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Ringo Starr Is Knighted At Buckingham Palace

ringo-1.3702439 TOPSHOT - Richard Starkey, better knonwn as Ringo Starr, poses with his medal after being appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London on March 20, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / John Stillwell (Photo credit should read JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images) (John Stillwell / AFP/Getty Images)

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Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was knighted on Tuesday at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Prince William stood in for his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, in honouring Starr for his service to music.

Starr, whose real name is Richard Starkey, told reporters the title of “Sir” is new “and I don’t know how you use it properly.”

The 77-year-old said of the medal: “I’ll be wearing it at breakfast.”

Starr’s bandmate Paul McCartney was knighted 21 years ago.