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Liam Payne Funeral

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good96 · 19/10/2024 22:42

Read online that Liam Payne’s funeral could be as big as Princess Diana’s - not sure how true this is.

Don’t get me wrong I think it’ll be a large public gathering for sure…. Unless the family decide to have a more private service unannounced with just family and friends etc..

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Drinkdrinkduuurink · 20/10/2024 01:30

This thread has got me searching for news footage of Diana's death. A Youtuber has uploaded almost the entire day's BBC footage the day she died (so the Sunday, a day in which my beloved Liverpool FC's game against Newcastle was postponed after the death). Of course all programming changed on BBC One. Found a remarkable bit of footage of a news presenter I'd seen for years but never seen him emotional like this. Go to 1 hour 32 minutes on the video (or if you can't see the time just scroll until you see live footage of Tony Blair speaking on Diana, then watch the presenter barely being able to speak afterwards).

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XenoBitch · 20/10/2024 01:50

I had no idea who Liam Payne was until it was all over MN.
A vague idea of One Direction... I could not tell you if they were on X-Factor or BGT. Probably some Simon Cowell thing.
I can tell you that I am not alone, and there will be people genuinely scratching their heads at the thought his funeral will be bigger than that of a royal ( or former).

SplendidUtterly · 20/10/2024 01:57

Ridiculous.

sunsettosunrise · 20/10/2024 02:04

Notasunnydayhere · 20/10/2024 00:33

They really weren't 'unavoidable' and it's bonkers to think everyone in the UK would know who he was. Really?

They were unavoidable in the early 2010s, their XF final had 17 million viewers only for Matt Cardle to win and dominated British pop culture. But yeah, in recent years they would have dropped off people's radar. Hell, I was a diehard fan of 1D as a teen yet I have not paid much attention to their solo careers except Louis's.

NeckolasCage · 20/10/2024 02:05

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What the hell is that supposed to mean? You nasty little toad 😡

Drinkdrinkduuurink · 20/10/2024 02:07

HelenInHeels · 20/10/2024 00:11

Was it bigger than the Queen's?

No comparison.

Diana's funeral had 32.1 million television viewers in the UK, only the 1966 World Cup final was higher (and factor in the millions that lined the streets in London to see her coffin go past who weren't able to watch TV that day, so really it's the most viewed event ever in the UK).

It was also a global event (as evidenced by the fact the song (re)written for her by Bernie Taupin and performed by Elton John at the funeral went to number 1 around the world (from Japan to Australia to the US (11 million sales there) to Europe, with it selling 5 million copies in the UK, more than previous record holder Do they know its Christmas by Band Aid). Attendees at the funeral, from Tom Cruise to Nelson Mandela to Pavarotti. Her catchment covered so many bases, from regular celebrities to political leaders to religious leaders. Also recall George Clooney having a press conference following her death.

The most photographed woman on the planet, being chased by the paparazzi to the very end (with her, the golden goose for the paps, generating huge sums in obtaining an exclusive image of her), she also died in her prime in tragic, sudden circumstances, which elevates the shock and thus draws viewers.

All that and the era she died, when the media was largely tv and newspapers, so more streamlined, audience less spread out, so more focused, and Diana dominated the headlines.

Mania is the appropriate term to describe the whole week of her death. Never has there been a public reaction like it (a legitimate reaction, not the fake, under duress North Korean public reaction when their dear leader dies).

The scale of Diana's funeral can't ever be surpassed because of the combination of the status she had, the shocking circumstances of how she died, and the era she died when media was global but also concentrated with fewer outlets.

Boltonb · 20/10/2024 02:22

Yes, I suspect it'll be the biggest funeral the country has ever seen. I assume we’ll get at least 3 days of public holidays for mourning.

Seriously, if you’ve read this it’s literally just clickbait on shitty websites. The media’s fascination with a young man’s addiction and mental health issues is really disgusting.

Catsmere · 20/10/2024 02:48

SpiggingBelgium · 19/10/2024 22:55

Read it where online?

Half the nation watched Diana’s funeral. Both the UK’s biggest TV channels broadcast the entire thing live. I really can’t see that happening for a pop star.

Not to mention that it was broadcast around the world. Many millions of people watched (I did, from Australia).

Catsmere · 20/10/2024 02:51

Obsessedwithlamps · 19/10/2024 23:17

Whaaat? I had never even heard of him before he died.

Same. Had to look him up when all the threads started appearing here. I've heard the name One Direction, that's all.

Catsmere · 20/10/2024 03:06

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 20/10/2024 00:05

I agree. In fact he was probably upset that he had just been dropped by his record company and wasn’t so successful with his solo work so to say ‘never heard of him’ seems bad taste and pointless

Why? If we've never heard of him, we likewise know absolutely nothing about his life, or whatever problems he may have had. Why is that in poor taste, especially in the context of an OP claiming to have heard that his funeral could be bigger than Diana's?

rosesaredeadvioletsaretoo · 20/10/2024 03:15

Oh for goodness sake - people still being all high and mighty about anyone discussing this.

It’s a public forum. Freedom of speech exists. OP isn’t breaking any rules by discussing something tragic and shocking that happened to a public figure, especially as it’s all over the news.

Get off your high horses. I doubt Liam’s 7 year old son is on Mumsnet, and I doubt people ignoring his death and refusing to discuss or acknowledge it would be any consolation to his family or friends.

girljulian · 20/10/2024 03:33

I have often thought it was terrible that John Lennon didn't have a funeral because it didn't allow those who loved him an opportunity to say goodbye, but now I understand why Yoko made that decision tbh

Zanatdy · 20/10/2024 04:50

I’d imagine that after all this press attention they will want to keep it as private as possible. You’ll have some people line the streets as they do for a celebrity death if they know funeral details but it absolutely won’t be in the same league as Diana. The whole thing is getting ridiculous and I feel for the family.

Moonshiners · 20/10/2024 04:51

flapjackfairy · 19/10/2024 22:45

it is all getting a bit ridiculous now!

So was the hysteria around Diana's death so maybe they are on to something!

betterangels · 20/10/2024 07:23

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 19/10/2024 23:39

I thought the rewriting of candle in the wind was disrespectful as well and crass

Same but god help you if you said so at the time. It was madness.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 20/10/2024 07:40

Obsessedwithlamps · 19/10/2024 23:17

Whaaat? I had never even heard of him before he died.

Neither had I!

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 20/10/2024 07:44

Catsmere · 20/10/2024 02:48

Not to mention that it was broadcast around the world. Many millions of people watched (I did, from Australia).

Dh was away for work in Jakarta at the time, and several of the (Indonesian) office staff were watching it on a TV in the office.

HelenInHeels · 20/10/2024 07:44

I remember all the drama about Jade Goody's funeral, that was televised.

FitAt50 · 20/10/2024 07:48

What a ridiculous post. One direction broke up years ago and Liam Paynes solo album flopped. It's tragic what happened to him but huge funeral is not going to happen.

DreamW3aver · 20/10/2024 07:50

HalfWayDown · 20/10/2024 00:21

Not the point of the op but I find it hard to believe anyone in the Uk wouldn’t know who he is or who one direction are. I’m far from a fan but they were unavoidable for the last 15 years 😐

There are people I work with who said they didnt know who he was when we were talking about it. They knew 1D but only had name recognition of Harry Styles.

Id say these people are in their 40s so no musical connection with them, initially I was surprised too but actually there are probably equally famous people of different era that I haven't heard of

DreamW3aver · 20/10/2024 07:53

@good96 I suggest you step away from the internet as starting threads asking if stupid ahit is true is more than one life's work and I'm sure you don't want to come off as a bit thick

2Old2Tango · 20/10/2024 07:55

FFS, while it's extremely sad that Liam has died, and too young too boot, there have been many other celebrities who have passed who were equally or way more famous, who did not have funerals anywhere near the scale of a royal state funeral.

Get a grip OP. I'm guessing you're too young to have even experienced Princess Diana's funeral.

Prescottdanni123 · 20/10/2024 08:28

Hopefully it will be a private service with date/tine/location kept quiet. If it is a public funeral, I don't trust people to behave with respect these days. Many people would of course but it just takes on small group to create trouble.

HelenInHeels · 20/10/2024 08:36

Though I can name all of One Direction I'd only recognise Harry Styles if I passed them in the street. I've got Harry's albums as well. I heard one of Liam's solo songs on the radio without knowing it was him. I thought it was Shaggy.

I do hope his funeral doesn't turn into a circus. I know there's a memorial gathering today in Sheffield.

mydogisthebest · 20/10/2024 08:56

friendlycat · 20/10/2024 00:14

The media coverage in the trashy tabloids is completely out of hand on this issue.

It’s sad that a member of a former boy band has died. But one article would be sufficient to announce this.

Totally agree. The papers have been full of stories about him day after day. I counted 20 different stories in The Mail in one edition about him and that was 2 days after his death.

I don't understand why he is getting so much coverage. Of course it's sad that a young man died but the newspaper and tv coverage has been far too over the top