{"id":334831,"date":"2026-09-01T13:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/334831\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:17:15","slug":"dolly-parton-once-performed-for-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-was-scared-to-death-about-her-curtsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/334831\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton once performed for Queen Elizabeth II and was \u2018scared to death\u2019 about her curtsy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Country royalty met actual royalty in 1977 when Dolly Parton performed for Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And despite her success, the \u201cJolene\u201d superstar\u2019s boots were shaking a bit when she had her audience with the monarch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember as a child being fascinated with the kings and queens and all their flamboyant clothes, people living in another world with riches and crowns and jewelry and all that,\u201d Parton told Business Insider<\/a> after the queen\u2019s death. \u201cBut when I actually got to meet her, she was very sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Parton said she could tell the queen didn\u2019t care about the required protocol.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just something she had to do, and if somebody made a mistake, it was OK.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She added, \u201cI was scared to death that I was not going to know how to curtsy, that I wasn\u2019t going to bend right, but she was just very warm, very sweet, and I could tell she was a very giving person. And just meeting the Queen of England, just to meet a queen, it was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard said Parton\u2019s death<\/a> this week is \u201ccomparable to losing our late Great Queen Elizabeth II\u2026 Two strong and resilient female figures.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Parton performed for the queen as part of the Queen\u2019s Silver Jubilee<\/a>, in Glascow, Scotland, which celebrated 25 years on the throne.<\/p>\n

Chard called Parton meeting the queen her \u201cmost magical moment. She dreamed of Princesses, Kings and Queens since she was a little girl and to meet Her Majesty was sheer delight.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said both women had mutual respect for each other.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDolly deeply admired the Queen\u2019s<\/a> poise, strength and work ethic \u2026and the feeling was mutual,\u201d she said. \u201cTwo women who led with discipline and heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

The whole royal family loved Parton<\/a>, Chard continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile she and Princess Catherine never got to meet, her music brought comfort and inspiration to them all,\u201d she said, joking, \u201cKing Charles, known for his cracking dance moves, is no doubt enjoying a jig in memory of Dolly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner said that Parton was a surprise guest.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was billed as the Queen of country meeting the Queen of England,\u201d and she sang her song \u201cYou Are\u201d from her 1977 album \u201cNew Harvest First Gathering.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Parton previously told the Glasgow Evening Times<\/a> that she didn\u2019t know she was performing for the queen until she was on a plane for Scotland and when she found out, \u201cI just jumped up and down telling everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d singer honored the queen after her death, writing on Instagram <\/a>at the time: \u201cI had the honor of meeting and performing for Queen Elizabeth II on my trip to London in 1977. She carried herself with grace and strength her entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The royal family also honored Parton this week when the Band of the Coldstream Guards played \u201c9 to 5\u201d during the Changing of the Guard.<\/p>\n