The hilarious reason Dolly Parton turned down tea with Princess Kate
It's been a remarkable year for country legend Dolly Parton, that she even received an invitation to tea with Princess Kate Middleton.
Unfortunately, the icon had to decline and shared the hilarious reason why on her latest interview with BBC Radio 2.
“This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate but I couldn’t even go," the country queen revealed about her time in London.
“I thought it was very sweet and nice of her to invite me and one of these days I’m going to get to do that – that would be great," she added.
When asked why she couldn't attend the prestigious afternoon tea, Parton joked: “She wasn’t going to promote my rock album so I had to say no.”
On a more serious note, she said that despite her love for the people and London, she "unfortunately" doesn't have enough time to explore the city while she's there on business.
The icon has been booked and busy with an upcoming rock album that is set to be released on November.
Earlier this month she released Let It Be, a cover of the iconic Beatles song which she sang with two members of the band Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
She's also been very active in her charity work, particularly her Imagination Library, which she founded and is currently expanding to help more children get free books up until they turn five.
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