Michael Jackson’s children formed a prayer circle with the King of Pop's staff to hope for the best after medics were called to attend to the star's lifeless body on the day he died.
Emergency services rushed to the Thriller hitmaker's bedside on 25 June after he suffered a cardiac arrest at his rented Los Angeles mansion.
The singer's three children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, aka Blanket, faced an anxious wait for news on their father's condition and spent the time with their nanny, housekeeper and the star's personal chef, Kai Chase, praying for his wellbeing.
Chase recalls, "I walked into the hall and I saw the children there. The daughter was crying. I saw paramedics running up the stairs. We were all praying, 'Help Mr. Jackson be OK.' Then everyone was very quiet."
Jackson was taken to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, aged 50.
The singer's kids are now being looked after by their grandmother Katherine Jackson, who was granted temporary custody immediately after her son's death. The custody order will be reviewed by a judge on 3 August.
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