Worlds nearly collided when country music royalty Dolly Parton recently received an invitation to ... "This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate but I couldn't even go." ...

However, the singer was still thankful for Kate’s invitation and said she ... Daily Mail), Dolly said, “This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate but I couldn’t even go.” ...

Dolly Parton found herself in the rare position of having to politely decline an invitation to have ... missed her chance to sip tea with Princess Kate this time around, she hopes to score another ...

but she had to turn down a royal invitation. “This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate but I couldn't even go,” the 77-year-old said. “I thought it was very sweet and nice ...

“This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate [Middleton], and I ... But make sure people know I didn’t turn the invitation down,” she noted. “I was honored and flattered ...

Chinese authorities are hosting a twisted tea party — and it’s an invitation no one wants ... This is the first time the Ministry of State Security has acknowledged the euphemism and ...

My difficulty is with RSVPs: Each time, I’ve had multiple ... For the most recent tea, I gave out formal handwritten invitations three weeks in advance, requested and received responses two ...

Chinese netizens have creatively used the euphemism 'invitation to tea' to refer to someone being summoned or investigated by law enforcement departments for suspected illegal activities.

Parton opened up that she got the invitation from the Princess of Wales during her work trip to London. “I got invited to have tea with Kate ... t unfortunately [get time to sightsee].