DOLLY PARTON RETURNS TO PUBLIC EYE TO CELEBRATE OPENING DAY AT DOLLYWOOD . (PHOTO).

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 Dolly Parton returns to public eye to celebrate opening day at Dollywood     Dolly Parton made her first public appearance in months to celebrate the opening day of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on Friday. The country music icon reflected on the past year, a year after the death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, saying she is “doing good” and has been working to rebuild herself spiritually, emotionally, and physically after grieving and dealing with health issues that kept her from touring. Joined on stage by Dollywood president Eugene Naughton, Parton brought her trademark humor to the crowd, joking about rumors of a new husband while reaffirming her devotion to Dean. She also shared updates on her ongoing projects, including a new Broadway musical and her Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum in Nashville. Parton previewed the park’s 41st season, highlighting the upcoming NightFlight Expedition ride, a new “Run Dollywood” race weekend, an updated ...

TO MARK PRINCE CHARLES 70TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR,ART WORKS SELECTED BY HIM WILL BE ON DISPLAY THIS SUMMER AT THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE.{PHOTOS].

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      To mark the 70th birthday of The Prince of Wales this year, the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace will include a special display of works of art personally selected by His Royal Highness.
Also in the exhibition 'Prince and Patron' within the State Rooms, a selection of the The Prince's favourite art works will be shown alongside works created by young artists supported by three of His Royal Highness's charities – Royal Drawing School The Prince's Foundation of Traditional Arts and Turquoise Mountain.These charities were founded by The Prince of Wales to encourage the revival of dying arts and to maintain traditional skills for the benefit of artists and communities across the world.The Palace will be open to visitors this summer from 21 July - 30 September 2018.
The cloak of Napoleon Bonaparte (pictured here). Made of felt and embroidered in silk, it was removed from the Emperor's baggage train in the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and presented to the future George IV.
From the Royal Drawing School works chosen by His Royal Highness include the ink drawing The Where That Was by Olivia Kemp, who reimagines Guernsey following time spent on the island.
Natasha Mann's paintings based on Moroccan designs highlight theThe Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts's focus on geometry as a creative practice. The highly complex patterns are created using hand-ground natural pigments mixed with egg (egg tempera) and finished in 24-carat gold leaf.
This dome is carved from walnut wood by Naseer Yasna (Mansouri), and makes use of jali, the technique of creating geometric lattice designs from hundreds of individual pieces of wood. Turquoise Mountain revives traditional crafts in historic communities.
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