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Michael Jackson to be buried in a gold casket - encased in cement - says brother Marlon
WORLD EXCLUSIVE by Kate Mansey 29/08/2009
Exclusive interview with Marlon Jackson reveals Jackson's kids will leave 'Goodbye Daddy' notes in coffin; Aretha Franklin to sing at graveside; Wake to be held in family compound
Michael Jackson’s three grief-stricken children have penned goodbye letters to “Dear Daddy” to be placed inside his coffin.
Jackson’s brother Marlon makes the revelation in a world exclusive interview in which he tells the secrets of the King of Pop’s funeral, which will take place on Thursday.
The children – Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Blanket, seven – have written “Daddy we love you, we miss you” on notes which will be placed in his coffin, alongside the singer’s trademark single white glove.
Lying in state in an £18,000 gold-plated casket, the drug-ravaged singer has been fitted with a special wig to give him flowing shoulder-length locks, Marlon says.
And a make-up artist has painted his face to ensure he is buried as if he was taking to the stage for his last bow.
After an emotional sunset funeral, Jackson’s coffin will be immediately encased in deep concrete to deter grave robbers and ghouls.
CCTV cameras linked to sensors will activate an alarm to warn security guards of any would-be trespassers at the grave.
A PRIVATE SERVICE
And in marked contrast to Jackson’s life – lived in full public glare since the age of five – the 45-minute service will be held away from the cameras, limited to close relatives and friends.
Marlon, 52, said: “This will be Michael’s final curtain call – the last show. His shell will be gone but his spirit lives on.”
Soul legend Aretha Franklin will sing at the graveside. Jackson’s close friend Diana Ross will be there too, so will Motown record label founder Berry Gordy.
Jackson will be buried in Holly Terrace Grand Mausoleum at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park, five miles from Hollywood in North Los Angeles, alongside stars including Humphrey Bogart and Clark Gable.
The cemetery is closed to the public and is surrounded by high walls. Anyone visiting has to show ID.
In the nine weeks since Jackson died, his body has been kept in the refrigerated morgue at the cemetery, apart from the day it was driven in an armed police convoy to his Staples Center memorial service last month.
Marlon said: “This will be a private ceremony. His hairstylist has made his hair special and a make-up artist has gone in and fixed him up so he’s ready for the big day.”
A small wake will be held afterwards at the Jackson family compound in Encino. “This is the final step, the final curtain will be closed as regards to Michael’s life,” said Marlon.
“It’s a quiet place where the children will be able to visit in private to pay their respects.” Initially the funeral was scheduled for yesterday, which would have been Jackson’s 51st birthday.
But the burial was moved, said Marlon, because their mother Katherine is a Jehovah’s Witness and the religion doesn’t recognise birthdays. Marlon said: “I wanted to lay him to rest on the day the Lord created him. But my mother really didn’t want to bury him on that day.”
We can reveal that Jackson’s children have spent the last week-and-a-half on a break at Katherine’s Las Vegas home, visiting their uncle Jackie and playing with their cousins as the family try to spare them from the funeral preparations.
Marlon said: “They’re doing good. They’re finally getting to the stage of learning to live with it. You never get over something like that.” Marlon revealed how Paris had spoken to him about his twin brother Brandon, who died when he was just a few hours old.
He said: “After the memorial service Paris said to me, ‘Uncle Marlon, I’m sure my daddy is glad to see Uncle Brandon’. That was really special. I said, ‘Wow, that was the sweetest thing you could have said’.
LAST PERSON TO SEE HIM ALIVE
“I have two brothers in Heaven now. Some day we’ll all be able to meet up there.”
Jackson died at his rented home in Los Angeles on June 25 after being given a lethal cocktail of drugs.
On Friday the LA county coroner ruled that his death was homicide.
More than two months after his death, the family’s anger at his physician Dr Conrad Murray, who administered the potent narcotic Propofol and was the last person to see him alive, mounts by the day.
Marlon said: “Michael died and someone is to blame – and it’s the doctor who was with him.
“Conrad Murray was the last person to be with Michael and he knows exactly what went on and he’s not saying.”
Dr Murray’s only public comment so far has been a short statement on video website YouTube.
Marlon said: “I don’t think anyone tried to kill Michael on purpose but something went wrong, something happened and, yes, some of my family do think it’s murder.
“He had too many ‘yes’ men around him. With a bunch of ‘yes’ people around him there was no doubt he was headed for destruction. I’m talking about the doctors who were around him, the people he had working for him. It’s sad to say but these doctors would do anything for the money.”
Even though Jackson was slowly losing his battle against prescription drug addiction, he tried to shield it from his relatives, Marlon revealed.
He said: “Michael was a very private person. He didn’t like people to pry into that.
“At one point there was concern about the prescriptions, about his painkillers and whether he was taking too much, but he seemed to have everything under control.
“Michael was trying to escape from what he had created. He put himself in a box and the only way he could escape from it was to come up with different disguises to experience what others take for granted in life – going to the store, walking down the street. The fame became a monster and he was pretty much boxed in a corner because everybody wanted a piece of him.
HE WAS A GREAT DAD
“At the beginning all that stuff is great but then at the end… Everybody was judging him – and all the ridicule that went with it.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news...old-casket-encased-in-cement-115875-21633985/
Michael Jackson to be buried in a gold casket - encased in cement - says brother Marlon
WORLD EXCLUSIVE by Kate Mansey 29/08/2009
Exclusive interview with Marlon Jackson reveals Jackson's kids will leave 'Goodbye Daddy' notes in coffin; Aretha Franklin to sing at graveside; Wake to be held in family compound
Michael Jackson’s three grief-stricken children have penned goodbye letters to “Dear Daddy” to be placed inside his coffin.
Jackson’s brother Marlon makes the revelation in a world exclusive interview in which he tells the secrets of the King of Pop’s funeral, which will take place on Thursday.
The children – Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Blanket, seven – have written “Daddy we love you, we miss you” on notes which will be placed in his coffin, alongside the singer’s trademark single white glove.
Lying in state in an £18,000 gold-plated casket, the drug-ravaged singer has been fitted with a special wig to give him flowing shoulder-length locks, Marlon says.
And a make-up artist has painted his face to ensure he is buried as if he was taking to the stage for his last bow.
After an emotional sunset funeral, Jackson’s coffin will be immediately encased in deep concrete to deter grave robbers and ghouls.
CCTV cameras linked to sensors will activate an alarm to warn security guards of any would-be trespassers at the grave.
A PRIVATE SERVICE
And in marked contrast to Jackson’s life – lived in full public glare since the age of five – the 45-minute service will be held away from the cameras, limited to close relatives and friends.
Marlon, 52, said: “This will be Michael’s final curtain call – the last show. His shell will be gone but his spirit lives on.”
Soul legend Aretha Franklin will sing at the graveside. Jackson’s close friend Diana Ross will be there too, so will Motown record label founder Berry Gordy.
Jackson will be buried in Holly Terrace Grand Mausoleum at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park, five miles from Hollywood in North Los Angeles, alongside stars including Humphrey Bogart and Clark Gable.
The cemetery is closed to the public and is surrounded by high walls. Anyone visiting has to show ID.
In the nine weeks since Jackson died, his body has been kept in the refrigerated morgue at the cemetery, apart from the day it was driven in an armed police convoy to his Staples Center memorial service last month.
Marlon said: “This will be a private ceremony. His hairstylist has made his hair special and a make-up artist has gone in and fixed him up so he’s ready for the big day.”
A small wake will be held afterwards at the Jackson family compound in Encino. “This is the final step, the final curtain will be closed as regards to Michael’s life,” said Marlon.
“It’s a quiet place where the children will be able to visit in private to pay their respects.” Initially the funeral was scheduled for yesterday, which would have been Jackson’s 51st birthday.
But the burial was moved, said Marlon, because their mother Katherine is a Jehovah’s Witness and the religion doesn’t recognise birthdays. Marlon said: “I wanted to lay him to rest on the day the Lord created him. But my mother really didn’t want to bury him on that day.”
We can reveal that Jackson’s children have spent the last week-and-a-half on a break at Katherine’s Las Vegas home, visiting their uncle Jackie and playing with their cousins as the family try to spare them from the funeral preparations.
Marlon said: “They’re doing good. They’re finally getting to the stage of learning to live with it. You never get over something like that.” Marlon revealed how Paris had spoken to him about his twin brother Brandon, who died when he was just a few hours old.
He said: “After the memorial service Paris said to me, ‘Uncle Marlon, I’m sure my daddy is glad to see Uncle Brandon’. That was really special. I said, ‘Wow, that was the sweetest thing you could have said’.
LAST PERSON TO SEE HIM ALIVE
“I have two brothers in Heaven now. Some day we’ll all be able to meet up there.”
Jackson died at his rented home in Los Angeles on June 25 after being given a lethal cocktail of drugs.
On Friday the LA county coroner ruled that his death was homicide.
More than two months after his death, the family’s anger at his physician Dr Conrad Murray, who administered the potent narcotic Propofol and was the last person to see him alive, mounts by the day.
Marlon said: “Michael died and someone is to blame – and it’s the doctor who was with him.
“Conrad Murray was the last person to be with Michael and he knows exactly what went on and he’s not saying.”
Dr Murray’s only public comment so far has been a short statement on video website YouTube.
Marlon said: “I don’t think anyone tried to kill Michael on purpose but something went wrong, something happened and, yes, some of my family do think it’s murder.
“He had too many ‘yes’ men around him. With a bunch of ‘yes’ people around him there was no doubt he was headed for destruction. I’m talking about the doctors who were around him, the people he had working for him. It’s sad to say but these doctors would do anything for the money.”
Even though Jackson was slowly losing his battle against prescription drug addiction, he tried to shield it from his relatives, Marlon revealed.
He said: “Michael was a very private person. He didn’t like people to pry into that.
“At one point there was concern about the prescriptions, about his painkillers and whether he was taking too much, but he seemed to have everything under control.
“Michael was trying to escape from what he had created. He put himself in a box and the only way he could escape from it was to come up with different disguises to experience what others take for granted in life – going to the store, walking down the street. The fame became a monster and he was pretty much boxed in a corner because everybody wanted a piece of him.
HE WAS A GREAT DAD
“At the beginning all that stuff is great but then at the end… Everybody was judging him – and all the ridicule that went with it.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news...old-casket-encased-in-cement-115875-21633985/
