Barack and Michelle Obama will not be attending Aretha Franklin's funeral
The world is still mourning the loss of Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Sadly, however, one of her most ardent fans - former US President Barack Obama - won't be attending her funeral. Aretha had sung at Obama's 2009 inauguration and with just the miracle of her voice, had also moved him to tears at the Kennedy Center Honors Awards in 2015. But as the world assembles to greet the queen with a final goodbye, the former President of the United States and his wife - former first lady Michelle Obama - won't be attending the funeral at Detroit, as confirmed by their spokeswoman Katie Hill, on Wednesday.
The ex-president has to give another eulogy alongside his predecessor, President George W. Bush, on Saturday morning at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., for the late U.S. Senator, John McCain, the Arizona Republican who died August 25. And that will be the reason behind his absence from Aretha's funeral.