Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, laid to rest in private funeral service

September 4th, 2009 Michael Jackson laid to restGLENDALE, Calif. — The King of Pop has been laid to rest.

September 4th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's family is planning to lift mourners' spirits with an uplifting ceremony dubbed a "Celebration of Life" following his burial on Thursday night (03Sep09). Jackson, who passed away in June (09), will finally be laid to rest at California's Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park at 7pm local time this evening.

September 3rd, 2009 LONDON - King of Pop Michael Jackson will be buried today evening. The pop legend will be laid to rest at Holly Terrace Grand Mausoleum in Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park, five miles from Hollywood.

September 3rd, 2009 Stars including ELIZABETH TAYLOR, MACAULAY CULKIN and LISA MARIE PRESLEY turned out to honour MICHAEL JACKSON as he was laid to rest in a private ceremony in California - ten weeks after his sudden death. The King of Pop passed away at his Holmby Hills home on 25 June (09) and a week later he was remembered with a family funeral and a star-studded public memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

August 27th, 2009 Police in Glendale, California have warned MICHAEL JACKSON fans not to head to the city on the day of his burial - because they will be kept well away from the private ceremony. The pop superstar, who passed away in June (09), will finally be laid to rest on 3 September (09) at the Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

August 21st, 2009 Jackson burial postponed until Sept. 3LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson won't be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday after all.

August 19th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's family has confirmed the King of Pop will be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday (29Aug09). After weeks of speculation, the pop superstar - who died on 25 June (09) - will be buried in a mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.

August 17th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Pop legend Michael Jackson will be laid to rest on his birthday, according to the singer's father. Jackson will be buried in Forest Lawn cemetery at 10 a.m.

August 12th, 2009 John Hughes mourned at private service in IllinoisLAKE FOREST, Ill. — Filmmaker John Hughes is being remembered by family and friends who gathered in a Chicago suburb for a private funeral.

August 9th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON has reportedly been laid to rest. The King Of Pop is believed to have been interred in a mausoleum owned by his close friend, Motown mogul Berry Gordy, in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills on Thursday (06Aug09).

July 7th, 2009 The touching tragedy of Pop's very own "boy who never grew up" or in this case, "never aged", is slotted for a tearful closure today, when 'Peter Pan' Michael Jackson leaves Neverland for good, as he embarks on his final journey, to be laid to eternal rest in the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Times, the cemetery service is to be a private family affair, to be followed by an elaborate public service scheduled to be held at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

July 7th, 2009 Corey Feldman, former child star and one time close friend of King of Pop Michael Jackson attended his memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. He was dressed in a full Michael Jackson outfit.

July 4th, 2009 LONDON - A funeral suit is being designed for the late King of Pop Michael Jackson by Los Angeles-based costume designers Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush. Both designers have worked with Michael in the last 20 years and had been designing costumes for his planned 'This Is It' concert series in London, reported aceshowbiz.com The news comes in the wake of confirmation made by Jackson's family that memorial service will be held to remember his career and life.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's old friend Bubbles the chimp will not be attending his funeral. The ape will be kept 3,000 miles away when Jackson is laid to rest in California, and it will spend the day listening to "calming flute music" at the animal sanctuary in Wauchula, Florida, where it presently lives.

June 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Veteran actress Farrah Fawcett, who lost her battle to anal cancer, will be laid to rest on Tuesday, June 30. The former 'Charlie's Angels star' passed away just hours before King of pop Michael Jackson died on Thursday.