Thousands of Liam Payne fans hold memorials worldwide for One Direction singer
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of Liam Payne fans have tearfully remembered the late One Direction singer at memorial events in the UK and many other parts of the world. The tourist, from the US, said: “Well, my older brother and I had been planning a trip to Dublin for a while, and I knew I was gonna try and come to London at some point at the end of the trip, but when I woke up and heard the news, I was like, ‘OK, I’ll just go a day earlier try and figure out.” She called the news “very surreal” as a death at 31 is “very sad and devastating, and shocking”. Ms Cree, from Dunfermline, Fife, who left white roses and a card with her sister, told PA: “From my point of view, it was of course very sad, with a lot of tears, but there were hints of happiness, with people chatting about fond memories and singing along to music.” On Saturday, his sister Ruth Gibbins paid a heartfelt tribute to her brother on Instagram saying she does not feel “this world was good enough or kind enough” to him, as well as sharing pictures. She also wrote “I’m sorry I couldn’t save you” and added: “One last time I need you to know, I’m here if you need anything, I’d drive to the end of the universe to bring you back.” That same day, Britain’s Got Talent auditions restarted in Blackpool following them being rescheduled after Payne’s death and former One Direction member Zayn Malik announced he would postpone the US leg of his tour.