{"id":869605,"date":"2026-08-26T23:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/869605\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T23:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:52:15","slug":"dolly-parton-death-miley-cyrus-shares-tribute-to-godmother-and-aunt-dolly-in-emotional-message-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/869605\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton death: Miley Cyrus shares tribute to godmother and aunt Dolly in emotional message online"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miley Cyrus<\/a> has broken her silence on the death of her godmother and beloved country icon Dolly Parton<\/a> in an emotional post on Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alongside a black and white portrait of the singer, she explained that their most \u201csacred moments\u201d will remain private.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton attend MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.\u00a0Getty Images for NARAS<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share,\u201d the 33-year-old started the heartfelt post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur most sacred moments were private and they\u2019ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miley recalled one of their final conversations together in the touching tribute.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis. \ud83e\udd8b,\u201d the post continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We\u2019re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things. \ud83d\udc96.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miley\u2019s dad, Billy Ray Cyrus<\/a> also shared a touching post for the Grammy winner, with her death at age 80 also falling on his birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI have so many moments and memories with Dolly, it\u2019s hard to know where to start,\u201d the fellow country star wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cLike every little boy, I grew up loving Dolly Parton. She was a part of our lives, on our TV\u2019s, right in our living rooms,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He recalled rumours of an \u201caffair\u201d that sold plenty of tabloids, which Parton just laughed off, and reassured him \u201cthat\u2019s what sells records\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cDolly recently sent me a beautiful message, telling me she loved me with her whole heart. I will always love her in the same way \u2026 with my whole heart \u2026 and I always will,\u201d the post finished.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Billy Ray Cyrus shared an emotional tribute to his close friend Dolly after her sudden death. \u00a0Photo by Michael Kovac\/Getty Images for NARAS<\/p>\n

While working with Parton on tour in 1992, Billy Ray asked her to be the godmother of his daughter Miley. Who was born that November.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen she was born, he said, \u2018You just have to be her godmother,\u2019 and I said, \u2018I accept,\u2019\u201d Parton recalled during her appearance on Good Morning America in 2009.<\/p>\n

Since her birth, Miley and Parton have had an incredibly close bond.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Parton and Miley performed together at the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2019. \u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

Both women have gushed over each other in interviews, collaborated on projects, performances and Parton even made appearances on the Hannah Montana<\/a> show. <\/p>\n

Miley affectionately referred to Parton as her \u201cfairy god mother\u201d on plenty of occasions.\u00a0It was clear she absolutely adored her.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Flowers singer once called her \u201cthe most loved person on the planet\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s left this big mark on the entire world, that all of us are just trying to fill her crystallized shoes, which is never going to happen,\u201d Miley told Seth Meyers in 2021.<\/p>\n

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The Flowers singer once called her \u201cthe most loved person on the planet.\u201d\u00a0Pictured together on the set of Hannah Montana. \u00a0Photo by Joel Warren\/Disney Channel via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Parton\u2019s death was announced by Bryan Seaver, her nephew and longtime head of security on Tuesday August 25 (Wednesday morning AEST).<\/p>\n

The Jolene hitmaker died at age 80<\/a> \u201cafter bravely facing a brief battle with cancer\u201d, her family confirmed.<\/p>\n

According toTMZ, her funeral<\/a> will be hosted in Nashville, Tennessee, with \u201ca small, private service for immediate family \u2026 in the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n