Liam Payne’s One Direction Bandmates Attend His Private Funeral in England…See More Details Below

Liam Payne’s family and friends gathered at St Mary’s Church in Amersham, England, Wednesday for the singer’s private funeral.

Payne’s One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan attended the somber event.

Many of them wore dark suits and sunglasses as they made their way to the service.

Liam’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy was seen walking with Elizabeth Hurley’s son Damian.

Cheryl Cole, Payne’s ex and the mother of his son Bear, was also among the mourners, along with her Girls Aloud bandmates Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh.

Comedian James Corden looked downcast as he attended the services, as did Simon Cowell and his partner Lauren Silverman.

The first individual band member to speak out about Liam’s death was Louis.

He wrote, in part, on Instagram, “I am beyond devastated to be writing this but yesterday I lost a brother. Liam was somebody I looked up to everyday, such a positive, funny, and kind soul.” Read his full message here.

Later in the day, Zayn posted a photo of himself and Liam napping while on tour, captioning it, “Love You Bro ❤️,” along with his own long note. Read his message here.

Styles then shared on Instagram, “I am truly devastated by Liam’s passing. His greatest joy was making other people happy, and it was an honor to be alongside him as he did it.” Read his message here.

Liam had been in Buenos Aires to see Niall’s show in early October. Horan also posted on Instagram, writing of the last time he saw Liam, “I feel so fortunate that I got to see him recently. I sadly didn’t know that after saying goodbye and hugging him that evening, I would be saying goodbye forever. It’s heartbreaking.” Read his full message here.