Liam Payne funeral update as 'celebrity friends lined up to sing at service'

Liam Payne's funeral is reportedly set to feature tributes from a number of celebrity friends. It is understood the body of the One Direction star will be repatriated this week.

The 31-year-old's body is expected to be released to dad Geoff, who flew to Argentina in the days after his son died. Once Payne's body is flown back to the UK, a funeral will take place.

A number of celebrity friends are thought to be planning to attend to pay tribute to the dad-of-one. According to reports, the funeral could take place in his home city of Wolverhampton.

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Payne died after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires. He was staying at the CasaSur Palermo hotel when he suffered 'multiple traumas' and died 'instantly' on October 16.

A source told RadarOnline.com: "Liam's funeral is going to be packed with A-listers as he was so well-loved in the showbiz community, and so many of them are so sad about his tragic death. His family want to keep his farewell low-key and respectful, as it's what Liam would have wanted as he was so down to earth.

"But there are going to be a series of song tributes from some very big acts as he loved singing and making music until the end." Payne's body is expected to be flown back to the UK once authorities in Argentina conclude their investigation into his death.

According to local paper La Nacion, judicial sources said the process to bring him back to Britain has begun. Payne shared son Bear with Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole.

He had been in Buenos Aires with girlfriend Kate Cassidy in the days before he died. The pair attended fellow One Direction bandmate Niall Horan's concert in the capital weeks earlier.