Inside Anna's Funeral

Outside, it was a circus. Inside, it was beautiful.

Larry Birkhead, Howard K. Stern, Virgie Arthur and several hundred more of Anna Nicole Smith's closest friends and family paid their last respects to the former Playboy Playmate and TRIMSPA spokesperson in a private ceremony at Mount Horeb Baptist Church in Nassau earlier today.

After the service, Anna's coffin was moved to Lake View cemetery, for the burial -- the final chapter in the tumultuous life of Anna Nicole Smith ... perhaps.

Splash News has been hired as the official photographer of the funeral. Proceeds from the sale of this and other photographs are being donated to the Dannielynn Hope Trust Fund.


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91. Hello people? Vergie has the relationship with SPLASH!!!!!
Don't be so quick to point the finger.

She was late to her daughter's funeral because she tried to stop the funeral, by the way, one of her companion's in the LIMO was SPLASH employee's.

You really didn't think Vergie paid for the ride? Did you?

Talk about eating your young, it doesn't get any better than this!
This human piece of dirt will never be able to hold her heard up, ever again!

Adios "MOMMIE DEAREST", git back ta Texas!!!!

Posted at 2:03PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by THERESA

92. HKS and Milstein are making a fortune off of the funeral--$$3 Million!!!!

Millstein a total stranger but now guardian for Dannielynn for the burial said:

Richard Milstein, the court-appointed advocate for Smith's 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn, called for "respect and solemnity" for all those congregating outside, including a horde of reporters.

"Today we share our grief with all of you. ... Today we come to you to carry out the final, most sacred, solemn act provided to any individual," he said.

This from CNN.com

Posted at 2:04PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by NuZu

93. Seems like, as usual, HKS has alot of people acting like as*es for him. Cheering the totally inappropriate comments made by HKS during what was supposed to be FINALLY a peaceful time for ANS?

According to MSNBC, everything was nice until he got up and made nasty comments and his cronies cheered him.

God, and I thought he couldn't get ANY more disgusting!

Posted at 2:04PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Mo

94. Soooo.. for some of you its OK for that fat c*** Virgie to SELL pics to her so called good family friend Splash, but you think Howard is scum for selling some to ET??? Gee.. talk about hypocrites....As for Howard using his eulogy time to make potshots at Virgie.. good for him.. she's is DISGUSTING and I hope she rots in hell for making everyone WAIT for her greedy fat ass... (Oh.. I'm her mother.. its all about MEEEEEEEEE) and NOW for that lowlife jackass of a father to want to exhume his SON?? Puhleaseeeeeeeeeee.. I just wonder how much SPLASH media is worth? Virgie that fat c*** is the one who caused this to be CLOSED casket by all those disgusting court appeals... Oh ya... I hope she's REALLLL proud of her nasty GREEDY self...

With all this bickering between the camps, its really quite disgusting that money is indeed the root of all EVIL...

Remember what Anna said in one of her interviews?? As long as people SEE me, I'm making money???? Welll.. I say YOU GO GIRL!!!! Look down upon that mess and just think of how much money is being generated for your daughter... RIP I hope you and Daniel are together in heaven....

On my spiritual side, I have to say this whole funeral thing is ONLY for the mourners.. the minute Anna died, her soul was with Daniel..the only person who ever TRULY and UNCONDITIONALLY loved her (not excluding Dannielynn of course) I think that funeral was just the thing Anna would have liked.. Red Carpet, photographers, and a beautiful gown complete with Tiara.. who DOESN"T look good in a Tiara!!

Ok.. enough ranting.. and to everyone here.. Good Day!

Posted at 2:05PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by savannascarlett

95. Stern is a sleeze and Larry Birkhead should get HIS daughter right away and not have to make ANY deals to do so!!!!! The baby looks JUST like Larry! He should change her name and move far away and try to have a normal life. That poor baby and poor Larry!!! He seems like a decent person.

Posted at 2:05PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Jan

96. the pink cover thingy is crooked. it's kinda bugging me.

Posted at 2:05PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by chiquita

97. # 15 writes - “that thing draped over the casket?...the pink thing with streamers.?..it's not straight.”
Cut the homophobic comments please.

Posted at 2:06PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by sparkeyUK

98. It is a shame. Virgie Arthur is a spiteful woman. Trying to stop this funeral as she had for the previous weeks. I don't know who the baby's father is nor do I care. But this I believe. Virgie Arthur has made a deal with the Marshall family for a lot less money than Anna wanted and I also believe that it is the Marshall family who is paying her attorney fees.

Here is a woman who has not spoken to her daughter for over 15 years. She does not know her daughter. She did not know her grandson. Yet she wanted her daughter and grandson burried in Texas. Oh please, If Anna wanted to be in Texas she would have owned a house in Texas. She wanted nothing to do with her greedy family who only loved her for what she could give them.

Now they convinced the son's father to try to get custody of Daniel's body to go back to Texas. Well where was this guy while his son was alive? Greed, Greed, Greed.

Let Anna rest in peace next to her son in the Bahamas.

Posted at 2:06PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by It is a Shame

99. Once again Howie shows his true colors. He lived it and "knows the truth" UnFRigginbelievable. Tacky Tacky Tacky. The truth will set you free Howie. Howie is and always will be about Howie. Maybe the courts should do a drug test on him or a psych exam. Did you see him under cross examination last week. How many sips of water did he have to take to answer a question. He was even sipping from an obviously empty cup. So sad & pathetic. Why didn't ET report that instead of making such a big frickin deal about Larry's e-mails. Does anyone else wonder about him and Mark Stienes????? Free Dannielynn, Boycott ET and Larry don't sign another thing without your attorney.

Posted at 2:06PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by lynn

100. you all know that $tern & his greedy clan will be laughing all the way to the bank, and how does anyone know that vergie is "EVIL", nobody knows squat.. my daughter chose a life of heavy drugs, alchohol and sexual attention over her family, I simply stepped back and didnt embrace her lifestyle, and guess what, Im evil to her as well, so to hell with all of you idiots calling the mother evil, nobody knows the story, speaking of stories, EVERYONE and i mean EVERYONE is out to make a buck.. she was a TV tramp who would sleep with anything that moved and/or didnt fight her on her addictions, agree with the tramp and your in her circle, dont agree and your evil. $TERN is not dumb, moving to the Bah... ect... I dont wish harm upon anybody except him, he will be next, I assure you - either by some obsessed ANNA fan, or by his own drug addictions. And why was berkhead even involved in the funeral "arrangements" nothing has been proved by anyone, he was just another JOE that she slept with... Anna nicole only taught people that you dont NEED an education, you dont NEED morals or pride, all you need are fake boobs, a slutty attitude and self destructive behavior to be $ucce$$ful?! Im hearing she was "Larger then Life" I would like 1-person to tell me how she was larger then life, take away the nudity, the sleeping around, the controversy, the drugs, the alchohol and the childish mentality.. what makes her larger then life.. movies? music? repsected? dedicated? honorable? charity? tell me. Why is this tramp getting all this attention...

Posted at 2:06PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Liz

101. I still don't think Virgie is the only one with connections to Splash.

Take a look at these Exclusive Splash pictures:

http://www.eastnews.com.pl/news/temat.php?temat=00119038

Birkhead is a photographer, isn't he? Does anyone know what the name of the agency he sells his pictures through is?

Remember when Krista, Howard's attorney, asked Virgie how she got Birkhead's phone number to call to thank him for the flowers he'd loved on Daniel's grave? She never answered her.

Never ask a question you don't already know the answer to... I wonder what Virgie's answer would've been?

Posted at 2:06PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Christina

102. Howie told ANS he would protect her and THEIR child? Well if he calls what he was doing making that video of ANS all doped up while preggo as "protection" God help Dannielynn!

Posted at 2:07PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by $tern is a pig

103. Howard the Bloodsucker got 4 MILLION from ET.

THAT is why Anna should have been buried in Texas!!!!

Poor Anna and poor Daniel. They were no match for the bloodsuckers...

Posted at 2:07PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Karen

104. * loved = left

Posted at 2:07PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Christina

105. I can't wait to see how ET spins Howard's comments. Tonight they're probably gonna say something like "Howard, frustrated with the delay in the funeral, defended himself, and was applauded by all those that loved both him and anna" Of course they won't show virgie bursting into tears after that, or anything. I can't STAND ET. F**K Mark Steines.

Posted at 2:07PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by R

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