MJ's kids remember their daddy

Updated: July 08, 2009 10:45 IST

Michael Jackson's children from left, Paris, Prince Michael II, also known as Blanket and Prince Michael at the memorial.

MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
Michael Jackson's children from left, Paris, Prince Michael II, also known as Blanket and Prince Michael appear with their aunt LaToya Jackson, background left, at the memorial service for music legend Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Michael Katherine, center, is comforted by family members at the memorial service.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
A fiercely protective father, MJ rarely brought his brood out into public, covering their faces in veils and party masks to protect their identity when he did.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
Now here they were, unveiled, before an audience of thousands at Staples Center and millions more around the globe. In this photo singer Janet Jackson, left, Paris Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Jackie Jackson and Prince Michael I on stage during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
Starting out seated in the front row, the three youngest Jacksons eventually joined the rest of the family onstage as the two-hour service came to a close.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
Paris being comforted by her aunt Janet Jackson.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
Seven-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket, clutched a Michael Jackson doll all through the event.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
The Jackson family with the kids.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
Paris, wearing a black dress with white trim, turned a small patent-leather purse over in her hands as other family members spoke.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
Paris comforting her brother Blanket at the memorial.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
She furtively emerged from the tight circle of family members, who rushed to lower the microphone to her level. And with her uncle Randy on one side and aunt Janet on the other, Jackson's little girl stood center stage. ''I just wanted to say,'' Paris began weakly. ''Speak up, sweetheart, speak up, Janet encouraged, sweeping the girl's long hair back. ''And get close.''
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
Paris put one hand behind her neck, another on the microphone, and began again. ''Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine,'' she said, her tiny voice cracking.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
The Jackson family, from left, Janet Jackson, Paris Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Jermaine Jackson and Prince Michael are shown on stage at the memorial service for music legend Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
MJ\'s kids remember their daddy
In this Jan 25, 2006 picture, Michael Jackson, center, wears an abaya, the traditional Arabic women's veil and all-covering gown, and holds the hand of one of his children, Prince Michael II, also veiled, as they walk toward their car behind a shopping mall in Manama, Bahrain. Jackson, was a reclusive resident of the Gulf island country since being cleared of child molestation charges and was accompanied by his sister, Janet, unseen, and two other children on the shopping outing.

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