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"Not worthy": Dolly Parton bows out of major award

<p>Dolly Parton, the Queen of country, was one of the several illustrious artists being inducted later this year into the prestigious Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame. In the early hours of this morning, she withdrew her name from consideration.</p> <p>"Even though I am extremely flattered to be nominated for the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame, I don't feel that I have earned that right," the 76-year-old songstress wrote in a statement shared to Instagram.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbFnWJhOieR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbFnWJhOieR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"I really do not want the votes split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out."</p> <p>Dolly did not explicitly go into specifics as to her reasoning why she does not feel worthy, but she did allude to the fact that she hasn't produced a straight rock and roll record.</p> <p>"I do hope that the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again — if I'm ever worthy," Parton's statement continued.</p> <p>"This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock 'n' roll album at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do! My is a total rock 'n' roll freak, and has always encouraged me to do one."</p> <p>"I wish all of the nominees good luck and thank you again for the compliment. Rock on!" her statement concludes.</p> <p>Although she has requested to be removed from consideration, it isn't entirely up to her. Musicians such as John Lydon, Todd Rundgren and Axl Rose have previously protested their inclusion, but were voted in regardless. In fact, when Sex Pistols were inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Lydon sent an angry letter to be read at the ceremony.</p> <p>Additionally, ballots featuring her name have already been sent out, so it may be beyond her control. If she is inducted, however, she can abstain from attending the ceremony, like Lydon did.</p> <p><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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The new royal rule Prince George must follow in front of the Queen

<p>While Princess Charlotte was seen curtsying to VIPs and dignitaries in Berlin last year, the three-year-old is not yet required to curtsy to her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II – at least, not for a while.</p> <p>However, it’s a different scenario for her older brother and third in line to throne, Prince George.</p> <p>Now that he is 5 years old – he celebrated his 5<sup>th</sup> birthday on July 22 – the young royal is now expected to bow every time he sees his 92-year-old great-grandma.</p> <p>Historian Marlene Eilers Koenig, told <em>Hello! Magazine</em>, “Certainly, by age five. The only person they will be expected to curtsy or bow to is the sovereign.”</p> <p>The tradition of when to curtsy or bow and to who is a minefield in itself, with many old royal protocols still remaining in place.</p> <p>Even the newest addition to the royal family, Duchess Meghan, has been put through her paces during ‘princess training’ to learn all the ins and outs.</p> <p>Only women curtsy, while men are required to bow. However, your rank changes depending on if you were born a full-blood royal or a commoner.</p> <p>If a woman marries into the royal family, she adopts her husband’s rank when he is present – but if the female is on her own, her status lowers a few ranks.</p> <p>For instance, royal expert Christopher Wilson claims that Duchess Meghan is expected to curtsy to Prince Harry’s cousins Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie if her husband is not with her.</p> <p>But, if Harry is by her side, the opposite is required to take place – Beatrice and Eugenie must curtsy to Meghan.</p> <p>It is also believed that Meghan has to curtsy in front of her new sister-in-law Kate, whenever she is in her company.</p>

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