Publicist: Prince cremated, celebrated in private ceremony

[scarletwoman]

Source: Minnesota Public Radio

Prince was cremated and celebrated afterward in a small, private service by a group of his "most beloved" family, friends and musicians, his publicist said Saturday.

Yvette Noel-Schure said in a statement that the 57-year-old music superstar's family and friends gathered "in a private, beautiful ceremony" to say a loving goodbye.

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The publicist's brief statement repeated that the cause of Prince's death was unknown, and said autopsy results wouldn't be received for at least four weeks.

The statement said Prince's "final storage" would be private.

(more at link)

Read more: http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/04/23/prince-cremated-private-ceremony

[2naSalit]

1. RIP

[Equinox Moon]

2. Blessings for his transition

I was surprised to read this, for it seems soon to me.
I guess if there is not a viewing. I don't know it seems soon.

[dflprincess]

3. It is really cool that the fan outside of Paisley Park were not ignored

http://www.startribune.com/until-the-end-an-enigmaflashes-of-frailty-stand-out-in-prince-s-vibrant-final-months/376860181/

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A private funeral service was held Saturday afternoon at Paisley Park, attended by, among others, Sheila E; model Damaris Lewis; Prince siblings Tyka Nelson and Omar Baker, and Prince’s close musical and spiritual mentor Larry Graham, decked out in a purple suit and hat.

Afterward, Paisley Park staff handed out about 300 purple boxes filled with Prince souvenirs to fans congregated outside the complex....

...In the meantime, the people closest to Prince are not talking — his assistant, Meron Bekure, and Kirk Johnson, a longtime friend who served as aide-de-camp, running Paisley Park and playing drums in Prince’s latest band.

The two passed out pizzas Friday afternoon to fans outside Paisley Park. Helping out were Hannah Welton, the now-pregnant drummer for Prince’s former backup band 3rdEyeGirl, and her husband, Josh Welton, who coproduced Prince’s latest albums.

[scarletwoman]

4. Yes, that *is* cool.

This is so very sad, to have him gone far too young and far too soon.

[dflprincess]

5. It is very sad

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but I think it is incredible that the people who were closest to him and certainly hurting more than any of us are, took the time to show his fans that their support was appreciated.

[MADem]

6. FWIW, SNL is doing a retrospective of his appearances on that show.

Nice pic at link:

[LovingA2andMI]

7. RIH....Dear Beautiful, Sweet, Wonderful Prince....

You are the leader in Heaven's Choir Now....

[Jitter65]

8. That was fast. Autopsy results not even in??? Hmmmm nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

9. But the autopsy was done. Why wait?

I think it's pretty well agreed that he wasn't murdered. Details of the cause of death will be released as they are known, or they won't be released. Not really any of our business.

RIP

[erpowers]

10. Normally Do Not Wait

It seems families do not normally wait for autopsy results to be released before burying a family member. I would only think something might be wrong if the family moved to cremate the body without allowing an autopsy. Since an autopsy has been done, it is likely that at least a few questions will be answered.

His family as well as other families might just want to get closure as soon as possible. If they waited for autopsy results they might have had to wait weeks to bring an end to this chapter.

[dflprincess]

11. The ME would not have released the body - especially knowing of the plans for cremation

it there was any reason to think it might hold more answers.

Tox screens can take a few weeks, don't read anything into this.