THE Sir Paul McCartney looked back on his long-term relationship with Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on the occasion of historic Platinum Jubileeher 70 years on the throne.
The legendary musician participated on CBS’s “Her Majesty The Queen: A Gayle King Special” and reminisced about his meetings with the Queen.
“We thought she was a beautiful woman” McCartney remembered how he and the other members viewed him Beatles the young queen after her ascension to the throne.
“We were boys before we were teenagers in Liverpool,” he added. “He seemed to us like a movie star”.
McCartney said he and the other members of the legendary rock band never thought they would meet the Queen early in their careers. “You see, we were just working class boys and she is the queen, so there is one or two oceans between us.” stressed while talking with presenter Gale King. “So I never thought we would meet her until we became Beatles and quite famous.”.
Recognizing that the Beatles were Britain’s most sought after export product at the time, Queen Elizabeth II invited them to Buckingham Palace in 1965 and awarded each member of the band the title of Knight of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
When asked what kind of briefing he received on the protocol before meeting the Queen, McCartney recalled: “They tell you not to shake hands with her, you call her ‘lady’ not ‘majestic’ and you know if she stops and talks to you, talk to her”.
“Otherwise;” King asked. “Otherwise you close it,” McCartney replied with a laugh.
But this was not his last meeting with the queen as well in 1997 the former Beatles member was ordained a Knight and 21 years later became a member of the Order of Honor Partners.
The title was instituted in 1917 and is awarded to personalities who have contributed politically, artistically and scientifically to the United Kingdom.
Source: News Beast
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