Paul McCartney Recalls Meeting The Queen For The First Time

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Sir Paul McCartney is looking back on his long relationship with the Queen ahead of the monarch’s historic Platinum Jubilee.

The legendary musician, 79, sat down with CBS’ Gayle King for “Her Majesty The Queen: A Gayle King Special”, to talk about his memories of the Queen. “We thought she was a good looking woman,” McCartney recalls of how he and his fellow Beatles viewed the young Queen after she took the throne. READ MORE: Ringo Starr And Barry Gibb Among Stars Knighted In Queen’s New Year’s Honours “Like a babe?” King follows up, prompting McCartney to respond with a devilish grin, “Yeah, just like a babe.” “We were preteen boys in Liverpool,” he added. “She looked like a film star to us.” McCartney said he and his bandmates never believed they would meet the Queen when they were just starting out. “You see we were just working class boys and she’s the Queen, so there’s an ocean or two between us,” he told King. “So I never thought we would [meet her] until we became The Beatles and we got rather famous.” Recognizing that the Beatles’ were Britain’s most in-demand export at the time, the Queen invited them to Buckingham Palace in 1965 and awarded each of the band members an MBE. READ MORE: Buckingham Palace Unveils New Portrait Of The Queen To Mark Platinum Jubilee When asked what kind of protocol briefing he received before meeting the Queen, McCartney recalled, “You’re told not to shake her hand, you call her ‘ma’am’ not ‘your majesty’ and you know if she stops on the line and talks to you, talk to her.” “Otherwise?” King asked. “Otherwise, shut up,” McCartney replied with a chuckle. “Her Majesty The Queen: A Gayle King Special” airs on Thursday, June 2 at 10 p.m.