{"id":182,"date":"2018-08-16T15:38:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T15:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fashionlifestylemagazine.com\/blog\/?p=182"},"modified":"2018-11-14T03:00:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T03:00:32","slug":"flms-celebrity-news-aretha-franklin-queen-of-soul-dies-aged-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fashionlifestylemagazine.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/16\/flms-celebrity-news-aretha-franklin-queen-of-soul-dies-aged-76\/","title":{"rendered":"FLM&#8217;s &#8220;Celebrity News&#8221;&#8230;Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, dies at age of 76"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-reactid=\"17\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-184\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionlifestylemagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/aretha-franklin1_feature1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4922\" height=\"1614\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-reactid=\"17\">\u00a0It saddens us to announce that today Thursday, August, 16, 2018&#8230;multiple Grammy award-winning\u00a0singer, Aretha Franklin, has died at the age of 76.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-reactid=\"18\">Best known as the QUEEN OF SOUL with a career that span over seven decades, some of her greatest hits were the songs&#8230;. Respect, Think and I Say a Little Prayer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-reactid=\"19\">Aretha Franklin was diagnosed with cancer in 2010.\u00a0 Her publicist Gwendolyn Quinn said, &#8220;The cause of her death was advanced pancreatic cancer.\u00a0 Funeral arrangements will be announced in the coming days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-reactid=\"20\">Franklin&#8217;s family said in a statement they had lost their &#8220;matriarch and rock&#8221;, adding:\u00a0&#8220;We have been deeply touched by the incredible outpouring of love and support we have received from close friends, supporters and fans all around the world. Thank you for your compassion and prayers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-reactid=\"21\">\u00a0 We honor her with a tribute of wonderful photos and this ABC News report&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/video\/embed?id=57216413\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-188\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionlifestylemagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/aretha-franklin1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"516\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionlifestylemagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/aretha-franklin4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fashionlifestylemagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/aretha-franklin4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fashionlifestylemagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/aretha-franklin4-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-193\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionlifestylemagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/aretha-franklin3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-185\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionlifestylemagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/aretha-franklin2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1728\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-196\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionlifestylemagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/aretha-franklin8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0It saddens us to announce that today Thursday, August, 16, 2018&#8230;multiple Grammy award-winning\u00a0singer, Aretha Franklin, has died at the age of 76. Best known as the QUEEN OF SOUL with a career that span over seven decades, some of her greatest hits were the songs&#8230;. Respect, Think and I Say a Little Prayer. 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