During the homegoing service for her friend Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight revealed some devastating news of her own.

The Queen of Soul will be laid to rest on Friday (Aug. 31).

According to ENews, the Queen of Soul’s celebration of life will run for six and a half hours.

Aretha Franklin’s funeral on Friday, August 31st will be a day of special performances dedicated to the Queen of Soul.

Public visitations for Aretha Franklin will begin Tuesday at the Charles H. Wright Museum for African American History in Detroit.

Aretha Franklin’s funeral isn’t until Friday, August 31, but already, precious pieces of her reportedly $80 million dollar estate, which Franklin left without a will, are in demand.

Let the drama begin. Aretha Franklin didn’t leave a will behind.

Pastor Shirley Caesar remembers her friend and “sister,” Aretha Franklin.