Aretha Franklin's golden casket was officially closed on Friday morning as friends and family members gathered around to say their goodbyes to The Queen of Soul. Dignitaries and celebrities alike ...

Smokey Robinson delivered a moving speech during Aretha Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple in their native Detroit on Friday Smokey Robinson could not have had more love to give during Aretha ...

Aretha Franklin’s fans, family and celebrity friends are gathered at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit to pay their last respects to the Queen of Soul, who died Aug. 16, of pancreatic cancer.

Former presidents and preachers joined a parade of singers Friday in a hip-swaying, piano-pounding farewell to Aretha Franklin, remembering the Queen of Soul as a powerful force for musical and ...

DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin's funeral began Friday with prayers and songs, as pink Cadillacs filled the street outside a Detroit church where the guests included former President Bill Clinton, ...

DETROIT (AP) — Organizers of Aretha Franklin’s funeral insist it will be a service, not a show. Yet the Queen of Soul’s final send-off on Friday certainly will encompass many elements, emotions and ...

Franklin's star-studded funeral service begins at 10 a.m. ET on Friday morning at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit Melody Chiu is an Executive Editorial Director at PEOPLE overseeing Entertainment, ...