A hearse carrying the coffin of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown, arrived at a church in Atlanta ahead of her funeral today.
The coffin was lifted from the back of a hearse in Atlanta, Georgia, by four men dressed in black suits as family members gathered for the service which is believed to have a 'Sweet 16' theme on the insistence of Bobbi's aunt, Pat Houston.
The hearse was escorted by two policemen on motorcycles into the parking lot of St. James United Methodist Church.
Pat Houston's car was seen driving in as part of the convoy and Bobby Brown's wife, Alicia Etheredge, was seen walking into the church.
Atlanta mayor Kaseem Reed arrived on the dot of 11am accompanied by his wife.
Security is tight with check points manned by family personnel and Georgia State Troopers in anticipation of VIP guests from the Houston and Brown families, including Bobbi's father, Bobby Brown and her mother's cousin, Dionne Warwick.
Final journey: Bobbi Kristina's casket arrives at the church ahead of her contentious funeral in Atlanta, Georgia
All guests have been advised to arrive 'as early as possible' and bring a 'government-issued photo ID'. Guests were also asked not to bring their phones inside the church.
The ceremony, overseen by aunt Pat Houston, was due to begin at 11am and has been a source of dispute within the family amid arguments over Bobbi's $20 million inheritance.
Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston's cousin, has even threatened to boycott the event because she objects so fiercely to the 'Sweet 16' theme.
After the funeral, Bobbi Kristina's body will then be flown to New Jersey where she will be laid to rest next to her mother and grandfather at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
It is believed that movie mogul Tyler Perry, who is a close friend of both her parents, has offered the use of his private jet to make the flight,
A memorial will also take place at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark on Monday, where Whitney Houston sang as a child and where her funeral was held in February 2012.
Houston passed away in 2012 after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel room.
The multi award winning singer's cause of death was drowning and drug overdose.
Service: It was placed into the back of a hearse ahead of the 'Sweet 16' themed ceremony which is said to have divided family members
Arrival: Bobbi Kristina's casket is seen being removed from a hearse and carried into the St. James United Methodist Church ahead of her funeral services in Alpharetta, Georgia
Solemn: The hearse was escorted by two policemen on motorcycles into the parking lot of St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta
The long-running feud has caused concerns for the Browns, who fear the Houstons could sneak a photo of her body and sell it - like they allegedly did after Whitney's death in 2012
The ceremony, overseen by aunt Pat Houston, has been a source of dispute within the family amid arguments over Bobbi's $20 million inheritance
Helping hands: The casket is carried into the Saint James United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia by pallbearers
Two police officers on motorcycles escort the hearse, a Bentley and a black SUV as they leave Murray Brothers Funeral Home for the church
Carried: The casket is seen being loaded into the back of the hearse on Saturday morning after Friday's wake
Exit: The hearse pulls out onto the driveway from the funeral home ahead of the funeral ceremony which will happen in the midst of a family feud
Police escort: There are reports the Brown and Houston families could avoid each other during the funeral because of a dispute over the $20m estate
Mourning: Bobbi Kristina's aunt Pat Houston emerged looking solemn from the wake in Alpharetta, Georgia on Friday afternoon
Mrs Houston, who is married to Whitney Houston's brother Gary, was one of the first to arrive at the memorial, which she has overseen, wearing yellow and purple
Father's pain: Bobby Brown looked tense and emotional as he walked slowly out of the funeral home on Friday
Distraught: The singer closed his eyes and made his way to his car a night before the official funeral
Family: Bobby was joined by his wife Alicia Etheredge, who embraced members of the family at the funeral home on Friday
Upset: Singer CIssy Houston, the mother of Whitney Houston, is seen arriving at her granddaughter's wake amid family quarrels
Forlorn: Bobbi Kristina's brother, Bobby Jr, was also in attendance with a large group of the Brown family
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