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The Queen of Soul is getting a deservedly grand goodbye.
Starting Tuesday, there was a two-day public viewing at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan. Aretha Franklin‘s funeral is today at Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple. According to ABC, expected guests include former President Bill Clinton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Smokey Robinson. Songs will be provided by the Clark Sisters, Steve Wonder, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Faith Hill, Shirley Caesar, Chaka Khan and more.
“It is my goal and my aim to ensure that people leave here with some kind of spiritual awakening,” Bishop Charles Ellis III of Greater Grace told ABC. “This is not a concert, this is not a show, this is not an awards production. This is a real life that has been lived, that a person, regardless of how famous she became, no matter how many people she touched around the world, she still could not escape death.”
He continued: “And hopefully, a lot of people here with money and fame and influence and friends and notoriety and wealth, hopefully they will think of their mortality and say there is something bigger than fame, there is something bigger than Hollywood, something bigger than being a recording artist and selling gold albums or what have you.”
See images from the funeral below:
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Chaka Khan performs during Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ron Isley performs during Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Retired Judge Greg Mathis speaks at the funeral for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Franklin, 76, died at her home in Detroit on August 16. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Former US President Bill Clinton plays an Aretha Franklin song on his phone during Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Former US Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Son of Aretha Franklin, Edward Franklin, speaks onstage during Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Family members of Aretha Franklin share stories of the late singer’s life at her funeral service at the Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan. Franklin died at the age of 76 at her home in Detroit on August 16. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Fans of soul music icon Aretha Franklin watch the singer’s funeral on a giant screen outside Greater Grace Temple as the singer’s funeral takes place inside August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Dozens of musicians and dignitaries are scheduled to either speak or perform at the singer’s funeral, including former President Bill Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, and Cicely Tyson. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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DETROIT, MI – AUGUST 31: The cast of the Haves and Have Nots is recognized at the funeral for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Franklin died at the age of 76 at her home in Detroit on August 16. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Singer Smokey Robinson speaks during Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Clark Sisters perform during Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Aretha Franklin’s former husband Glynn Russell Turman arrives for her funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ariana Grande performs during Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Actor Renee Lawless arrive for Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jennifer Holiday arrives for Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Former US congressman John Conyers arrives for Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.
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US Representative Maxine Waters arrives for Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Duke Fakir (R) the last surviving member of the Four Tops arrives for Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Motown artist Martha Reeves (2nd R) and Freda Payne (R) arrive for Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Duke Fakir (R) the last surviving member of the Four Tops talks to Cal Street (L) and Bertha McNeal of The Velvelettes as they arrive for Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Singer Chaka Khan arrives for Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Actress Jenifer Jeanette Lewis arrives for Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pink Cadillacs line Seven Mile Road in front of Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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People watch the funeral for Aretha Franklin on Seven Mile Road near the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Media and friends of soul music icon Aretha Franklin stand outside Greater Grace Temple waiting for the family of Aretha Franklin to arrive for her funeral on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Dozens of musicians and dignitaries are scheduled to either speak or perform at the singer’s funeral, including former President Bill Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, and Cicely Tyson.(Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Fans of soul music icon Aretha Franklin line up outside Greater Grace Temple hoping to be one of the thousand members of the general public to be allowed in to the singer’s funeral on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Dozens of musicians and dignitaries are scheduled to either speak or perform at the singer’s funeral, including former President Bill Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, and Cicely Tyson.(Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Fans of soul music icon Aretha Franklin line up outside Greater Grace Temple hoping to be one of the members of the general public to be allowed in to the singer’s funeral on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Dozens of musicians and dignitaries are scheduled to either speak or perform at the singer’s funeral, including former President Bill Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, and Cicely Tyson.(Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Singer Faith Hill performs at the funeral for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Franklin died at the age of 76 at her home in Detroit on August 16. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Actress Jennifer Lewis speaks with the media as she enters Greater Grace Temple to attend soul music icon Aretha Franklin’s funeral on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Dozens of musicians and dignitaries are scheduled to either speak or perform at the singer’s funeral, including former President Bill Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, and Cicely Tyson. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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DETROIT, MI – AUGUST 31: Jennifer Holiday speaks with the media as she enters Greater Grace Temple to attend soul music icon Aretha Franklin’s funeral on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Dozens of musicians and dignitaries are scheduled to either speak or perform at the singer’s funeral, including former President Bill Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, and Cicely Tyson. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Monica Morgan, widow of the late UAW Vice President General Holiefield, arrives for Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Mourners attend Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan.
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Family and loved ones of soul music icon Aretha Franklin enter Greater Grace Temple for the singer’s funeral August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Dozens of musicians and dignitaries are scheduled to either speak or perform at the singer’s funeral, including former President Bill Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, and Cicely Tyson.
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Mourners attend Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.
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The remains of Aretha Franklin arrive for her funeral service at the Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan.
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Former President Bill Clinton (R) and religious leaders (L to R) Louis Farrakhan, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attend the funeral for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) attends the funeral for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan.
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Guests arrive at the funeral for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan.
