Sir Paul McCartney being considered for peerage to mark 80th birthday as Beatles legend prepares to headline Glastonbury
BEATLES legend Sir Paul McCartney is being secretly considered for a peerage to mark his 80th birthday this summer — making him a Lord. The honour will recognise his lifetime of musical achievements and service to British culture. Macca is set to headline the Glastonbury Festival on June 25, just days after the milestone birthday […]
BEATLES legend Sir Paul McCartney is being secretly considered for a peerage to mark his 80th birthday this summer — making him a Lord.
The honour will recognise his lifetime of musical achievements and service to British culture.
Macca is set to headline the Glastonbury Festival on June 25, just days after the milestone birthday on June 18.
And sources say there is now industry talk that the prestigious honour is in the pipeline — 25 years after he was first knighted by The Queen.
He would join a very exclusive selection of musicians to be offered such a prestigious title.
They include theatre mogul Andrew Lloyd Webber, 73, composer the late Benjamin Britten and late violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin.
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His knighthood was upgraded five years ago to admit Sir Paul to the even rarer Order of the Companions of Honour — of which there are only 61 living members including Sir Elton John, who was added in 2020.
A source said: “Paul is already in an extraordinarily exclusive set of people at the very top of the honours system.
“There is now quiet talk among officials about how to mark his 80th with something truly special. The idea of offering him the chance to sit as a cross-bencher in the Lords has been mooted.
“He has given incredible service to British culture, so it could be a very fitting tribute and mark of all that he has done for his country.”