A magazine publisher has praised Michael Jackson’s parenting skills after spending time with the family in Japan last month.

Michael has three children - Prince Michael, 10; Paris, 9; and Prince Michael II (known as Blanket), 5 - and Jamie Foster Brown, publisher of Sister 2 Sister magazine, explained: “I noticed also how nice the kids were. They’re not privileged at all.”

“They have a lot of fun with [Michael]. They’re intelligent, extremely well-spoken, and they like to play jokes.”

“[Michael] seemed to be a good parent. More so than most of us!”