Aretha Franklin is engaged at age 69. Photo courtesy of the Washington Post.

That’s right! Our favorite famous singer is joyfully engaged. Aretha Franklin is  69 years old and yup– she still has it! She’ll be marrying longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson.

Wilkerson popped the question on Miami Beach. Franklin says she is hoping for a summer wedding.

But in case you were getting any funny ideas about her wedding being so soon, she assured jokingly to the Associated Press that she was indeed not pregnant.

What a wonderful way to end engagement seasons peak over the holidays!

Isn’t it wonderful that you can still believe in love after 70 years of trying to find a soulmate (and probably struggling to find the One)?