Denise matthews funeral union city ca

The funeral for Denise Matthews — better known as pop vocalist and Prince protege Vanity — is set for Saturday in Union City.

The funeral was originally “open to the public.” But organizers have changed it to a closed ceremony, due to concerns of too many people showing up in hopes of potentially seeing Prince at the service.

Prince announced earlier this week that he is performing two shows on Sunday at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland.

“After the concerts were announced, we changed (the service) from public to private,” says Roxane Harper, Matthews” close family friend and co-pastor at Matthews” church, Jesus Christ for all Nations.

Harper, who is helping organize the funeral, says she isn”t expecting Prince to show up for the funeral at Union City Apostolic Church.

“We haven”t heard that he is going to be there,” she says.

Harper adds, however, how much Prince meant to Matthews.

“He was the love o