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Bono arranged a surprise birthday treat for Dolly Parton, enlisting a bagpiper to mark her 80th birthday celebrations on Monday.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the country legend shared a video capturing the moment Nashville based Irish musician Patrick D’Arcy entered a meeting room and played Happy Birthday for her on the bagpipes.
In the clip, a colleague also wheeled out a cake for a clearly delighted Dolly, decorated with the message “Love… Bono” written in icing.
After blowing out the candles, the Jolene singer laughed and said, “Well, thank you, Sir. I saw that cake said, ‘From Bono.’ So, he must have sent you as a present to me? I appreciate all of you.”
“It’s a pleasure to be here on behalf of the whole band,” Patrick replied, giving a nod to Bono’s U2 bandmates The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.
Dolly then joked that the With Or Without You group might be poking fun at her age.
“Bono, I know him personally. Good to see you and thank you! That’s a surprise, is Bono calling me an old bag?” she quipped.
In the caption alongside the video, Dolly went on to thank Bono for adding something special to her milestone birthday.
“Now that’s what you call a surprise! This old bag sure feels the love! Thank you, Bono and @u2 for making my birthday extra special,” she wrote.
Patrick also reflected on the experience in his own Instagram post, revealing that he performed several songs for Dolly throughout the day.
“I played uilleann pipes and bagpipes, madness I know, but it was well received. I also brought her a pint of Guinness and we even had time for a lovely chat. She was everything you would hope she would be. Happy 80th Birthday Dolly!” he shared.
Bono, who recently turned 65, has yet to publicly explain what prompted him to organise the memorable birthday gesture.
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