Author: Robyn Merrett / Source: PEOPLE.com
From the stunning performances by Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Faith Hill and more to the star-studded sightings, Aretha Franklin’s funeral in Detroit Friday was fit for a true queen.
The Queen of Soul died on Aug. 16 of advanced pancreatic cancer. She was 76.
While her funeral and multiple days of public open casket viewings were streamed to the public, here are some moments fans may have missed.
The 100 Cadillacs
More than 100 pink Cadillacs escorted Franklin’s hearse to Greater Grace Temple.
The iconic moment was in honor of Franklin’s 1985 hit “Freeway of Love,” in which she talks about driving in a pink Cadillac.
“We goin’ ridin’ on the freeway of love/Wind’s against our backs/We goin’ ridin’ on the freeway of love/In my pink Cadillac/We goin’ ridin’ on the freeway of love,” she sings.
The Final Outfit Change
For her funeral, Franklin wore a sparkling gold floor length dress paired with sequinned heels, according to the Detroit Free Press.
It was her fourth and final outfit change of the week.
Before the funeral service, fans were able to say their goodbyes at a public open-casket viewing streamed from the rotunda of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit.
On Tuesday, Franklin was dressed in a red suit and crimson pumps. Then on Wednesday, she was changed into a powder…
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