The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr becomes Sir Ringo
Just call him Sir Ringo. Ringo Starr has been knighted in a ceremony in the UK. A photo of Ringo, original name Richard Starkey, down on one knee with a sword on his shoulder, was posted to social media by his press representative March 20 with the text “Another busy day for Sir Ringo. Peace and love, peace and love.” #reports #ringostarr #ilovemyfriends #ilovewhatido peaceandlove✌ #gratefulheart💖 — in London, United Kingdom.”
The Beatles drummer was honored for “services in music.” The honor was announced in December with the annual Queen's New Year's Honours List. Also announced to be knighted was the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb.
Starr became the second Beatle to be knighted. Paul McCartney became Sir Paul in 1997. McCartney was one of the first to congratulate Ringo in December when the honor was announced, saying, “Huge congrats Sir Ringo! Sir Richard Starkey has a nice ring to it. Best drummer, best pal! X Paul.” John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono also tweeted her feelings about the honor, saying, “Dear Sir Ringo, I am very happy that you have received this honour from the Queen. It’s about time! Huge congratulations! I am delighted for you and your family. It is an honour for everyone in The Beatles family and I love you very much.”
Other singers who have been knighted in the past include Sir Tom Jones, Sir Elton John and Sir Van Morrison.
Ringo will be playing Atlantic City June 2, followed by a series of dates in Europe covering France, the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Denmark and the Czech Republic later that month. Tickets are available here.
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