Dolly Parton Had To Turn Down Tea With Kate Middleton Because ‘She Wasn’t Going To Promote My Rock Album’

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Dolly Parton couldn’t squeeze tea with the Princess of Wales into her recent trip to the UK. During an appearance on Claudia Winkleman’s BBC radio show, the country music star, 77, revealed that the Prince of Wales’ wife invited her to tea, but had to turn down the invitation.

Dolly Parton was forced to turn down a very exclusive invitation during a recent trip to London. The 77-year-old American treasure reveals in a new interview why she had to take a rain check on a tea date with Kate Middleton. «Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate,» Parton told Sally 'Traffic' Boazman on BBC Radio2 over the weekend while discussing her latest visit to the U.K.Parton said that her schedule was so jam packed with album promotion for her upcoming release,, that she couldn't fit in a meeting with the 41-year-old Princess of Wales during the trip.

Dolly Parton ain’t got time for tea — even if it’s with the royal family?!

BBC Radio 2 that she received the invite from Kate Middleton, 41, while she was in London for work, but revealed that she was unable to make it.“This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate but I couldn’t even go,” she shared. “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.”The “9 to 5” singer went on to share the hilarious reason she turned the royal down.“But she wasn’t going to promote my rock album, so I had to say no,” she quipped.Parton also admitted that she wished she had more time to explore the city, but she ultimately doesn’t have time to do so.“I love the people, the feel of London.

Kate Middleton must feel so honored! The British royal extended an invitation to tea to the one and only Queen of Country music, Dolly Parton, and Dolly said no, but maybe later. Listen, legends only have so many hours in a day, sometimes mere monarchical figureheads just don't make the cut. Did Kate Middleton write “Jolene?”While in London for work, Parton explained, she had no time for sight-seeing or making new gal pals.

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Dolly Parton has joined with surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on a new cover of the band’s 1970 hit, “Let It Be.”

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Dolly Parton has unveiled the latest single from her upcoming Rockstar album, covering a classic from The Beatles — featuring the band’s two surviving members.

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Ethan Shanfeld Dolly Parton has reunited the two living Beatles on her new rendition of the band’s classic 1970 single “Let It Be.” Paul McCartney contributes vocals and piano and Starr plays drums on Parton’s cover, joining Peter Frampton on guitar and Mick Fleetwood on additional percussion. “Let It Be” is the latest song to be released ahead of Parton’s upcoming 30-track album “Rockstar,” which she touts as her long-promised first “rock album.” Out Nov.