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Dolly Parton Once Performed for Queen Elizabeth
Parton joined the Royal Variety Show lineup with the Jackson 5 and other acts for the monarch’s 1977 jubilee celebration.
- In May 1977, country music legend Dolly Parton performed for Queen Elizabeth in Glasgow, Scotland, during an event celebrating the monarch's Silver Jubilee, marking 25 years on the British throne.
- During her first trip to the United Kingdom, Parton's management kept the performance secret, she later told the Glasgow Times; the country superstar, who died on Tuesday at 80, recalled the surprise announcement.
- Reflecting on the encounter, Parton recalled being "scared to death" about protocol but found the Queen "very warm, very sweet" and "a very giving person" despite her initial nervousness about the royal etiquette.
- In 2022, Parton honored the monarch's Platinum Jubilee, telling Queen Elizabeth, "I want to congratulate you on your Platinum Jubilee and your 70th year as monarch" and praising her as "more than pearls and platinum."
- Following Parton's death on Tuesday, media outlets revisited the historic 1977 meeting, recalling her tribute to the late Queen, who she said "carried herself with grace and strength her entire life.
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