When The Beatles received their MBE awards from Queen Elizabeth in 1965 ... Paul McCartney was the first Beatle to be knighted in 1997. Sir Paul McCartney: Paul receives his knighthood at ...

By Chris Eggertsen During Queen Elizabeth II’s more ... who turned down an OBE three years after his Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney was knighted. But overall, the list of music industry ...

The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and BeeGees co-founder Barry Gibb have been awarded knighthoods by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth ... is the second Beatle to be knighted, 21 years after Paul McCartney.

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb are among four British citizens who have been knighted by Queen Elizabeth as part of her New Year’s Honors List. The list, published ...

On March 11th, 1997, at the age of 54, Paul McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II ... It wasn't the first or last time he and the other Beatles made headlines over drugs.

George Martin, the man known as the "Fifth Beatle," will now be known as Sir George after receiving a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. Martin, who produced all the Beatles' records from their ...

Queen Elizabeth has a sword she uses ... So, two out of the four Beatles members have been knighted, but all four of them are considered royals themselves in the world of music.

Beatles’ drummer and famed solo artist Ringo Starr (née Richard Starkey) will be knighted in this year’s New Year’s honors for “services to music.” He’s not alone, either, as he’ll ...

LONDON — Ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has been knighted in Queen Elizabeth's New Year's honors list, along with Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb and author Michael Morpurgo, while ballet dancer ...

Ringo Starr has been knighted by the Queen. Others recognised include Britain's former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is to become Sir Ringo after being knighted by ...

The other surviving Beatle, Paul McCartney, was knighted in 1997 ... John Lennon later said that the Beatles were so nervous about meeting the Queen they snuck into a bathroom at Buckingham ...