Fans mourning One Direction singer Liam Payne leave tributes in London and other cities
Vigils also held in Paris, Sydney, New York as fans grieve for Liam Payne, 31, who died in Argentina on Wednesday after fall from hotel balcony
Hundreds gathered on Sunday in London’s Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for the One Direction singer who died this past week.
Directioners, as supporters of the massively successful boy band are known, left tributes in London, Glasgow, Paris, Sydney and New York this weekend as they celebrated the life of the 31-year-old who died Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.
In London, they clapped and sang after gathering near a statue of Peter Pan, the fictional boy who never grew up created by J.M. Barrie. The mourners, mostly young women, left heart-shaped balloons, photographs and flowers at the base of the statute, which sits next to a narrow path next to a waterway known as The Long Water.
Mindful of the crowds in the limited space, organisers asked fans to leave their tributes then move away to allow others to approach the statue.
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Fans around the world mourn death of One Direction singer Liam Payne
Fans Lauren Anderson and Natasha Bradley, both 23, said they wanted to be with others who shared their grief.
“Your parents, they don’t really understand how much (One Direction) really meant to you growing up,” Bradley said, explaining why she came to the park.
