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   LESTER HOLT, co-host: This week, fans will mark the one-year anniversary of Michael Jackson 's death by paying tribute to the King of Pop at a prayer vigil in Jackson 's hometown of Gary , Indiana . Jackson 's three children will reportedly attend and speak at a private memorial service on Friday. But just how are his children dealing with the loss of their father? Tonight I take a closer look for a TLC documentary called " Hidden Lives ." June 25th, 2009 , at 2:26 PM Pacific time , Michael Joseph Jackson was declared dead. He was 50 years old.

   TOURE (NBC News Contributor): When Michael died, it was like the world kind of stopped for a second.

   Ms. ANNE MARIE CRUZ (People Magazine): Everybody remembers where they were when Michael Jackson died. It was an absolute shock. People were out in the streets crying and wailing and weeping.

   HOLT: Prince, Paris and Blanket had been taken to the hospital. Jackson 's longtime manager and close friend, Frank Dileo , helped break the terrible news to them.

   Mr. FRANK DILEO: Well, we had to tell the children. It was, as you would think. I can't even begin to tell you the emotions that flowed out of those children.

   HOLT: The outpouring of emotion was massive for those who had never met the man and so was the grief for the three children who called him daddy.

   Mr. MARK LESTER (Godfather of Jackson Children): Well, Paris was very strong and put on a very brave face about the whole thing. Obviously Michael was more than just a dad to them, he was the mother, the father, the companion. Basically he was their whole world and their whole world just completely collapsed. Prince really found it very difficult to even speak. And Blanket became very withdrawn.

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