Aretha Franklin: Buckingham Palace plays 'Respect' to honor late music icon
Buckingham Palace honored Aretha Franklin on Friday noon by having the royal guard play her hit song 'Respect' on the day of her funeral in Detroit
While in Detroit thousands have gathered to pay tribute to the legendary 'Queen of Soul,' Aretha Franklin, the military band in Buckingham Palace played 'Respect,' to honor the late musician who died on August 16.
Known as The Queen's Guard, the musicians were clad in their uniforms of scarlet jackets and the familiar tall fur hats to strike up the song during the changing of the guard, the tourist-pleasing ritual at the palace. The Friday noon tribute came when it was dawn in Detroit on the day of Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple.
