Royal fans have been left in tears after the King's Guard paid a very special tribute to Dolly Parton, whose death aged 80 was announced on Tuesday evening.
In honour of the 12-time Grammy-winning country superstar, the Band of the Coldstream Guards played a rendition of 9-5, one of Dolly's most widely known hits, during Wednesday's Changing of the Guard.
Footage of the moment left fans across the world in tears, many of them sharing their emotional responses in the comments section.
"Thank you! That just brought tears," one commented. A second added: "Thank you. This just made my heart well up."
"A wonderful tribute from our King and Queen," a third replied. Meanwhile, a fourth penned: "What a love tribute. I'm sure if Dolly is looking down, she'd be overjoyed to think the royal household band was playing her music. Well done to all inv
A special tribute from Queen Camilla
The Queen's charity, The Queen's Reading Room, praised Parton as an icon for her Imagination Library.
In a story on Instagram, the Queen's charity said: "Today we remember and celebrate the unwavering advocate for the joy and importance of reading – the icon, Dolly Parton."
The organisation added: "Dolly once said: You can never get enough books into the hands of enough children – but she gave it a pretty good go, donating more than 300 million books over 30+ years through her Imagination Library.
"By putting so many books into the hands of so many children, she gave the most precious of gifts: the chance to millions of young minds of opening the door to imagination, possibility and a lifelong love of reading. Thank you, Dolly!"
The world pays tribute to Dolly Parton
A-listers and fans in their hordes have paid their respects to the queen of country, with her Hollywood Walk of Fame star being covered in bright pink floral tributes following the news of her death.
Among the big names are British rock star Rod Stewart, who opened up about the impact of Dolly's loss exclusively to HELLO!.
© Getty Images"I had the great pleasure of recording a duet with our wonderful Dolly Baby, It's Cold Outside," he told HELLO!. "And it certainly does feel colder now that our Dolly has gone, but the light and laughter she brought will keep us warm forever," Rod added.
He added on social media that Dolly's death left him "absolutely floored" and that he was just getting over the heartbreaking loss of Bonnie Tyler, who sadly died last month.
Others include Taylor Swift, Carole King, Reese Witherspoon, and Sabrina Carpenter, among many others.
