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Arise Sir Ringo: Beatles drummer knighted at Buckingham Palace

Stephen Addison (Reuters)
London, United Kingdom
Wed, March 21, 2018

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Arise Sir Ringo: Beatles drummer knighted at Buckingham Palace Richard Starkey, better knonwn as Ringo Starr, poses with his medal after being appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London on March 20, 2018. (AFP/John Stillwell)

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ormer Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was knighted at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday and joked with reporters afterwards: "I expect you to use my title".

The 77-year-old, originally from Liverpool and now based in Los Angeles, was honored for his services to music in Queen Elizabeth's New Year's honors list.

Ringo, real name Richard Starkey, joined Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon in the Beatles as a replacement drummer for Pete Best in 1962 and occasionally sang lead vocals, notably in "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from my Friends".

Read also: Arise, Sir Ringo: Starr and Barry Gibb knighted in UK honors list

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Beatle in 1988 and again in 2015 for his solo career after the group split up.

McCartney was knighted 21 years ago and Tuesday's ceremony came 53 years after the Beatles received MBEs in 1965.

Accompanied by his wife, Barbara Bach, Ringo was knighted by Prince William with a ceremonial sword to become Sir Richard Starkey.

"I don't know how to use this (title) properly," he said as he showed the medal to a BBC reporter after the ceremony, "but I expect you to use it."

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