Michael Jackson's private funeral to be held on Tuesday, body may be interred in $25,000 gold plated coffin

Earlier it was reported that the singer would be laid to rest at his Neverland ranch where a spot has been assigned in the 2800 acre estate next to Jackson's private toy train station.

Jackson bought the Neverland address 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road in 1988 for $16 million just after releasing Bad and set about transforming the ranch, set in the heart of wine-growing country, into his fantasy escape from the real world.

He built a theme park, a steam railway, lakes, a cinema and a zoo with giraffes, lions and tigers. It was also the home of his famous pet chimp Bubbles

However, the Jackson family has so far failed to get legal permission to have the singer buried there.

Dr. Tohme R. Tohme, Jackson's friend and once his physician, said he hopes that the singer will be laid to rest at Neverland. The singer had hoped to create a "special place 10 times bigger than Graceland", Tohme explained a home for Jackson memorabilia and awards. But even if that dream has not yet been realized, "he deserves to be buried in the wonderful world he created," the doctor said.

"I believe Michael Jackson deserved to be in Neverland, a grand place like Neverland. He is the King of Pop and I think we will not see anyone like him in our lifetime," he said.