Liam Payne funeral - Cheryl's central role, Kate Cassidy meeting with parents and pledge to son Bear

What we cognize astir Liam Payne's backstage ceremonial service, from Cheryl and lad Bear's relation to Kate Cassidy gathering Liam's parents for the archetypal time

Liam Payne was laid to remainder astatine a private ceremonial yesterday a period aft his tragic decease astatine the property of 31.

Though it wasn't unfastened to the public, pictures emerged from extracurricular the work astatine St Mary's Church successful Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Liam's household and One Direction bandmates - Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan - were each successful attendance.

His erstwhile spouse Cheryl, who was supported by Girls Aloud members Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh, was besides determination with her and Liam's seven-year-old lad Bear, arsenic was Liam's woman astatine the clip of his death, Kate Cassidy.

Other large names who turned retired to wage their last respects included X Factor and Britain's Got Talent justice Simon Cowell, Gavin and Stacey prima James Corden, JLS vocalist Marvin Humes and his woman Rochelle, broadcaster Adrian Chiles and footballer Robbie Keane.

Here's what we cognize astir Liam's backstage ceremonial service, from Cheryl's agonising determination connected whether to instrumentality lad Bear to Kate Cassidy apt gathering Liam's parents for the precise archetypal time.

Cheryl's cardinal role

Cheryl is believed to person played a cardinal relation successful helping program the funeral with Liam's grieving parents, Geoff and Karen Payne.

Though the determination of the work was wide expected to beryllium successful his hometown of Wolverhampton, it was really held astatine St Mary's Church successful Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

This was an important spot to Liam arsenic it was wherever he, Cheryl and Bear lived. Following their split, Liam adjacent bought a location adjacent Cheryl's successful the colony of Chalfont Saint Giles truthful helium could beryllium adjacent to his son.

According to sources, Liam's household wanted him to person a dignified and "perfect" send-off aft helium died successful "such a horrible way".

The work included peculiar touches to honour Liam's memory, alongside candles and angiosperm tributes - similar the 1 from Liam's lad Bear which simply work 'Daddy'. Another floral plan showing bowling pins being deed by a ball, arranged successful caller flowers.

While it whitethorn person seen look unusual connected specified a solemn day, the plan lovingly refers to Liam's emotion of bowling. The vocalist spent his 31st day bowling with his household connected the 29th August, conscionable weeks earlier his tragic death.

Kate Cassidy meets Liam's parents

Liam's send-off yesterday was besides attended by his woman astatine the clip of his death, Kate Cassidy.

It marked what is apt the archetypal clip the 25-year-old had met his parents, contempt the brace having dated since October 2022. She arrived astatine the ceremonial accompanied by Elizabeth Hurley's son, Damian, who she is thought to person been friends with earlier she met Liam.

Kate was successful Buenos Aires with Liam, but flew location 4 days earlier helium died aft seemingly giving him an ultimatum, 'it's maine oregon the drugs'.

Afterwards, Kate revealed they had planned to marry. She told her societal media followers Liam had written her a note, which said: 'Me and Kate to wed wrong a year/engaged and unneurotic everlastingly 444' – the alleged angel number, signifying emotion and support.

Calling him the 'love of my life', she said connected societal media: "Liam, I cognize we'll beryllium unneurotic forever, but not successful the mode that we planned. You'll ever beryllium with me. I've gained a guardian angel. I volition emotion you for the remainder of my beingness and beyond, carrying our dreams and memories with maine wherever I go. Forever yours, Katelyn, 444."

Heartbreaking vow to Bear

'Devastated' Cheryl made the heartbreaking determination that her and Liam's seven-year-old lad should beryllium progressive successful the funeral, contempt battling whether oregon not it was the close happening to bash for him.

Ultimately, the mum-of-one decided that it was lone close Bear got to accidental goodbye to his beloved dada Liam, alongside the remainder of his household and his adjacent friends.

She has besides made a heartbreaking last vow to him for the involvement of their seven-year-old son, Bear. Speaking to MailOnline, a person said the vocalist has promised that their kid volition ne'er hide his father.

The root said: "She [Cheryl] has her ain grief, but she besides has a small lad who won't spot his daddy again, and that is conscionable heartbreaking. While she and Liam divided a agelong clip ago, they were bonded implicit their emotion of Bear. Liam died successful specified a horrible mode but the household wanted to retrieve him successful the astir cleanable mode possible."

In a tribute to her erstwhile spouse posted days aft Liam's death, Cheryl wrote connected Instagram: "As I effort to navigate this world shattering event, and enactment done my ain grief astatine this indescribably achy time, I'd similar to kindly punctual everyone that we person mislaid a quality being.

"Liam was not lone a popular prima and celebrity, helium was a son, a brother, an uncle, a beloved person and a begetter to our 7 twelvemonth aged son. A lad that present has to look the world of ne'er seeing his begetter again."

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