Donald Trump orders that flags be flown at half-mast across the US for a week in honour of Dolly Parton

Donald Trump has ordered that flags across the US be flown at half-mast for a full week in honour of the late Dolly Parton. READ MORE: Dolly Parton, 1946-2026: the Queen of Country was a unifying force in a divided world The death of the music icon and philanthropist was announced yesterday (Tuesday August 25). In the update, the singer’s team shared that the 80-year-old died following “a brief battle with cancer”. The ‘Jolene’ singer had spoken publicly about her health in recent months, and in an update published last week opened up about dealing with issues she had neglected while caring for her husband of 58 years, Carl Dean, before his death last year. Countless tributes have poured in for the ‘Jolene’ singer since the news broke, including from Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Cyndi Lauper, Oprah, Barbra Streisand, Jack White, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kelly Clarkson, Debbie Harry, Shania Twain, Barack Obama, Beyonce and more. Donald Trump has also paid his respects, and ordered that, for a full week, flags be flown at half-mast across the US in Parton’s memory. Taking to Truth Social, he said that Parton was “one of the greatest Country singers, and ...