'Insulted' Beatle rejected honour from Queen after Paul McCartney got knighthood

George Harrison turned an OBE down in 2000 after Paul McCartney was awarded a knighthood - with his friend claiming it was 'extremely insensitive'

Deciding who gets onto the New Year's Honours List must be a trick process - and often causes tension.

Many people dream of receiving an honour from The Queen, but there have been a number of famous faces over the years who have turned it down.

Perhaps the most controversial of all time involved the Beatles - with one member returning their honour and another declining his because he felt 'insulted'.

All four members of the legendary band, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, were awarded an MBE in 1965.

They were nominated by then Prime Minister Harold Wilson, but controversy erupted due to the honour primarily being bestowed on military veterans and civic leaders at the time.

Source: Kyle O'Sullivan/mirror.co.uk

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