Dolly’s death was announced on August 25, and her cause of death was revealed as a “brief battle with cancer” a few days later. Though Dolly previously told fans she was “dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to” while looking after late husband Carl Dean, the public had no idea of her cancer diagnosis.
According to Stella, the ‘9 to 5’ singer intentionally withheld details of her health from fans. “She did not want people sad,” she explained. “She’d be really happy and delighted that people have shown her so much love because she knew that that would make us feel better as her family.
“Bottom line, end of the day, her family and Carl’s family and probably Judy’s family are the people that she would want to say, ‘See, everything I did, they cared. They really loved me.’”
Niece Lainey shared that the ceremony took place on Saturday 28, adding: “From the time I was little, my granny always had a way of making me feel like I was enough. She never made my dreams feel too big or made me feel like I couldn’t do something. She believed in me before I even knew how to believe in myself.”
Dolly’s estate have also confirmed the inaugural edition of the “star-studded” DollyFest, which will last two days in Nashville and London.
