Highlights
- TV mogul Oprah Winfrey has been invited to the funeral of Whitney Houston.
- Winfrey will join a limited guest list including Kevin Costner - Houston's co-star in The Bodyguard - Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin at the private funeral at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, reported TMZ online.
- A camera will be allowed inside the ceremony at the church - where she began her singing career - and it will be broadcast live on the internet.
- Following the service Houston's body will be laid to rest at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield in New Jersey, next to her late father John Huston.
TV mogul Oprah Winfrey has beeninvited to the funeral of Whitney Houston.
Winfrey will join a limited guest list including KevinCostner - Houston's co-star in
The Bodyguard - Stevie Wonderand Aretha Franklin at the private funeral at the New HopeBaptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, reported TMZ online.
A camera will be allowed inside the ceremony at thechurch - where she began her singing career - and it will bebroadcast live on the internet.
Following the service Houston's body will be laid to restat the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield in New Jersey, next toher late father John Huston.