Whitney's Burial, Strictly By Invitation.

Invitation only. Thousands of fans were left disappointed when they found out a public memorial will not take place at Newark's Prudential Centre

Thousands of fans left disappointed as Whitney Houston's family decided on private invitation-only funeral for 300 people in Newark church.  At first it was thought that a public memorial service would take place at Newark's Prudential Centre - which seats up to 19,000 people - but the family announced today that they are keeping it to themselves. There will be no public wake either.




Whitney will be buried on Saturday at noon in New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where her singing talent was first discovered as a child.

An enterprising fan sells T-shirts bearing images of Whitney Houston during a vigil at Leimert Park Vigil in Los Angeles

Mary Jones, who discovered Whitney's body in the bathtub and tried to resuscitate her, arrived at Los Angeles airport today to catch a flight to Newark where her niece will be buried

he body of Whitney Houston is wheeled out of the suite of the hotel in Los Angeles where she 'drowned in the bath' following two apparent evenings of out-of-control binges

Bobby Brown trying to get a grip on himself.

A coroner's van leaves the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles carrying Whitney Houston's body on the night she was found dead

obby Brown, Whitney Houston's ex-husband (left) was in Nashville for a concert with his band New Edition just hours after her death

Mourners at a vigil for Whitney Houston in Leimert Park in Los Angeles

Tyler Perry's private jet transported Whitney Houston's body from California to Newark, New Jersey

Whitney Houston may be laid to rest next to her father at Westfield cemetery in New Jersey, close to where her funeral is taking place

The body of Whitney Houston arrives at Whigham Funeral Home, in Newark, New Jersey

The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, where the private funeral for Whitney Houston will be held on Saturday at noon