There was a time not very long ago when the faces of Michael Jackson’s children were unseen. The famous dad did everything he could to protect Prince, Paris and Blanket’s identities; this includes them wearing Mardi Gras masks and silk fabrics over their faces.

In this week’s People Magazine, MJ’s three children are the center of an exclusive story. There are candid pictures of them hanging out in Six Flags Magic Mountain with friends; a portrait of them with their grandmother and guardian Katherine, also Michael’s mother.

Their uncle Jackie tells the magazine “they’re doing great” while a family insider reveals about Prince, “Girls really like him, and he likes girls.” Paris is said like to shop with her aunt Janet and idolizes stars Halle Berry and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Although Mama Katherine is said to be raising the children as Jehovah’s Witnesses, she's also supportive of their creative interestes. Prince and Blanket have expressed interest in directing while Paris wants to act.

They all honor their father in their own ways, especially Blanket, 9, who is said to keep his hair long because his father liked it that way. Check out the full article in the magazine on newsstands Friday.

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