Michael Jackson memorial: a final farewell to the King of Pop
Paris Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson I and Prince Michael Jackson II appear onstage during the Michael Jackson public memorial servicePhotograph: Pool/Getty ImagesFlowers and toys are left by fans at a makeshift memorial for the late pop star outside the Jackson family home in the Encino area of Los AngelesPhotograph: Damian Dovarganes/APFans sign a Michael Jackson poster outside the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, the venue for today's memorial servicePhotograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
A fan signs a Jackson poster already covered in written tributesPhotograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty ImagesLatasha Dobson from Boston, Massachusetts, poses in front of a Michael Jackson poster at the Staples CentrePhotograph: John G. Mabanglo/EPAJackson fans stand in front of the Forest Lawn memorial park and mortuary in Los AngelesPhotograph: EMPICS EntertainmentMichael Jackson souvenirs on sale outside the Forest Lawn memorial parkPhotograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesEven more Jackson fans gather outside the Forest Lawn memorial parkPhotograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesA Michael Jackson impersonator dances outside the Staples CentrePhotograph: John Moore/Getty ImagesFan Orpha Chavez, who camped out all night, waits for the gates to open for the memorial service at the Staples CentrePhotograph: Eric Thayer/ReutersFans with tickets to the service hold aloft placards in tribute to their pop heroPhotograph: Sean Masterson/EPAFans with tickets to the public memorial service begin to enter the Staples CentrePhotograph: John Moore/Getty ImagesTicket-holders are allowed beyond a barrier into the Staples Centre three hours before the memorial is scheduled to startPhotograph: Sean Masterson/EPAThe civil rights leader and politician the Rev Jesse Jackson addresses the media in advance of the memorial Photograph: Sean Masterson/EPARudy Ocegueda places letters on a marquee in tribute to Michael Jackson at a hotel near the Staples Centre Photograph: Kiichiro Sato/APTicket-holders enter the Michael Jackson public memorial service Photograph: John Moore/Getty ImagesJoe Jackson, the singer's father, waves as he leaves the family home in EncinoPhotograph: Chris Pizzello/ASSOCIATED PRESSA cover shot of Michael Jackson's memorial service programmePhotograph: Andrew Gombert/EPALighting technicians and stage hands prepare the auditorium ahead of the public memorial servicePhotograph: Pool/ReutersThe hearse, carrying Michael Jackson's body, leaves the Forest Lawn memorial park for the Staples CentrePhotograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThe Rev Al Sharpton, left, and Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, arrive at the servicePhotograph: Mark J Terrill /APMichael Jackson's body rests inside a golden casket on the stage at the Staples CentrePhotograph: Mario Anzuoni /GettySinger Jennifer Hudson performs at Michael Jackson's memorial servicePhotograph: Mark Terrill/APQueen Latifah speaks at Michael Jackson's memorial servicePhotograph: Rex FeaturesFormer child star Corey Feldman arrivesPhotograph: Mark Terrill/APMariah Carey and Trey Lorenz performPhotograph: APFans cry during Michael Jackson's memorial servicePhotograph: PAMembers of the Jackson family - Rebbie, from left, Janet, Randy, Tito, Marlon, Jackie and Jermaine - attend the memorial service Photograph: GettyLionel Richie sings Photograph: Mark J Terrill /APBrooke Shields speaks during the servicePhotograph: Kevork Djansezian/GettyUsher performs next to Michael Jackson's casket during the servicePhotograph: Mario Anzuoni/ReutersThe Andrae Crouch Singers, the Jackson family and guests sing We Are the World Photograph: Rex FeaturesJermaine Jackson sings as a video screen behind the stage shows an image of Michael JacksonPhotograph: Rex FeaturesJermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson's brother, performs Photograph: Mario Anzuoni /ReutersWe Are the World is sung near Michael Jackson's casketPhotograph: Wally Skalij/EPAMichael Jackson's daughter, Paris, cries during the memorial service. "Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine," she saidPhotograph: Mario Anzuoni/ReutersParis Jackson is comforted by Randy Jackson, left, and Rebbie JacksonPhotograph: Kevork Djansezian/APThe children of Michael Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson I, Paris Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II walk off stage during the memorial service Photograph: Mark J. Terrill/AFP/Getty ImagesParis holds the hand of her younger brother, Prince Michael Jackson II, at the memorial service Photograph: Pool/Reuters
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