Prince Was Cremated Before His Memorial Service

The ever-mysterious Prince was cremated without fanfare Friday after authorities released his body from an autopsy, the Daily Mirror reported Saturday.

The “FUNKNROLL” singer, who died Thursday at 57, had “very precise ideas” of how he wanted to be laid to rest — and so shortly after his body was released from a 9 a.m. autopsy in Ramsey, Minn., family members had his body cremated at a funeral home about 2 p.m., sources told the British paper.

“He wanted it to be kept to the minimum of fuss. Prince was such figure you don’t need a funeral to remember him by,” a family friend said. “He wanted to simply disappear with no fuss, no drama, no fanfare. It was just his style.”

Photos obtained by the paper show Prince’s sister, Tyka Nelson, her son Prez and another family member apparently shepherding his ashes into a car after the four-hour-long service.

“Throughout his life and following his Jehovah’s Witness faith Prince made it clear to his family that if he ever were to be taken from us he wanted to die with dignity,” the family friend said.

Family members have not commented on the final destination of the ashes, nor have they provided details on funeral or memorial service arrangements.

Meanwhile, a private function Saturday drew friends and loved ones — including musicians Larry Graham and Sheila E. — to the music megastar’s Paisley Park compound in suburban Minnesota.

A larger, public memorial is in the works, Nelson's husband, Maurice Phillips, told the site RadarOnline.com.

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