Ringo Starr becomes second member of The Beatles to receive knighthood; says 'I'll wear it at breakfast'

Ringo Starr, the 77-year-old former Beatles drummer, received his long-awaited knighthood from Prince William on Tuesday, 20 March. He used his real name Richard Starkey for the big event. He said the honor “means a lot” to him. It comes more than half a century after the youthful Beatles first went to Buckingham Palace to receive the MBE awards.

Another busy day for Sir. Ringo. peace and love peace and love pic.twitter.com/JpHd0r6r4u

— #RingoStarr (@ringostarrmusic) March 20, 2018

The other surviving Beatle, Paul McCartney, was knighted in 1997. “I had dinner with him last week and we were both actually laughing about where we came from, and we’ve ended up in the palace and it’s now Sir Paul and Sir Richard,” said Starr. More than 20 years after bandmate Paul McCartney received the honor, Ringo Star has been knighted. Fans can now call the former Beatles drummer Sir Ringo, or Sir Richard to be precise. The Beatles were all awarded MBEs in 1965. John Lennon later said that the Beatles were so nervous about meeting the Queen that they sneaked into a bathroom at Buckingham Palace for a cigarette. But Starr denied the claim and laughed, saying, “I’m not keeping that rumor going.” Starr also joked that he plans to wear the medal at breakfast, reports the BBC.