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MICHAEL'S DAUGHTER BRINGS WORLD TO TEARS: Paris Katherine, 11, speaks publicly for the first time about the 'best father you can imagine.' (Video)(July 8, 2009)
*The public memorial service for Michael Jackson on Tuesday featured memorable performances from Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and others, but it was the King of Pop's 11-year-old daughter who left the biggest impression with mourners inside of the Staples Center and the billions watching around the world.
As the star-studded tribute concluded, Jackson’s children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris Katherine, 11, and Prince Michael II (Blanket), 7, took the stage during a group performance of “Heal the World.” After the song, Paris gave an impromptu speech from the stage surrounded by the Jackson family. “I just want to say ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine,” she said through tears. “And I just want to say I love him so much.” She then broke down into the arms of her aunt Janet Jackson before the entire Jackson family surrounded them. It was one of the first times any of Jackson's children had ever been heard publicly. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Michael Joseph Jr., known as Prince Michael; and 7-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket, were also in attendance for their father's memorial. Both wore the same dark suit and yellow tie as the rest of the men in the Jackson family, and Paris wore a black dress with white trim. Gone were the veils, the party masks and the guarded gates and walls that kept the Jackson children hidden from view for more than a decade. Those were replaced with images of their young faces up on stage as the ceremony came to a close, comforting one another and fidgeting as kids will: Prince chewed gum and toted the memorial service program; Paris turned a small patent-leather purse over in her hands; and Blanket held his program and clutched a Michael Jackson doll.
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