'Public wake' for Michael Jackson at Neverland

Jun 30th, 2009 - Times Online

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Thousands of mourning fans will besiege Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch on Friday after his family announced plans for a public wake at his California estate.

The family will hold a private memorial service at the 2,500-acre hideaway in Santa Barbara County on Sunday. Plans for Jackson’s funeral remain unclear.

Fans are expected to converge from across the world for the first mass gathering since Jackson died last Friday.

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