Soul Queen Aretha Was Royal Pain!

Franklin feuded with showbiz greats until the very end

MUSIC royalty Aretha Franklin demanded respect — and went to her grave nursing terrible grudges against other entertainers who refused to acknowledge her as the Queen of Soul!

Showbiz insiders insist the 76-year-old diva died on Aug. 16 still seething over a 2008 snub by Beyoncé — who had the audacity to call Aretha’s rival Tina Turner “The Queen” while on-air at the Grammy Awards! Within hours, Aretha, who’d been watching the festivities at home, went public, calling the comment a “cheap shot.”