Liam Payne memorial at London Hyde Park

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A memorial for Liam Payne will be held in Hyde Park, London, this Sunday. Fans are encouraged to bring flowers and letters as they gather to honour the late One Direction star.

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00:00A memorial for Liam Payne will be held in Hyde Park in London this Sunday. Fans are

00:07encouraged to bring flowers and letters as they gather to honour the late One Direction

00:12star. It comes just days after it was announced the singer had died following a fall from

00:18a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A spokesman for the city ambulance service

00:24provider Alberto Clisenti said Payne had fallen around 40 metres and that the injuries

00:30that he had suffered as a result of the fall proved to be fatal. One Direction fans are

00:36expected to flock to Hyde Park on Sunday, October 20th.

00:41The gathering is expected to start at around 2pm in Hyde Park, although a meeting point

00:46is yet to be agreed. It is one of many memorial gatherings taking place in Liam's honour

00:53across Europe on Sunday. Memorial updates are being shared by a Harry Styles fan account

00:59across social media. The link is on London World's website.

01:03The news of Liam's passing has rocked the UK with fans and celebrities sharing heartfelt

01:08tributes to the singer. His former bandmates Harry, Louis, Niall and Zayn released a joint

01:15statement saying they are completely devastated by Liam's death, adding that in time they

01:20will have more to say, but for now they are mourning the loss of their brother. Liam,

01:2531, leaves behind his son Bear, who he shares with Girls Aloud singer Cheryl. Liam first

01:31hit our screens when he auditioned for X Factor in 2008, aged just 14, and sang Fly Me To

01:38The Moon by Frank Sinatra, receiving three yes votes from the judges. After not making

01:45it through to the live performances, he returned to the show two years later and became part

01:51of One Direction. For more on this and other news from across

01:55the capital, head to LondonWorld.com.

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