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Liam Payne's family given huge update as funeral due to 'take place next week'


One Direction star Liam Payne's body will be flown back to the UK soon and his funeral is expected to be taking place next week after his tragic death in Argentina

The late One Direction star has reportedly been moved from a Buenos Aires morgue to the historic British Cemetery in the northern part of the Argentinian capital, following permission granted to his devastated father Geoff by prosecutors. Respected Argentinian daily La Nacion reported that Geoff was personally informed in a recent meeting with prosecution chief Andres Madrea that he could return to the UK with Liam's body two weeks after flying to South America following his son's fatal three-storey hotel fall. Liam Payne tragically died in October after falling from his hotel balcony in Argentina (Image: WireImage)It stated: "All the documents are ready for the former One Direction singer to return to his homeland so a funeral can take place there next week.

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