"I have so many fond memories of our time together" Paul McCartney has shared an emotional tribute to his “dear friend”, The Beatles‘ photographer Astrid Kirchherr.
Kirchherr, who died last week at the age of 82, was renowned for taking the first ever photograph of The Beatles in her hometown of Hamburg, when they were an unknown five-piece.
She then went on to shoot some of the most recognisable snaps of the Fab Four. Paying tribute on Twitter, McCartney wrote: “Very sad news this week about Astrid Kirchherr. “Astrid was a dear friend from my Hamburg days with The Beatles.
Another friend, Klaus Voormann, told me she had passed away and this brought back memories of our days in the clubs in Hamburg.” He added: “Astrid looked unique.
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