Elton John Recalls Hosting Aretha Franklin’s Final Public Performance: ‘It Was an Honor’

Sir Elton John celebrated his foundation’s 26th year Monday night with an extravagant event hosted by Gayle King. But it was hard to top last year’s, which he describes as one of the best nights of his life. 
That’s in part because Aretha Franklin performed at the Elton John AIDS Foundation fall gala in 2017 — and it ended up being her last performance ever. 
“She was so sick,” John told reporters Monday night before the event at Cipriani in Man