Posted on 03/20/2018 9:24:23 AM PDT by llevrok
The Duke of Cambridge bestowed the honour on the Liverpool-born star at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
"It means a lot actually," the musician told the BBC. "It means recognition for the things we've done. I was really pleased to accept this."
The honour comes 53 years after the Beatles were all awarded the MBE - and Starr said he had missed his bandmates' companionship this time round.
"I was a bit shaky today on my own," he said.
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Asked whether he wanted to be known as Sir Ringo, the musician, whose real name is Richard Starkey, replied: "I don't know yet. It's new and I don't know how you use it properly."
Turning to BBC reporter Colin Paterson, he added: "But I expect you to use it."
The 77-year-old added he knew exactly what he'd do with his medal.
"I'll be wearing it at breakfast," he joked.
His honour comes 21 years after fellow Beatle Paul McCartney was knighted.
Starr said the pair had met for dinner last week in Los Angeles, and Sir Paul had offered him some advice for the ceremony: "Keep smiling."
Other people receiving honours at Tuesday's ceremony included authors Jilly Cooper and Michael Morpurgo, former Scottish rugby player John "Ian" McLauchlan, Welsh rugby player Sam Warburton and foster carer Anne Shaw.
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My favorite Beatle.
Love Ringo. Beatles, forever and all that. There will never be another.
Wow. He doesn’t look at all 77 years old.
IIRC, he got sober years ago and became a Christian.
Hope he wore a pair of Dress Sketchers to the Ceremony.
I used to get drunk at a joint called "Sir Richard's Raw Bar".
He looks fantastic-——good for him.
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Ringo is the one with the drum,
The others all play with him.
It shows you what a boy can become
Without a sense of rhythm.
Allan Sherman - Pop Hates the Beatles
Britain needs to start knighting men who actually contribute to preserving their sovereignty. Both of them.
Ringo was always self-effacing. When he wrote Octopusses’ Garden he sang it across the studio to George and Harrison would yell back the chord changes that were needed, “F Ringo!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl9188EPdLI
He looks great.
I have been listening to The Beatles a lot lately. They had some great stuff. St Peppers and the White Album......lots of drug use around that time from listening to the lyrics. :>)
Good for you, Sir Richard!
As I recall, “Ringo” seemed the most “grounded” of the four.
Keith Richards on Mick Jagger being knighted: “He should have held out for a lordship.”
The Queen should send him and Sir Elton John to the Holy land to rescue it from the heathen muhammedans.
Or they could sit around smoking weed and making bad music.
Whatever.
We raised our daughter (now age 31) on the classics (Beatles, Led Zep etc).
Even today, she listens often to them. I asked why "You can sing along to them and the lyrics were great!"
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