His death shocked millions of fans around the globe.

But, while many of them were hoping for a public funeral to pay their last respects, it seems that Chester Bennington's family are reserving his memorial for close friends and family.

According to a report on TMZ, the Linkin Park frontman will be laid to rest away from crowds because his family 'haven't figured out how to give fans their moment to honor Chester'.

They also report that Bennington's burial plot is unlikely to be next to Chris Cornell because it's too public.

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Reports claim the family were offered the spot at Hollywood's Forever Cemetery, but are unlikely to take it over fears it would become a shrine to mourning fans.

The Mirror have contacted representatives for Mr Bennington's family, but are yet to receive a response.

The news comes just one week after the star's body was found at his home, south of Los Angeles, last Thursday morning.

Chester was discovered dead at 9am in a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates, California, which was later confirmed as his family home.

A harrowing 911 call later revealed that is distraught housekeeper found him.

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The singer had been quite candid and open about his struggles with both mental health and addiction, having talked freely about both topics.

Just months before his death, in an interview obtained exclusively by Mirror Online, the singer revealed the band's latest album, One More Light, had helped him turn a corner from the "darkest" time in his life.

“One More Light is for us a very personal and very therapeutic kind of record," he said.

"We got into a lot of aspects of our lives that we probably wouldn’t have normally shared with anyone and just dealt with it on our own."