BBC Many thousands of North Koreans took part in Thursday's choreographed memorial Continue reading the main story Kim Jong-il dead Memorial in pictures Uniting N Korea in grief Mystical cult of personality Genuine tears? North Korea has hailed late leader Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un, as "supreme leader of the party, state and army". Mr Kim took centre stage at a memorial service in Pyongyang's main square a day after his father's funeral. Kim Yong-nam, formally the number two leader, told a million-strong crowd their sorrow would be turned into strength "1,000 times greater under the leadership of comrade Kim Jong-un". State TV showed Kim Jong-un surrounded by top government and army officials. The memorial event appeared to be the Kim dynasty's unofficial handover of power, says the BBC's Lucy W