While Dolly Parton will always be associated with Tennessee – her place of birth, the home of country music and her theme park Dollywood – the singer has a long-standing connection to and love for London.
The “Jolene” performer, who died on Tuesday 25 August aged 80 after a “brief battle with cancer”, first visited the UK more than 50 years ago, and maintained a love affair with the capital for decades.
