Fans pay their respects by laying flowers and other tributes including letters to the singer.
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On Sunday, fans of singer Liam Payne gathered in Kensington Gardens to pay their tributes after the singer’s death last Wednesday.
The Peter Pan state meeting point in Kensington Gardens has been filled with flowers, letters, balloons and other tributes by fans who came to pay their respects to the singer.
Payne, who found international fame as a member of the globally revered boyband One Direction, was found dead after he fell from a balcony in a hotel in Buenos Aires whilst on a trip to Argentina to visit his former bandmate Niall Horan.
Just hours before his death, Payne was posting Snapchat stories saying it was a ‘lovely day in Argentina’ and sharing his Halloween costume plans.
The singer first auditioned for X-Factor when he was 14 years old but found success two years later when he came third in the competition in 2010 alongside his One Direction bandmates, who have all paid their tributes to Payne both individually and in the following joint statement:
“We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing.
In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.
The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever.
For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us.
We will miss him terribly.
We love you Liam.
Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry.”
He leaves behind his son Bear, who he shared with his former partner Cheryl.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Simon Cowell, and Robbie Williams are also among those who have paid their tributes.
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On Sunday, fans of singer Liam Payne gathered in Kensington Gardens to pay their tributes after the singer’s death last Wednesday.
The Peter Pan state meeting point in Kensington Gardens has been filled with flowers, letters, balloons and other tributes by fans who came to pay their respects to the singer.
Payne, who found international fame as a member of the globally revered boyband One Direction, was found dead after he fell from a balcony in a hotel in Buenos Aires whilst on a trip to Argentina to visit his former bandmate Niall Horan.
Just hours before his death, Payne was posting Snapchat stories saying it was a ‘lovely day in Argentina’ and sharing his Halloween costume plans.
The singer first auditioned for X-Factor when he was 14 years old but found success two years later when he came third in the competition in 2010 alongside his One Direction bandmates, who have all paid their tributes to Payne both individually and in the following joint statement:
“We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing.
In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.
The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever.
For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us.
We will miss him terribly.
We love you Liam.
Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry.”
He leaves behind his son Bear, who he shared with his former partner Cheryl.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Simon Cowell, and Robbie Williams are also among those who have paid their tributes.
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