Hundreds of grieving One Route followers are set to make a pilgrimage of anguish to Liam Payne’s grave after he was laid to relaxation at a star-studded service.
And that has raised fears that determined followers will pilfer mementos from his ultimate resting place, sparking fears the churchyard of St Mary’s within the quiet city of Amersham within the UK will should be manned by safety guards, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
A showbiz supply instructed us: “The church authorities are braced for a military of followers who’re set to descend on Liam’s ultimate resting place. There’s sure to be numerous curiosity within the first few weeks and there’s a fear that devotees will likely be tempted to take objects left in honor of Liam.
“There’s discuss of manning the spot with a few round the clock safety guards, not less than for the primary couple of weeks whereas curiosity quietens and issues get again to ‘regular’. The very last thing his grieving household wants is the prospect of grave robbers rearing their ugly heads.”
The late singer’s One Route bandmates Harry Kinds, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik had been all in attendance on the service alongside his household and closest associates.
Autumnal floral shows, made up of pink and orange leaves, in addition to white roses, had been arrange across the doorways of the Twelfth-century church.
Payne’s former girlfriend, Cheryl, the mom of this seven-year-old son Bear, additionally attended however the lad was saved at residence.
Music mogul Simon Cowell, who signed One Route, was additionally within the congregation,
The 31-year-old star died simply over a month in the past on October 16 from head accidents he sustained after falling from the balcony of his third-floor resort suite in Buenos Aires.
His heart-broken father Geoff introduced his son’s stays again to Britain two weeks in the past, after intensive examinations from the Argentinian authorities into his dying, which led to delays in bringing the singer again residence to the UK.
A horse-drawn carriage carried a darkish blue coffin topped with white roses, in addition to a pink floral tribute, that stated “Son” and a blue tribute that stated “Daddy”.
Earlier than his dying, Payne lived close by within the south-east Buckinghamshire village of Chalfont St Giles, near his former companion and their son.
Different company included Payne’s girlfriend, the US influencer Kate Cassidy, who arrived alongside Damian Hurley, son of the UK mannequin Elizabeth Hurley, in addition to the British TV presenter Rochelle Humes and her husband, the previous JLS singer Marvin Humes.
Silence fell among the many crowd of followers, some holding images and flowers, who gathered exterior as Payne’s father and his mom, Karen, arrived and stood subsequent to the carriage.
One other floral tribute depicted bowling pins being knocked over by a ball in reference to certainly one of Payne’s favourite pastimes.