Dolly Parton has died

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So sad to hear this 😪

What a legend Dolly Parton was, I'm pleased the flags are flying half mast in USA tomorrow, she was a lifelong MIss America, a wonderful ambassador for the USA, a beautiful, compassionate, talented soul. Rest in Peace Dolly.

Hope she's having a chat with Bonnie Tyler.

I loved Dolly and thought she had a fabulous voice.
And bizarrely I feel quite shaken. I know that we all die, but Dolly felt invincible. If she can die, we all can. RIP Dolly. What a woman.

I was just reading about her yesterday, I read that she'd been unwell but it did seem like she was getting better. Her husband died just last year and so she must still have been struggling with his loss. She really was a true star I don't think I have ever heard a bad word about her and she was so smart, talented and classy with a huge heart a real role model. Wherever she is she can rest in peace knowing she gave so much to the world in her life and will be loved long after she's gone.

so sad. I would like to see the obituaries and biopics saying more about her bravery in standing up for friends and the wider community with AIDS and HIV at a time when this could have compromised her career as well as the generosity she showed in donating to related research and charities.

She was a wonderful woman in so many ways
The biggest tribute ever has to be a thread on Mumsnet without one single negative post
RIP Dolly, if only we could all aim to be like you the world would be a better place

I was in the cinema and my DD whispered to me Dolly has died. A shock

I am so sad about this, I have always thought so much about her, what a wonderful woman and what a loss to the world

I love that! 😘 Dolly departing this earth creating a whole galaxy up there. What an image!

This is such sad news and she was an amazing woman. I have a friend who is involved in Dolly’s literary charity in London and said Dolly was fabulous (and tiny).

She was a truly good person. I'm so sad she's no longer with us.

Oh this is so sad. Such a loss to the world.

I am genuinely saddened by this news. What a wonderful woman she was, so talented and a beautiful soul too. RIP Dolly you queen xx

RIP Dolly 🙏🏾.
We'll spend many Sunday afternoons enjoying your beautiful songs.

Such a shock as she always looked so fabulous for her age and so well and healthy. I thought she would definitely reach a hundred.
I will always love you was played at DH's funeral who died after a very short illness, he hated being a 'burden' even though he never was of course. So the line ' l will only be in your way' gets me every time.
She had a strong faith and believed in a life after this one. I hope you were right Dolly.

Genuinely gutted. I live in the USA and there’s almost no one who is universally beloved, but Dolly really was. A friend said that the only people she could think of like that were Dolly Parton and Fred Rogers.

RIP Dolly

A rare talent and a wonderful heart

I am so sad. At least the BBC have stood up for once and realised that many people would like a tribute tonight.

RIP Dolly - I am also not dumb or blonde X

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Two radio 4 programmes this evening that have part of their shows about her.

Country music normally means nothing to me, but Dolly Parton was just fabulous. Whip smart, funny, generous. Rest in peace.

What's going on? A much-admired mentor died last week, a friend's husband is expected to die any day now, my mother very narrowly avoided a fatal accident last weekend. The grim reaper seems to be working overtime.

An international treasure and global icon

I must be honest, I wasn’t really paying a huge amount of attention to her except my best friend was a big fan and got me into her work - and it was really something to realise what an amazing woman and philanthropist she was.

World feels like a much poorer place without her.

So sad. What an absolute icon of a woman. Talented, witty, self aware, generous, loyal.

The Imagination Library website is crashing from all the donations so if you can't get on please try again tomorrow.

I've been watching some of the coverage about Dolly Parton and feeling deeply sad. We always saw her as this incredibly strong person , but her recent health struggles really show how vulnerable she was. It's heartbreaking to think that after her husband passed away, she was navigating such profound grief. She openly admitted to neglecting her own health while caring for him, which is such a common, reality for caregivers. Even though she was universally loved, she didn't have children or an immediate, live-in support system to step in when she was burning out. In my view, the hidden isolation and the sheer weight of being 'the strong one' for so long took a massive, toll on her health. It just goes to show that loneliness and grief affect on even those who seem so strong and we can all suffer at those times when we are so alone no matter who is around.

So sad, ive liked this version of Joline when i first heard it

Whenever someone did something kind and unselfish my Gran would say "They've earned another jewel in their Heavenly Crown". If so, then Dolly's must weigh at least twice as much as St Edward's Crown does.

RIP Dolly. You deserve every jewel in that crown.

😢 She was so talented and generous: my local library is one that benefits from her program, and we have a life size cut-out of Dolly to welcome people in.
I feel really sorry for her family, her best friend Judy Ogle also. It's incredible to have had a childhood friendship stay so close for so long, and it must be really difficult for her.