Inside tragic Liam Payne’s hotel room: A smashed TV, white powder and aluminium foil are seen in photos published by Argentinian media of trashed suite after he fell to his death

Littered with white powder and tin foil, this was said to be the scene inside Liam Payne’s hotel room after the singer fell to his death in Buenos Aires last night.

Payne was found dead by police who say they found the popstar’s medicines including clonazepam – a drug which is used to control epilepsy, involuntary muscle spasms and panic disorders.

The photos were published across the Argentinian media, including major broadsheets today and purport to show Payne’s suite at the Casa Sur hotel in Palermo.

There was a frantic call to 911 from hotel staff about ‘an aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol’ who was ‘smashing up his room’ minutes before he died.

These photos inside the luxury suite, published by Argentinian magazine Clarin, appeared to confirm the troubling report about Payne’s mental state.

On a table, the surface was covered with tin foil, white powder, a lighter and scorch marks on the wooden surface.

A blackened aluminium drinks can lid appeared to have been heated and a smashed TV screen on a shelf bore the signs of a heavy impact whilst a half-empty Champagne flute was nearby.

Police later confirmed that after a search of the popstar’s room medicines like clonazepam were found – a drug which is used to control epilepsy, involuntary muscle spasms and panic disorders.

It comes as:

The first pictures of Liam Payne’s trashed Buenos Aries hotel room have been published by Argentinian press showing a smashed TV screen

The photos of the deluxe suite show pieces of aluminium foil scattered on the desktop and traces of white powder

A burnt candle and more aluminium foil were found in a bath tub in the suite

A purported final photograph of Liam Payne at the the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires seems to show the former One Direction singer wearing a white sleeveless top with his tattoos visible

Liam Payne had been staying in Argentina over the last few weeks and was pictured engaging with fans

During his short stay in the city he took time to socialise with fans outside his hotel

Last night, thousands of fans gathered outside the hotel where Liam Payne died

Some were pictured lighting candles and praying for the singer

Others held each sobbing as they paused to remember Mr Payne who was one fifth of the most succesful boy band of the 2010s

Liam Payne’s body has been transferred to the judicial morgue to be examined

More candle and aluminum foil remains were found in the bathtub of Payne’s suite, the bottom of which was stained and had some burns.

In a tape of the 911 call from the hotel manager to police, he could be heard saying: ‘I’m calling from the Casa Sur hotel in Palermo, we have a guest who is over the top with drugs and is breaking up the entire room.

‘We need someone to come.’

The call then cuts off and on a second call, the manager adds ‘when he is conscious he is breaking up the room.

‘We need you to send someone, please’

The emergency operator then asks the manager: ‘Under the influence of alcohol and narcotics?’

The manager’s response made his fears all too plain: ‘We need someone to be sent to us urgently, because I don’t know if the guest’s life is at risk.

‘The room has a balcony and we are afraid that they might do something’

Seconds later, it appeared it was too late to prevent the tragedy as the manager said with emotion in his voice: ‘Send only SAME, only SAME. [the city’s emergency paramedic service].

Payne had arrived in South America with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy on September 30, staying in Argentina for two weeks after only planning to spend ‘five days’ there.

During their extended trip, Payne was reunited with Niall Horan after going to watch his former bandmate perform at the Movistar Arena, Buenos Aires, on October 2.

On October 12, Ms Cassidy, 25, returned home to Florida after saying ‘I just need to go home’ in a TikTok video, with Payne staying behind and checking into the £230-a-night Casa Sur hotel alone.

Just 48 hours before his death, on October 14, it emerged that Payne’s ex-fiancée, Ms Maya Henry, had started legal proceedings against Payne, accusing him of obsessively contact and ‘weaponising’ his fans against her.

Two days later, Payne posted several social media videos, including one where he jokingly called his girlfriend a ‘loser’ for going home. Hours later, police were called to the hotel following reports of an ‘aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol’.

The new photo broadcast on local network America TV appears to show Payne wearing a white sleeveless top with his tattoos visible. A presenter said it was the last time the former One Direction singer was seen alive before he got in a lift to his room.

As the news of the singer’s death began to filter out, fans began to arrive at the door of the Palermo hotel and held a candle-lit vigil outside and a collection of flowers and messages began to build up.

His body was transferred to the judicial morgue to be examined.

His girlfriend Kate Cassidy posted a picture of the pair on her Instagram last August

Just 48 hours before his death, on October 14, it emerged that Payne’s ex-fiancée, Ms Maya Henry , had started legal proceedings against him

A heartbreaking video shows Liam Payne singing and dancing at his former bandmate Niall Horan’s, where he later posted a picture with Niall to Snapchat captioned: ‘Reunited.’

Liam’s family have said they are ‘heartbroken’ by his death aged 31, adding that the former One Direction star will ‘forever live in our hearts’.

A family statement said: ‘We are heartbroken. Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul. We are supporting each other the best we can as a family and ask for privacy and space at this awful time.’

Payne’s uncle Roger Harris also told MailOnline this afternoon: ‘We are all just deeply saddened and trying to come to terms with it. I just hope everybody gives them some privacy really and allows them to come to terms with it. That’s all I can say.’

The singer – who had been posing with fans in Buenos Aires in the hours before his death – suffered a fractured skull after falling from the third floor of Casa Sur Palmero Hotel in Argentina’s capital shortly after 5pm local time (9pm UK time) yesterday.

Another relative speaking at Payne’s family home in Wolverhampton – the city where he was born and grew up – told MailOnline: ‘We are utterly devastated by the news.’

Payne was raised in Wolverhampton by his mother Karen, a nurse, and father Geoff, a fitter. Early this morning, his older sisters, Nicola and Ruth, arrived at the house.

Liam Payne with his father Geoff and mother Karen after the X Factor final in London in 2010

As well as father Geoff and mother Karen, Payne had two sisters, Nicola (left) and Ruth (right)

Nine weeks ago, Liam Payne’s father Geoff posted a photo of his son and his dog as he penned in the caption: ‘#Like if you love my son!’ – a post which has since been flooded with tributes

Nine weeks ago Geoff posted a sweet image of his son and his dog as he penned in the caption: ‘#Like if you love my son!’ – a post which has since been flooded with messages of condolence for their family.

Neighbours said Payne’s parents left their £600,000 four-bedroom detached house last night at around midnight while Nicola and Ruth were seen entering the property at 9am this morning.

Last night, thousands of fans gathered outside the hotel, while emergency services worked at the scene around a central red tent at the location the star fell.

Some lit candles, some sang One Direction songs and others held each sobbing as they paused to remember Mr Payne who was one fifth of the most succesful boy band of the 2010s.

In order to control the crowd, Argentinian police were forced to form a line in front of the hotel to stop distraught local fans getting too close to the scene.

There has been an outpouring of tributes online, with fellow former X Factor contestants Jedwad writing: ‘RIP Liam Payne. Condolences to his friends and family.’

They added: ‘ Sending strength to Cheryl and his son Bear, and all the One Direction family.’

Ex-X Factor contestant and TV personality Rylan Clark said: ‘Extremely sad news. Very tragic and so young. RIP Liam x’

Singer Olly Murs, who starred on The X Factor the year before One Direction, said he was ‘lost for words’, describing Payne’s death as ‘devastating’ on Instagram.

‘We always had a good laugh when we saw each other, sometimes the catch ups were only short and sweet but when we did it was mostly about how annoyingly good his hair always looked, or our love for Becks, the old XF (X Factor) days and the tour we shared together,’ Murs wrote beside a picture of the pair.

‘Liam shared the same passions as me, the same dreams so to see his life now end so young hits hard, I’m truly gutted and devastated for his family and of course his son Bear losing a dad.’

Harry Styles’ mother Anne Twist posted a broken-hearted emoji on Instagram, captioning it: ‘Just a boy.’

Fellow former contestant Katie Waissel wrote: ‘My heart is completely torn to shreds right now, I am at an absolute loss for words.’

Former X Factor presenter Dermot O’Leary described shock reports of Liam Payne’s death as ‘the worst news’.

He said: ‘I remember him as a 14 year old turning up to audition on The X Factor, and blowing us away singing Sinatra. He just loved to sing.

‘He was always a joy, had time for everyone, polite, grateful, and was always humble.

‘Sending love and prayers to his family. Dx’

Paris Hilton wrote: ‘So upsetting to hear the news of Liam Payne passing. Sending love and condolences to his family and loves ones. RIP my friend.

Dermot O’Leary has led the tributes to his friend Liam Payne following the former One Direction star’s death

American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth also shared his heartbreak

Oasis singer Liam Gallagher has paid tribute to Liam Payne on X

Singer Boy George also paid tribute describing the news of his death as ‘awful’

The One Call Away singer wrote: ‘I am in shock right now. Liam was always so kind to me. ‘I am so upset right now, may he rest in peace. I am so sorry…’

There has been an outpour of tributes online, with fellow celebrities sending their condolences

Singer Charlie Puth has shared a series of photos and videos to his Instagram as he paid tribute to the late One Direction star.

The 32-year-old Light Switch hitmaker posted a sweet photograph of the pair, each pointing to the other and with their arms around one another.

He wrote to his 18.4million followers: ‘I am in shock right now. Liam was always so kind to me.

‘He was one of the first major artists I got to work with. I can not believe he is gone.’

Singer Max George has revealed he is ‘devastated’ at the news of Liam Payne’s death.

The Wanted 2.0 star wrote on X: ‘Liam was unbelievably supportive during one of the most difficult times in my life.

Local police have since launched into the 31-year-old’s sudden death, as tributes flood in in the wake of the tragedy.

A police statement from local police said they arrived to the hotel after they were ‘informed of an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol’.

City ambulance service provider spokesman Alberto Crescenti said Mr Payne had fallen around 40 metres and suffered ‘severe injuries which were incompatible with life.’

He said: ‘The alarm was raised at 5.04pm local time saying a person was lying in an internal patio at Casa Sur.

‘At 5.11pm an ambulance arrived and the man was certified dead.

‘Afterwards we found out he had been a famous singer. Unfortunately the injuries he had suffered as a result of the fall proved to be fatal. There was no possibility of resuscitating him.’

The star’s final Snapchat post showed him happily posing with his partner Kate Cassidy as they looked into a mirror – a picture which was originally taken last August.

Further posts from the final moments of the star’s life showed him enjoying lunch in his hotel room, where he revealed the pair had been ‘waking up at 1pm every day’ and deciding on Forest Gump as a Halloween costume.

A further tragic selfie was captioned: ‘Lovely day in Argentina’ before the star shared a photo of his hotel, writing: ‘Happy I got some time away’ followed by a heart emoji.

He shared a further photo with Kate captioned: ‘Quality time.’

First responders arrive at the hotel where Liam Payne, former One Direction member, was found dead, in Buenos Aires

Police stand guard outside CasaSur Palmero Hotel where Liam Payne was found

Droves of fans have arrived at the scene in Buenos Aires in the wake of Liam Payne’s death

Pictured: A forensic technician using his phone outside the hotel in the wake of the popstar’s sudden death

Fans place candles outside the hotel where Liam Payne was found dead

Fans of singer Liam Payne light candles in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Emotional fans pictured outside the Casa Sur Palmero hotel this evening

One fan  sitting on the curb in tears after the news of Liam Payne’s death

Liam’s supporters embrace one another outside the hotel in Buenos Aires

Fans continue to light candles outside of the Argentinian hotel

Despite the adoration, the band ultimately finished in third place on the X Factor but shortly afterwards Cowell a reported £2million Syco contract

Liam Payne’s ex-fiancée Maya Henry has broken her silence following the singer’s sudden death.

A source close to Henry has told DailyMail.com: ‘Right now she is obviously in shock.’

The model only found out when a member of her team was contacted by a reporter.

Liam began his pursuit to stardom when he initially auditioned for X Factor in 2008.

At only 14-years-old Liam impressed 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.

A further tragic selfie was captioned: ‘Lovely day in Argentina’

Payne was seen contemplating a Forest Gump Halloween costume – he would die just 15 days before the holiday

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

Reps for Liam Payne’s ex- fiancée Maya Henry told DailyMail.com: ‘Right now she is obviously in shock.’ (pictured: Payne and Henry in 2019 at Paris Fashion Week)

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.

After Malik announced his departure from the band in 2015, 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.

He was previously in a relationship with British pop sensation Cheryl Cole and the pair welcomed their son Bear Grey on March 22, 2017. The parents later split in 2018.

He was previously in a relationship with British pop sensation Cheryl Cole and the pair welcomed their son Bear Grey on March 22, 2017

Liam pictured with his son Bear as a newborn

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

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

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

Following his romance with Ms Cole, Liam had an on-and-off relationship with ex-fiancée Maya Henry, and the pair called it quits in May, 2022.

He leaves behind his parents, Geoff and Karen Payne, his son Bear, seven and his two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.

MailOnline has approached Liam Payne’s representatives for comment.

‘I will never forget that. My thoughts are with his family, friends and fans at this horrendous time. Rest in peace Liam.’

Stephen Bartlett penned: ‘I cannot believe what I’m reading about Liam Payne. Absolutely heartbreaking.’

Martin Lewis wrote: ‘Shocking and tragic. Rip. I don’t know him, but this felt like a gut punch reading about such a young man. Thoughts with his loves ones.

MTV released the following tribute: ‘We’re deeply saddened to learn of Liam Payne’s tragic passing today. During this difficult time, our hearts remain with his family, loved one, and fans.’

The Brit Awards said: ‘We’re incredibly sad to learn of the tragic passing of Liam Payne. Our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family at this time.’

Spotify also added: ‘ We are deeply saddened by the news of Liam Payne’s passing. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and the many fans who loved and supported him.’

Hunt for two mystery women who were with Liam Payne the night before his death: Hotel guest heard ‘violent scream’ from One Direction star’s room before tragic fall while ‘off his head on drugs’

Police investigating the sudden death of One Direction star Liam Payne are searching for two ‘key witnesses’ who could be among the last people to see him alive.

The 31-year-old singer died instantly after suffering multiple injuries that led to ‘internal and external haemorrhaging’, when he fell from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday.

Argentine investigators are now hunting for two women who spent time with Payne at the Casa Sur hotel the night before his shock death.

Both women are said to have left the hotel yesterday after waiting for the star in the lobby, Argentine outlet Infobae reports.

There is no indication that the women could be involved in his death, but police hope they can help piece together Payne’s final moments before he plunged to his death at around 5pm local time.

Payne’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, had returned to Florida four days prior to his death, telling her followers ‘I just needed to go home’ after their planned ‘five-day trip’ was extended to two weeks.

Argentina’s prosecutor’s office say ‘everything indicates’ the singer was alone when he died, but an investigation is looking into the ‘possible involvement of third parties in the events prior’.

The prosecutor’s office said forensic reports showed no injuries were observed that suggest third-party involvement and that the autopsy is compatible with a fall from height.

Detectives added the singer could have fallen while either semi-conscious or completely unconscious and that a series of substances were seized from the hotel room ‘indicating previous situation of alcohol and drug consumption’.

A search of Payne’s room uncovered ‘what appeared to be narcotics, alcohol, destroyed objects and furniture’.

As more details emerge from the hours before Payne’s death, one hotel guest staying in the same hotel as Payne recalled hearing ‘violent noises’.

It comes as:

The hotel balcony where Liam Payne fell to his death from in Buenos Aires, Argentina, yesterday is circled

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has died aged 31 after falling from a balcony in Argentina

The first pictures of Liam Payne’s trashed Buenos Aries hotel room have been published by Argentinian press showing a smashed TV screen

The photos of the deluxe suite show pieces of aluminium foil scattered on the desktop and traces of white powder

A burnt candle and more aluminium foil were found in a bath tub in the suite

A purported final photograph of Liam Payne at the the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires seems to show the former One Direction singer wearing a white sleeveless top with his tattoos visible

Liam Payne had been staying in Argentina over the last few weeks and was pictured engaging with fans

During his short stay in the city he took time to socialise with fans outside his hotel

Last night, thousands of fans gathered outside the hotel where Liam Payne died

Some were pictured lighting candles and praying for the singer

Others held each sobbing as they paused to remember Mr Payne who was one fifth of the most succesful boy band of the 2010s

Liam Payne’s body has been transferred to the judicial morgue to be examined

Doug Jones told the BBC: ‘I thought they were working on the room. There was a lot of noise, like heavy lifting, like banging, a lot of loud, violent noises, I thought.

‘And I saw hotel people going in and out of that room, so I thought they were doing work on the room.

‘So about 4pm, 430pm, I started hearing some more noise, I was still doing work, and I heard a really loud, violent scream around 4.45pm, 5pm.’ He then realised something was wrong when he saw ‘the whole road was full of cops’.

Police were called to the hotel at around 5pm following reports of ‘an aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol’, but when they arrived they heard a loud sound in the inner courtyard. Payne died instantly from multiple injuries, including a fractured skull.

Detectives have reportedly seized a bottle of whiskey, a lighter, a phone and a notebook from the singer’s suite, local media reports.

It comes after Argentine media, including major broadsheets, published troubling images believed to be taken from Payne’s suite which shows white powder, burnt foil and a smashed up TV screen.

Payne was found dead by police who say they found the popstar’s medicines including clonazepam – a drug which is used to control epilepsy, involuntary muscle spasms and panic disorders.

There was a frantic call to 911 from hotel staff about ‘an aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol’ who was ‘smashing up his room’ minutes before he died.

These photos inside the luxury suite, published by Argentinian magazine Clarin, appeared to confirm the troubling report about Payne’s mental state.

On a table, the surface was covered with tin foil, white powder, a lighter and scorch marks on the wooden surface.

A blackened aluminium drinks can lid appeared to have been heated and a smashed TV screen on a shelf bore the signs of a heavy impact whilst a half-empty Champagne flute was nearby.

More candle and aluminum foil remains were found in the bathtub of Payne’s suite, the bottom of which was stained and had some burns.

In a tape of the 911 call from the hotel manager to police, he could be heard saying: ‘I’m calling from the Casa Sur hotel in Palermo, we have a guest who is over the top with drugs and is breaking up the entire room.

‘We need someone to come.’

The call then cuts off and on a second call, the manager adds ‘when he is conscious he is breaking up the room.

‘We need you to send someone, please’

The emergency operator then asks the manager: ‘Under the influence of alcohol and narcotics?’

The manager’s response made his fears all too plain: ‘We need someone to be sent to us urgently, because I don’t know if the guest’s life is at risk.

‘The room has a balcony and we are afraid that they might do something’

Seconds later, it appeared it was too late to prevent the tragedy as the manager said with emotion in his voice: ‘Send only SAME, only SAME. [the city’s emergency paramedic service].

His girlfriend Kate Cassidy posted a picture of the pair on her Instagram last August

Just 48 hours before his death, on October 14, it emerged that Payne’s ex-fiancée, Ms Maya Henry , had started legal proceedings against him

A heartbreaking video shows Liam Payne singing and dancing at his former bandmate Niall Horan’s, where he later posted a picture with Niall to Snapchat captioned: ‘Reunited.’

Payne had arrived in South America with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy on September 30, staying in Argentina for two weeks after only planning to spend ‘five days’ there.

During their extended trip, Payne was reunited with Niall Horan after going to watch his former bandmate perform at the Movistar Arena, Buenos Aires, on October 2.

On October 12, Ms Cassidy, 25, returned home to Florida after saying ‘I just need to go home’ in a TikTok video, with Payne staying behind and checking into the £230-a-night Casa Sur hotel alone.

Just 48 hours before his death, on October 14, it emerged that Payne’s ex-fiancée, Ms Maya Henry, had started legal proceedings against Payne, accusing him of obsessively contact and ‘weaponising’ his fans against her.

Two days later, Payne posted several social media videos, including one where he jokingly called his girlfriend a ‘loser’ for going home. Hours later, police were called to the hotel following reports of an ‘aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol’.

The new photo broadcast on local network America TV appears to show Payne wearing a white sleeveless top with his tattoos visible. A presenter said it was the last time the former One Direction singer was seen alive before he got in a lift to his room.

As the news of the singer’s death began to filter out, fans began to arrive at the door of the Palermo hotel and held a candle-lit vigil outside and a collection of flowers and messages began to build up.

His body was transferred to the judicial morgue to be examined.

Liam’s family have said they are ‘heartbroken’ by his death aged 31, adding that the former One Direction star will ‘forever live in our hearts’.

A family statement said: ‘We are heartbroken. Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul. We are supporting each other the best we can as a family and ask for privacy and space at this awful time.’

Payne’s uncle Roger Harris also told MailOnline this afternoon: ‘We are all just deeply saddened and trying to come to terms with it. I just hope everybody gives them some privacy really and allows them to come to terms with it. That’s all I can say.’

The singer – who had been posing with fans in Buenos Aires in the hours before his death – suffered a fractured skull after falling from the third floor of Casa Sur Palmero Hotel in Argentina’s capital shortly after 5pm local time (9pm UK time) yesterday.

Another relative speaking at Payne’s family home in Wolverhampton – the city where he was born and grew up – told MailOnline: ‘We are utterly devastated by the news.’

Payne was raised in Wolverhampton by his mother Karen, a nurse, and father Geoff, a fitter. Early this morning, his older sisters, Nicola and Ruth, arrived at the house.

Liam Payne with his father Geoff and mother Karen after the X Factor final in London in 2010

As well as father Geoff and mother Karen, Payne had two sisters, Nicola (left) and Ruth (right)

Nine weeks ago, Liam Payne’s father Geoff posted a photo of his son and his dog as he penned in the caption: ‘#Like if you love my son!’ – a post which has since been flooded with tributes

Nine weeks ago Geoff posted a sweet image of his son and his dog as he penned in the caption: ‘#Like if you love my son!’ – a post which has since been flooded with messages of condolence for their family.

Neighbours said Payne’s parents left their £600,000 four-bedroom detached house last night at around midnight while Nicola and Ruth were seen entering the property at 9am this morning.

Last night, thousands of fans gathered outside the hotel, while emergency services worked at the scene around a central red tent at the location the star fell.

Some lit candles, some sang One Direction songs and others held each sobbing as they paused to remember Mr Payne who was one fifth of the most succesful boy band of the 2010s.

In order to control the crowd, Argentinian police were forced to form a line in front of the hotel to stop distraught local fans getting too close to the scene.

There has been an outpouring of tributes online, with fellow former X Factor contestants Jedwad writing: ‘RIP Liam Payne. Condolences to his friends and family.’

They added: ‘ Sending strength to Cheryl and his son Bear, and all the One Direction family.’

Ex-X Factor contestant and TV personality Rylan Clark said: ‘Extremely sad news. Very tragic and so young. RIP Liam x’

Singer Olly Murs, who starred on The X Factor the year before One Direction, said he was ‘lost for words’, describing Payne’s death as ‘devastating’ on Instagram.

‘We always had a good laugh when we saw each other, sometimes the catch ups were only short and sweet but when we did it was mostly about how annoyingly good his hair always looked, or our love for Becks, the old XF (X Factor) days and the tour we shared together,’ Murs wrote beside a picture of the pair.

‘Liam shared the same passions as me, the same dreams so to see his life now end so young hits hard, I’m truly gutted and devastated for his family and of course his son Bear losing a dad.’

Harry Styles’ mother Anne Twist posted a broken-hearted emoji on Instagram, captioning it: ‘Just a boy.’

Fellow former contestant Katie Waissel wrote: ‘My heart is completely torn to shreds right now, I am at an absolute loss for words.’

Former X Factor presenter Dermot O’Leary described shock reports of Liam Payne’s death as ‘the worst news’.

He said: ‘I remember him as a 14 year old turning up to audition on The X Factor, and blowing us away singing Sinatra. He just loved to sing.

‘He was always a joy, had time for everyone, polite, grateful, and was always humble.

‘Sending love and prayers to his family. Dx’

Paris Hilton wrote: ‘So upsetting to hear the news of Liam Payne passing. Sending love and condolences to his family and loves ones. RIP my friend.

Dermot O’Leary has led the tributes to his friend Liam Payne following the former One Direction star’s death

American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth also shared his heartbreak

Oasis singer Liam Gallagher has paid tribute to Liam Payne on X

Singer Boy George also paid tribute describing the news of his death as ‘awful’

The One Call Away singer wrote: ‘I am in shock right now. Liam was always so kind to me. ‘I am so upset right now, may he rest in peace. I am so sorry…’

There has been an outpour of tributes online, with fellow celebrities sending their condolences

Singer Charlie Puth has shared a series of photos and videos to his Instagram as he paid tribute to the late One Direction star.

The 32-year-old Light Switch hitmaker posted a sweet photograph of the pair, each pointing to the other and with their arms around one another.

He wrote to his 18.4million followers: ‘I am in shock right now. Liam was always so kind to me.

‘He was one of the first major artists I got to work with. I can not believe he is gone.’

Singer Max George has revealed he is ‘devastated’ at the news of Liam Payne’s death.

The Wanted 2.0 star wrote on X: ‘Liam was unbelievably supportive during one of the most difficult times in my life.

Local police have since launched into the 31-year-old’s sudden death, as tributes flood in in the wake of the tragedy.

A police statement from local police said they arrived to the hotel after they were ‘informed of an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol’.

City ambulance service provider spokesman Alberto Crescenti said Mr Payne had fallen around 40 metres and suffered ‘severe injuries which were incompatible with life.’

He said: ‘The alarm was raised at 5.04pm local time saying a person was lying in an internal patio at Casa Sur.

‘At 5.11pm an ambulance arrived and the man was certified dead.

‘Afterwards we found out he had been a famous singer. Unfortunately the injuries he had suffered as a result of the fall proved to be fatal. There was no possibility of resuscitating him.’

The star’s final Snapchat post showed him happily posing with his partner Kate Cassidy as they looked into a mirror – a picture which was originally taken last August.

Further posts from the final moments of the star’s life showed him enjoying lunch in his hotel room, where he revealed the pair had been ‘waking up at 1pm every day’ and deciding on Forest Gump as a Halloween costume.

A further tragic selfie was captioned: ‘Lovely day in Argentina’ before the star shared a photo of his hotel, writing: ‘Happy I got some time away’ followed by a heart emoji.

He shared a further photo with Kate captioned: ‘Quality time.’

First responders arrive at the hotel where Liam Payne, former One Direction member, was found dead, in Buenos Aires

Police stand guard outside CasaSur Palmero Hotel where Liam Payne was found

Droves of fans have arrived at the scene in Buenos Aires in the wake of Liam Payne’s death

Pictured: A forensic technician using his phone outside the hotel in the wake of the popstar’s sudden death

Fans place candles outside the hotel where Liam Payne was found dead

Fans of singer Liam Payne light candles in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Emotional fans pictured outside the Casa Sur Palmero hotel this evening

One fan  sitting on the curb in tears after the news of Liam Payne’s death

Liam’s supporters embrace one another outside the hotel in Buenos Aires

Fans continue to light candles outside of the Argentinian hotel

Despite the adoration, the band ultimately finished in third place on the X Factor but shortly afterwards Cowell a reported £2million Syco contract

Liam Payne’s ex-fiancée Maya Henry has broken her silence following the singer’s sudden death.

A source close to Henry has told DailyMail.com: ‘Right now she is obviously in shock.’

The model only found out when a member of her team was contacted by a reporter.

Liam began his pursuit to stardom when he initially auditioned for X Factor in 2008.

At only 14-years-old Liam impressed 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.

A further tragic selfie was captioned: ‘Lovely day in Argentina’

Payne was seen contemplating a Forest Gump Halloween costume – he would die just 15 days before the holiday

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

Reps for Liam Payne’s ex- fiancée Maya Henry told DailyMail.com: ‘Right now she is obviously in shock.’ (pictured: Payne and Henry in 2019 at Paris Fashion Week)

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.

After Malik announced his departure from the band in 2015, 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.

He was previously in a relationship with British pop sensation Cheryl Cole and the pair welcomed their son Bear Grey on March 22, 2017. The parents later split in 2018.

He was previously in a relationship with British pop sensation Cheryl Cole and the pair welcomed their son Bear Grey on March 22, 2017

Liam pictured with his son Bear as a newborn

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

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

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

Following his romance with Ms Cole, Liam had an on-and-off relationship with ex-fiancée Maya Henry, and the pair called it quits in May, 2022.

He leaves behind his parents, Geoff and Karen Payne, his son Bear, seven and his two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.

MailOnline has approached Liam Payne’s representatives for comment.

‘I will never forget that. My thoughts are with his family, friends and fans at this horrendous time. Rest in peace Liam.’

Stephen Bartlett penned: ‘I cannot believe what I’m reading about Liam Payne. Absolutely heartbreaking.’

Martin Lewis wrote: ‘Shocking and tragic. Rip. I don’t know him, but this felt like a gut punch reading about such a young man. Thoughts with his loves ones.

MTV released the following tribute: ‘We’re deeply saddened to learn of Liam Payne’s tragic passing today. During this difficult time, our hearts remain with his family, loved one, and fans.’

The Brit Awards said: ‘We’re incredibly sad to learn of the tragic passing of Liam Payne. Our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family at this time.’

Spotify also added: ‘ We are deeply saddened by the news of Liam Payne’s passing. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and the many fans who loved and supported him.’

I Can’t Take It Anymore: Charles Spencer Severs Ties With Prince Harry After Irresponsible Actions

 

Imagine being part of a famous family where everything you do is watched by the world. The pressure of family expectations can be overwhelming, and when things go wrong, relationships can break down. Tough choices have to be made. Charles Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, has reportedly cut ties with Prince Harry, citing Harry’s irresponsible actions. But what led to such a drastic decision, and how did things between them get so bad?

Charles Spencer and Prince Harry were once very close. After Princess Diana’s tragic death, Spencer became somewhat of a father figure to Harry. They stood together during her funeral, showing their united grief. But over time, things changed. Harry’s relationship with the royal family became strained, especially after his move to the U.S. with Meghan Markle. His public struggles added to the tension, and Spencer reportedly felt that Harry’s actions were raising eyebrows. But why would someone who had always supported Harry decide to distance himself?

The cracks in their relationship began when Harry and Meghan spoke out publicly against the royal family. Their interviews and statements shook the monarchy. For Spencer, the final straw was Harry’s repeated public attacks on the family. Spencer viewed these outbursts as irresponsible and saw them as attacks on the family’s legacy. But was Harry justified in speaking his truth?

This is where it gets interesting. Spencer was deeply upset by Harry’s public comments, believing they harmed the family’s reputation. But what specific events led to his decision to cut ties? In royal families, loyalty is key. Spencer’s decision wasn’t an easy one—it was born out of frustration, disappointment, and concern for the family’s future.

One incident that reportedly upset Spencer was Harry’s involvement in the Netflix series *Harry & Meghan*. Spencer saw this as yet another step in Harry’s quest for self-expression. The series reopened old wounds, and for Spencer, it was the final straw. The breakdown of their relationship wasn’t sudden, though; it was more like a slow erosion. Sources suggest that Charles Spencer began distancing himself from Harry after multiple failed attempts to offer guidance.

The once frequent phone calls and texts between the uncle and nephew dwindled. And let’s be real, we’ve all experienced this in our lives—the gradual fading of communication with someone we once held dear. It starts with small disagreements, but before you know it, entire conversations are left unspoken. For Spencer, each new revelation from Harry—whether in an interview, memoir, or documentary—became another nail in the coffin. After all, family is supposed to be private, sacred even, and here was his nephew breaking that unspoken rule in the most public way possible.

Here’s where things get even more complicated: what does this rift mean for the broader dynamics within the royal family? Could Charles Spencer’s decision to cut ties with Harry influence others within the family to follow suit? Could we be witnessing the beginning of a larger divide? It’s no secret that the royals are no strangers to scandal or internal conflict, but this situation feels different. It’s about a fundamental difference in how family members view loyalty, responsibility, and the public image of the monarchy.

As you might imagine, this latest development has royal insiders buzzing. Will Prince William, who’s had his own disagreements with Harry, follow Spencer’s lead? Will the Queen or other senior members of the family intervene in an attempt to repair the damage?

It’s easy to sympathize with both sides. On one hand, Harry has emphasized his need to speak his truth and protect his family from what he calls the toxic environment of royal life. On the other hand, Charles Spencer represents tradition, cautioning against airing private matters in public. This raises a big question: is there ever a right time to publicly call out your family, especially when they’re part of an institution like the royal family? And if so, what are the costs?

So where do Harry and Spencer go from here? Will they ever reconcile, or is this the end of their relationship? What lessons can we take away from this royal rift? The most important takeaway is that family relationships, no matter how strong they may seem, are fragile. Even the closest bonds can be tested when personal values clash with public responsibilities.

But here’s the good news: reconciliation is always possible. It may not happen today or tomorrow, but time has a way of healing wounds. Maybe, just maybe, Harry and Charles Spencer will find common ground again. Now that you’ve seen both sides of the story, where do you stand? Are you more sympathetic to Harry’s need for freedom and transparency, or do you feel Charles Spencer’s desire for privacy and caution was justified?

Whatever your stance, one thing is clear: this is a story about family, loyalty, and the difficult choices we all must make in life. So, what do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below and don’t forget to follow for more royal updates!

As much as this royal fallout has grabbed global headlines, it’s important to remember that family dynamics are complex, ever-changing landscapes. Just when it seems like all bridges are burned, life has a way of throwing people back together in the most unexpected ways. So, can we definitively say that Charles Spencer and Prince Harry’s relationship is beyond repair?

History has shown that even the most public rifts can find paths to reconciliation. Let’s not forget the saga of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, who, despite their very public separation, always maintained a level of civility for the sake of their sons. And while it may seem like a final decision now, it’s possible that in the years to come, Spencer and Harry could look back on this time with different eyes. After all, time softens even the harshest edges, and regret has a sneaky way of bringing people back together.

At its core, this feud is about family loyalty, personal responsibility, and public perception. It reflects the struggle between making personal decisions and maintaining public image. Family, no matter how messy, is worth fighting for. Will Charles Spencer and Prince Harry reconcile? Only time will tell. But one thing’s for sure: family ties, even royal ones, are rarely severed forever.

Hold on to your fascinators because, apparently, our favorite troublemaker, Meghan, has been caught mocking none other than Liam Payne.

 

Now, let’s rewind a bit. Cast your mind back to 2018 when Meghan was still pretending to be interested in royal duties. There she was, at Westminster, making her first public appearance alongside Queen Elizabeth. A chance to show respect, dignity, and grace, right? Wrong.

While Liam Payne was pouring his heart into a beautiful rendition of John Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change,” what was our dear Duchess doing? Laughing and mocking, apparently. And don’t even get me started on Harry—there he was, gazing at Meghan like she hung the moon, completely oblivious.

Now, I know some of you might be thinking, “Come on, maybe it was just a moment of joy, maybe she was caught up in the music.” Oh, come on, guys! This, my friends, is a pattern of behavior—disrespect, mockery, and acting like she’s above it all.

Remember the incident with the Canadian national anthem? Or the one with the autism spectrum charity event? Meghan was at it again. It’s like she can’t help herself! Give her a solemn occasion, and she’ll find a way to make it all about her.

And you know what really gets me? The way the press tries to spin this. It’s like they’re trying to infantilize her, to make her seem like a naïve little girl who doesn’t know any better. But she’s a grown woman who absolutely should know better! This is someone who allegedly took etiquette classes. Unbelievable, right?

Let’s talk about her ego for a second because it’s the size of Buckingham Palace. This is a woman who claims to have a double major in international relations and theater from Northwestern University. Except, oops—Northwestern doesn’t even offer that kind of degree! So, either Meghan’s memory is worse than a goldfish with amnesia, or she’s taking some serious creative liberties here.

But honestly, I’m not surprised anymore. This is par for the course with Meghan, isn’t it? It’s always about her. Whether she’s mocking performers, disrespecting royal traditions, or spinning tall tales, it’s all about her. And the worst part? She’s dragging Harry down with her. The once-beloved prince, the cheeky chappie, has been reduced to a nodding lapdog in the Meghan saga.

But here’s the thing, folks. As much as Meghan might try to rewrite history or spin her behavior as “joyful moments,” we know the truth. We’ve seen the footage. We’ve witnessed the behavior. And let me tell you, it’s not a good look. It’s not the behavior of someone who truly cares about others, or someone who understands the weight of royal responsibility.

This is the behavior of someone who is focused on herself, so desperate for attention that she’ll mock and disrespect others just to get a laugh. It’s the behavior of someone who thinks she’s above it all. Well, Meghan, I’ve got news for you—the rules do apply to you. Respect applies to you. Common decency applies to you.

Until you figure that out, until you learn some genuine respect for others and for the traditions of the very institution that gave you your platform, you’ll be seen as nothing more than a self-absorbed attention seeker.

So, to Liam Payne, I say you deserve better. And to all of you watching, stay vigilant, keep your eyes open, and let’s extend our condolences to the Payne family during this difficult time. Because in the end, Meghan has done some crazy things lately.

Liam Payne’s serious childhood trauma and why having a baby so young with Cheryl couldn’t bring the stability that may have saved him: KATIE HIND

It was the autumn of 2011, and I had been summoned to Sony Music’s west London HQ to meet Britain’s hottest new boy band.

A few months earlier, five hopeful teenagers had auditioned for ITV’s X Factor talent show – and the music impresario Simon Cowell had drawn them together to form One Direction.

The fledgling stars had already attracted a global fanbase in the millions: a juggernaut that was drawing comparisons to 1960s Beatlemania, even though they had yet to release a song.

Now that was about to change. The band’s debut single, What Makes You Beautiful, was launching the following week – and I was there to interview the boys behind it.

Although they had seemed like sweet young things when we had briefly met at the Fountain Studios in Wembley, north-west London, during their X Factor live shows the previous year, I had expected these precocious adolescents to now be full of self-importance at their growing fame.

How wrong I was.

Singer Liam Payne with his American influencer girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, 25, last year

I arrived to find five handsome young men politely waiting to greet me, but one of them stood out thanks to his cute curly hair and his charming, talkative manner.

No, not Harry Styles – the only ex-1D member who has gone on to forge a successful, long-term solo career – but Liam Payne. Dressed down in a navy hoodie and jeans, Liam wrapped me in a warm hug and excitedly introduced me to his bandmates – Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik – in his strong Wolverhampton accent.

Looking younger than his 18 years, Liam told me how badly he was missing his beloved mum Karen’s cooking – so much so that he had resorted to eating chicken dippers warmed up in the microwave.

Living as he was out of suitcases in hotels, he asked me for ironing tips as he had yet to learn how to use one – and said he still spent much of his free time playing Nintendo.

He admitted that he had practised putting his hands behind his back and trying to sing like his hero Liam Gallagher, the snarling Oasis frontman. ‘I probably looked a bit stupid though,’ he said.

He also spoke lovingly about West Bromwich Albion, the football team he had supported since he was a young boy – though he regretted that he no longer had time to cheer them on in person.

As for girls, Liam told me he preferred shy and quiet ones, although he revealed he’d fallen in love with X Factor’s 2006 winner Leona Lewis, while he found singer Tulisa Contostavlos ‘really, really hot’.

The pair in a selfie posted on Liam’s Snapchat account shortly before his death

Overall, he struck me as an innocent abroad – a child, really – who seemed too vulnerable a soul to last long in the cut-throat music world.

As the years passed, I met Liam many times at industry events and in chance encounters – and I never shook that worrying sense that he was, in some ways, a lost little boy.

I could never have known, of course, that just 13 years after our first interview, Liam would perish in the most terrible circumstances – following a long spell of torment, scandal and drink and drug abuse.

His descent into addiction had been playing out, in public and in private, for years – worsened by his fragile emotional state.

Many had tried to help him quit the substances that were destroying his life, but to no avail: following his death in Buenos Aires’s five-star CasaSur hotel on Wednesday evening, what appeared to be cocaine and heroin paraphernalia were found in his wrecked suite, with its smashed TV and half-drunk flutes of champagne.

It was a squalid end for one of the most famous young men in the world, so adored by ‘Directioners’ that he insisted he couldn’t leave his hotel without a large security detail (although it’s worth pointing out that other former bandmates, including the global megastar Styles, often travel without huge entourages).

So where did it all go wrong for him – and how did that smiling boy I met all those years ago, rough around the edges as he was, come to such a terrible end?

There is no doubt that he struggled, even more than his bandmates, with that explosive early fame and notoriety.

In a candid moment at 2014’s Brit Awards, Liam told me how difficult he found it to be unable to blend into a crowd. The band’s relentless schedule had taken its toll on him, as had the long months away from home.

He often wished, one of his friends later told me, that he had gone to university like many of his schoolmates.

Of course, Liam came to enjoy a lifestyle unimaginable to his old contemporaries at St Peter’s Collegiate, his Church of England secondary school in Wolverhampton.

Katie Hind meets One Direction soon after their creation, with Liam Payne second from right

Despite his insatiable appetite for drugs, his large property portfolio, his endless jaunts on private jets, taste for high fashion and luxury hotel stays, his bank balance was still thought to be in the millions when he died.

For all his fears that he had peaked so young, he still had decades ahead of him – and ample time to grow into the contented father to Bear, his son with Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy, his friends and family longed for him to become.

But I can reveal that behind that smiling, cherubic face, Liam had suffered serious trauma in his childhood: a shadow from which he felt he could never escape and whose full details the Mail has chosen not to publish.

One friend told me: ‘Before he even began his showbiz career, he had demons from his formative years. He struggled with that and never quite got over it. He was in a band with four other guys, he could get any girl he wanted and he was earning millions – but he struggled to enjoy any of it.’

I can vouch for that: of all the 1D members, Liam seemed by far the most uncomfortable with his fame and fortune.

This is the last-known image of Liam Payne alive before his fatal fall. Fans have noted his apparent decline in recent years

I would see him most years at the Brits, where at first he would dash over to say hello, often reminding me that he had enjoyed me asking him ‘fun questions’ at our first interview.

Yet as time went on, his chaotic living began to catch up with him, and his manner became ever more unpredictable.

In February 2013, at a Brit Awards afterparty organised by his music label at the upmarket Arts Club in Mayfair, I saw him drunkenly dancing with his bandmates – by far the most bleary-eyed of them.

That December, I bumped into him in the Kurt Geiger shoe shop in Canary Wharf, east London, where he was buying his then girlfriend Sophia Smith – a former school sweetheart – a pair of boots for Christmas.

Gone was his carefree demeanour of just two years earlier, he now seemed strikingly shy. He told me he had bought a penthouse flat in the Docklands, and at my insistence, he posed for a picture with me before dashing off.

Not long before, Liam had completed a gruelling world tour with 1D: by then one of the most successful pop groups in history, selling some 70 million records under Cowell’s watchful eye.

During 2013’s Take Me Home tour, the band performed an average of a concert every two days, completing 124 dates between February and November. That, I’m told, put unbearable pressure on Liam, who would often say that he ‘just wanted to be normal’.

Liam was just 14 when he made his first X Factor appearance, winking at then-24-year-old Cheryl Tweedy. Here he is pictured two years later during rehearsals in 2010

Of course, the fame came with perks – women chief among them. Liam’s best-known romance was with Cheryl, who was ten years his senior, which had begun in 2016 following her split from her French husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.

They quickly became the most talked-about couple in showbiz –and only six months after they were confirmed to be an item, Cheryl revealed she was expecting their baby.

For Liam, however, the pregnancy was a huge shock: he was, he allegedly told friends, not ready to become a dad.

With 1D having gone on ‘permanent hiatus’ in 2016, he was trying to launch his solo career, and becoming a father – especially to a woman a decade older than him –was not part of his plans.

He told friends that he felt like Cheryl, who was 33 when Bear was born, had used him so she could have a baby.

When Bear, now seven, was born in 2017, Cheryl grew increasingly fed up that she was stuck at home with the baby while Liam was away jet-setting.

‘Liam was flying around the world promoting his music,’ said a friend. ‘He was in the zone Cheryl had been in ten years before with Girls Aloud. It led to some furious rows.

‘He began using private jets so he could get home quicker, but it wasn’t enough. Cheryl wanted a proper family unit and Liam just could not give it to her. Things got really bad and tempestuous. Liam was a young lad in his early 20s and he just wasn’t ready for it all.’

Inevitably, they split up – giving Liam even more time to ‘go off the rails’, as one former associate of the star describes it.

Even when they were co-parenting, Cheryl desperately hoped that Liam and Bear would develop a strong father-son bond, despite Liam’s addiction issues.

‘Cheryl knew what a state he was in,’ says a source. ‘She wished she could make it better.’

Liam and Cheryl started a relationship together in 2016, having baby boy Bear – now seven

And she wasn’t alone in that wish: as Liam turned from being a cheerful teenager into a tormented, angry young man, many of those closest to him tried unsuccessfully to rescue him.

He was dropped by more than one of his managers due to his erratic behaviour and his failure to turn up to work engagements.

In September 2017, Cheryl, Liam and Bear went on a luxury holiday to Majorca: a birthday treat for Liam. But he injured himself while drunk.

As the years went on, he only got worse.

In 2022, a gurning Liam appeared to be high on drugs at a post-Oscars party in Hollywood. In footage that went viral for all the wrong reasons, he replaced his Wolverhampton twang with a bizarre Los Angeles accent.

One friend of Liam’s called me in horror to share their fears that he ‘really wasn’t OK’. Last year, Liam moved to a sprawling mansion near the Buckinghamshire town of Chalfont St Giles to be further away from the temptations of London and closer to Bear, who lived nearby with Cheryl.

However, neighbours tell me that he brought his problems with him. They would often spot him coming home in the early hours in chauffeur-driven cars, often with women in tow.

While I’m told he tried to see Bear regularly, his unpredictable lifestyle frequently made this impossible. Instead, Cheryl was largely left to bring up the little boy alone with the help of her mother Joan.

Liam’s new home was also close to a woman who some describe as his fairy godmother – the Olympic heptathlon gold medallist Denise Lewis.

Her husband Steve Finan worked with Liam for several years and the couple were at his side through some of his most difficult times – including his fall-out with Cheryl.

He would often stay at their home as they battled to keep him sober.

‘Liam adored Denise,’ says a source. ‘She mothered him and really tried to support him.’

Yet in recent months, his life was clearly spiralling out of control. His on-off girlfriend, Maya Henry, 23, had recently hired lawyers to send a ‘cease and desist’ letter to the star, accusing him of repeatedly contacting her and her loved ones.

Liam’s friends insisted he was angry and upset at her, adding that her behaviour was due to her wanting to publicise her new book.

And only last week, I’m told Liam had a huge row with his manager over his forthcoming album, whose release – to Liam’s fury – had been delayed because it was deemed ‘too poppy’.

A source said: ‘There was a blazing row and the album was put back again. The single from it had flopped and there were concerns. Liam desperately wanted that album to come out: despite everything, he thought of himself as a musician.’

To make matters even worse, just a few days ago Liam’s record label dropped him.

Another source said: ‘People begged him to get help and suggested that he went to Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meetings, but he wouldn’t take them up on it.’

His most recent girlfriend was Texan model Katie Cassidy, whom he thought might have been The One. She too had tried to help him, but left Argentina to return to the US two days before he died.

‘Lots of people cared for Liam,’ said a source. ‘He had so much love around him.’

Yet all the love in the world was not enough to rescue this desperately unhappy young man, who for all his fame and fortune could never escape the demons that haunted him from his lost, tormented youth.

Liam Payne was dropped by his music label just days before ‘drug-induced episode’ in Buenos Aires that ended in his shock hotel fall death

Liam Payne suffered a huge blow just days before his tragic death – he was dropped by his record label Universal Music, the Mail can reveal.

 

Originally signed to Sony as part of One Direction, Liam penned a deal with Capitol Records, a label owned by Universal, in July 2016 when he launched his solo career at just 22 years old.

Liam was said to have been ‘thrilled’ when he signed to Capitol in what was understood to have been a very lucrative deal.

The label is a subsidiary of Universal, but in the company’s recent reshuffle he came under the main label.

Last night, guests staying in the same hotel as Payne shared chilling recollections of the moments leading up to his death including hearing ‘violent noises’ and a ‘scream’.

Speaking to the BBC, fellow guest Doug Jones  claimed: ‘I thought they were working on the room. There was a lot of noise, like heavy lifting, like banging, a lot of loud, violent noises, I thought.

Liam Payne had been dropped by his record label Universal Music last week which came as a huge blow to the star, the Mail can reveal

Universal Music Group posted an image of Liam Payne on Instagram on Thursday night saying they were ‘devastated’ about his death

Payne plunged from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel (file image)

One of Payne’s final selfies in Buenos Aires was captioned: ‘Lovely day in Argentina’

Payne had been staying in Argentina over the last weeks and was pictured engaging with fans

‘And I saw hotel people going in and out of that room, so I thought they were doing work on the room.

‘So about 4pm, 4.30pm, I started hearing some more noise, I was still doing work, and I heard a really loud, violent scream around 4.45pm, 5pm.’

This evening, Universal Music Group posted an image of Liam Payne on Instagram saying they were ‘devastated’ about his death.

Payne, aged 31, fell from a third floor of a hotel in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires on Wednesday evening, before medics confirmed his death.

The Universal Music Group tribute read: ‘We are devastated by the tragic passing of Liam Payne.

‘His legacy will live on through his music and the countless fans he inspired and who adored him.

‘We send our deepest condolences to Liam’s family and loved ones.’

Capitol Records reposted the statement as well.

Multiple sources have confirmed to MailOnline that the singer was axed by the record label.

A source said: ‘Liam’s advance was massive and he didn’t recoup [it].

‘Out of all of the One Direction boys, Liam was on the wrong path musically.’

It is understood that the release of his second album was put on hold prior to Universal dropping him.

Meanwhile, it can also be revealed that Liam’s PR resigned earlier this month, which left him without any publicity representation.

The resignation came as Liam’s ex-fiancé Maya Henry began legal proceedings against the singer after accusing him of repeatedly contacting her.

One source said: ‘It is like all of Liam’s music career that he had built up since he went solo eight years ago was crumbling, there was very little left for him.

‘It must have absolutely devastated him.’

The latest development comes as:

 Yesterday, dramatic images of Payne’s hotel room surfaced following his death.

Payne was found dead by police who say they found the popstar’s medicines including clonazepam – a drug which is used to control epilepsy, involuntary muscle spasms and panic disorders.

The photos were published across the Argentinian media, including major broadsheets today and purport to show Payne’s suite at the Casa Sur hotel in Palermo.

There was a frantic call to 911 from hotel staff about ‘an aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol’ who was ‘smashing up his room’ minutes before he died.

These photos inside the luxury suite, published by Argentinian magazine Clarin, appeared to confirm the troubling report about Payne’s mental state.

On a table, the surface was covered with tin foil, white powder, a lighter and scorch marks on the wooden surface.

A blackened aluminium drinks can lid appeared to have been heated and a smashed TV screen on a shelf bore the signs of a heavy impact whilst a half-empty Champagne flute was nearby.

Police later confirmed that after a search of the popstar’s room medicines like clonazepam were found – a drug which is used to control epilepsy, involuntary muscle spasms and panic disorders.

The first pictures of Liam Payne’s trashed Buenos Aries hotel room have been published by Argentinian press showing a smashed TV screen

The photos of the deluxe suite show pieces of aluminium foil scattered on the desktop and traces of white powder

A burnt candle and more aluminium foil were found in a bath tub in the suite

Liam Payne’s body has been transferred to the judicial morgue to be examined

More candle and aluminum foil remains were found in the bathtub of Payne’s suite, the bottom of which was stained and had some burns.

In a tape of the 911 call from the hotel manager to police, he could be heard saying: ‘I’m calling from the Casa Sur hotel in Palermo, we have a guest who is over the top with drugs and is breaking up the entire room.

‘We need someone to come.’

The call then cuts off and on a second call, the manager adds ‘when he is conscious he is breaking up the room.

‘We need you to send someone, please’

Last night Payne’s One Direction bandmates broke their silence following his tragic death as they released an emotional statement.

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 with his father Geoff and mother Karen after the X Factor final in London in 2010

As well as father Geoff and mother Karen, Payne had two sisters, Nicola (left) and Ruth (right)

(From left) Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan (seated) Liam Payne and Harry Styles in 2010

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

In a joint statement last night signed from ‘Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry’, they said they were ‘completely devastated’.

‘In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say,’ they said.

‘But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.

‘The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us.

‘We will miss him terribly. We love you Liam.’

Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik all later released separate tributes.

Styles wrote on Instagram that he was ‘truly devastated’ and will ‘miss him always’.

‘His greatest joy was making other people happy and it was an honour to be alongside him as he did it.

‘Liam lived wide open, with his heart on his sleeve, he had an energy for life that was infectious.

‘He was warm, supportive and incredibly loving. The years we spent together will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life. I will miss him always, my lovely friend.

Louis Tomlinson said he was ‘really struggling with the idea of saying goodbye’ in a separate tribute to Payne

Zayn Malik said he had been talking out loud to Payne ‘hoping you can hear me’

Styles said Payne’s ‘greatest joy was making other people happy and it was an honour to be alongside him as he did it’

Harry Styles wrote on Instagram that he was ‘truly devastated’ and will ‘miss him always’

‘My heart breaks for Karen, Geoff, Nicola and Ruth, his son Bear, and all those around the world who knew him and loved him, as I did.’

Tomlinson said in a separate emotional tribute that he was ‘really struggling with the idea of saying goodbye’.

He posted a picture on his Instagram page of the two of them on stage with Payne lovingly putting his arm over Tomlinson’s shoulder.

Tomlinson said he would be an uncle to Payne’s son Bear if he ‘ever needs me’ and ‘tell him stories of how amazing his dad was’.

‘I’m so grateful that we got even closer since the band, speaking on the phone for hours, reminiscing about all the thousands of amazing memories we had together is a luxury I thought I’d have with you for life,’ he wrote.

‘I would have loved to share the stage with you again but it wasn’t to be.

‘I wish I got chance to say goodbye and tell you one more time how much I loved you.

‘Payno, my boy, one of my best friends, my brother, I love you mate. Sleep well X.’

Malik said he had been talking out loud to Payne ‘hoping you can hear me’.

In his own heart wrenching tribute, he said he had ‘lost a brother when you left us’.

‘And I can’t explain you you what I’d give to just give you a hug one last time and say goodbye to you properly and tell you that I loved and respected you dearly,’ he wrote.

‘I will cherish all the memories I have with you in my heart forever. There is no words that justify or explain how I feel right now other than beyond devastated. I hope that wherevere you are right now you are good and are at peace and you know how loved you are.

‘Love you bro.’

Liam’s solo career came off the back of global stardom that began with ITV talent show, The X Factor.

He first auditioned for the show in 2008 at the age of 14 singing Frank Sinatra’s Fly Me To The Moon, with judge Simon Cowell telling him to return to the ITV talent show two years later.

Liam impressed the judges in 2010 singing Michael Buble’s rendition of Cry Me A River before he was put with four other solo hopefuls at the boot camp stage of the competition – the group which later became One Direction.

In 2012, the boy band won their first Brit Award for best British single for their debut track What Makes You Beautiful, before picking up the Brit global success award a year later.

They also won Brit Awards in 2014 and 2015 for best British video for Best Song Ever and You & I respectively.

After Malik left the band, the quartet won best artist video for Drag Me Down in 2016. They picked up the same award a year later for History.

Launching his solo career after One Direction split up in January 2016, Payne released his first single Strip That Down featuring Quavo  just over a year later in June 2017.

The single charted at number three while his second single was Get Low, which peaked at 26.

His third single, Bedroom Floor, went to number 21.

He then teamed up with singer Rita Ora for a hit, For You, which was the soundtrack to Fifty Shades Freed in 2018 and that was more successful – making it to number eight in the charts.

Then came Familiar with Colombian superstar J Balvin, which went to 14.

He also released an album, LP1, which went to number 17 in December 2019.

Liam was managed by music industry veteran Steve Finan, the husband of Olympic heptathlete Denise Lewis.

In August last year, Payne postponed his scheduled tour of South America after suffering from a ‘serious kidney infection’.

He said the infection was something ‘I wouldn’t wish on anyone’ and he had been instructed by doctors to ‘rest and recover’.

Rita Ora took to the stage in Japan and performed song ‘For You’ which she wrote with Payne in 2018 for the soundtrack to the film Fifty Shades Freed

Ora and Payne performing during Westfield London’s 10-year birthday celebrations at Westfield Square, London in 2018

Ora posted a touching tribute to Payne after performing their song on stage in Japan hours after his death

Payne was understood to be close friends with Ora and even moved into her luxury £3.25m west London penthouse in 2021 with his ex-fiancée Maya Henry

In the same month, Payne was announced as a judge on a new Netflix show alongside former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland and The Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger.

Yesterday Ora, 33, fought back tears while on stage in Japan as she performed For You at a concert just 12 hours after news broke of the One Direction star’s death.

Ora visibly struggled to finish the pair’s duet as images of the pair flashed up on screen.

In heartbreaking footage posted online, the singer, 33, was seen at one point holding her head in her hands as she turned away from the crowd and looked up to sky before saying ‘I can’t even sing this right now’.

Payne was understood to be close friends with Ora, who was a judge on The X Factor in 2015, and even moved into her luxury £3.25million west London penthouse in 2021 with his ex-fiancée Maya Henry.

Posting to social media after the show, Ora wrote: ‘I’m devastated. He had the kindest soul, I will never forget.

‘I loved working with him so much – he was just such a joy to be around on and off stage. This tragic news breaks my heart.

‘Sending all my love and prayers to his family and loved ones. Our song For You takes on a whole new meaning for me now. R.I.P’

The 31-year-old star plunged 45ft from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in Argentina’s capital yesterday, before medics confirmed his death.

Payne had arrived in South America with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy on September 30, staying in Argentina for two weeks after only planning to spend ‘five days’ there.

Last night, thousands of fans gathered outside the hotel where Liam Payne died

During their extended trip, Payne was reunited with Niall Horan after going to watch his former bandmate perform at the Movistar Arena, Buenos Aires, on October 2.

On October 12, Ms Cassidy, 25, returned home to Florida after saying ‘I just need to go home’ in a TikTok video, with Payne staying behind and checking into the £230-a-night Casa Sur hotel alone.

Just 48 hours before his death, on October 14, it emerged that Payne’s ex-fiancée, Ms Maya Henry, had started legal proceedings against Payne, accusing him of obsessively contacting her and ‘weaponising’ his fans against her.

A heartbreaking video shows Liam Payne singing and dancing at his former bandmate Niall Horan’s, where he later posted a picture with Niall to Snapchat captioned: ‘Reunited.’

Just 48 hours before his death, on October 14, it emerged that Payne’s ex-fiancée, Ms Maya Henry, had started legal proceedings against him

His girlfriend Kate Cassidy posted a picture of the pair on her Instagram last August

Two days later, Payne posted several social media videos, including one where he jokingly called his girlfriend a ‘loser’ for going home.

Hours later, police were called to the hotel following reports of an ‘aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol’.

Shortly afterwards, workers heard a loud sound in the hotel’s courtyard before the Wolverhampton-born singer’s body was discovered just after 5pm local time.

Shocked fans gathered outside after police cordoned off the area with forensic investigators seen entering and exiting in white protective suits and blue gloves.

The star 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.

Universal Music Group no longer lists Liam as one of their artists.

Capitol Records still looks after other Horan, 31, as well as Katy Perry and Lewis Capaldi.

Universal has been contacted for comment.

Cheryl Cole breaks silence with heartbreaking tribute to Liam Payne who fathered her son Bear

Cheryl Cole has broken her silence with a heartbreaking tribute to Liam Payne in the wake of his sudden death.

The former One Direction star died after falling 45ft to his death from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Argentina.

The Girls Aloud singer was previously in a relationship with Payne for two years, with the pair welcoming their child, Bear Grey, into the world on March 22, 2017.

The grieving mother has taken to Instagram telling of her anguish as she tries ‘navigate this earth shattering event’.

Her statement read: ‘As I try to navigate this earth shattering event, and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time.

Alongside her touching tribute to the late 31-year-old Cheryl posted a picture of the father and his son

Cheryl Cole has broken her silence with a heartbreaking tribute to Liam Payne in the wake of his sudden death

The Girls Aloud singer was previously in a relationship with Payne for two years, with the pair welcoming their child Bear Grey into the world on March 22, 2017

The grieving mother has taken to Instagram to told of her anguish as she tries ‘navigate this earth shattering event’

‘I’d like to kindly remind everyone that we have lost a human being.

‘Liam was not only a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, a brother, an uncle, a  dear friend and a father to our seven year old son.

‘A son that now has to face the reality of never seeing his father again.’

The pair initially crossed path on the hit talent show in 2008, however it wasn’t until 2016 that their relationship began.

They made their official red carpet debut at Eva Longoria’s Global Gift Gala in Paris in that year, with  Payne paying tribute to Cheryle with a tattoo of her eye on his arm.

On March 22, 2017, the Girls Aloud singer gave birth to their son Bear, previously writing to Instagram: ‘On Wednesday Liam and I became parents to an incredibly beautiful, healthy baby boy looking like a dream.’

However a year later in July, Cheryl and Liam announced their split.

Later on in her statement, Cheryl kindly requested for the public and media to ‘give Liam the little dignity he has left.’

She continued: ‘What is troubling my spirit the most is that one day Bear will have access to the abhorrent reports and media exploitation we have seen in the past two days.

A selfie of Liam Payne in Argentina before his sudden death at the age of 31

Payne was seen contemplating a Forest Gump Halloween costume – he would die just 15 days before the holiday

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

‘It is breaking my heart further that I cannot protect him from that in the future.

‘I am begging you to consider what use some of these reports are serving, other than to cause further harm to everyone left behind picking up the pieces.

‘Before you leave comments or make videos, ask yourself if you would like your own child or family to read them.

‘Please give Liam the little dignity he has left in the wake of his death to rest in some piece.’

Before his sudden death at around 5pm (ART) , the pop star had been attending his former bandmate Niall Horan’s tour in the Latin American country.

A heartbreaking video shows Liam Payne singing and dancing at the concert with his current partner Kate Cassidy.

Following the gig, he posted a tragic picture with Niall to Snapchat captioned: ‘Reunited.’

Separate posts  from the final moments of the star’s life showed him enjoying lunch in his hotel room, where he revealed the pair had been ‘waking up at 1pm every day’ and deciding on Forest Gump as a Halloween costume.

Payne’s 1D bandmates said ‘in time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say’

In a statement signed ‘Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry’, Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates said they were ‘completely devastated’

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

A further tragic selfie was captioned: ‘Lovely day in Argentina’ before the star shared a photo of his hotel, writing: ‘Happy I got some time away’ followed by a heart emoji.

He shared a further photo with Kate captioned: ‘Quality time.’

Liam began his pursuit to stardom when he initially auditioned for X Factor in 2008.

At only 14-years-old Liam impressed 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.

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

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

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.

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.

Candles are set on the pavement as fans of former One Direction singer Liam Payne gather to honour him

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

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

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

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

Grieving fans left heartfelt messages, flowers, candles and balloons for Liam Payne in his hometown

Mourners stand around the Lady Wulfrun statue to grieve Liam Payne tonight

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.

Following his romance with Ms Cole, Liam had an on-and-off relationship with ex-fiancée Maya Henry, and the pair called it quits in May, 2022.

Fans have flocked outside the CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Argentina as well as to his hometown of Wolverhampton to hold several vigils in remembrance of the beloved pop star.

Meghan Markle CRITICIZED BY Megyn Kelly for always claiming to be a ‘victim’, many fans agree: ‘Finally, someone said what we all thought!’

Megyn Kelly has openly criticized Meghan Markle, accusing the Duchess of Sussex of constantly portraying herself as a victim. Kelly’s remarks have resonated with many fans who have voiced their agreement, with some expressing relief that “finally, someone said what we all thought!”

Kelly’s criticism centers on Meghan’s frequent public statements about the challenges and hardships she has faced since joining the Royal Family and subsequently stepping back from royal duties. According to Kelly, Meghan’s narrative often focuses on her own victimization, which has garnered mixed reactions from the public.

Supporters of Kelly’s perspective argue that Meghan should take more responsibility for her choices and actions, suggesting that her public image might improve if she shifted the focus from personal grievances to more positive contributions. They believe that Kelly’s bold statement reflects a growing sentiment among those who feel fatigued by what they perceive as Meghan’s consistent portrayal of herself as a victim.

On the other hand, Meghan’s supporters defend her right to share her experiences and speak out against the injustices she claims to have endured. They argue that her candidness about her struggles has shed light on important issues such as mental health, racism, and media intrusion. These supporters view Kelly’s comments as dismissive of the valid challenges Meghan has faced and see her openness as a strength rather than a weakness.

 

The debate sparked by Kelly’s criticism highlights the polarized opinions surrounding Meghan Markle. While some appreciate her honesty and advocacy, others feel that her repeated focus on personal hardships detracts from her broader philanthropic efforts.

As the public discourse continues, Meghan remains a figure of intense interest and scrutiny. Her ongoing projects and initiatives, including her work with Prince Harry through their Archewell Foundation, aim to make a positive impact on various global issues.

Whether Kelly’s comments will influence public perception of Meghan in the long term remains to be seen. For now, the discussion underscores the complexity of Meghan’s public persona and the diverse opinions that surround her journey.

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Meghan Markle Details Moving Moment She Had With Her and Prince Harry’s Daughter Lilibet

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Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, and her daughter Princess Lilibet had a tender conversation during their first trip abroad following their resignation from royal duties.

Motherhood has a darker side, as Meghan Markle is discovering.

During her and Prince Harry’s three-day tour in Nigeria on May 10, the Duchess of Sussex couldn’t resist sharing a sweet conversation she had with their 2-year-old daughter Princess Lilibet while visiting with pupils at the Lightway Academy.

Meghan said to a kindergarten class, “Our daughter, Lili, she’s much, much tinier than you guys,” according to People. She will turn three soon. And a few of weeks prior, all she would see when she looked at me was my eye’s reflection. She then says, “Mama, I see myself in you.”

Now that she was speaking so literally, the 42-year-old acknowledged. But my interpretation of those words was quite different. “Yes, I do see myself in you, and you see me in you,” I thought to myself.

She spoke to the pupils, “As I look around this room, I see myself in all of you as well,” while seated next to Harry in the classroom.

 

The pair, who also happen to be the parents of five-year-old Prince Archie, engaged in singing and dance lessons with the children and played games with them throughout their visit. Meghan said, “That’s Lili’s favorite class,” according to the publication. “Perhaps it’s all the hopping around,”

Although Meghan and Harry would rather keep their personal life out of the public eye, they frequently give brief peeks into their family of four.

In February, the Duke of Sussex said on Good Morning America, “The kids are doing great.” The children are maturing like all children do—quite quickly.

The 39-year-old went on, “They both have an amazing sense of humor and make us laugh and keep us grounded every single day like most kids do.” “I’m just really appreciative to be a father.”

After their parents’ painful split and the heartbreak of their mother’s tragic untimely death, Princes William and Harry appeared to be the closest of brothers.

But fast forward to today, and the warring siblings are embroiled in a bitter feud as they carve out separate lives on opposite sides of the Atlantic. The breaking point in their bond came after Harry married wife Meghan Markle – and their pair struggled to adapt to royal life.

And in the Sussexes’ controversial Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan, the couple take aim at William and recall a flashpoint that Harry claims left him furious and his wife in floods of tears. It came when Harry says he did not give his permission for a joint palace statement to be put out dismissing bullying claims – and says a wedge was driven between the pair.

Speaking over clips of the brothers playing in an old fire truck and newspaper headlines about the acrimony in their relationship in episode five, Harry said: “I mean, the saddest part of it was this wedge created between me and my brother so that he’s now on the institution’s side.

“And I get, part of that I get. I understand right? That’s his inheritance, so to some extent it’s already ingrained in him that part of his responsibility is the survivability and the continuation of this institution. That day, a story came out that part of the reason why Meghan and I were leaving was because William had bullied us out. And once I got in the car after the meeting, I was told about a joint statement that had been put out in my name and my brother’s name squashing the story about him bullying us out of the family.

 
“I couldn’t believe it. No one had asked me permission to put my name to a statement like that. And I rang M and I told her and she burst into floods of tears because within four hours they were happy to lie to protect my brother and yet for three years, they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us.” 

Last week, Harry marked his 40th birthday and nobody could have quite predicted how his estranged royal relatives would publicly mark the day. But what played out was both King Charles and William taking to their official social media accounts to send on their regards. For the first time in three years, the Royal Family account shared a post on X that said simply: “Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!” The message was also accompanied by a picture of a smiling Harry and an emoji of a birthday cake.

Around an hour later, the same post was shared by the Prince and Princess of Waleses’ X account along with the message: “Wishing a Happy 40th Birthday to The Duke of Sussex!” Some will see the post as a surprise move given the unresolved tensions between the brothers, which has shown no sign of abating.

But according to royal biographer and editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine Ingrid Seward, there was a big reason for the message. She told the Mirror : “King Charles would have celebrated his son’s 40th from a distance. Milestone birthdays are important to the royals. Whatever upsets Harry has caused would have been forgotten for the day.

“Even Prince William wished his brother Happy Birthday – even if it was through clenched teeth. He doesn’t trust him, but together with his family, he wished him the best on his milestone birthday.”