Michael Jackson’s youngest son has the talent to be as big a star as his father, according to family friend Mark Lester – godparent to all three of the late singer’s children; Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11 and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket.

Mark says Blanket has shown signs that he shares his dad’s outstanding musical talents and is already very interested in showbusiness.

Mark revealed in an interview to Hello Magazine this week: “Prince loved ‘Thriller,’ Paris liked ‘Smooth Criminal, best and Blanket adored them all. He could easily be the next Michael Jackson. He loved to dance with his dad and Michael taught him to do the moonwalk.”

Mark insists Michael was also preparing other ventures for the future.

“He was in talks about a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’-style family film, and was hoping Peter Jackson, who directed ‘King Kong’, would work on it. He’d already started writing music for the movie.”