The death of Liam Payneformer member of the band One Directionhas shocked his followers and the music world. The British singer and songwriter lost his life after falling from a third floor in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
That is why after this unfortunate departure it is inevitable not to remember his time in the iconic boy band that conquered an entire generation with hits like Story of My Life and What Makes You Beautifulas well as some of the moments they experienced, including the time they met the prince william and his wife, Kate Middleton. Here we tell you how it was.
How was the meeting between the princes of Wales and One Direction?
In November 2014, the heir to the British throne and his wife attended the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium for the first time, an annual charity event in which various artists perform to raise funds in support of artists in the United Kingdom.
That night, one of the most anticipated performances was that of the popular boy band One Direction, made up of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, and before their presentation on stage the young artists had the opportunity of living backstage with William and Kate.
In fact, at that time, Liam Payne revealed what the meeting with the princes of Wales was like. “It’s the most nervous I’ve ever been in my life,” he said. While Harry Styles congratulated Kate on her pregnancy, and even told her that “she didn’t look like she had a belly.” Well, let’s remember that at that time Kate was pregnant with her second child, Princess Charlotte.
The princes were delighted to meet the band and briefly chatted about their tour plans. In addition to the fact that the eldest son of Charles III He assured them that he had been “closely following” his career. Something that, surely, flattered the boys.
This meeting, for its part, was widely covered by the media and celebrated by fans of the band and the Royal Family, especially for the crossing between two opposite worlds: royalty and youth pop stars, as well as the genuine way in which both parties connected.
Liam Payne died in a hotel in Buenos Aires
According to reports, the 31-year-old composer lost his life due to a serious head injury caused by a fall to the backyard of the Casa Sur Hotel, in the Palermo neighborhood, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
According to the version of the Ministry of Security of the city of Buenos Aires, the personnel of police station 14B arrived at the hotel responding to a 911 call, since “They reported about an aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol”.
Then, upon arriving at the hotel, the facility manager told them that a loud noise was heard in the back of the building. So the officers inspected the place and that was when Liam Payne’s body found dead.
