Brian May has received a knighthood, and become one of the very first musicians to receive the honour under the newly appointed King Charles III. The Queen guitarist, now bearing
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From now on, it’s Sir Ringo.Ringo Starr, a.k.a. former and forever Beatles drummer Richard Starkey, was knighted for his services to music in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London
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Described as the “most overdue knighthood of all time” by musical writer Sir Tim Rice, the honour was presented by
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Sir George Martin, Sir Paul McCartney, Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono, Barbara Bach and Ringo Starr during “LOVE”: Cirque du Soleil Celebrates the Musical
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Ringo Starr is among the celebrated citizens selected for knighthood and other awards given in the name of Britain’s monarch — and his former Beatles bandmate is singing his praises.