Aretha Franklin's funeral service remembers and celebrates the "Queen of Soul." Beloved by millions around the world, Franklin — who died of cancer on Aug. 16 — also leaves behind a six-decade career of advocacy, becoming a symbol and transformative leader in both the women's rights and the civil rights movements.
Here is a visual recollection of the funeral of one of America's most celebrated artists. This collection will updated throughout the day.
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![The casket carrying the late singer Aretha Franklin arrives at the Greater Grace Temple for her funeral service in Detroit.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/60a4364/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4847x3228+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Frts1zilu_custom-001653f423325a1899b18857cdbbd427af13f4a7.jpg)
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![As loved ones and stars paid their respects to Franklin inside the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, people gathered outside brought words of praise as well.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b721231/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4728x3280+0+0/resize/880x610!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Frts1zkuf1_custom-e112d417576745b5774816487eb2d5e48b753a10.jpg)
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![Flowers adorn Aretha Franklin's casket at the start of her star-studded funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit on Friday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8299ace/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5464x3645+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025529500_custom-10bacc8c45c15037a89191e11af674d7aa596f95.jpg)
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![Members of the cast of "The Haves and Have Nots," a prime-time drama, are recognized at the funeral for Aretha Franklin.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8fcba7f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2994x1998+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025547032_custom-7bbef1b4ddd91a795b960965d860e13d53ce1f21.jpg)
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![The Rev. Al Sharpton took a shot at President Trump during the funeral: "When word went out that Ms. Franklin passed, Trump said, 'She used to work for me,' " he said, according to the <em>Detroit Free Press</em>. "No, she used to <em>perform </em>for you. She <em>worked</em> for us."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6ea68b0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4535x3105+0+0/resize/880x603!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025545988_custom-0187db300156497855c30b035c27de56b1f1c9ee.jpg)
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![More than 100 pink Cadillacs are parked outside the church to honor Franklin, who in "Freeway of Love" sang: "We goin' ridin' on the freeway of love in my pink Cadillac."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d5bbbd2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4548x3201+0+0/resize/880x619!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Frts1zk32_custom-50c78844f75285819015617042940e8a66db8c3a.jpg)
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![Victorie Franklin spoke at the funeral. "I remember when I was a kid, people used to always ask me, 'What does it feel like to be Aretha Franklin's granddaughter?' " she said, according to CNN. "I would always shrug my shoulders and go, 'I don't know. It's just my grandma.' "](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fb3ffe3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2994x1998+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025556358_custom-2b4ccc3b2f16a1ffefa46160166cccb8dcb7076f.jpg)
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![Members of Aretha Franklin's family embrace during the funeral. They took turns at the lectern to share stories of the late singer's life.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5fe79ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2682x3389+0+0/resize/880x1112!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025556800_custom-ca4fa1e9959e327680c00e3872707f07a8b0dbc5.jpg)
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![Fans of soul music icon Aretha Franklin watch the singer's funeral on a giant screen outside Greater Grace Temple.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3175c8e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1998+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-10255470501_custom-6f73afe0779287ce1a22100b270a56b652006b69.jpg)
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![Former President Bill Clinton ended his eulogy to Aretha Franklin by playing her 1968 hit "Think" on his cellphone.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/af17fdf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1998+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025567122_custom-0991c8227bfdd9374befeae8434c505044db8d91.jpg)
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![Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens while her husband speaks. Before holding their many political offices, Bill Clinton said, the couple considered themselves "Aretha groupies."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ecb12c8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1998+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025567162-1-_custom-bf0de13b9f042e2c8f33225235995df0dd876b4c.jpg)
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![A line forms outside the Detroit church hosting the homegoing of Aretha Franklin, who died of cancer on Aug. 16.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/544a831/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5352x3555+0+0/resize/880x585!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Frts1zk5m-1-_custom-691ac174fe6779be39207901c2fd164618c79c74.jpg)
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![Guests arrive at the funeral on Friday, the culmination of a weeklong tribute to the singer whose voice and soul touched millions.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f6fd936/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1998+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-10255076941_custom-14f3bbdd00628f4b59dcc182a3a0f5cc997f25fc.jpg)
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![It wasn't just friends, family and the famous who turned out for the funeral. Fans also gathered in hopes of getting in to honor the singer.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/88b7e49/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2501+0+0/resize/880x629!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Frts1zk6f_custom-46f7deb2342ead81bbb4ebb8ea11490c11d6c790.jpg)
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![A flower arrangement sent by the family of late singer James Brown sits in the lobby at the Greater Grace Temple on Thursday ahead of the funeral.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/29e7cf7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3816+0+0/resize/880x583!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025391468_custom-94941412bf1eb7eb588345140b1114996ab2828e.jpg)
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![Fans of soul music icon Aretha Franklin line up outside Detroit's Greater Grace Temple for the singer's homegoing celebration.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/68ebd34/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1998x3000+0+0/resize/880x1321!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025530586_custom-75d4be6f73ff93e205c825dc95ce039fa10848de.jpg)
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![Former boxer Tommy Hearns (right) and friends head to the church for the funeral service. He was among many well-known attendees.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/23f5657/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4344x2893+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Frts1zj0t-1-_custom-290813e1e05aa8059757573341d63004d61fca74.jpg)
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![Motown artist Martha Reeves, lead singer of the 1960s group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, arrives for the service.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/187a3e7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5184x3452+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025542022_custom-4aef06be7f85d2b84a080b12df629b1182cf6936.jpg)
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![Aretha Franklin fans line up outside Greater Grace Temple at 2:30 a.m., hoping to be one of the thousand members of the general public allowed in to the singer's funeral.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6c10a09/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1998+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025450864_custom-f7cd7f6c2fd74d04fd965b73e93cdb1b1da2a3f6.jpg)
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![People gathered throughout the night outside of the Greater Grace Temple ahead of the funeral for the "Queen of Soul."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/531d983/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2921+0+0/resize/880x643!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F08%2F31%2Fgettyimages-1025505594_custom-979925f5e9f99899e6ba7cb52b81a4af883e3ee5.jpg)
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