Taylor Swift's touching Dolly Parton tribute act revealed after country music legend's death at 80

Days after Taylor Swift released a sweet statement honoring the late Dolly Parton after her death at 80, it has been revealed that the pop megastar has made another touching tribute.The iconic Rhode Island mansion belonging to the 36-year-old Swift was recently seen flying their American flag at half-staff in honor of the country legend.The image was posted on the Instagram of Rhode Island and Massachusetts based content creator Kayla Mandeville.She captioned it: ''Flag lowered outside of Taylor Swift's mansion in honor of Dolly Parton.' Swift purchased the sprawling coastal property for $17.75million in 2013. On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump ordered all flags in the US be lowered to half-staff in honor of the late Parton. Days after Taylor Swift released a sweet statement honoring the late Dolly Parton after her death at 80, it has been revealed that the pop megastar has made another touching tribute The iconic Rhode Island mansion belonging to the 36-year-old Swift was recently seen flying their American flag at half-staff in honor of the country legend as posted by content creator Kayla MandevilleMeanwhile, that same day Swift released a statement reacting to the Jolene icon's passing. The Love Story hitmaker bid farewell to Parton, who died earlier in the day at a medical center in Nashville at the age of 80, in a statement shared with the Daily Mail.'A world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right,' said Swift, who began her career in country music before conquering pop music. '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 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,' she added. '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.'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,' she wrote. '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.'The legendary country singer's passing was confirmed Tuesday in an Instagram video posted by her nephew Bryan Seaver. Swift and Parton are pictured at the Grand Ole Opry's 85th Birthday celebration in 2010On Tuesday, Swift joined the chorus of stars honoring the late Parton when she released a statement on Tuesday night. Parton died in Nashville on Tuesday at age 80 'A world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right,' said Swift in a statement to The Daily Mail. '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' Later on Tuesday, Parton's representatives revealed that the singer had died following a 'brief battle with cancer' in a statement to People, though it did not specify which type of cancer she had been dealing with.'Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched,' the statement read.'After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones.'Swift had been a supporter of Parton's charitable efforts, and she and her husband Travis Kelce included the country icon's Imagination Library among the charities they donated an astounding $26 million to shortly before they tied the knot at Madison Square Garden in New York City in July.Swift and Kelce donated two million dollars to Parton's Imagination Library, a book giveaway program founded over 30 years ago with the goal of 'fostering a love of reading' for children around the world.In a video post shared to X after the donation was made, Parton thanked the couple and said she was 'overjoyed' by their generosity.'Taylor and Travis, it's Dolly,' she began. 'I was just told that you two are making a donation of two million dollars to my Imagination Library. Thank you, thank you, thank you!''I'm blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude. Now it's evident that you two have made giving back a key part of your lives,' Parton continued. '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' '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,' Swift said In July, Parton said she was 'overjoyed' with Swift and her husband Travis Kelce ahead of their Madison Square Garden wedding after they donated two million dollars to her Imagination Library charityShe went on to ask the soon-to-be-married couple about their plans for starting a family.Parton joked: 'So, hey, when you have your firstborn, can I have it? Because that is gonna be one special baby!' She continued: 'You know the mission of the Dollywood Foundation is to, "Dream More, Care More, Learn More and Be More."'And thank you again for your very generous gift, and we'll continue that mission even in bigger ways now with your money,' Parton added. 'So thank you, and know that I will always love you,' she added.