Tributes from fans worldwide are still pouring in for Whitney Houston... and who wish to bid farewell to the singer will not be disappointed as they will be able to watch her private funeral on the Internet live.
Her publicist, Kristen Foster, announced that the Associated Press (AP) will be allowed a camera at Saturday's ceremony at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark.The funeral will be streamed on AP's Web site and will also be made available to broadcasters.
The ceremony, due to begin at 5 p.m. GMT and 12 p.m. EST, is by invitation only.
Houston started her singing career at the New Hope Baptist Church and her mother Cissy served as music director there for decades.
She will be buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield in her native state of New Jersey next to her father, John Russell Houston.
Meanwhile, friends of the family have already told Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown that he is not welcome at the funeral or in Bobbi Kristina's life, according to TMZ. They believe Brown is responsible for the drug and alcohol problems both his ex-wife and daughter experienced.
Houston was found unconscious in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, while preparations were being made for the Grammys. Her autopsy results may not be made public for up to eight weeks, as speculation rages that Houston may have died from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs and alcohol.
Part of a makeshift memorial for the late singer Whitney Houston is seen outside The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey February 15, 2012. A private funeral for Houston will be held on Saturday in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey, at the same modest New Jersey church where the R&B vocalist honed her singing skills on her way to becoming one of the biggest pop stars of her generation.ReutersA Filipino fan writes a message on a tribute wall for late American singer-actress Whitney Houston that is displayed inside a mall in Manila February 15, 2012. Houston was found underwater in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel on Saturday, according to police who have declined to speculate on the cause of her death at age 48.ReutersThirteen-year-old William James Collier of San Antonio, Texas tosses a lemon as he lays on the ground behind a makeshift memorial to singer Whitney Houston at a corner of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 13, 2012. The memorial has flowers, notes, stuffed animals and photographs of Houston left by fans since her Houston's death at the hotel February 11. Houston was "underwater and apparently unconscious" when she was discovered in her hotel room bathtub, police said on Monday, as her body was reported to be heading home to New Jersey.ReutersA T-shirt and a note left by a fan is pictured at a makeshift memorial to singer Whitney Houston at a corner of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 13, 2012. The memorial has flowers, notes, stuffed animals and photographs of Houston left by fans since her death at the hotel February 11.ReutersA fan wears a T-shirt with an image of pop singer Whitney Houston outside the Whigham funeral home in Newark, New Jersey February 13, 2012. Houston's body arrived in her home state of New Jersey on Monday night, ahead of a funeral expected later this week for the pop superstar whose blockbuster career was often overshadowed by drug and alcohol abuse.ReutersFans gather at a makeshift memorial to singer Whitney Houston at a corner of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 13, 2012. The memorial has flowers, notes, stuffed animals and photographs of Houston left by fans since her Houston's death at the hotel February 11. Houston was "underwater and apparently unconscious" when she was discovered in her hotel room bathtub, police said on Monday, as her body was reported to be heading home to New Jersey.ReutersPart of a makeshift memorial for the late singer Whitney Houston is seen in Newark.ReutersFlowers, a teddy bear and photographs of the late singer Whitney Houston are pictured at a makeshift memorial to her at a corner of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 13, 2012. The memorial has flowers, notes, stuffed animals and photographs of Houston left by fans since her Houston's death at the hotel February 11. Houston was "underwater and apparently unconscious" when she was discovered in her hotel room bathtub, police said on Monday, as her body was reported to be heading home to New Jersey.ReutersPart of a makeshift memorial for the late singer Whitney Houston is seen outside The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey February 15, 2012. A private funeral for Houston will be held on Saturday in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey, at the same modest New Jersey church where the R&B vocalist honed her singing skills on her way to becoming one of the biggest pop stars of her generation.ReutersA Filipino fan writes a message on a tribute wall for late American singer-actress Whitney Houston that is displayed inside a mall in Manila February 15, 2012. Houston was found underwater in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel on Saturday, according to police who have declined to speculate on the cause of her death at age 48.ReutersThirteen-year-old William James Collier of San Antonio, Texas tosses a lemon as he lays on the ground behind a makeshift memorial to singer Whitney Houston at a corner of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 13, 2012. The memorial has flowers, notes, stuffed animals and photographs of Houston left by fans since her Houston's death at the hotel February 11. Houston was "underwater and apparently unconscious" when she was discovered in her hotel room bathtub, police said on Monday, as her body was reported to be heading home to New Jersey.ReutersA T-shirt and a note left by a fan is pictured at a makeshift memorial to singer Whitney Houston at a corner of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 13, 2012. The memorial has flowers, notes, stuffed animals and photographs of Houston left by fans since her death at the hotel February 11.ReutersA fan wears a T-shirt with an image of pop singer Whitney Houston outside the Whigham funeral home in Newark, New Jersey February 13, 2012. Houston's body arrived in her home state of New Jersey on Monday night, ahead of a funeral expected later this week for the pop superstar whose blockbuster career was often overshadowed by drug and alcohol abuse.ReutersFans gather at a makeshift memorial to singer Whitney Houston at a corner of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 13, 2012. The memorial has flowers, notes, stuffed animals and photographs of Houston left by fans since her Houston's death at the hotel February 11. Houston was "underwater and apparently unconscious" when she was discovered in her hotel room bathtub, police said on Monday, as her body was reported to be heading home to New Jersey.ReutersPart of a makeshift memorial for the late singer Whitney Houston is seen in Newark.ReutersFlowers, a teddy bear and photographs of the late singer Whitney Houston are pictured at a makeshift memorial to her at a corner of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 13, 2012. The memorial has flowers, notes, stuffed animals and photographs of Houston left by fans since her Houston's death at the hotel February 11. Houston was "underwater and apparently unconscious" when she was discovered in her hotel room bathtub, police said on Monday, as her body was reported to be heading home to New Jersey.Reuters
