Congratulations to "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin who announced her engagement to lifelong friend William 'Willie' Wilkerson over the holidays.<br/> The "Natural Woman" singer and her fiancé hope to marry later this year on a sandy Miami beach with a reception onboard a private yacht afterwards, confirmed a spokeswoman for Franklin on Monday.<br/> The legendary singer of hits "Higher and Higher", "Chain of Fools" and "Baby I Love You" overcame a mysterious health scare last January, then shed 85 pounds on the road to better health.<br/> In a statement, Franklin they were looking at June or July, and joked that she wasn't pregnant.<br/> Lisa Giles-Keddie, Reuters.
