Sir Paul’s 1953 essay to the Queen
A prizewinning essay written by Sir Paul McCartney at age 10 has surfaced in the UK.
The essay takes as its topic the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. It was found in the Speke Library in McCartney’s hometown of Liverpool. He writes of the “lovely young Queen”.
His family regularly borrowed books from the library. The neatly handwritten piece won the young McCartney a book token that was presented by the lord mayor of Liverpool.
“I can just recall Paul being nervous and getting this book token from the mayor,” said his brother Mike.
The essay bears florid handwriting and the curled character ‘B’ the Beatle used. It was found by Liverpool library archivist Ken Roache, who is working on a history of the McCartney family. McCartney’s mother was a midwife. His father James was a cotton seller and royal enthusiast.
Comparisons to the lyric “Her majesty’s a pretty nice girl”, are being made.
Roache said: “It shows how Paul was thinking. His handwriting is well advanced – you would say it was written by someone of 14 or 15.”
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