Tina Turner funeral will be private ceremony, reports

FILE - Tina Turner performs at New York's Madison Square Garden on Aug. 1, 1985. Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer, died Tuesday, after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She was 83.

Reports indicate that Turner’s funeral will be a private service attended only by close family and friends in Switzerland. She requested to be cremated, according to her personal assistant. Turner died on May 24 from natural causes at age 83. Sign up for our acclaimed free newsletter Editorially Black with the top Racial Equity stories of the day to your inbox!“She did not want a big public funeral. She wanted to be cremated and I expect it to be a small, very private affair. I am sure there will be some kind of memorial concert and tribute later,” said Turner’s personal assistant Eddy Hampton “Armani” in one

. “It will be for her very close friends in Switzerland, and her manager. It will not be a big family occasion.”Amsterdam News is renowned for its reporting of the news of the day from a Black perspective for 113 years. Donors who choose to give monthly or annually will receive Amsterdam News’ Weekly E-Edition and acclaimed free weekday newsletter Editorially Black delivered by email.

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