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Family, friends and former bandmates have remembered Liam Payne at the One Direction star's funeral, just over a month after he died at the age of 31.
The private service took place on Wednesday in Amersham in Buckinghamshire, north-west of London.
Payne's former bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik were among the mourners, alongside Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy and his former partner Cheryl, with whom he shares a son.
Payne's coffin arrived at the church on a white horse-drawn hearse carrying floral tributes spelling the words "son" and "daddy".
After the service, four pallbearers carried the coffin from St Mary's Church, followed by his parents and Cheryl.
Her Girls Aloud bandmates Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts also attended the service, as did One Direction's former label boss Simon Cowell, who was seen comforting the family.
Presenters James Corden, Marvin and Rochelle Humes, Scott Mills and Adrian Chiles were also among the mourners.
Payne died on October 16, after falling from the third floor of a hotel room in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
In a short statement following his death, his family said: "We are heartbroken. Liam will forever live in our hearts and we'll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul."
An autopsy confirmed the 31-year-old had suffered internal and external bleeding and multiple traumatic injuries.
Payne was one of the most recognisable names in pop, after rising to fame on The X Factor.
Despite only coming third on the show in 2010, One Direction went on to become the biggest British group since The Beatles.
During their five-year career, they sold 70 million records, with four UK number one singles and four number one albums.
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