Aretha Franklin will be performing at Whitney Houston‘s invite-only funeral service on Feb. 18, Entertainment Tonight is reporting. Record label executive Clive Davis, who helped guide the careers of both singers as the president of Arista Records for a quarter-century, personally requested to have Franklin perform, and the Queen of Soul found it impossible to turn down the invitation.
Fans worldwide who want to bid farewell to Whitney Houston will be able to watch her private funeral on the Internet. While only 200 invitations will be sent out to family, friends, and colleagues to attend the funeral of singer Whitney Houston, the family has elected to allow an Associated Press camera inside the services so that the fans of Houston can witness the service for the late singer.
Whitney Houston will be laid to rest this Saturday, Feb. 18. at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. The private funeral will be held at noon. There are currently no plans for a wake nor any public memorials.
Whitney Houston is making one last trip home, except this one isn't full of laughs, exciting, and celebration. According to People Magazine, the funeral for the 48-year-old super star singer will be held later on this week in Newark, New Jersey.
