Liam Payne's desperate wish for Niall Horan days before tragedy and final selfie

Singer Liam Payne, who died this week astatine the property of 31, opened up successful his last weeks astir his heartfelt privation for chap One Direction 'brother' Niall Horan, successful a connection that present feels bittersweet

Liam Payne expressed a poignant privation for erstwhile One Direction bandmate Niall Horan, soon earlier his tragic death.

The popstar died connected Wednesday after falling from a third-floor balcony astatine the Casa Sur Hotel successful Buenos Aires. He was conscionable 31 years old, and leaves down a seven-year-old son, Bear.

One Direction, the set which made Liam a household name, officially divided up successful 2016, with the 5 members each pursuing their ain idiosyncratic paths.

In his last weeks, however, Liam's thoughts turned to Niall, revealing that he'd hoped to 'square up a mates things with the boy'.

Taking to Snapchat a fewer weeks ago, Liam opened up astir his privation to reunite with Niall successful Argentina, wherever he's been connected tour.

Captioning the clip 'We're going to Argentina to spot Nialler', Liam shared: "Niall Horan is playing down determination and I deliberation we mightiness conscionable spell to accidental hello. It's been a portion since maine and Niall person spoken. We've got a batch to speech about. And I would similar to quadrate up a mates of things up with the boy."

Clarifying that determination was nary atrocious humor betwixt them, Liam continued: "No atrocious vibes oregon thing similar that. But conscionable … we request to talk."

On October 2, Liam and his woman Kate Cassidy attended 1 of Niall's gigs astatine the Movistar Arena, declaring it to beryllium a 'lovely show'. Liam made definite to papers the nighttime with plentifulness of pics and videos, and appeared thrilled to beryllium spending clip with his aged bandmate.

In 1 photo, captioned 'Reunited', Liam and Niall could beryllium seen enjoying themselves unneurotic erstwhile much - his privation for a longed-for catch-up granted. In the substance of different pic, Liam said: "So blessed I got to spot Niall successful concert."

This comes arsenic Niall's member Greg paid tribute to 'top young man' Liam successful an affectional Instagram post, thanking him for looking retired for his younger sibling during their boyband years.

Greg, 37, wrote: "To accidental I'm heartbroken is an understatement a weird feeling this greeting and each night. You were a apical young lad to a man, a son, a brother. You are lone 1 of 4 lads I was blessed capable to instrumentality my spot successful Niall's beingness arsenic a brother.

"You volition beryllium everlastingly missed. Liam, words can't picture however overmuch I privation to drawback my member and caput him present portion the world shows their memories of you and him and the boys.

"My bosom goes retired to your household parents and sisters and your lad Bear and your 1D brothers. 10th October we met and we started retired that evening arsenic 5 families into 1 large 1 1D family. Thank you for each the laughs bro ticker down connected each your household and caput them tons of emotion kiddo x x x 1D 4 LIFE x x x"

Liam's assemblage was recovered successful an interior patio of the hotel, with the edifice manager alerting police. It's believed helium died instantly, aft falling astir 13 oregon 14 metres, from 'very superior injuries incompatible with life.'

As reported by quality outlet Clarín, a preliminary autopsy has present been completed, with the results determining that the vocalist died owed to 'multiple trauma' and 'internal and outer bleeding'.

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