QUEEN OF SOUL:ARETHA FRANKLIN ENGAGED!!!

Aretha Franklin is Engaged...She has announced her engagement to long time Boyfriend William "Willie" Wilkerson.The Grammy-award winning singer has been married twice before, first to Ted White in 1961 for eight years, then actor Glynn Turman in 1978 for six years. For her third ceremony, the soul singer is said to be looking into tailored wedding gowns by Vera Wang, Valentino and Donna Karan.
Franklin, who has won 18 Grammy awards, is one of the most successful singers in the history of popular music.
She has been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and in 2005 was also awarded the Presidential Medal Of Freedom, America's highest civilian honour.

Aretha (69-year-old singer )and William "Willie" Wilkerson hope to marry later this year in Miami, the wedding expected to be on a beach with a private party afterwards on board a yacht.

The pair became engaged over the Christmas holidays, according to news agency AP.

"We're looking at June or July for our date, and no I'm not pregnant, LOL!," Franklin said in a statement.

Willaim Wilkerson is a former firefighter who i hear she met more than 27 years ago while signing autographs in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan. They struck up a friendship after Wilkerson asked the singer to sign the cast around his broken leg.
Praying you find the happiness you deserve....ALL THE BEST!