Michael Jackson’s kids visit Great America

Michael Jackson’s three children on Monday visited Six Flags Great America in Gurnee with new co-guardian, T.J. Jackson, and other friends and family.

A picture provided by Six Flags shows the children of pop royalty dressed like everyday kids, a far cry from their early years famously spent in veils and masks.

Long kept out of the public eye, Prince, 15, Paris, 14, and Blanket, 10, stepped into the spotlight at the King of Pop’s memorial service on July 7, 2009, two weeks after Michael Jackson’s death. Paris tearfully addressed mourners at the service, saying, “Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine.”

Last Wednesday, a judge appointed Michael Jackson’s nephew, T.J., to share responsibility for the children with Michael’s mother, Katherine.