tion on April 17 Will Margaret Thatcher’s funeral be broadcasted? BBC1 will be showing live coverage from 9.15 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. Who will be at St Paul’s Cathedral? According to Downing Street, 2,000 invitations are being sent out, with guests including former prime ministers, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Lord Archer and Jeremy Clarkson. Margaret Thatcher’s children, Carol…
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Whitney Houston’s family members, including her mother Cissy and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, took the opportunity to pay their respects in private at Whigham Funeral Home, Newark, New Jersey, yesterday. Millions of viewers are expected to witness Whitney Houston’s funeral at noon today. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18, who made her first appearance since being rushed to hospital after col…
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…been thought Bobby Brown would be kept away amid resentment he led Whitney Houston astray and fears he was trying to get his hands on her $40 million fortune. The 90-minute service will take place at 12:00 p.m. local time at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, where Whitney Houston was first discovered as a teenager. It will reportedly be a mixture of religious music and celebrity…
…ng the service. But on account of his connection with daughter Bobbi Kristina, Bobby Brown was later told he would be able to pay his last respects to Whitney Houston – who he was married to for 14 years. According to CNN, guests held in their hands an invitation with a cover featuring a photo of a smiling Whitney Houston. The six-page funeral program contained color family photos and a note…
g talents as a child. Whitney Houston’s body was flown from Los Angeles in a private jet owned by Tyler Perry last night and transported to Newark’s Whigham Funeral Home, which handled the 2003 funeral of her father. Carolyn Whigham, the funeral home’s owner, said the invitation-only funeral reflects the family’s desire to keep the memorial more personal. “They have shared her fo…
A tight London security operation involving more than 4,000 police officers is under way for the funeral of former British PM Margaret Thatcher. Margaret Thatcher’s coffin will travel from Westminster and be taken in procession through central London for the funeral at St Paul’s Cathedral at 11:00 BST. Some 2,300 people, representing 170 countries, are expected to attend. Queen Elizab…
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Thousands of well-wishers witnessed an honor guard of firefighters standing to attention to salute pallbearers carrying Boston Marathon attack victim Krystle Campbell’s casket into church today. The line outside St. Joseph Church on Monday for the 11 a.m. funeral of 29-year-old Krystle Campbell stretched down the block as 23 officers on motorbikes joined the procession. Krystle Campbell was…
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…After the service, there will be a private cremation service in Mortlake, south-west London. It is understood that Margaret Thatcher wished to be laid to rest alongside her husband, Denis, who died in 2003, in the cemetery of the Royal Hospital Chelsea….
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…#8220;with much of what she did”. Conservative MPs queued up in the Commons to pay their respects to Margaret Thatcher, who was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, but about half of Labour’s 256 MPs stayed away. The Lords also held a debate on the former prime minister, with her former Cabinet ministers Lord Fowler and Lord Tebbit among those paying tribute. The Guardian has reported tha…
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ng to health problems, his spokesman has said. The guest list for the event was drawn up by Margaret Thatcher’s family with the assistance of the government and the Conservative Party. More than 2,000 invitations will be sent out, with most set to be dispatched on Friday. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are already confirmed for the ceremony, which will take place in St Paul’s Cat…
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to feel kind of strange.” Another viewer said: “Much as I understand sadness at the death of Whitney Houston would BBC and Sky kindly get on to some real news.” “Kinda weird that Sky News and BBC News 24 are live streaming Whitney Houston’s Funeral. Feels voyeuristic,” added another viewer. Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, R Kelly and a host of gospel stars performed at Saturday’s service at New Hope B…
…et Thatcher, who died at the age of 87 on April 8, had strong connections to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, home of the Pensioners, over the last 10 years. The Margaret Thatcher Infirmary opened there in 2009. Downing Street has announced that well-known hymns and poems will mark next week’s funeral of former British PM Margaret Thatcher The coffin will be carried into and out of the cathedral…
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Whitney Houston’s flower-covered casket arrived at New Hope Baptist Church where her powerful voice first wowed a congregation as family made final preparations to remember the pop superstar in her hometown. Whitney Houston's casket arrived at New Hope Baptist Church in her hometown Newark, New Jersey ORDER OF SERVICE New Hope Mass Choir and The New Jersey Mass Choir sin…
…e Jobs died, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Apple announced no cause of death, but Steve Jobs was diagnosed with a rare pancreatic cancer seven years ago and had a liver transplant in 2009. It sparked an outpouring of tributes from world leaders such as President Barack Obama, business rivals including Bill Gates and other fans. Apple would not confirm or deny the funeral reports…
A military rehearsal of former British PM Margaret Thatcher’s funeral procession has taken place in central London. More than 700 members of the armed forces drawn from all three services took part in the practice before dawn. They will line the route of the funeral procession from Westminster to St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday. Margaret Thatcher’s coffin is to be carried in a…
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…ail said that if the person owned a dog, and the dog died, they would not come to my funeral home,” Carolyn Whigham said. “I’m worried about my employees, worried about me. I’ve been in business since 1943. This is my name, my character. Honestly, this is my life’s work. We would never do something like this.” Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy and daughter Bobbi Kristina are said to be outraged…
p Bobbi Kristina, because Cissy cannot stand Bobby. “She just didn’t want a big drama with him on that day of all days.” Bobbi Kristina is also apparently upset following her parents’ divorce in 2007 and how quickly Bobby Brown moved on. Bobby Brown has become engaged and has a two-year-old little boy with fiancé Alicia Etheredge. “There was some confusion about Bobbi Kristina’s whereabouts…
rning, Bobby Brown showed up for Whitney Houston’s funeral service at Newark’s New Hope Baptist Church with nine people, including his three children from previous relationships, his fiancée and their 2-year-old son. After security guards moved his group twice, Bobby Brown caused a ruckus before the Reverent Jesse Jackson and the Reverent Al Sharpton – both Houston family friends – calmed him down…
…ubt Whitney would have wanted this to occur. I will continue to pay my respects to my ex-wife the best way I know how.” Early reports suggested Bobby Brown, who became divorced from Whitney Houston in 2007, was denied entry to the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. Shortly after the service began Bobby Brown was seen leaving the church with a grim expression on his face accompanied by…
…the RAF – on the Strand. The coffin will then be transferred to the gun carriage and taken in procession to St Paul’s Cathedral. Big Ben Facts: The Great Bell, better known as Big Ben, is 2.2 m tall, has a diameter of 2.7 m and weighs 13.7 tonnes The hammer which strikes the bell weighs 200 kg When struck it chimes the musical note E It was cast in the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, and in…
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Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s mother, paid an emotional tribute to her beloved daughter today as family, friends and some of the biggest names in the music world gathered at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, for the singer’s funeral. Among the mourners at today’s highly-charged service, were singers Chaka Khan, Brandy, Roberta Flack, Jordin Sparks and Jennifer Hu…
…support the couple’s 18-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina. Whitney Houston may be buried alongside her father, army serviceman and entertainment executive John Russell Houston Jr., who died in 2003 There is believed to have been disagreement among the Houston family as to where Whitney Houston should be buried. Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy and her cousin Dionne Warwick are said to…
…funeral will be shown live on US television after the Houston family agreed to have a single video camera inside the church. Whitney Houston’s funeral will also be streamed on the BBC News website at 12:00 EST. Various media crews are already in place outside the church, hoping to capture footage of the guests arriving and leaving. Whitney Houston was one of the world's best-selling artists…
