India, Aug. 26 -- US President Donald Trump has ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff for a week in honour of country music icon Dolly Parton, who died on Tuesday at the age of 80, marking one of the highest-profile tributes yet to a singer who spent a six-decade career deliberately steering clear of the political divides now shaping the reaction to her death.

Trump announced the order on Truth Social shortly after Parton's family confirmed her passing, writing that her death was "a true loss for millions of people." Flags began flying at half-staff across the United States from 6pm on Tuesday and will remain lowered for one week, the president said, adding that "there has never been anyone like her, and never will."

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