Janet Jackson has spoken about the last time she saw her brother, Michael, alive.

In her first interview since the singer's death on June 25, Janet said the siblings had met with each other at a Jackson family get together.

"We had so much fun that day," she told the latest issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine.

"We kept calling each other after and saying how great it was."

Janet, who said her brother's death had made her stronger, also discussed the later singer's children, who appeared at his memorial service in Los Angeles in July.

She said was “really proud” when Michael's 11-year-old daughter, Paris, spoke about her father on stage at the Staples Center.

“People said to me that Michael's daughter speaking really gave them a sense of how he was as a father, in her words,” she said.

“Paris is incredibly smart; they are all so smart. She's a sweet girl. The kids are doing well. They're with all their cousins; that family love will keep them going."

Janet Jackson is due to take part in the opening segment of this Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards in New York, which have been dedicated to her brother.

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