Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island home lowers US flag in tribute to late Dolly Parton
WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND: Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island home is making headlines, not because of any changes to the property, but for a specific reason involving the US flag flying outside her house.
The seaside Rhode Island home was seen with its US flag lowered in honor of Dolly Parton following her death. For those unaware, the gesture comes after President Donald Trump ordered US flags across the country to be lowered for one week in Parton’s honor.
Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island home joins tributes to Dolly Parton with lowered US flag
The iconic Rhode Island mansion owned by 36-year-old Swift was recently seen with its American flag flying at half-staff in honor of the country music legend.
The video was shared on Instagram by Kayla Mandeville, a content creator based in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She captioned the post, “Flag lowered outside of Taylor Swift’s mansion in honor of Dolly Parton.”
That same day, Swift also released a statement reacting to the passing of the 'Jolene' icon. The video has since crossed 140,000 views.
Taylor Swift pays heartfelt tribute to Dolly Parton
Swift shared a statement with multiple media outlets: "A world without Dolly doesn't feel possible, real, or right. But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better, her legacy will be an everlasting one."
'She was truly the gift that kept on giving. Dolly gave us someone to look up to while encouraging us to be who we are as individuals,' Swift continued. 'Somehow she was able to give us her lessons about the world gently and honestly, simultaneously, and oftentimes hilariously.
"She was truly the gift that kept on giving. Dolly gave us someone to look up to while encouraging us to be who we are as individuals. Somehow she was able to give us her lessons about the world gently and honestly, simultaneously, and oftentimes hilariously," she added.
"She managed to give the world the ultimate mystery and fantasy in some corners of her life, but to give full transparency in the ways that counted. Somehow she was true grace and true grit, all in one dazzling person."
"She possessed the softest heart when it came to the struggles of others, and a backbone of steel to defend her own self-worth as an artist," she shared more. Swift concluded her statement with an expression of gratitude for the late country music icon.
"Along with her other fans, I am so grateful for all of it. For the melodies and lyrics she wrote that thawed even the coldest hearts. For the millions of books she provided children all over the world so that they might fall in love with stories the way she did."
"For the tightropes she walked so that young girls like me could grow up dreaming of joining the circus too. Dolly, I'll think of you each step of the way."
