While in London, Dolly Parton was promoting her rock album “Rockstar” on BBC Radio 2. The show’s host Claudia Winkleman wanted to know if she would be able to take some time to see the city. Parton shared, per the Independent, “I love the people, the feel of London. I don’t unfortunately [get time to sightsee]. I have in the past, me and my band, in a tour bus when we have it planned.” However, this time around, her team had her on a tight schedule and she could not veer from her obligations. She then told Winkleman that she even declined an invitation from Kate Middleton because of her itinerary. “This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate but I couldn’t even go. 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.” Parton then cracked a joke, saying that she couldn’t have tea with Middleton because the princess was not going to promote her new album.
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Of course, the Princess of Wales knows something about hectic schedules. People reported that even while she and Prince William made a conscious decision to pare back their royal commitments during their kids’ school breaks, they still continued working behind the scenes, as William joined a call to thank Canadian firefighters during the October 2023 break.
