Liam Payne Funeral: Family finalise details and prepare to lay him to rest as after repatriation delay

The One Direction singer tragically died after falling from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. The singer died three weeks ago on October 16 aged 31. Liam Payne’s father Geoff Payne is still in Argentina due to a delay in the repatriation process. 

Geoff Payne was due to bring his son's body home by Monday November 4 at the latest according to Argentinian news outlets. However there has reportedly been a delay with his body set to return back to the UK any day now. 

Liam Payne’s family have waited three weeks now and are in the heartbreaking process of organising his funeral. Speaking to Mail Online a source close to the family explained: “Arrangements are in place for that now and once his body is back in Britain the next step will be to announce the funeral plan. A lavish service of remembrance is expected to take place a few days after the repatriation.

“Liam will have a very big send off, quite probably at a large cathedral somewhere close to his heart. Liam was so loved by so many people, there will obviously be enormous demand and so the service will necessarily be a huge affair. The details are still under wraps until they are definitively signed off but should be announced very soon.”

Family and celebrity friends will attend Liam Payne's funeral with hundreds of fans expected to line the streets to pay their respects to the One Direction singer. It’s believed his funeral will  be held at St Paul’s church in Wolverhampton next week. 

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