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PHOTOS: Whitney Houston's Funeral


Final journey: Whitney Houston's silver casket was carried out as her greatest hit I Will Always Love You was played
Final journey: Whitney Houston's silver casket was carried out as her greatest hit I Will Always Love You was played


Front row: Whitney Houston's mother Cissy, left in red circle, and the singer's daughter Bobbi Kristina, sat to the right of her, take the front pew at today's funeral
Front row: Whitney Houston's mother Cissy, left in red circle, and the singer's daughter Bobbi Kristina, sat to the right of her, take the front pew at today's funeral


Grieving daughter: Bobbi Kristina claps for Stevie Wonder after one of his performances
Grieving daughter: Bobbi Kristina claps for Stevie Wonder after one of his performances

Shared grief: Cissy and Bobbi Kristina rise from the seats to embrace Alicia Keys as they hugged tightly
Shared grief: Cissy and Bobbi Kristina rise from the seats to embrace Alicia Keys as they hugged tightly


Comfort: Alicia Keys embraces Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina and her mother Cissy, both in black, who were sitting in the front row of the church
Comfort: Alicia Keys embraces Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina and her mother Cissy, both in black, who were sitting in the front row of the church

Welcome: Pastor Joe Carter opens the ceremony saying: 'Whitney you are the only woman who could bring all of us together, Whitney today is your day'
Welcome: Pastor Joe Carter opens the ceremony saying: 'Whitney you are the only woman who could bring all of us together, Whitney today is your day'


Goodbye: Mourners, officers and the choir gathered in the church to celebrate Whitney Houston's life. Mentor Clive Davis can be seen in the front row, bottom left
Goodbye: Mourners, officers and the choir gathered in the church to celebrate Whitney Houston's life. Mentor Clive Davis can be seen in the front row, bottom left



Capturing a moment in history: People took photographs and paid respects at the candle lit shrine at the funeral home tonight
Capturing a moment in history: People took photographs and paid respects at the candle lit shrine at the funeral home on Friday night

From the heart: A fan signs a memorial book as she pays her respects to the late singer, who died last Saturday
From the heart: A fan signs a memorial book as she pays her respects to the late singer, who died last Saturday


Last moments: Whitney Houston's last ever public performance on Thursday February 9 with her close friend Kelly Price. She was found dead two days later
Last moments: Whitney Houston's last ever public performance on Thursday February 9 with her close friend Kelly Price. She was found dead two days later

Sad day: Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina was also seen arriving at Whigham Funeral Home in New Jersey
Sad day: Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina was also seen arriving at Whigham Funeral Home in New Jersey  
 Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina was also seen arriving at Whigham Funeral Home in New Jersey

Emotional time: Whitney Houston's mother Cissy Houston, 78, was seen arriving at the funeral home for a special private viewing with close friends and family on Friday afternoon
Emotional time: Whitney Houston's mother Cissy Houston, 78, was seen arriving at the funeral home for a special private viewing with close friends and family 



Fan: Renee Taylor, of Baltimore, Maryland, stands with a sign a few blocks from the New Hope Baptist Church before the funeral of Whitney Houston where fans gathered to pay their last respects
Fan: Renee Taylor, of Baltimore, Maryland, stands with a sign a few blocks from the New Hope Baptist Church before the funeral of Whitney Houston where fans gathered to pay their last respects

Respects: Close family and friends arrive for the funeral service of pop singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey
Respects: Close family and friends arrive for the funeral service of pop singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey 

Dressed in black: Two women pause to look at the memorial display before they go into the church to pay their last respects to Whitney Houston
Dressed in black: Two women pause to look at the memorial display before they go into the church to pay their last respects to Whitney Houston

The hearse carrying the body of singer Whitney Houston, with a photo of her in the window, leaves a funeral home en route to a church for funeral services in Newark
Image: The golden hearse carrying the body of singer Whitney Houston bears a photo of her in the window as her family and friends prepare to say goodbye to the star



Bobby Brown and Alicia Etheridge leave Whitney Houston Funeral
Bobby Brown and Alicia Etheridge leave Whitney Houston Funeral
Turned away: Bobby Brown sensationally left Whitney Houston's funeral after apparently being denied entry along with fiancee Alicia Etheridge

Rejoice: Hand-clapping choirs performed traditional gospel songs including Grateful, by Hezekiah Walker, as more and more celebrities filled the pews of the New Jersey church
Rejoice: Hand-clapping choirs performed traditional gospel songs including Grateful, by Hezekiah Walker, as more and more celebrities filled the pews of the New Jersey church

Traditional home-going service: The New Hope Mass Choir and the New Jersey Mass Choir, all in white, sand and rejoiced inside the New Hope Baptist Church as guests arrived
Traditional home-going service: The New Hope Mass Choir and the New Jersey Mass Choir, all in white, sand and rejoiced inside the New Hope Baptist Church as guests arrived

Casket arrival: A coffin holding the remains of singer Whitney Houston is carried into the New Hope Baptist Church before the noon funeral services for the singer this morning
Casket arrival: A coffin holding the remains of singer Whitney Houston is carried into the New Hope Baptist Church before the noon funeral services for the singer this morning

Whitney Houston's boyfriend: Ray J emotionally reaches out to her coffin at the end of her funeral. The rapper put his hand out and touched the casket as it passed him down the aisle of the church, before collapsing into his seat overcome with emotion
Whitney Houston's boyfriend: Ray J emotionally reaches out to her coffin at the end of her funeral. The rapper put his hand out and touched the casket as it passed him down the aisle of the church, before collapsing into his seat overcome with emotion

Death of a star: Pall-bearers carry the casket of pop singer Whitney Houston to a hearse following her funeral service at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, earlier today
Death of a star: Pall-bearers carry the casket of pop singer Whitney Houston to a hearse following her funeral service at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, earlier today

Escort: A procession of cars with flowers - one of which is the golden hearse carrying her casket - drive down the Newark street after the service escorted by a police car
Escort: A procession of cars with flowers - one of which is the golden hearse carrying her casket - drive down the Newark street after the service escorted by a police car

Final journey: The hearse carrying the body of pop singer Whitney Houston makes its way to the New Hope Baptist Church past the County Hall of Records, where the American flag flies at half mast
Final journey: The hearse carrying the body of pop singer Whitney Houston heading out of the Church


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18 comments

  1. You really gave us much more love than we will ever need.

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  2. Alicia Keys just performed, she was on Key

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  3. By the way, Bobby Brown came, got in some kind of Altercation and Left in Tears.

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  4. RKelly's Rendition of "I Look to you" was Powerful.

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  5. why did she keep dating people who are way younger than her, Bobby brown was seven yrs younger, RayJ was 18yrs younger.

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  6. Bishop T.D Jake's exhortation was really on point...just wondering why Whitney couldnt find a spouse in the church!see her friends,see the Winans family et al! RIP dear Whitney!

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  7. not allowing bobby brown entrance into the funeral is childish and un called for to me. we do all have choices in life and she made hers. Adieu Whitney we do love you. great voice great soul big mistake. sing with the angels dearie, u will be missed

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  8. Hmmm!
    Death! can take anyone! celebrity or no celebrity, rich or poor, young or old, white or black, or even president. we need to be prepared for it....

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  9. I'll always remember that track "I LOOK TO YOU". David K, Lagos.

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  10. WHITNEY WAS MY FAMOUS FEMALE MUSICIAN.MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE

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  11. Can those living learn something from Whiteny. Even when you are pushed don't allow your self to be pushed by what pushed you. It's unfortunate that I 'll never get hear her again in different ways.. .adieu my Girl friend.

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  12. we really miss her she is a super star

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  13. Dear Whitney,the news of your sudden exit was a great shock to me.May the Almighty God grant your soul eternal rest Ben E.Lagos

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  14. She went through a lot.

    RIP Whitney. You will be greatly missed!

    I hope that the challenges she had in life will serve as a lesson to us, the living.

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  15. an end that will surely come, so be prepared.Whitney the world loves u.

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  16. Dis shd be a lesson for everybody who are 2 proud of d gift of God in their life and decide 2 b carried away wit d things of d world. Remember we shd not let God 2 b sad wit us just because of the gift he gave us. Let learn to with a cautious life that gives praise to him. Whitney - I will 4ver remember u 4 ur song - IF 2MORO IS D JUDGEMENT DAY. may u find favour in d sight of d Lord in his Judgement

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