Liam Payne’s heartbroken father refuses to leave his side, is ‘determined to accompany son home’

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Liam Payne's family navigates the challenges of bringing his body home. Following the former One Direction singer's tragic death after a fall from a hotel balcony on October 16, the music world rallied in support, paying heartfelt tributes to the singer. 

According to reports from the Mirror, it is expected that Payne’s body will be flown back to the UK this week, where his family awaits. The body of the singer has still not been released to the family due to delay in the results of some pathology tests. 

While Payne's heartbroken father refuses to leave his late son's side, authorities anticipate that the final pathology test results will be ready soon.

Liam Payne's father 'determined to accompany his son home'

Geoff Payne, Liam Payne's father, is planning to repatriate his son Liam Payne's body following a recent visit to the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, where Liam had been staying before his death.

Geoff, who lives with Liam's mother, Karen, in Wolverhampton, expressed the family's desire to bring Liam home.

According to a source, "Liam’s loved ones just want him home, back where he belongs among his family. As they await the pathologist to finish their tests, behind the scenes, they have been tackling the logistics about how best to get his body back to the UK."

The source emphasized there are no direct commercial flights between Buenos Aires and London but the family hopes to minimize stops and disruptions during the journey.

The family is considering to charter a private jet, although very few have the range capable of flying the 6,915-mile journey on one tank of fuel. 

The source added, "But Geoff is determined to accompany his son home."

Geoff also expressed gratitude to fans who gathered outside the hotel to offer their heartfelt tributes and kind words. The family is committed to bringing Liam Payne's body home once the post-mortem is complete, as per US Sun.

MTV to honor Liam Payne in November

Liam Payne is set to be honored by MTV at Manchester's newly constructed Co-Op Live Arena on Sunday, November 10.

During the tribute, his close friend Rita Ora is expected to play a significant role in MTV's plans. The tribute may take various forms, including a live musical homage or a video montage in his memory.

A source revealed, "Bosses have all agreed that they want to host a tribute to Liam during next month's MTV EMAs. In the coming days they will start drawing up official plans. Officially Rita is yet to be announced, but she is hosting this year's awards and will be involved in whatever MTV decides to do."

The source added, "She and Liam have been close for years and grew in the industry together. Obviously she is devastated by his passing."

Liam and Rita collaborated on the 2018 single 'For You', which was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2019 Brit Awards. When Rita learned of Liam's death, she was heartbroken during a performance in Osaka, where she paid tribute by displaying a black-and-white image of them in the studio together.

Overcome with emotion, she looked skyward and said, "I can't even sing this right now."

A source noted, "Rita is heartbroken but was keen not to let fans down and continued with her shows. She is being supported by her husband Taika Waititi who is out in Japan with her."

Reflecting on their friendship, Liam once said, "Rita is someone I call a true friend and it was an absolute pleasure working with her."