Congratulations to "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin who announced her engagement to lifelong friend William 'Willie' Wilkerson over the holidays.
The "Natural Woman" singer and her fiancé hope to marry later this year on a sandy Miami beach with a reception onboard a private yacht afterwards, confirmed a spokeswoman for Franklin on Monday.
The legendary singer of hits "Higher and Higher", "Chain of Fools" and "Baby I Love You" overcame a mysterious health scare last January, then shed 85 pounds on the road to better health.
In a statement, Franklin they were looking at June or July, and joked that she wasn't pregnant.
Lisa Giles-Keddie, Reuters.