Tina Turner reportedly died without ever having met ‘most’ of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The ‘Queen of Rock n Roll’ is survived by two of her four sons, as well as two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Turner died in her Switzerland home on May 24 at the age of 83 from an undisclosed illness.
Now, Page Six claims the mother of four did not let on to her wider family that she was ”seriously ill” in the lead up to her death.
READ MORE: Al Pacino, 83, expecting baby with girlfriend Noor Alfallah, 29
The music icon’s close friend, Cher, confirmed on social media Turner “was really sick and not wanting people to know about it”, after suffering with illness “for a long time”.
According to Page Six, the Ain’t No Mountain High Enough singer never met her grandchildren and great-grandchildren from her biological son Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Turner and her adoptive son Michael Turner.
Ronald, the biological son of Tina and Ike Turner, who had an infamously tumultuous marriage shared three children from his marriage to wife Afida Turner.
READ MORE: The highest-earning celebrity children on Instagram
Sadly, he died in December 2022 at the age of 62, his wife revealing he had suffered a medical emergency after falling ill in the weeks prior to his death.
In a touching tribute, Turner shared her heartbreak to the world on Instagram.
“Ronnie, you left the world far too early. In sorrow i close my eyes and think of you, my beloved son,” she wrote.
READ MORE: Tallulah Willis’ heartbreaking admission on father’s dementia
The singer reportedly didn’t get the chance to meet Ronnie’s two children, Raquel and Randy, nor her granddaughter Raquel’s two sons, Tyson and Tyrese.
The Proud Mary singer was also the grandmother of Tiffany Turner-Dukes, 40, the daughter of Michael Turner – who Turner adopted, alongside Ike Jr., from her marriage to their father Ike Turner in 1962.
Michael’s daughter Tiffany is the founder of an anti-bullying non-profit and apparently takes after her grandmother as she is also credited as a musician.
READ MORE: Felicity Ward announced as lead in Australia’s The Office
Simply the Best: Tina Turner’s life in pictures
Tiffany, nor her three children Marli, Amari and Gianni, ever met their famous relative in person. However, Tiffany posted a sweet tribute to her late grandmother, writing, “Rest in freedom…Uncle Craig and Ronnie are waiting for you.”
The post references Turner’s loss of both her biological sons Ronnie and Craig, who died before their mother.
Turner shared Craig with saxophonist Raymond Hill, who was in Ike’s band Kings of Rhythm. She had Craig when she was 18 and still in high school.
READ MORE: Inside Kate Bosworth and Justin Long’s secret wedding
Craig died by suicide in 2018 at the age of 59.
Turner shared on Twitter that losing her firstborn was her “saddest moment as a mother”.
During a talk with close friend Oprah Winfrey, the singer shared her disbelief and grief over his death.
“During our last talk, he said, ‘I just want to hear your voice and that laugh.’ He had never said something like that. I think that was his goodbye to me, but I didn’t realise it at the time,” Turner recalled.
Neither Craig nor Ike Jr. had any children.
READ MORE: Richard Wilkins shares moving tribute to the ‘sweet and electric’ Tina Turner
For a daily dose of 9Honey, subscribe to our newsletter here.
