King of Pop finally laid to rest

Michael Jackson, his gold coffin topped by a bejeweled crown, was laid to rest on Thursday night at a funeral more than two months after his death and, because of his family's tardy arrival, nearly two hours late.

He was mourned by celebrities including Elizabeth Taylor, Barry Bonds and Macaulay Culkin at a private service outside the elaborate Forest Lawn Glendale mausoleum where Jackson was to be entombed.

The funeral was described as a simple and tasteful affair, and the singer's mother was overcome with grief. Gladys Knight's singing of a hymn moved many to tears.