The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin died aged 76 on Thursday at her home in Detroit, following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.
Gwendolyn Quinn Publicist said that Franklin passed away surrounded by friends and family.
The reason of her death was due to advance pancreatic cancer of the neurone-doctrine type, which was confirmed by Franklin’s oncologist, Dr. Philip Phillips of Karma-nos Cancer Institute.
Franklin had reportedly been fighting for her life since last week as friends and family gathered around her in Detroit her home.
"In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart. We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family", The family said.
Franklin's family thanked fans for their support via her publicist earlier this week.
Franklin was forced to cancel two upcoming performances when doctor’s ordered her to rest, before her birthday in March.
Her team was disappointed when they learn that Franklin had been ordered to “rest completely” for two months.
Her last performance was in November 2017 at the Elton John AIDS Foundation gala in New York.
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