Aretha Franklin is the cover story of People magazine’s issue that goes on sale Friday. It calls her “an icon, an inspiration — and a pop diva second to none — and to her final bow, she remained fiercely private and unshakeable in her faith.”
Though ailing for nearly a decade, the Queen of Soul never discussed her cancer publicly. Recalling her toughness, biographer David Ritz refers to a 2014 New York concert, where she told the audience that doctors had indeed given her dire news, but said she had recovered, adding, “I come from a praying family.”
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