Liam Payne Funeral: What date will it be, where will it be held and who will attend?

Liam Payne died aged 31 after falling from the third floor of his CasaSur hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday evening. Tributes from celebrities and fans of the 1D star have been pouring in. His family released a statement saying they were “heartbroken” and he will 'forever live in our hearts and we'll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul'.

According to reports the One Direction singer suffered very serious injuries incompatible with life. Local authorities have said they will conduct an autopsy and investigate the circumstances surrounding the singer’s death. 

The police investigation will have to determine whether Liam Payne’s death was intentional, accidental or suicide. This will then lead to the decision as to when his family will be able to take his body home. 

The family will have to wait for standard procedures such as toxicology reports, post-mortem examinations and a death certificate before they can begin the process of bringing his body back to the UK. 

This could take a couple of weeks so Liam Payne’s body will most likely have to be embalmed (a process that temporarily preserves a body by replacing its natural fluids with chemicals) this means his family will be able to see him one last time in the chapel of rest. 

When will Liam Payne’s funeral be? 

There is no date yet set for Liam Payne’s funeral but we can expect the family to decide on a date once his body is back in the UK. It will most likely be sometime in November. 

Where will Liam Payne’s funeral be held?

Liam Payne was from Wolverhampton which is where his funeral is likely to be held. It’s not clear if the 1D singer was religious but his older sister Ruth married in a church in Wolverhampton in 2016. 

Who will attend Liam Payne’s funeral?

All of the One Direction members are expected to attend including Zayn Malik. Liam’s parents Karen and dad Geoff along with sisters Nicola and Ruth. Celebrities such as James Corden, Simon Cowell, Dermot O’Leary, Rita Ora and Nicole Scherzinger are also likely to attend. 

Plus his girlfriend Kate Cassidy and ex-Chery Cole. It will be up to the Girls Aloud singer whether or not her son Bear - whom she shared with Liam - will attend his father’s funeral as he is only seven-years-old. A difficult decision no parent should ever have to go through. 

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