Piper Rayner is the estranged mother of the late Rayne Royce (born Louise Rayner), who was murdered in September 2023. In October 2023, Rayne's ex-boyfriend Romeo Nightingale found a video on The Chester Herald website of Piper saying she would be coming to the village to find out what happened to Rayne. Upon her arrival, Piper made clear that she disapproved of Rayne's career as an influencer, telling her friends that they didn't know 'the real Louise' and told Romeo that he didn't love her daughter. Having been talked into attending 'RayneFest' (a livestreamed memorial for her fans), Piper was surprised by Romeo's words about Rayne and his idea of origami boats for people to write messages on and send down the river - like Rayne used to make as a kid. She realised that Romeo did know 'Louise' and loved her.