On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th jubilee, Paul McCartney spoke about his first encounter with the Queen of Great Britain. As he spoke about the experience, he literally rhapsodized.
Tribute at Buckingham Palace
A special moment awaited the Beatles in 1965 in their relatively young career. The Queen invited the musicians to Buckingham Palace, where they received it Order of the British Empire. This award was a recognition of artistic merit.
McCartney recalled how he and his bandmates remarked that Her Majesty was an attractive woman. “We were teenage boys in Liverpool. She looked like a movie star to us,” he shared “Metro” With.
Royal protocol
In addition, the almost 80-year-old revealed that he could never have imagined meeting the Queen before. “Look, we were just working-class boys and she’s the queen, so there’s an ocean or two between us. So I never thought we’d meet them until we became The Beatles and became quite famous,” McCartney joked.
In addition, Macca told of the special customs to which the guests were made aware by the royal protocol. “You are instructed not to shake her hand, to address her as ‘Ma’am’ not ‘Your Majesty,’ and you know that if she stops and speaks to you, you must speak to her.”