United Kingdom, May 31 -- Niall Horan is glad his final memory of Liam Payne is a "happy" one.

The 32-year-old singer saw his One Direction bandmate in Argentina just days before his friend passed away in October 2024 after falling from his hotel balcony, and he will always be thankful they shared that time together, though he is still struggling to grasp the fact he'll never see him again.

Niall told the Sunday Times' Culture magazine: "I'm glad of that, it means my last memory of him was happy.

"It still feels surreal. On day one I was, like, 'Nah, it didn't happen.' Our friendship was a bond that was there for ever even if we hadn't seen each other for a while and it's wild that one day, like the flick of a switch, he's gone."

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