President Donald Trump has ordered flags to be lowered at half mast to honor country music icon Dolly Parton after her death aged 80. Her death was announced by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, in an Instagram video posted Tuesday afternoon. Parton was widely regarded as the Queen of Country Music, known for her timeless hits including “9 to 5,” “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You.” Trump paid tribute to the singer after Tuesday’s announcement, writing on Truth Social that flags across the country will be lowered in her honor.
There has never been anyone like her, and never will.” He continued: “In her honor, I am lowering the American flag throughout the United States for a one week period beginning tonight at 6:00PM.” “Rest in Peace, Dolly! Seaver said on behalf of the Parton family that the country legend had asked him to record the video announcement to be posted in the event of the death. He served as Parton’s head of security for more than two decades.
A cause of death was not revealed. However, Parton had been open about struggling with her health in recent months, forcing a slew of concert and public appearance cancellations. Parton had been open about her declining health in recent months.
The singer had shared an update on her health August 21, acknowledging her recent decline after the March 2025 death of her husband, Carl Dean, telling People that she had been dealing with “health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl.” Most recently, Parton pulled out of attending the opening night of a new attraction at Dollywood, her Tennessee theme park, last week. The singer suffered dizziness and dehydration and her doctor advised her against travel. More follows on this breaking news story.
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