
A view of the scene outside of the New Hope Baptist Church before the funeral for US singer Whitney Houston, in Newark, New Jersey, USA, 18 February 2012. Houston was found dead in her hotel room in Beverly Hills, California, on 11 February 2012. She died at the age of 48. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

Police horses arrive outside of the New Hope Baptist Church before the funeral for US singer Whitney Houston, in Newark, New Jersey, USA, 18 February 2012. Houston was found dead in her hotel room in Beverly Hills, California, on 11 February 2012. She died at the age of 48. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

Television reporters gather on a riser down the block from the New Hope Baptist Church before the funeral for US singer Whitney Houston, in Newark, New Jersey, USA, 18 February 2012. Houston was found dead in her hotel room in Beverly Hills, California, on 11 February 2012. She died at the age of 48. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

News photographers gather down the block from the New Hope Baptist Church before the funeral for US singer Whitney Houston, in Newark, New Jersey, USA, 18 February 2012. Houston was found dead in her hotel room in Beverly Hills, California, on 11 February 2012. She died at the age of 48. EPA/JUSTIN LANE