Queen salutes the Beatles
(Tuesday July 10, 2007 08:40 AM)
Her Majesty The Queen saluted the Beatles on Sunday with a special personal message commemorating the 50th anniversary of the legendary band's beginnings.
She noted the anniversary "with much pleasure" and sent "my best wishes to all concerned for a most enjoyable and successful occasion."
The historic moment that led to the formation of the Beatles occurred on Saturday 6th July 1957 when a 16-year-old John Lennon met a just- turned-15 Paul McCartney at a church garden fete in Liverpool.
The message from Her Majesty the Queen was sent to the people of Liverpool who gathered at the site for a re-creation of the original event.
Beatles scholar Martin Lewis, who received the message from Her Majesty, said: "This anniversary marks a momentous occasion in popular culture that literally changed the world. Without Lennon meeting McCartney we would not have had the Beatles as we know them."
Harleyblues note:
YES, the Queen should have included Pete Best in her tribute, he did play with the Silver Beetles than Beatles from 1960-1962 "Once a Beatle always a Beatle"! so lets hear it for Pete he helped in the creation of the Beatle too!
2 comments:
What about poor Pete Best?
I think he lasted till 1963?
lol found it you post! No George Martin didnt like Pete Best for some odd reason? than he was sacked in 1962 and replaced with Ringo I agree now thinkin of it Pete should have been on that monument in Hamburg he did play with the Beatles for two years, the girls were wild for Pete but I believe George Martin didnt thnk his "Drummin" was up to par, sadly!
HB
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