. >>> the global outpouring of grove of the loss of michael jackson reminds us of the deaths of other cultural icons. elizabeth palmer princess diana's casket, followed by royal mourners slowly wound its way through the london streets, 2.5 billion people, almost half the population of the planet at the time, were watching. ♪ good-bye english rose >> reporter: a funeral transformed by television into a global spectacle. and almost exactly 20 years before, when tv's reach was smaller, 80,000 people lined up outside graceland to say good-bye to elvis presley. >> this is unreal right now. i just can't believe it. i'm just numb. i'm in a days. >> reporter: the body of james brown, the king of funk and soul arrived at new york's apollo that'ser in a glass sided carriage. he was given a love packed funeral in augusta, georgia. >> i shall miss you. and i love you so much. and thank you for everything. >> reporter: today, fans will echo those sentiments worldwide as they watch the king of pop, michael jackson, take center stage for the very last time. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> and he will take sent every stage he