{Watch} The Queen of Country is gone, Dolly Parton dead at 80

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton FILE PHOTO: Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. Parton died on Aug. 25 at the age of 80. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Dolly said she had been struggling with some health issues she had ignored while taking care of her husband of 60 years, who died in 2025.

She was expecting to fully recover and even commented just days ago that there was so much more that she wanted to do.

Cause of death has not been disclosed

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