Tina Turner to be laid to rest at small private funeral for family and friends
msn.comTina Turner will be laid to rest at a private funeral. Despite having legions of fans worldwide and being hero-worshipped in her adopted country of Switzerland, the ‘We Don’t Need Another Hero’ hitmaker’s final farewell is set to be a small affair for only family and friends.
A spokesperson for the icon – dubbed the ‘Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll – confirmed to The Sun: “There will be a private funeral ceremony attended by close friends and family. ” Tina, whose death was announced on Wednesday (24.
05. 23), was said on Thursday by her team to have died from “natural causes”, but more specifics weren’t given. Her decades of health woes included a stroke, PTSD from her abusive marriage to her former music partner Ike Turner, as well as long-standing kidney issues that led to her husband Erwin Bach, 67, donating one of his kidneys to her to save her life in 2017, and one of her representatives said on Wednesday she had suffered a “long illness”.
Tina’s private funeral will mean the flood of fans who have gathered outside her $76 million in Switzerland won’t be attending.
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