Revealed: Cheryl's heartbreaking vow after Liam Payne's funeral, friends tell KATIE HIND, and how One Direction bandmates 'all wanted to be there for their old friend' despite tensions

Liam Payne's ceremonial was, of course, invitation-only – and what a star-studded impermanent database it was.

The household of the One Direction prima ensured each their lone son's loved ones were determination astatine St Mary's Church successful Amersham, Buckinghamshire, yesterday, including the members of the set successful which helium made his sanction successful 2010.

Solemn successful ceremonial achromatic were Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan – the 4 men Liam had grown up alongside and with whom helium shared his emergence to stardom.

Walking down the coffin, Cheryl Tweedy appeared stoic. Hiding her symptom down a brace of achromatic decorator sunglasses, the parent of the singer's seven-year-old lad Bear was, accidental friends, determined to guarantee Liam was fixed the astir dignified and loving of goodbyes.

Also successful attendance were Cheryl's chap Girls Aloud stars Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh, who mourned the decease of bandmate Sarah Harding from bosom crab lone 3 years ago.

Simon Cowell appeared grim-faced arsenic helium arrived with his spouse Lauren Silverman. JLS prima and TV big Marvin Humes, who met Liam erstwhile helium archetypal auditioned for The X Factor successful 2008, was determination with his wife, vocalist and TV presenter Rochelle Humes.

So, determination was somewhat of an X Factor theme. And arsenic a result, the time was arsenic tense arsenic it was tragic.

Indeed, it was the archetypal clip Liam's bandmates had reunited since December 2016 erstwhile they gathered astatine the X Factor studios successful London to cheer connected Louis arsenic helium performed conscionable days aft his parent Johannah Deakin, 43, died from cancer.

'It is perfectly tragic that the set had to travel backmost unneurotic astatine a ceremonial for 1 of their own,' said 1 pal. 'They were erstwhile truthful close, but similar successful immoderate group, fallouts happen, radical alteration and determination are often thousands of miles betwixt them. But they each wanted to beryllium determination for their aged friend.

'They person been devastated by Liam's death. They were similar brothers for their astir formative years and shared truthful overmuch past together. But coming look to look astatine specified a tragic lawsuit indispensable person been precise hard indeed.'

Industry sources suggest determination was hostility betwixt the bandmates yesterday. It would person been miraculous if determination had not been. Styles, wearing Gucci sunglasses, arrived with histrion James Corden, a long-standing person of Liam and the remainder of One Direction. They were among the archetypal to get successful a blacked-out limo and entered the religion together.

Niall arrived separately with his woman Amelia Woolley, portion Zayn and Louis, who were believed to person remained the closest to Liam, were seen talking. After the ceremony, Styles and Corden near unneurotic without immoderate of the remaining One Direction gang. Zayn, who rescheduled a gig which was owed to instrumentality spot successful Edinburgh past night, was besides seen leaving connected his own.

Niall near with his girlfriend, clutching a transcript of the bid of service, which featured 2 photographs of Liam. Beaming successful some snaps, determination was besides a petition that immoderate donations beryllium made to Great Ormond Street Hospital.

It was perchance the lone clip successful galore years that the set had travel look to look with Cheryl too. She was a justice successful 2010 erstwhile the set was formed aft the 5 boys, past babyfaced teenagers aged betwixt 16 and 18, were enactment unneurotic by Nicole Scherzinger.

Meanwhile, Simon Cowell, 1 of the past to arrive, was not seen with immoderate of One Direction extracurricular the church. Following the service, though, the euphony mogul was seen embracing Liam's dada Geoff.

Some euphony insiders suggest the narration whitethorn person been strained betwixt Cowell and Liam's parents. Geoff has spoken openly astir his sadness that helium mislaid his lad to fame aft Cowell made Liam and his bandmates planetary stars, having signed them to his euphony statement SyCo. 'Geoff is simply a lovely, beauteous man,' said a person of the family. 'He struggled with Liam becoming famous. It was Simon who gave Liam truthful much, but besides the 1 who took him distant arsenic specified a young man, truthful it indispensable person been hard for Geoff.'

Absent was Argentinian businessman Roger Nores, 1 of the past radical to spot Liam earlier helium died. It has been claimed helium was the singer's manager, but sources accidental that his household didn't privation him determination arsenic they said goodbye.

The ceremonial of Wolverhampton-born Liam took spot conscionable 4 miles from his location successful the colony of Chalfont Saint Giles. Poignantly, it was wherever helium spent overmuch of his clip with his young son. 'Many expected the ceremonial to instrumentality spot successful Wolverhampton, a spot Liam held adjacent to his heart, but Buckinghamshire is wherever he, Cheryl and Bear lived unneurotic and wherever they enactment their roots down. Despite their split, determination were immoderate peculiar times which she volition present clasp dear.'

Cheryl, 41 – who yesterday wrapped up successful the acold successful a £2,000 velvet-trimmed wool overgarment by London-based marque Liberowe, accessorised with decorator sunglasses and a £950 Christian Louboutin patent clutch – split with Liam successful 2018, a small implicit a twelvemonth aft their lad was born. But determination was nary uncertainty she was cardinal to proceedings yesterday.

Friends accidental Cheryl has vowed to guarantee Bear volition ne'er hide his father, who died aged 31 successful the astir atrocious of circumstances connected October 16, aft falling from a third-floor balcony astatine a edifice successful Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He died instantly and had aggregate drugs including ace cocaine and methamphetamine successful his system, said toxicology reports.

It is thought Cheryl planned the ceremonial with her ex's heartbroken parents. For the couple, who brought up Liam and his older sisters Nicola and Ruth successful a humble semi, having specified a star-studded ceremonial would person seemed intolerable 15 years ago, earlier Liam achieved fame and earned a luck of much than £30million.

Kate Cassidy, Liam's American influencer girlfriend, arrived alongside Damian Hurley, the lad of exemplary Elizabeth Hurley for the funeral. The brace are understood to person go friends earlier she met Liam 2 years ago.

It is believed to beryllium the archetypal clip she had met her precocious boyfriend's parents contempt dating him since October 2022.

Kate flew retired to Buenos Aires successful September with Liam, but near to go location to Miami 4 days earlier helium died.

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

Meanwhile a root adjacent to the Payne household said it has been 'dreadfully sad' for Cheryl. 'She is devastated. She has her ain grief but she besides has a small lad who won't spot his daddy again and that is conscionable heartbreaking,' they said. '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.'

Hours earlier the 1pm funeral, crowds lined the streets – which were closed for the lawsuit – wanting to wage tribute to the star.

Presenter Adrian Chiles was among the guests, wearing a replica West Bromwich Albion shot nine manager's jacket; a motion to Liam's emotion for the team. Former footballer Robbie Keane, who played with Liam successful Soccer Aid 2 years ago, was besides there, on with caller BBC Radio 2 meal amusement big Scott Mills.

A achromatic horse-drawn carriage carrying Liam's coffin arrived aft the guests had entered the religion done a doorway decorated with candle lanterns and achromatic roses.

On apical of the acheronian bluish casket were 2 wreaths, a reddish and achromatic 1 which said 'son' and different made up of bluish and achromatic flowers that said 'daddy' – from small Bear.