Stern Loves Anna Nicole's Dead Body

Mon, 05 March 2007 12:00:00 ET

Anna Nicole Smith was kissed goodbye by her lover Howard K. Stern kissed at her funeral. The former Playboy Playmate was laid to rest in a lavish pink-themed ceremony in the Bahamas on Friday (02.03.07). During the service, Stern kissed her pink rhinestone-studded and feather covered coffin.

Richard Milstein - court appointed guardian for Anna Nicole's five-month-old daughter Dannielynn - told crowds gathered outside the Mount Horeb Baptist Church: "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." The late model-and-actress' mother, Virgie Arthur, and ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, were both present although Dannielynn was not brought to the ceremony.

Both Stern and Birkhead claim to be Dannielynn's biological father. Celebrity guests included Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash and country singer Joe Nichols. After the service, Anna Nicole's coffin was taken to Lake View cemetery, where she was buried in a tiara and custom-made, beaded gown next to her son, Daniel, who died of drug-related causes last September. Anna Nicole died aged just 39 on February 8 after being found unconscious in a Florida hotel room. In the wake of her death a court battle for the custody of her body ensued after her mother said she wanted her buried near the family home in Texas.

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