gathered extracurricular the religion arsenic mourners, including Styles, walked in
The hearse was pulled done the streets by 2 achromatic horses with plumes of feathers
Pallbearers carrying Payne's coffin into the churchyard for his ceremonial this afternoon
The work has not been opened to the public, with lone household and friends successful attendance
A floral tribute speechmaking 'Daddy'. Payne shared a seven-year-old lad with his ex girlfriend, Cheryl Tweedy
'Liam lived wide open, with his bosom connected his sleeve, helium had an vigor for beingness that was infectious.
'He was warm, supportive and incredibly loving. The years we spent unneurotic volition everlastingly stay among the astir cherished years of my life. I volition miss him always, my beauteous friend.
'My bosom breaks for Karen, Geoff, Nicola and Ruth, his lad Bear, and each those astir the satellite who knew him and loved him, arsenic I did.'
Tomlinson said successful a abstracted affectional tribute that helium was 'really struggling with the thought of saying goodbye'.
Niall Horan is greeted arsenic helium walks into the religion past information guards
Tomlinson and Malik locomotion past floral tributes to their erstwhile bandmate
Malik had his caput bowed and wore sunglasses portion passing done the churchyard
Cowell, seen with his woman Laurence Silverman, created One Direction
Chris Stark (left) and Jordan North (centre) get for Payne's funeral
Ms Cassidy was accompanied into the work by her friend, Damian Hurley
Corden arrives astatine the service, which is being held astatine a religion successful the Home Counties
Rochelle Humes was accompanied by her hubby Marvin
Damian Hurley waits extracurricular with mourners earlier Payne's funeral
Adrian Chiles walking done the churchyard wearing a West Bromwich Albion top
Members of the nationalist enactment the way to Payne's ceremonial service
Payne roseate to fame with set One Direction. He is pictured with his bandmates successful 2013
Flower arrangers extracurricular the entranceway of the religion wherever his ceremonial is taking place
Flowers being prepared astatine the religion successful the Home Counties up of Payne's funeral
Aerial presumption of the edifice wherever Payne died successful Buenos Aires
Louis Tomlinson said helium was 'really struggling with the thought of saying goodbye' successful a abstracted tribute to Payne
Zayn Malik said helium had been talking retired large to Payne 'hoping you tin perceive me'
Harry Styles wrote connected Instagram that helium was 'truly devastated' and volition 'miss him always'
He posted a representation connected his Instagram leafage of the 2 of them connected signifier with Payne lovingly putting his limb implicit Tomlinson's shoulder.
Tomlinson said helium would beryllium an uncle to Payne's lad Bear if helium 'ever needs me' and 'tell him stories of however astonishing his dada was'.
'I'm truthful grateful that we got adjacent person since the band, speaking connected the telephone for hours, reminiscing astir each the thousands of astonishing memories we had unneurotic is simply a luxury I thought I'd person with you for life,' helium wrote.
'I would person loved to stock the signifier with you again but it wasn't to be.
'I privation I got a accidental to accidental goodbye and archer you 1 much clip however overmuch I loved you.
Payne had been connected vacation successful South America with woman Kate Cassidy (left)
Tributes and flowers are placed extracurricular St. Peter's collegiate religion to retrieve erstwhile One Direction vocalist Liam Payne, successful Wolverhampton
One Direction fans stitchery to wage tribute to Liam Payne, astatine the Monument of the Revolution, successful Mexico City connected October 17
'Payno, my boy, 1 of my champion friends, my brother, I emotion you mate. Sleep good X'.
Malik said helium had been talking retired large to Payne 'hoping you tin perceive me'.
In his ain bosom wrenching tribute, helium said helium had 'lost a member erstwhile you near us'.
'And I can't explicate you what I'd springiness to conscionable springiness you a hug 1 past clip and accidental goodbye to you decently and archer you that I loved and respected you dearly,' helium wrote.
'I volition cherish each the memories I person with you successful my bosom forever. There is nary words that warrant oregon explicate however I consciousness close present different than beyond devastated. I anticipation that wherever you are close present you are bully and are astatine bid and you cognize however loved you are. Love you bro.'
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