George Harrison rejected Royal award because Paul McCartney beat him to it

Although The Beatles split up back in 1970, each of the band members continued to release solo music in the decades that followed. While their friendships were ultimately repaired, their rivalries in the charts never came to an end. John Lennon enjoyed a decade of releasing chart-topping hits before he was murdered in 1980. George Harrison dropped ten albums across a decade, nearly all of which hit gold status. And Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney have continued to release albums to this day. But there were some things they couldn't compete on.

In 1997, McCartney was the recipient of an extremely exclusive honour from The Queen herself.

Source: Callum Crumlish/express.co.uk

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