In 1997, Parton had the once in a lifetime chance to perform in front of the queen.
“When they told me on the plane I was appearing in front of the queen, I just jumped up and down telling everyone,” she told Time of her opportunity to play during Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee. “It’s just one of the biggest thrills of my life. When I was a little girl I grew up in a world of kings and queens and princes and princesses in fairy tales. Now I was going to meet one.”