Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died aged 31, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. The Wolverhampton-born singer was one of five members who rapidly rose to fame after finishing in third place on the British talent show ‘The X-Factor’ in 2010. Here are heartwarming moments Liam Payne met members of the Royal Family. Report by Bangurak. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died aged 31 after falling from a hotel balcony
00:07in Buenos Aires.
00:09The Wolverhampton-born singer was one of five members who rapidly rose to fame after finishing
00:16in third place on the British talent show The X Factor in 2010.
00:22As a chart-topping singer, alongside his bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson
00:28and Niall Horan, the group met members of the royal family on numerous occasions.
00:35In 2014, One Direction met the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Royal Variety
00:40Performance.
00:42During the encounter, Prince William told the group that he'd been keeping a close
00:46eye on their success, while Styles couldn't resist congratulating Princess Catherine on
00:52the birth of Charlotte.
00:55A year later, shortly after Zayn left the group, the now-Duke of Sussex met the band
01:01at the Royal Variety Performance, held at the Royal Albert Hall.
01:06Prince Harry was among the crowd that watched 1D perform their popular hit, Perfect.
01:14By 2016, the group had disbanded and Liam Payne pursued his solo career.
01:21He had success with his hit singles, Strip That Down, featuring the rapper Quavo, and
01:27For You, featuring Rita Ora.
01:31The late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry welcomed many esteemed guests, including Payne,
01:37to Buckingham Palace in 2017.
01:40The ceremony celebrated the achievements of young leaders who have worked hard to make
01:45a difference in their local communities.
01:48Liam, always humble and appreciative of his fame, said it was an honour to meet the late
01:54Queen.