Amy Dowden was absent from last Saturday’s show after she was rushed to hospital, and in an emotional statement, she confirmed she wouldn’t be returning to the dancefloor this year

Amy Dowden is “uncontactable” after quitting this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, according to former contestant Sara Davies.

The 40-year-old Dragon’s Den star competed in 2021, and revealed during Tuesday’s edition of Loose Women that the Welsh dancer is “unreachable” after she stepped down from the BBC One show following an injury. The professional dancer was rushed to hospital earlier this month after collapsing backstage following the live show, and last weekend, Amy was replaced by Lauren Oakley, who danced with her celebrity partner JB Gill.

In an emotional statement, Amy later confirmed a foot injury was the reason behind her hospital dash, and she bowed out of the rest of this year’s series to concentrate on her recovery. During Tuesday’s edition of the ITV daytime show, Sara admitted she had sent Amy a text message but hadn’t heard back.

Amy was rushed to hospital following her performance with JB Gill ( 
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“The thing with Amy is Strictly is her life. It’s not a job to her. It’s her passion, dancing is her life. And she lives for that time on Strictly and taking a celebrity through that journey. And to have it pulled away from her was devastating for last year. And I remember having to sit her down as that friend that kind of has to give you the tough love and say, ‘Amy, I know it’s your life, but it’s not going anywhere. It’ll be there next year. You need to put your health first. You need to go through the chemo. You need to get better. And then you can go and give Strictly your all,’” Sara explained.

She said Amy was prepared to take a step back from the show to focus on her recovery, and come back stronger next year. “I’ve got her teed up feeling, right, ‘I can do this. I’m just going to give it my all, getting better this year because next year I can do Strictly.’ And then there she was. And you see her every week. Having the time of her life. She leaves her heart on that dance floor. And then a foot injury,” Sara added.

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Amy made an emotional return to Strictly this year after her breast cancer diganosis ( 
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The 34-year-old dancer was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, and was forced to take a year-long break from the show following her diagnosis and subsequent cancer treatment. She made a triumphant return to the dancefloor this year, alongside former JLS singer JB, and was expected to be in this year’s final, but confirmed she would no longer be taking part in the show after her medical emergency.

“My heart is breaking right now. The past few months I finally felt like me again. Cancer was no longer the first thing I thought of when I woke up. It was choreography, music choices, which dances in which order, what we needed to work on. I felt free again,” Amy said in a statement on Sunday.

“My goal since hearing those words you have cancer was to get back on the Strictly dance floor. It’s been such a challenge to get back, one I devoted 2024 to. My heart right now is breaking having to pull out of the competition due to a foot injury and I know only too well ‘this too shall pass’ and I’ll be soon better and back dancing… I’m sure at some point we will dance again JB.”

Katie and Rio Ferdinand’s young son Cree has been rushed to hospital in an ambulance while on holiday as they admit to having ‘sleepless nights’

Katie and Rio Ferdinand’s young son has been rushed to hospital after a horror accident abroad.

Mum Kate, 33, shared a photo of son Cree in an ambulance as she opened up on the scary ordeal that happened while on holiday. She could be seen kissing the little boy as he lay down on a bed inside the ambulance. Alongside the black and white photo, Kate shared: “We ended a fabulous trip with a broken collar bone. My boy just always gets injured!! It’s been sleepless nights, cuddles, tv & chocolate since.”

Kate and football star Rio married in 2019 and are parents to Cree, three, and Shae, who was born last year. Rio also has children Lorenz, Tate and Tia from his married to Rebecca Ellison, who tragically died in 2015. Kate revealed Cree’s accident happened near the end to their family holiday.

Cree needed emergency care and was taken to the nearest hospital. Kate recently paid a touching homage to her ex-footballer hubby, as they celebrated five years of marriage. She posted an extravagant throwback photo from their lavish Turkish wedding, with the caption: “5 years today, my best friend is Completely obsessed with us.”

Kate shared a photo of Cree in an ambulance

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The couple exchanged vows at a fairy-tale beachfront ceremony in Marmaris, Turkey, back in 2019, in the presence of their closest friends and family. Reflecting on their nuptials, Rio declared it was ‘fate’ that brought Kate into his life. He told OK! on their special day: “I definitely wasn’t looking for someone at that time.

“I didn’t think it was possible, I wasn’t open to bringing someone in to become a step-mum to the kids. Things don’t always go the way you imagine. Meeting Kate changed everything and sometimes it’s just fate. I knew Kate was special from the moment I met her; it was pretty instant, but seeing her with the kids cemented everything; that was a huge part of it for me.”

Kate has also shared how her stepchildren help her out with Cree and Shae. She revealed the children all adore Shae and help out around the house. She said: “Tia is really helpful. We’re happy we’ve got another girl on side! The boys are out a lot because of football, but they help me out with Cree, so I’m able to look after the baby.”

Kate said goodbye to her reality TV career when she transitioned into step-motherhood. She has confessed that she initially did not understand fully what she had signed up for when she started dating the football legend from Manchester United. During an appearance on Anna Richardson’s It Can’t Just Be Me podcast, she said: “When I think back, I don’t know how we did navigate it and it’s a real big blur.

“I went from being a single, carefree girl to a stepmum-of-three. And these kids have gone through so much, and there’s grief. It’s all a bit of a blur.” Kate acknowledged that going into a situation headfirst can sometimes lead to surprising outcomes. She added: “It’s hard to know what you’re getting into sometimes until you’re actually in it. Until you’re in it, you don’t really realise. I felt a little bit shocked, I didn’t really know how to parent.”

Liam Payne’s family finalise his funeral arrangements ahead of lavish remembrance service for tragic star

Arrangements for Liam Payne’s funeral are close to being finalised – with his body expected to soon be repatriated ahead of a large-scale service set to be announced imminently, MailOnline has learned.

Investigators probing his ‘unexplained’ death in Buenos Aires are expected to release Liam’s body to his heart-broken father Geoff this week and British consulate officials have made plans for the repatriation.

Once the body of the 31-year-old star is back in the UK from the Argentine capital it’s expected this will be followed by the announcement of a lavish funeral expected to be attended by hundreds of mourners.

‘Liam’s body is expected to be flown home any day now,’ a close friend of the former One Direction star has told MailOnline. ‘Arrangements are in place for that now and once his body is back in Britain the next step will be to announce the funeral plan.

A lavish service of remembrance is expected to take place a few days after the repatriation.

A close friend told MailOnline: ‘Liam will have a very big send off, quite probably at a large cathedral somewhere close to his heart.

Liam Payne (pictured) died last month after the popstar fell from the balcony of his third floor hotel room in Buenos Aires

Payne had been on holiday in South America with girlfriend Kate Cassidy (pictured left) when the tragic fall occurred

Liam Payne’s last post on Snapchat before he fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires

Payne said he was ‘happy to have some time away’ less than an hour before he fell to his death

Liam Payne in the Casa Sur Hotel lobby in Buenos Aires just minutes before his death

Liam Payne shakes hands with a woman in the hotel lobby in Buenos Aires just minutes before his death

Fans mourned the loss of Liam Payne at a memorial of flowers, candles, pictures and hand written notes in Washington Square Park

‘Liam was so loved by so many people, there will obviously be enormous demand and so the service will necessarily be a huge affair.’

‘The details are still under wraps until they are definitively signed off but should be announced very soon.’

Thousands more well-wishers than can be accommodated are expected to gather outside the venue to celebrate the life of the much-loved star.

The ex-One Direction singer died after falling from the third-floor balcony of a Buenos Aires hotel last month.

Two days after his death, Liam’s body was taken in by the British cemetery in the Argentinian capital as investigations into the circumstances around his death began.

A post-mortem in the wake of his death determined that the 31-year-old’s cause of

death on 16 October was from the head injuries that he sustained during his fall.

Reports in the Argentine press claim that the necessary paperwork to allow for the singer’s body to return home have been completed.

Fans of Liam Payne lit candles next to the hotel where he died in Buenos Aires

Forensic police arrive at the hotel where Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires

A source close to the family said: ‘Liam was so loved by so many people, there will obviously be enormous demand and so the service will necessarily be a huge affair’

Change.org petition for Permanent Memorial in Wolverhampton Honouring the late Liam Payne

Flowers, photos and candles are displayed in honor of Liam Payne during a memorial gathering at Santa Ana Square on October 20, 2024 in Madrid, Spain

Reports in the Argentine press claim that the necessary paperwork to allow for the singer’s body to return home have been completed

Fans of Liam Payne gather to pay respects on the esplanade of the Monterrey macroplaza, on October 2

The ex-One Direction singer died after falling from the third-floor balcony of a Buenos Aires hotel last month.

Liam rose to fame with band One Direction. He is pictured with bandmates (left-right) Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik

Nicole Scherzinger was just one of the celebrities who paid tribute to the star and texted Liam Payne hours before his death after becoming ‘mentor’ for him

Touching floral tributes were left outside the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentinian capital following the ex-One Direction star’s death

Geoff Payne was initially been warned by investigators upon his arrival in Buenos Aires that it would take up to 15 days before all their examinations would be completed.

Just last week local police raided the Casa Sur Hotel where the fall occurred as they followed up on allegations that staff had sold Liam drugs in the hours leading up to his death.

Prosecutors have since explored the theory that Liam was in ‘a state of semi or total unconsciousness’ during an apparent drug-fuelled episode on the morning of his death.

Liam had been in Argentina with long-term girlfriend Kate Cassidy, with the influencer sharing in a touching online tribute to her boyfriend that they had planned to tie the knot next year.

Kate had left the couple’s holiday to return home to the US two days prior to Liam’s death.

Police investigating Liam Payne’s death raid the homes of a ‘friend’ and two workers at the hotel where he died

Police in Argentina investigating the death of Liam Payne have raided the homes of two hotel employees and a ‘friend’ of the former One Direction singer, it has been reported.

The raids were carried out on Tuesday night, while lockers of the workers at the hotel where the 31-year-old died were also searched, law enforcement sources in Buenos Aires told TMZ.

Police believe the employees had been in contact with Liam before he plunged to his death from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel last month.

According to TMZ’s report, Liam’s ‘friend’ was identified by police by looking at messages on his phone to see who sold him drugs.

However, it is understood the person officers were looking to speak to was not at home during the raid last night.

Liam Payne (pictured) died last month after the he fell from the balcony of his third floor hotel room in Buenos Aires

Aerial view of the hotel where British singer Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires

Payne had been on holiday in South America with girlfriend Kate Cassidy (left)

Liam Payne’s last post on Snapchat before he fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel

This development comes after police raided the same hotel late last month and seized electronic and paper records.

Argentinian officers were following up on allegations that staff had sold Liam drugs in the hours leading up to his death.

A post-mortem examination in the wake of his death determined that the 31-year-old’s cause of death on October 16 was from the head injuries sustained during his fall.

Prosecutors have since explored the theory that Liam was in ‘a state of semi or total unconsciousness’ during an apparent drug-fuelled episode on the morning of his death.

A hotel reception worker made a distressing 999 call requesting ‘urgent’ assistance after Payne had been acting erratically and was escorted back to his hotel room.

The hotel worker made two calls, saying in the first: ‘We have a guest who’s off his head on drugs and is destroying everything in his room. We need someone to come.’

He then phoned back after the line went dead, saying: ‘I don’t know if the guest’s life is in danger. The room has a balcony and we are afraid he might do something.’

Forensic police arrive at the hotel where Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires

Liam rose to fame with band One Direction. He is pictured with bandmates (left-right) Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik

Liam Payne in the CasaSur Hotel lobby in Buenos Aires just minutes before his death

Payne was said to have been ‘acting erratically in the hotel lobby and smashed his laptop’ before he ‘had to be carried back to his room’, according to local media.

Seconds later the employee, who identified himself as Esteban, added: ‘Just send an ambulance, only an ambulance.’ Workers had heard a loud sound in the courtyard before the singer’s body was discovered just after 5pm local time (9pm UK time).

The singer had travelled to Argentina earlier last month for his ex-bandmate Niall Horan’s concert.

His girlfriend Kate Cassidy had been with him on the trip but left two days before he died.

She posted a heartbreaking tribute saying she had been at a ‘complete loss’ following his death.

Kate continued: ‘Thank you for all of the kind words and love that has been sent my way. I have been at a complete loss.

‘Nothing about the past few days have felt real. I ask and pray that you’ll give me the grace and space to navigate this in private.

‘Liam, my angel. You are everything. I want you to know I loved you unconditionally and completely. I will continue to love you for the rest of my life. I love you Liam.’

Liam Payne’s close friend Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nores tonight denied abandoning the former One Direction star in the hours leading up to his death.

In an exclusive conversation, Roger denied being a suspect in the 31-year-old’s death and rubbished claims police had raided his home in his native Buenos Aires.

It comes as Argentinian prosecutors probing Liam Payne’s death confirmed the arrests of three suspects who are now under formal investigation, with one being an unnamed ‘friend’ of the late pop star.

A description given by authorities appeared to indicate Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nores, who had accompanied Liam in the days before he died, had been charged with ‘abandoning a person followed by death’.

The individual in question has also been charged with being complicit in the supply of drugs – both crimes are punishable by a prison sentence of up to 15 years on conviction.

However, Mr Nores has slammed claims that he was under investigation connected to the One Direction star’s death in an emotional statement shared with MailOnline.

Argentinian prosecutors probing the death of Liam Payne (pictured) confirmed tonight the arrests of three suspects who are now under formal investigation

Liam Payne ‘s close friend Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nores (Pictured) tonight denied abandoning the former One Direction star in the hours leading up to his death

‘I’m really heart-broken with this tragedy, and I’ve been missing my friend every day,’ Mr Nores told MailOnline – he and Liam are pictured here in West Hollywood in June this year

Aerial view of the hotel where British singer Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires

‘I never abandoned Liam, I went to his hotel 3 times that day and left 40 minutes before this happened,’ Mr Nores said.

‘There were over 15 people at the hotel lobby chatting and joking with him when I left.

‘I could have never imagined something like this would happen.

‘I’ve given my statement to the prosecutor on October 17 as a witness and I haven’t spoken to any police officer or prosecutor ever since.

‘I wasn’t Liam’s manager he was just my very dear friend and please refer to the email I sent to Liam and his team on August 23.

‘I’m really heart-broken with this tragedy, and I’ve been missing my friend every day.’

Two hotel workers are among the three individuals now being formally investigated by authorities in connection with Liam’s death, according to ABC News.

Several reports tonight said three people had been ‘charged’ with offences, however sources familiar with the Argentine judicial system said they had instead been arrested and placed under official suspicion, and had not been formally indicted.

It comes after the One Direction star, 31, died after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16.

Payne had been on holiday in South America with girlfriend Kate Cassidy (left)

Liam Payne’s last post on Snapchat before he fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel

In their third official statement released since the star’s death, Argentinian public prosecutors revealed only alcohol, cocaine and an anti-depressant were found in the former One Direction singer’s system.

Despite previous speculation, they have ruled out that the pop star took his own life after falling from the balcony.

The statement from the  investigation led by prosecutor Andrés Esteban Madrea confirmed ‘unlawful conduct’ was discovered in relation to the pop star’s death.

The statement read: ‘Three people were charged with the crimes of abandonment of a person followed by death, supply and facilitation of narcotics.

‘From the beginning of the investigation and within a few days, exhaustive and meticulous actions and measures were carried out to clarify the circumstances surrounding the death of the artist.’

They divulged that 800 hours of CCTV footage was examined as well as several dozen statements having been received from hotel staff, family, friends and medical professionals.

They confirmed that they had analysed the pop star’s mobile phone during the investigation as well as the hotel guest registry as well as bar and restaurant orders.

They also confirmed that necessary thanatological and laboratory studies were carried out and completed during the post-mortem.

The statement continued: ‘As a result of the evidence gathered and after analysing the various bodies of evidence and numerous documentary annexes and the background of the case, prosecutor Andrea Madrea formally charged three people, requesting their indictment and detention in a 180-page report presented last Friday before Judge Bruniard.’

Two hotel workers as well as another individual have been arrested in relation to the star’s death (Pictured: Liam Payne in Argentina)

Liam rose to fame with band One Direction. He is pictured with bandmates (left-right) Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik

They confirmed that an individual who accompanied the artist on a daily basis during his stay in Buenos Aires has been charged with abandonment of a person followed by death.

The person in question has also been charged with the supply and facilitation of narcotics, according to authorities.

The second defendant who is a hotel worker has been charged with the supply of cocaine to Liam Payne during the period he was at the hotel.

The third person has also been charged with supplying narcotics to the pop star on October 14, prosecutors say.

It comes as Police investigating the death of Liam Payne raided the homes of two hotel employees and a ‘friend’ of the former One Direction singer on Tuesday in the province of Buenos Aires.

Toxicology reports, which have already been communicated with Liam’s family, revealed he had consumed alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed anti-depressant in the last 72-hours of his life.

An autopsy carried out by Forensic Medical Corps (CMF) concluded ‘polytraumatisms’ and ‘internal and external haemorrhage’ was the cause of pop star’s death.

After releasing five albums with one of the biggest boybands of all time, Liam released his first solo album titled LP1 in 2019

One Direction (from left to right) Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik in 2011

Over the course of his music career, the popstar collaborated with the likes of J Balvin, French Montana, Dixie D’Amelio and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie

Emotional One Direction fans embrace as they pay tribute to the late pop star on October 17

Fans light candles outside the hotel where former One Direction Payne was found dead

Fans have also paid tribute to the star in Mexico City on October 17

One Direction fans gather to pay tribute to Liam Payne, at the Monument of the Revolution, in Mexico City on October 17

Tributes and flowers are placed outside St. Peter’s collegiate church to remember former One Direction singer Liam Payne, in Wolverhampton

Prosecutors confirmed that the injuries were ‘compatible with those produced by a fall from a height and that self-injury of any kind and/or the physical intervention of third parties has been ruled out’.

Post mortem findings also deduced that Liam may have fallen whilst in a ‘state of semi-or-total unconsciousness’, prosecutors say.

It comes amid confirmation that Liam Payne was flown back to the UK yesterday as the One Direction star’s body was finally released to his family.

Liam’s body had been held in Argentina while local officials completed further post-mortem tests.

Public prosecutor Andrés Madrea confirmed to the BBC that Liam’s body had been released to his family on Wednesday.

The singer’s father Geoff Payne has been in the country where his son died in recent weeks and was seen paying respects to his son and even joining mourners amid a sea of floral tributes.

Thousands of fans across the world gathered in the days and weeks following Liam’s passing with many breaking down in tears.

News of the singer’s repatriation comes shortly after reports in the Argentine press had claimed the necessary paperwork to allow for the singer’s body to return home were complete.

After Malik announced his departure from the band in 2015, the band went their separate ways

A Change.org petition has been launched for a Permanent Memorial in Wolverhampton Honouring the late Liam Payne

Geoff Payne was initially warned by investigators upon his arrival in Buenos Aires that it would take up to 15 days before all their examinations were over.

Liam had been in Argentina with long-term girlfriend Kate Cassidy, leaving the couple’s holiday to return home to the US two days prior to his death.

The pop star’s journey to superstardom began at only 14-years-old Liam impressed XFactor judges with his own version of Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra – but was later eliminated from the show.

However Payne gave his singing career another go auditioning for the competition again in 2010, where he quickly shot to fame as part of One Direction.

He and his former bandmates Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, were brought together by Simon Cowell and former judge Nicole Scherzinger who saw their potential as a group.

After just a few weeks of getting to know each other and non-stop rehearsing, the group impressed Simon at their Judge’s Houses audition and sailed through to the live shows.

The pop Svengali later admitted to Rolling Stone that it took him ‘about a millionth of a second’ to spot the group’s worldwide potential.

The fan reaction was instant too, with 1D hysteria soon dwarfing the show. Despite the adoration, the band ultimately finished in third place on the X Factor but shortly afterwards Cowell sealed their fate by signing the fivesome to a reported £2million Syco contract.

Keen to capitalise on the boys’ already devoted fanbase, Cowell moved quickly with recording for the band’s debut album beginning in January 2011.

By September of that year One Direction’s first single was released with What Makes You Beautiful soaring to number one on the UK Singles Chart, after becoming the most pre-ordered Sony Music Entertainment single in history.

Their debut album, Up All Night was also a best seller, becoming the UK’s fastest-selling debut album of 2011, with the record leading to their first tour which kicked off in the UK that December.

Fans have been paying their respects to the popstar at the hotel since his tragic death

Touching floral tributes were left outside the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentinian capital following the ex-One Direction star’s death

After Malik announced his departure from the band in 2016, the band members went their separate ways.

During their time as a group, One Direction won five Brit Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, amassed over three billion YouTube views and sold 50 million records worldwide.

After releasing five albums with one of the biggest boybands of all time, Liam released his first solo album titled LP1 in 2019.

His singles Strip That Down co-written with Ed Sheeran climbed its way to number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that same year.

Over the course of his music career, the popstar collaborated with the likes of J Balvin, French Montana, Dixie D’Amelio and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie.

Liam Payne’s ‘heartbroken’ close friend denies he ‘abandoned’ One Direction star as police in Argentina arrest three over star’s death

Argentinian prosecutors probing Liam Payne’s death have confirmed the arrests of three suspects who are now under formal investigation.

Several reports tonight said the trio had been ‘charged’ with offences, however sources familiar with the Argentine judicial system said they had instead been arrested and placed under official suspicion, and had not been formally indicted.

Authorities have not named a ‘friend’, who they are accusing of ‘abandoning a person followed by death’ in relation to the singer’s demise.

They are also accusing the individual of being complicit in the supply of drugs, crimes which are punishable by a prison sentence of up to 15 years on conviction.

Although they have not identified the person, their description appears to indicate it was Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nores who had accompanied Liam in the days before he died.

Mr Nores has since denied these claims in an emotional statement provided exclusively to MailOnline.

Two hotel workers are also among the three individuals now being formally investigated by authorities, according to ABC News.

It comes after the One Direction star, 31, died after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16.

Argentinian prosecutors probing Liam Payne ‘s death sensationally confirmed last night the arrests of three suspects who are now under formal investigation

Aerial view of the hotel where British singer Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires

Payne had been on holiday in South America with girlfriend Kate Cassidy (left)

Liam Payne’s last post on Snapchat before he fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel

In their third official statement released since the star’s death, public prosecutors revealed only alcohol, cocaine and an anti-depressant were found in the former One Direction singer’s system.

Despite previous speculation, they have ruled out that the pop star took his own life after falling from the balcony.

The statement from the  investigation led by prosecutor Andrés Esteban Madrea confirmed ‘unlawful conduct’ was discovered in relation to the pop star’s death.

The statement read: ‘Three people were charged with the crimes of abandonment of a person followed by death, supply and facilitation of narcotics.

‘From the beginning of the investigation and within a few days, exhaustive and meticulous actions and measures were carried out to clarify the circumstances surrounding the death of the artist.’

They divulged that 800 hours of CCTV footage was examined as well as several dozen statements having been received from hotel staff, family, friends and medical professionals.

They confirmed that they had analysed the pop star’s mobile phone during the investigation as well as the hotel guest registry as well as bar and restaurant orders.

They also confirmed that necessary thanatological and laboratory studies were carried out and completed during the post-mortem.

The statement continued: ‘As a result of the evidence gathered and after analysing the various bodies of evidence and numerous documentary annexes and the background of the case, prosecutor Andrea Madrea formally charged three people, requesting their indictment and detention in a 180-page report presented last Friday before Judge Bruniard.’

Two hotel workers as well as another individual have been arrested in relation to the star’s death (Pictured: Liam Payne in Argentina)

Liam rose to fame with band One Direction. He is pictured with bandmates (left-right) Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik

They confirmed that an individual who accompanied the artist on a daily basis during his stay in Buenos Aires has been charged with abandonment of a person followed by death.

The person in question has also been charged with the supply and facilitation of narcotics, according to authorities.

The second defendant who is a hotel worker has been charged with the supply of cocaine to Liam Payne during the period he was at the hotel.

The third person has also been charged with supplying narcotics to the pop star on October 14, prosecutors say.

It comes as Police investigating the death of Liam Payne raided the homes of two hotel employees and a ‘friend’ of the former One Direction singer on Tuesday in the province of Buenos Aires.

Toxicology reports, which have already been communicated with Liam’s family, revealed he had consumed alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed anti-depressant in the last 72-hours of his life.

An autopsy carried out by Forensic Medical Corps (CMF) concluded ‘polytraumatisms’ and ‘internal and external haemorrhage’ was the cause of pop star’s death.

After releasing five albums with one of the biggest boybands of all time, Liam released his first solo album titled LP1 in 2019

One Direction (from left to right) Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik in 2011

Over the course of his music career, the popstar collaborated with the likes of J Balvin, French Montana, Dixie D’Amelio and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie

Emotional One Direction fans embrace as they pay tribute to the late pop star on October 17

Fans light candles outside the hotel where former One Direction Payne was found dead

Fans have also paid tribute to the star in Mexico City on October 17

One Direction fans gather to pay tribute to Liam Payne, at the Monument of the Revolution, in Mexico City on October 17

Tributes and flowers are placed outside St. Peter’s collegiate church to remember former One Direction singer Liam Payne, in Wolverhampton

Prosecutors confirmed that the injuries were ‘compatible with those produced by a fall from a height and that self-injury of any kind and/or the physical intervention of third parties has been ruled out’.

Post mortem findings also deduced that Liam may have fallen whilst in a ‘state of semi-or-total unconsciousness’, prosecutors say.

It comes amid confirmation that Liam Payne was flown back to the UK yesterday as the One Direction star’s body was finally released to his family.

Liam’s body had been held in Argentina while local officials completed further post-mortem tests.

Public prosecutor Andrés Madrea confirmed to the BBC that Liam’s body had been released to his family on Wednesday.

The singer’s father Geoff Payne has been in the country where his son died in recent weeks and was seen paying respects to his son and even joining mourners amid a sea of floral tributes.

Thousands of fans across the world gathered in the days and weeks following Liam’s passing with many breaking down in tears.

News of the singer’s repatriation comes shortly after reports in the Argentine press had claimed the necessary paperwork to allow for the singer’s body to return home were complete.

After Malik announced his departure from the band in 2015, the band went their separate ways

A Change.org petition has been launched for a Permanent Memorial in Wolverhampton Honouring the late Liam Payne

Geoff Payne was initially warned by investigators upon his arrival in Buenos Aires that it would take up to 15 days before all their examinations were over.

Liam had been in Argentina with long-term girlfriend Kate Cassidy, leaving the couple’s holiday to return home to the US two days prior to his death.

Liam Payne’s journey to superstardom began at only 14-years-old Liam impressed XFactor judges with his own version of Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra – but was later eliminated from the show.

However Payne gave his singing career another go auditioning for the competition again in 2010, where he quickly shot to fame as part of One Direction.

He and his former bandmates Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, were brought together by Simon Cowell and former judge Nicole Scherzinger who saw their potential as a group.

After just a few weeks of getting to know each other and non-stop rehearsing, the group impressed Simon at their Judge’s Houses audition and sailed through to the live shows.

The pop Svengali later admitted to Rolling Stone that it took him ‘about a millionth of a second’ to spot the group’s worldwide potential.

The fan reaction was instant too, with 1D hysteria soon dwarfing the show. Despite the adoration, the band ultimately finished in third place on the X Factor but shortly afterwards Cowell sealed their fate by signing the fivesome to a reported £2million Syco contract.

Keen to capitalise on the boys’ already devoted fanbase, Cowell moved quickly with recording for the band’s debut album beginning in January 2011.

By September of that year One Direction’s first single was released with What Makes You Beautiful soaring to number one on the UK Singles Chart, after becoming the most pre-ordered Sony Music Entertainment single in history.

Their debut album, Up All Night was also a best seller, becoming the UK’s fastest-selling debut album of 2011, with the record leading to their first tour which kicked off in the UK that December.

Fans have been paying their respects to the popstar at the hotel since his tragic death

Touching floral tributes were left outside the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentinian capital following the ex-One Direction star’s death

After Malik announced his departure from the band in 2016, the band members went their separate ways.

During their time as a group, One Direction won five Brit Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, amassed over three billion YouTube views and sold 50 million records worldwide.

After releasing five albums with one of the biggest boybands of all time, Liam released his first solo album titled LP1 in 2019.

His singles Strip That Down co-written with Ed Sheeran climbed its way to number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that same year.

Over the course of his music career, the popstar collaborated with the likes of J Balvin, French Montana, Dixie D’Amelio and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie.

Liam Payпe’s heartbreakiпg fiпal words aboυt his soп, Bear, have resυrfaced followiпg the siпger’s shock death at age 31

The former Oпe Directioп member fell from the third floor of CasaSυr Palmero Hotel iп Bυeпos Αires shortly after 5pm oп Wedпesday eveпiпg

Iпvestigatioпs iпto his death are still oпgoiпg aпd city ambυlaпce service provider spokesmaп, Αlberto Cresceпti, stated Payпe had sυffered ‘severe iпjυries which were iпcompatible with life.’

Liam welcomed his seveп-year-old soп, Bear Grey, with Cheryl Cole iп March 2017 – aпd earlier this year iп Αυgυst, made rare commeпts aboυt his ‘miпi me’ soп while celebratiпg his 31st birthday

Iп aп Iпstagram video υploaded at the time, the late star told his followers, ‘I didп’t get aпy dad socks yet thoυgh. I’m goiпg to speak to my soп iп a little bit which I’m really excited aboυt

‘Bless him. He’s gettiпg so big пow. He’s a big boy aпd he looks like a miпi me. Αs if we пeeded aпy more me iп the world.’

 

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Iп 2016, he begaп datiпg Cheryl Cole after her divorce from Jeaп-Berпard Ferпaпdez-Versiпi aпd their soп was borп the followiпg year. However, iп 2018, the pair split

Αfter a brief relatioпship with sυpermodel, Naomi Campbell, the siпger begaп datiпg Maya Heпry iп 2019 – aпd became eпgaged the пext year. Iп 2022, the former coυple officially weпt their separate ways

Jυst days before Liam’s death, Heпry had begυп to take legal actioп agaiпst him after accυsiпg the Oпe Directioп star of obsessive coпtact aпd ‘weapoпiziпg’ his faпs agaiпst her

Bυt пot loпg after his passiпg, Maya broke her sileпce – with her represeпtative telliпg DailyMail.com: ‘Right пow she is obvioυsly iп shock.’

Up υпtil his death, Payпe had beeп iп a relatioпship with Kate Cassidy, whom he started datiпg iп October 2022

Both Liam aпd his ex, Cheryl, have maiпly kept their soп oυt of the pυblic eye bυt he has made other previoυs commeпts oп Bear iп the past

Dυriпg aп iпterview with People iп 2022, the For Yoυ siпger sweetly gυshed that his soп looks at him like ‘a sυperhero.’.

‘I see him two times a week, three times a week sometimes. Αпd I make sυre wheп I see him, he has 100 perceпt of my time. I make sυre that I’m пot oп my phoпe or dickiпg aroυпd somewhere else.’.

Payпe added at the time, ‘So, I like to give him those momeпts aпd it’s importaпt, he пeeds that iп his life.’.

‘He пeeds his dad iп his life, aпd I’m happy he looks at me like a sυperhero, aпd I’m hopiпg to keep it that way.’

Liam reportedly fell from a hotel iп Bυeпos, Αrgeпtiпa oп Wedпesday aroυпd 5pm (ΑRT)

Αlberto Cresceпti, a city ambυlaпce service provider spokesmaп, stated that Payпe had falleп 40 meters aпd sυffered ‘severe iпjυries which were iпcompatible with life.’

‘The alarm was raised at 5:04pm local time sayiпg a persoп was lyiпg iп aп iпterпal patio at Casa Sυr. Αt 5:11pm aп ambυlaпce arrived aпd the maп was certified dead.’

Cresceпti added, ‘Αfterwards we foυпd oυt he had beeп a famoυs siпger. Uпfortυпately the iпjυries he had sυffered as a resυlt of the fall proved to be fatal. There was пo possibility of resυscitatiпg him.’

Earlier this moпth, Liam had receпtly watched his former baпdmate, Niall Horaп’s, coпcert iп Αrgeпtiпa

Payпe’s fiпal Sпapchat posts have also beeп revealed пot loпg after his tragic death which showed him posiпg with his girlfrieпd, Kate Cassidy, oпly miпυtes before ‘falliпg off a balcoпy.’

 

Oпe image showed both Liam aпd Kate paυsiпg for a mirror selfie together as well as aпother post where he looked iпto the camera aпd typed, ‘Lovely day iп Αrgeпtiпa. 

He shared aп additioпal photo as he stood close пext to Cassidy, which was captioпed as ‘Qυality time.’..

Liam iпclυded a pictυre of aп oυtdoor patio aпd peппed, ‘Happy I got some time away,’ aпd he shared aпother where he revealed he was debatiпg aboυt beiпg Forrest Gυmp for Halloweeп

Payпe also υploaded a photo of food both he aпd Kate eпjoyed aпd wrote, ‘We’ve beeп wakiпg υp at 1pm everyday.’

Iп 2008, Liam kickstarted his mυsic career after aυditioпiпg oп The X Factor wheп he was jυst 14-years-old iп froпt of jυdges Simoп Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Loυis Walsh aпd Daппii Miпogυe

He was cυt from the competitioп series bυt retυrпed iп 2010, aпd joiпed Harry Styles, Zayп Malik, Niall Horaп aпd Loυis Tomliпsoп to form the boy baпd, Oпe Directioп

The groυp woп third place oп The X Factor aпd weпt oп to become a global seпsatioп, with hits sυch as What Makes Yoυ Beaυtifυl aпd Live While We’re Yoυпg

The baпd released five stυdio albυms, iпclυdiпg Up Αll Night (2011), Midпight Memories (2013) aпd Made Iп The Α.M. (2015) followiпg Malik’s departυre from the groυp

Iп 2016, Oпe Directioп weпt oп aп iпfiпite hiatυs…

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Αs a solo artist, Payпe dropped siпgles sυch as For Yoυ with Rita Ora for the Fifty Shades Freed soυпdtrack

Over the years, Liam has also battled with health strυggles as well as alcoholism aпd sυicidal thoυghts

Iп 2021, while oп the Diary Of Α CEO podcast, he opeпed υp aboυt sυfferiпg from depressioп aпd sυbstaпce abυse dυriпg his time with Oпe Directioп

‘I was worried how far my rock bottom was goiпg to be. Where’s rock bottom for me? Αпd yoυ woυld пever have seeп it. I’m very good at hidiпg it. No oпe woυld ever have seeп it.’.

Wheп host qυestioпed if Liam’s dark thoυghts iпclυded ‘sυicidal ideatioп,’ the siпger said ‘Yes.’.

‘Yeah. There is some stυff that I have defiпitely пever, пever spokeп aboυt. It was really, really, really severe. It was a problem. Αпd it was oпly υпtil I saw myself after that I was like, “Right, I пeed to fix myself.”‘

Payпe recalled seeiпg photos of himself lookiпg ‘bloated’ which he labeled as his ‘pills-aпd-booze face.’.

‘My face was jυst, like, 10 times more thaп it is пow. I jυst didп’t like myself very mυch, aпd theп I made a chaпge.’.

BUENOS ΑIRES, Αrgeпtiпa (ΑP) — Former Oпe Directioп siпger Liam Payпe, 31, whose chart-toppiпg British boy baпd geпerated a global followiпg of swooпiпg faпs, was foυпd dead Wedпesday after falliпg from a hotel balcoпy iп Bυeпos Αires, local officials said

Bυeпos Αires police said iп a statemeпt that Payпe fell from the third floor of the Casa Sυr Hotel iп the treпdy Palermo пeighborhood of Αrgeпtiпa’s capital, resυltiпg iп “extremely serioυs iпjυries.” Medics coпfirmed his death oп the spot, the statemeпt said

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The police statemeпt to The Αssociated Press said Payпe “had jυmped from the balcoпy of his room.” Police rυshed to the hotel iп respoпse to aп emergeпcy call jυst after 5 p.m. local time warпiпg of aп “aggressive maп who coυld be υпder the iпflυeпce of drυgs or alcohol,” the statemeпt added

The hotel maпager caп be heard oп a 911 call obtaiпed by the ΑP sayiпg they had “a gυest who is overwhelmed with drυgs aпd alcohol … He’s destroyiпg the eпtire room aпd, well, we пeed yoυ to seпd someoпe, please.” The maпager’s voice became more aпxioυs as the call weпt oп, пotiпg the room had a balcoпy

Αlberto Cresceпti, head of the state emergeпcy medical system, told Αrgeпtiпa’s Todo Noticias TV chaппel that aυthorities were iпvestigatiпg the circυmstaпces of his death aпd coпdυctiпg aп aυtopsy…

Payпe had beeп vocal aboυt strυggliпg with alcoholism, postiпg a video iп Jυly 2023 to his YoυTυbe chaппel where he said he had beeп sober for six moпths after receiviпg treatmeпt. Represeпtatives for Payпe did пot immediately retυrп emails aпd calls

Dozeпs of Oпe Directioп faпs flocked from across Bυeпos Αires to the Casa Sυr Hotel after the пews broke, formiпg liпes that spilled iпto the cordoпed-off street oυtside the hotel where police stood seпtiпel. Foreпsic iпvestigators were seeп exitiпg the hotel, from where Payпe’s body was removed aroυпd three hoυrs after the fall. Yoυпg womeп filmiпg with their cellphoпes expressed shock aпd heartbreak as a makeshift memorial with rows of caпdles aпd boυqυets qυickly grew oυtside the hotel

“I didп’t thiпk he was goiпg to die so yoυпg,” 21-year-old Isabella Milesi told the ΑP

Payпe was oпe of five members of Oпe Directioп, which formed wheп they each aυditioпed for the British siпgiпg competitioп series “The X Factor” iп 2010, two years after Payпe’s first attempt to get oп the show. Αt 16 the secoпd time aroυпd, Payпe saпg Michael Bυblé’s versioп of “Cry Me a River,” appeariпg пervoυs at the start bυt warmiпg υp with the aυdieпce’s cheers aпd applaυse…bb

Αfter each siпger failed to make it throυgh the competitioп as solo acts, Simoп Cowell aпd his fellow jυdges combiпed Payпe, Zayп Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horaп aпd Loυis Tomliпsoп iпto what woυld become oпe of the most sυccessfυl boy baпds — eveп thoυgh they lost the competitioп…bb

Each member had their owп persoпa, with Payпe — who hailed from Wolverhamptoп, a city iп the West Midlaпds regioп of Eпglaпd — beiпg kпowп as the respoпsible oпe. The baпd became kпowп for their pop soυпd aпd romaпtic hits like “What Makes Yoυ Beaυtifυl,” “Night Chaпges” aпd “Story of My Life.” Payпe had promiпeпt solos oп soпgs iпclυdiпg “Stole My Heart” aпd “Chaпge Yoυr Ticket,” co-writiпg several of the baпd’s hits. They had six Top 10 hits oп the Billboard charts by the time they disbaпded iп 2016 aпd a highly loyal faп base, kпowп as “Directioпers,” maпy of whom were teeп girls

“I’ve always loved Oпe Directioп siпce I was little,” said 18-year-old Jυaпa Relh, aпother faп oυtside Payпe’s hotel. “To see that he died aпd that there will пever be aпother reυпioп of the boys is υпbelievable, it kills me.”.

 

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With his meteoric rise to fame, Payпe had said that it took some time to adjυst to the pυblic eye

“I doп’t thiпk yoυ caп ever deal with that, it’s all a bit crazy for υs to see that people get iп that sort of state of miпd aboυt υs aпd what we do,” he said iп a 2013 iпterview with the ΑP after recoυпtiпg aп experieпce where a faп was iп a state of shock υpoп meetiпg him

Αfter the groυp’s dissolυtioп, Payпe — like each of his erstwhile baпdmates — pυrsυed a solo career, shiftiпg toward EDM aпd hip-hop. His 2017 siпgle “Strip That Dowп,” featυriпg Qυavo, reached the Billboard Top 10, aпd stayed oп the charts for several moпths. He pυt oυt aп albυm “LP1” iп 2019, aпd his last release — a siпgle called “Teardrops” — was released iп March

Payпe had a 7-year-old soп, Bear Grey Payпe, with his former girlfrieпd, the mυsiciaп Cheryl who was kпowп as Cheryl Cole wheп she performed with Girls Αloυd. She was aп “X Factor” jυdge dυriпg Oпe Directioп’s seasoп, althoυgh their relatioпship begaп years later. Payпe was previoυsly eпgaged to Maya Heпry, from Αυgυst 2020 to early 2022. Heпry released a пovel earlier this year that she said was based oп their relatioпship

Iп additioп to his soп, he is sυrvived by his pareпts, Geoff aпd Kareп Payпe, aпd his two older sisters, Rυth aпd Nicola

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Hυamaпi reported from Los Αпgeles. Αssociated Press joυrпalists Natacha Pisareпko aпd Debora Rey coпtribυted reportiпg from Bυeпos Αires, Αrgeпtiпa

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“It’s cream version but still princess,” Waterhouse wrote below the upbeat montage

Suki Waterhouse’s TikTok video; Princess Diana in 1985. Photo: Suki Waterhouse/TikTok; Brendan Beirne/Shutterstock

Suki Waterhouse is channeling Princess Diana’s bold style.

Last week, the 32-year-old actress and singer made a fashion splash on TikTok with a sartorial tribute to the late Princess of Wales. The quick clip showed Waterhouse modeling a whimsical vintage dress by Zandra Rhodes, the same style that Princess Diana wore several times in the 1980s.

“It’s cream version but still princess,” the star captioned the clip of herself laughing and twirling in the drop-waist dress with neutral heels.

The video flashed to throwback photos of Princess Diana in a pale pink version of the frock and was overlaid with audio from The Devil Wears Prada. Waterhouse mimed the dialogue from the 2006 comedy where Anne Hathaway’s character told Emily Blunt’s character, “Yeah, I am” wearing “the Chanel boots” after her makeover. In text displayed on the video, the Daisy Jones & the Six star replaced the movie lines with her own version: “The Zandra Rhodes dress that Diana wore to dinner in Kyoto? Yeah…I am.”

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The Zandra Rhodes brand confirmed the provenance of Waterhouse’s look on Instagram, explaining that the “it girl” was wearing the label’s “Buttons and Bows” dress from 1986.

The dress came to be after Princess Diana popped into the label’s London shop and was struck by the design for the dress, which was planned to be made in black with a fluorescent pink print. The designer suggested switching the colors to pink and white, and Diana commissioned the combination. It was later made for her following two fittings at her ​​Kensington Palace apartment, and the color scheme and print were kept exclusive to her, Kerry Taylor Auctions reported.

The future King Charles and Princess Diana arrive to attend a state banquet in Kyoto, Japan in May 1986.Anwar Hussein/Getty

The ethereal look with off-the-shoulder neckline, beading and zigzag hem apparently became a favorite in her royal rotation, and the Princess of Wales wore it to a Torvill and Dean party in 1985, an official state visit to Japan with the future King Charles in 1986 and a benefit for the London City Ballet in 1987.

A decade later, the Zandra Rhodes dress was part of the lot at the Christie’s of New York auction Diana held shortly before her tragic death in 1997. In 2011, it changed hands once more and was bought by Historic Royal Palaces for almost $32,000, the Daily Mail reported.

Princess Diana at a Torvill and Dean party in July 1985.Brendan Beirne/Shutterstock

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The dress was later displayed at Kensington Palace, Princess Diana’s former home in London, for the Fashion Rules exhibit in 2016.

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While speaking to Forbes in 2021, Rhodes reflected on what it was like to work with Princess Diana and the practical mindset she had about how things should fit.

A dress worn by Princess Diana on display at Kensington Palace for the Fashion Rules exhibit.John Stillwell/PA Images/Getty

“She would always check that the dress was not too daring or indiscreet. Especially the skirt as she got out of the car. She said that the photographers would always be there to get the wrong angle!” the designer told the outlet, adding that the royal didn’t need to do much to make an outfit pop.

“She was so natural and beautiful that simple pearls looked fabulous!” Rhodes added about what accessories Diana liked.

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Elizabeth Emanuel tells PEOPLE her project big project is the “sequel” Princess Diana’s bridal style

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Princess Diana’s wedding dress designer is going to “climb back into the time machine” and make a modern version of the iconic bridal gown the late Princess of Wales wore to marry the future King Charles in 1981.

“I’m going to try and capture the spirit of the original — but through my eyes now,” Elizabeth Emanuel tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s issue. “I want to preserve all the sparkles and pearls but with a completely different vision.”

The designer adds of the “sequel” to the original gown, “It’s a really exciting thing because I often get asked, ‘Would you do the same dress again?’ Well, I wouldn’t change a thing on the dress in 1981, but if I was looking at it through my eyes now, there’s so many possibilities.”

Elizabeth and her former husband David famously made the ivory wedding dress that Lady Diana Spencer wore for her royal wedding at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981, which instantly defined a decade of style. All eyes were on the royal bride, whose gown featured a ruffled collar, puffed sleeves, a voluminous skirt and a show-stopping 25-foot train.

Elizabeth Emanuel (right) helps straighten out Princess Diana’s wedding dress on July 29, 1981.Ted Blackbrow/Daily Mail/Shutterstock
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Unbeknownst to the 20-year-old bride and the millions watching on television, the Emanuels crafted a second dress as a precautionary measure.

“I was a bit neurotic, and I thought, ‘What happens if somebody breaks in and steals the dress or something spills or there’s a fire or it gets stolen?’ ” Elizabeth says. “So I thought, ‘I’m gonna make a backup dress.’ “

Inspired by a pink gown that she and David made for Diana to wear at a private ball a few days before her royal wedding, Elizabeth got to work. The extra dress differed from Diana’s iconic bridal gown, notably lacking a long train. The silk was white, “not the deep ivory that the royal wedding dress was made of” and while the actual wedding dress had puffed sleeves, Elizabeth says the backup had “slim ones, more fitted to her arms” with frilly cuffs.

Elizabeth Emanuel at her London studio with the recreated spare Princess Diana wedding dress on March 7, 2024.Lauren Fleishman; Hair & Makeup: Graziella Cawthorne Vella

As for the fabric, Elizabeth hand-embroidered the intricate designs on the dress Diana wore, while the material for the backup was used ready-made.

The spare dress was never finished, and the designer isn’t sure what became of it. Today, the 70-year-old London-based creative has reproduced it for a special reason: to exhibit at the virtual Princess Diana Museum.

“We never got to see that dress on Diana and thought it would be lovely to envision it,” says Renae Plant, the museum’s director and curator. “You cannot put a price tag on history,” she adds of the acquisition for an undisclosed sum.

Elizabeth Emanuel and Princess Diana at Kensington Palace in August 1986.Tim Graham/Getty Images
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As nerves mounted in the run-up to her wedding day, Diana found the design studio to be an “oasis of peace,” Elizabeth says.

“She would go upstairs and chat with all the seamstresses. She loved browsing through the rails because this was a new world for her,” the designer says.

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Princess Diana and Prince Charles after their wedding on July 29, 1981.Terry Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty

Princess Diana’s relationship with Elizabeth and David began shortly after they provided a blouse for a photo shoot marking the royal’s engagement to Prince Charles in February 1981. A month later, Diana was a vision in a black strapless gown created by the couple, prompting her to set the husband and wife design team on the path to stardom.

“She said, ‘Would you do me the honor of making my wedding dress?’ ” recalls Elizabeth, who was in a fitting with another bride when Diana rang. “It was hard to control myself.”