McCartney Times

The pair grew up together in English city Liverpool and remained firm friends after they both found fame but Ringo only discovered Cilla’s shocking death, after she suffered a “traumatic head injury” following a fall at her home in Spain in August, from a news outlet.

The Beatles drummer said: “I was in Los Angeles when I found out she died, and actually found out via a news outlet rather than someone ringing me up to tell me.”

Ringo Starr was devastated to find out about Cilla Black’s death on the news.

Source: Ringo Starr discovered Cilla Black’s death on the news / Sunday World