Sir Paul joins showbiz stars in writing ‘love letter’ to NHS for new charity book

Celebrities including Sir Paul Mccartney, Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais and Dame Emma Thompson have written “love letters” to the NHS which are to be published in a new charity book.

The book, which has been curated by This Is Going To Hurt author Adam Kay, features missives penned by 100 high-profile people.

All profits made from the book, which is titled Dear NHS: 100 Stories To Say Thank You, will go to NHS Charities Together. Other famous faces who have written letters for the book, include Sir Michael

Palin, Dawn French, Graham Norton, Emilia Clarke and Louis Theroux.

Kay, who is a former junior doctor, said that “every single one of us owes so much to the NHS”.

He said: “Since this project was conceived barely a week ago, I have been blown away by the number of people who have been in touch to share their amazing stories.”

The book will be published in July and is priced at £16.99, with a minimum of £3 going to NHS Charities Together and 15p to The Lullaby Trust.

Meanwhile, Sir Paul has reflected on his early memories of rock and roll in a message to share what would have been Record Store Day. The former Beatle, 77, spoke to BBC Radio 6 Music listeners and revealed what album he would like to share with them. Record Store Day was set to take place today but fell victim to the coronavirus outbreak. Sir Paul chose Gene Vincent’s 1956 rockabilly song Be-bop-a-lula and explained the impact it had on him as a youngster in Liverpool.

He said: “This is the first record I ever bought when I was a kid, and I saved up my pocket money for months, and then I took the bus downtown to the record shop, and I remember going into the back of the shop and listening to the record and loving it.”