Paul McCartney recalls first time meeting “down to earth” Queen
nme.comPaul McCartney recalled the first time he met Queen Elizabeth II when he was 10 years old in an interview in 2021.The Queen died yesterday (September 8) at her Balmoral estate, aged 96, bringing her 70-year reign to an end.McCartney shared the memory of his first meeting with the monarch during an interview with CBS last year. “Because the coronation was approaching, there was a competition for all the schools in England,” he recalled. “You had to write an essay on the monarchy and I liked that idea.”The Beatles star’s essay described the incoming royal as “our lovely young Queen” and helped him win his “division”. “I was very nervous, cos they called out my name,” he said. “I stumbled up with legs of jelly and it was the first time I’d ever really been on a stage. “I think the thing about the Queen is that she’s – she’s royal, so you look up to her cos she’s royal.
But she’s very down to earth.” Watch a clip of the interview above now.McCartney is one of the numerous figures across the entertainment world who has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II since the news of her death broke last night. “God bless Queen Elizabeth II,” he wrote on Twitter. “May she rest in peace.
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