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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Payne in the Casa Sur Hotel lobby in Buenos Aires just minutes before his death. Rogelio 'Roger' Nores' arm is seen in this photo holding the lift door open

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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