Whitney Houston’s funeral

The hearse that carrying the body of singer Whitney Houston drives past the New Hope Baptist Church before Houston’s funeral in Newark, N.J. Houston died Feb. 11 in Beverly Hills, where she had planned to attend a pre-Grammys event.

FULL COVERAGE: Whitney Houston | 1963-2012 (Justin Lane / EPA)

March 22, 2012 5:23 PM PT

The Rev. Jesse Jackson talks to reporters before Whitney Houston’s funeral. (Michael Nagle / Getty Images)

A television reporter yells to her cameraman as photographers watch mourners arrive for Whitney Houston’s funeral at the New Hope Baptist church in Newark, N.J. (Justin Lane / EPA)

Mourners arrive at the New Hope Baptist Church for singer Whitney Houston’s funeral. Houston died Feb. 11 in Beverly Hills. (Justin Lane / EPA)

Whitney Houston merchandise is displayed for sale near the site of her funeral in Newark, N.J. (Jason DeCrow / Associated Press)

Whitney Houston fans wave to a passing car as they gather a few blocks from the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Jason DeCrow / Associated Press)

A Whitney Houston fan looks at photos of the singer a few blocks from the New Hope Baptist Church before Houston’s funeral in Newark, N.J. (Jason DeCrow / Associated Press)

A fan signs a picture of the late Whitney Houston before her funeral in Newark, N.J. Houston died Feb. 11 in Beverly Hills. (Michael Nagle / Getty Images)

Fans gather in Newark, N.J., for Whitney Houston’s funeral. (Michael Nagle / Getty Images)

Fans in Newark, N.J., show their appreciation for the late Whitney Houston. (Michael Nagle / Getty Images)

Fans show their emotions during the funeral for Whitney Houston. (Michael Nagle / Getty Images)

A police horse is seen in front of the hearse that carried Whitney Houston’s body. (Justin Lane / EPA)

A woman holds a poster as the public gathers on the streets of Newark, N.J., near Whitney Houston’s private funeral. (Stan Honda / AFP / Getty Images)

Kazarah Campbell, 4, of Newark, N.J., holds a sign honoring the late Whitney Houston. (Jason DeCrow / Associated Press)

A woman carries a poster of Whitney Houston not far from the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Stan Honda / AFP / Getty Images)

Merchandise is sold near the Newark, N.J., church where the funeral for Whitney Houston was being held. Houston died Feb. 11 in Beverly Hills. (Jason DeCrow / Associated Press)