Pop star Michael Jackson's family is to hold a "private function" at a Los Angeles cemetery¹ on Tuesday, the BBC has learned.

BBC了解到，流行天王Michael Jackson的家人将于星期二在洛杉矶举办一场“私人葬礼”。

It has not been confirmed if Jackson will be buried at the cemetery

Police confirmed the event would be taking place at the Forest Lawn Cemetery, but it has not been confirmed if the singer would be buried there.

A memorial service for the singer is due to take place a few hours later.

A total of 8,750 fans were chosen at random² to receive tickets to attend the ceremony at the Staples³ Center.

More than 1.6 million people applied⁴ for one of the 11,000 passes issued for the event, with an additional 6,500 issued for a screening at the nearby Nokia Theatre.

On Monday the family announced a preliminary list of those taking part in the service, who include Mariah Carey, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and the Britain's Got Talent finalist Shaheen Jafargholi.

Fans have begun collecting the tickets and wristbands（袖口） they need to enter the memorial from the Dodger⁵ Stadium in Los Angeles.

Deka Montanya of San Francisco, one of the fans to win a ticket, said: "I'm in shock that it's happened. It's surreal（梦幻的，怪异的）."

Stanford University student Dave Gobaud did not believe the e-mail telling him he was a winner was genuine at first.

"It's Michael Jackson, one of the greatest musical stars of all time," he said.

'Stay at home'

City officials are preparing for massive crowds and have urged people to stay at home and watch the memorial on TV amid estimates up to 700,000 people may flood the area trying to reach the arena⁶.

Streets around the Staples Centre are being closed off, and Los Angeles Assistant Police Chief Jim McDonnell warned ticketless fans they would be "standing⁷ in the hot sun on a city street with a lot of other people... but not within eyeshot of Staples".

Meanwhile, a Los Angeles judge has ruled that Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, should be replaced as temporary administrator⁸ of his estate.

Superior court judge Mitchell Beckloff said the estate should be administered by Jackson's lawyer, John Branca, and music executive John McClain in accordance with（按照） the singer's will.

The judge last week gave temporary control to Mrs Jackson before the 2002 will surfaced（刨光的）. Her lawyer had expressed concerns about Mr McClain and Mr Branca's financial leadership.

The will says the $500m (£303m) estate will be left to a trust benefiting the singer's three children, his mother and charities.

The full preliminary list of those taking part in the memorial service comprises: Ron Boyd, family friend; Kobe Bryant; Mariah Carey; the Andrae Crouch⁹ Choir¹⁰; Berry Gordy; Jennifer Hudson; Shaheen Jafargholi, finalist on Britain's Got Talent; Magic Johnson; Martin Luther King III; Bernice A King; John Mayer; Lionel Richie; Smokey Robinson; Rev¹¹ Al Sharpton; Brooke Shields; Pastor¹² Lucious Smith, family friend; Usher¹³; and Stevie Wonder.