If you're so inclined, SKY News are reporting that you can watch Whitney Houston's funeral on the hintert, as it's being streamed. Although, you might not be able to watch it as they've failed to include the site it will be streaming from (one can assume her official website, or very possibly livestream.com/aplive) or the time the stream commences (New Jersey's fiveish hours behind us, so we'll say 3pmish?)
Instead of having a herd of unknowns at their loved one's send off, Whitney's relatives have opted out of having the ceremony in 18,000-seater Prudential Centre - which was probably a rumour started by nearby B&Bs - they're going with the 300 seater New Hope Baptist church where she used to sing.
A fan hanging around outside the church said: "We don't know what the circumstances are, but we're sure that the family did want to share something with the community that she gave so much to. But they have their reasons (yes, they were related to her, actually knew her, and therefore could do without randomers at such a sensitive time), and we're going to do the best we can to pay our respects and to mourn her."
According to Sky News, "Large crowds are expected to gather on Saturday in the streets outside the New Hope Baptist Church, which is about a mile from the funeral home where the body is being kept. Gospel singer Marvin Winans, a Grammy Award winner and longtime family friend, has been chosen to give the eulogy. Winans, in his role as a pastor, married Houston and fellow singer Bobby Brown in 1992 - the couple later divorced. But Brown will not be welcome at the funeral, according to media reports in the US."
The funeral is set to be attended by around 1,500 mourners, including Chaka Khan, songwriter Diane Warren, L.A. Reid and Whitney's cousin Dionne Warwick. Aretha Franklin - who was the star's godmother - has been asked to perform at the service.
Following the service, Whitney will be laid to rest at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey, in the plot next to her late father John Houston.