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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…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…
…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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…ion. Ghazala Javed and her father were killed when gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on them late on Monday Singers and dancers were particularly targeted by insurgents when they overran the area in 2007. Ghazala Javed at one point was also forced to stop singing because of threats. The singer, who was in her twenties, later married a businessman but they are thought to have divorced. Correspond…
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Christina Aguilera was left red faced after a very unusual malfunction happened while she was performing at the funeral of soul legend Etta James at the Bishop Noel Jones City of Refuge in Gardena, California. Christina Aguilera, 31, seemingly over did it with the fake tan and the result was unpleasant streaks down her leg. As the blonde singer belted out a rendition of Etta James’s most po…
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…
…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…
…8211; cried as he walked alongside the hearse. Tens of thousands of soldiers lined up to bow their heads in homage in the city’s main square. Kim Jong-Un – who is thought to be in his late 20s and who has little political experience – was accompanied by his uncle, Chang Song-Taek. Chang Song-Taek is expected to be a key player as the younger Kim Jong-Un consolidates power. Kim Jo…
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…
While Peter Stefan’s funeral home in Worcester, Massachusetts, is being protested, the owner says he is desperate for a gravesite as cemeteries all refuse to take Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body. However, a determined funeral director charged with burying the body of the Boston bomber says everyone deserves a dignified burial regardless of the circumstances of their death. Peter Stefan said dozens…
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neral home’s owner, Carolyn Whigham, said the funeral service would be by invitation only, adding it would be a “private time” for the Houston family. “They have shared her for 30 some years with the city, with the state, with the world,” she told reporters. “This is their time now for their farewell.” The body of the 48-year-old singer was found in a bath…
…yet to be determined. “She always had the edge,” Rev Jesse Jackson said outside the church on Saturday. “You can tell when some kids have what we call a special anointing. Aretha had that when she was 14. Whitney cultivated that and took it to a very high level. “The memories are so powerful, the music will be with us forever. We have a lot to rejoice about. Today we praise, we preach and we appre…
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Robyn Crawford, Whitney Houston’s former personal assistant, had been the singer’s secret lesbian lover for many years, claims gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. Peter Tatchell claimed Whitney Houston attended an AIDS event in London, in 1991, with a gay partner. Though he declined to identify her, the organizer – respected gay rights and equality consultant Vernal Scott – said that Pete…
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…rvers said the ceremonies echoed the displays of pomp and military might that marked the death of Kim Jong-Il’s father, Kim Il-Sung, in 1994. Kim Jong-Un – who is thought to be in his late 20′s and who has little political experience – was shown weeping beside the hearse as it drove through the snowy capital. He was accompanied by his uncle, Chang Song-Taek, who is expected…
…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…
A private funeral service has been held for astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong died last Saturday aged 82. The funeral in Cincinnati, Ohio, was by invitation only, reflecting Neil Armstrong’s own intensely private nature. Hundreds of millions watched Neil Armstrong land on the Moon on 20 July 1969 and describe it as: “One small step for a man,…
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There were numerous reports this week saying that Aretha Franklin was “banned” from Whitney Houston’s funeral on Saturday. New York Daily News reported that Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston’s godmother, “angered” the late singer’s mother, Cissy Houston, with her comments during an interview on the Today Show. “Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home,” Aretha Franklin…
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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 for 30 some years with the city, with the state, with the world. This is their time now for their farewell,” Carolyn Whigham said. “The family thanks all the fans, the friends and the media, but this tim…
Earlier reports claimed that Elton John was to attend his friend Whitney Houston’s funeral and, when he cancelled his Friday and Saturday concerts at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, many fans thought that’s where he was. But Sir Elton John has responded to the reports, saying the shows were cut because he was sick with food poisoning, not because he was bidding farewell to the tro…
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end of Ramadan after a prosecutor was appointed to oversee charges. Recep Cetin, whose true age is not known, will be held in custody for at least another week as the Islamic holy month ends on August 30. The Turkish waiter, who has eventually confessed to killing the two women in a forest near Izmir, earlier tried to cover up their murders by claiming they had been attacked by a gang of men. Rece…
no eulogy, she is only mentioned once or twice in the service. It uses the book of common prayer, which is actually quite austere in places.” As well as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, all 32 members of the current cabinet will attend the service, along with more than 30 members of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinets from her time as prime minister. There will be more than 50 guests ass…
The funeral of Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who apparently killed herself following a royal hoax call in London, is taking place in her Indian hometown, Shirva. Jacintha Saldanha, 46, will be buried after the service at a church in Shirva, just outside Mangalore on the south-west Indian coast. Her family arrived at the church earlier with her coffin. Jacintha Saldanha had taken a prank call about…
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As Whitney Houston’s silver casket was carried out of the New Hope Baptist Church, her unforgettable voice could be heard singing her greatest hit I Will Always Love You, reducing many mourners to tears, as the star made her final journey before being laid to rest. The singer’s mother Cissy Houston followed right behind the casket and had to be supported by two helpers as she tearfully watched he…
…“magnificent mind and beautiful heart”. Barry Gibb also read a poem he had written called Ode To Rob, which included the lines: “We will all be together one day. So fly away Rob, fly away.” Among the 300-strong congregation were celebrities including Sir Tim Rice, Uri Geller, DJs Mike Read, Paul Gambaccini and David “Kid” Jensen, singer Peter Andre, actress Susan George and 88-year-old actor Lesl…
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