Paul McCartney estimates he met Queen Elizabeth II “eight or nine times,” and “each time she impressed me with her great sense of humor combined with great dignity.”
Over the next decade, McCartney would encounter the Queen at musical performances, knighthood ceremonies, a school opening — “the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts on the site of my old school that George Harrison and myself attended,” McCartney wrote — and Queen’s Jubilees.
“On June 4th 2012, The Queen would celebrate her Diamond Jubilee and it was so special in many ways. This was the first time I performed in front of her since her last Jubilee, and seeing all the people stretching down Pall Mall was great, as was meeting other members of the Royal Family afterwards. It was a great weekend to be British,” McCartney added.
“Our last meeting came in 2018. Because of my respect and love for the Queen and her fabulous sense of humor when I was given the Companion of Honour medal I shook her hand, leaned in and said, ‘We have got to stop meeting like this,’ to which she giggled slightly and got on with the ceremony. I did wonder if I was a bit too cheeky after saying this, after all this was The Queen, but I have a feeling she didn’t mind.
McCartney ended his remembrance of Queen Elizabeth II on a touching note, “God bless you. You will be missed.”God bless Queen Elizabeth peace and love to all the family peace and love Ringo. 😎✌️🌟❤️🌈☮️
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