Aretha Franklin died without a will

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Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin did not leave a will.

According to The Guardian, the estate of the music icon, who died last month at the age of 76, is yet to be estimated.

Franklin has four sons and other family members, who are left to find out how much she was worth.

The process is expected to take years and is likely to go public.

Don Wilson, one of the singer's attorneys, said he urged her repeatedly to draft a will but she kept procrastinating.

"I tried to convince her that she should not do just a will but a trust while she was still alive. She never told me, 'No, I don't want to do one.'
He said the multiple Grammy-winner would not have wanted to see her finances publicly aired, adding "She was a private person."