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(Gray News) – The British royal family paid tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton the morning after her death as the Buckingham Palace royal guard played a rendition of her iconic song, “9 to 5.”
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The royal family shared a video of the Band of the Coldstream Guards playing the 1980 hit during the popular Changing of the Guard ceremony outside of the royal residence Wednesday morning.
“Remembering the late, great Dolly, who brought joy, comfort and inspiration to so many — including the millions of children given free books through her Imagination Library,” the video’s caption read.
Parton died Tuesday after a “brief battle with cancer,” according to her publicist.
Since her death, musicians and actors, such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Lily Tomlin and Sally Field, have been paying tribute to Parton.
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According to People, Parton’s relationship with the royal family spanned decades, starting in 1977 when she appeared in the Royal Variety Performance during Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee. She called it one of “the biggest thrills” of her life at the time, the Glasgow Evening Times reported.
Parton told HuffPost in 2025 that she wanted to meet with the royals while she was in England.
“I think they’re involved a lot with our Imagination Library there,” she said. “So I’m going to go over there and kind of really rub elbows with the royalty.”
Parton’s Imagination Library, which sends free books to millions of children 5 and younger, expanded to the U.K. in 2007.
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