Final preparations for Liam Payne's funeral underway ahead of 'perfect service' for tragic star who is being laid to rest today - with One Direction bandmates set to reunite to pay their respects

Liam Payne's ceremonial volition instrumentality spot today, with each 4 of his erstwhile One Direction bandmates expected to wage their respects astatine the ceremonial successful the Home Counties.

The 31-year-old prima died conscionable implicit a period agone connected October 16 from caput injuries helium suffered aft falling from the balcony of his third-floor edifice suite successful Buenos Aires.

His heart-broken begetter Geoff brought his son's remains backmost to Britain 2 weeks ago, aft extended examinations from the Argentinian authorities into his death.

Payne travelled to Argentina successful September with woman Kate Cassidy 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.

Payne volition beryllium laid to remainder contiguous successful a backstage ceremonial successful the Home Counties wherever conscionable his household and closest friends volition attend, followed by a wake.

Early this morning, beauteous flowers were arranged extracurricular the entranceway to the religion wherever his ceremonial is being held arsenic last preparations were completed. 

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.'

Former One Direction members Harry Styles, 30, Horan, 31, Zayn Malik, 31, and Louis Tomlinson, 32, are expected to beryllium determination to accidental their last goodbyes. 

In a associated connection released successful the aftermath of Payne's tragic 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.

'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'.

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.

'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 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.'