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Michael Jackson children visit popstar's childhood home

Published Tuesday, Aug 30 2011, 14:34 BST | By Justin Harp | 3 comments

Michael Jackson's three children visited the late popstar's boyhood home in Gary, Indiana over the weekend.

14-year-old Prince, 13-year-old Paris, 9-year-old Blanket and their grandmother Katherine met with Michael's fans at the Jackson family's former home to mark what would have been the 'Thriller' singer's 53rd birthday.

Paris said she was very excited to see that so many people continue to honour her father's life, telling WLS-TV: "Coming here and seeing our dad's old house and all the fans coming out - I think it's really sweet that they did that."

Michael's father Joe Jackson reportedly attended a separate ceremony at the house on Sunday.

Ne-Yo, Beyoncé and Christina Aguilera have all signed on for the upcoming Michael Jackson tribute concert, which will be held at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on October 8.

Last week, Michael's former manager Frank Dileo passed away at age 63 of complications from a recent heart surgery.

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