The world is preparing to bid farewell as the funeral for the beloved One Direction star Liam Payne is announced to take place shortly. The 31-year-old singer's life was cut tragically short last month in Argentina after a distressing fall from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires resulted in fatal injuries.

Paiz, who is suspected of being Payne’s “dealer” in an ongoing probe by local authorities, claimed he met the “Strip That Down” singer, 31, in his hotel twice before he fell to his death from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room on 16 October.

One Direction star Liam Payne's funeral is expected to take place in the coming days, after his body was flown back to the UK following his tragic death

Liam Payne did not commit suicide according to the prosecutor on the case. The former One Direction star died on Oct. 16 after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina. Prosecutors told TMZ that suicide has officially been ruled out as the cause of the 31-year-old’s plummet from his suite at the Casa Sur Palermo Hotel,

Liam Payne’s girlfriend has revealed she gave the One Direction star an ultimatum days before his tragic death. Payne jumped to his death on October 16 from a hotel balcony in Argentina where he had been holidaying with his partner Kate Cassidy.

Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction who died after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires last month,

Jonas Brothers appeared to pay tribute to the late Liam Payne at a recent concert. During their show in Highland, Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 11, the trio covered One Direction's 2014 hit “Night Changes" nearly a month after Liam Payne died at age 31.