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Call him Sir Ringo now, or Sir Richard to be more precise. Either way, it’s a fitting honor for the former Beatles drummer.
Ringo Starr, 77, received his long-awaited knighthood Tuesday from Prince William. He used his real name, Richard Starkey.
He said the honor “means a lot.” It comes more than half a century after the youthful Beatles first went to Buckingham Palace to receive Order of the British Empire awards.
The other surviving Beatle, Paul McCartney, was knighted in 1997. “I had dinner with him last week and we were both actually laughing about where we came from, and we’ve ended up in the palace and it’s now Sir Paul and Sir Richard,” Starr said.
‘Sex and the City’ star Cynthia Nixon running for governor in NY
After flirting with a run for months, former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon tweeted Monday that she will challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York’s Democratic primary.
It sets up a longshot bid pitting an openly gay liberal activist who has never held political office against a two-term incumbent with a $30 million stockpile. Her campaign website said Nixon won’t accept any corporate contributions and will limit donations from any individual or organization to $65,100 for the election cycle.
Nixon has her work cut out for her. A Siena College poll released Monday showed Cuomo leading her 66 percent to 19 percent among registered Democrats.