LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Michael Jackson will be  buried in a private ceremony for family and friends on Aug. 29,  which would have been the pop star’s 51st birthday,  representatives for the Jackson family said yesterday.

The 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT/ 1700 GMT) burial will be held  at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in a suburb of Los  Angeles, a family spokesman said in a statement.

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