Paul McCartney Admitted Getting Knighted Was 'Embarrassing'

In 1997, Queen Elizabeth II knighted Paul McCartney. He became the first of two Beatles to receive a knighthood and has described the experience as an honor. Still, he admitted that he felt a bit embarrassed about it. He shared why he winced at some people’s reaction to the news.

He was already famous — and had been for decades — but people he knew began questioning if they should treat him differently.

“At first, the whole thing was a bit embarrassing, to be honest,” he told the LA Times in 2006. “Even the people on my farm went, ‘Do we have to call you Sir Paul?’”

Ultimately, though, he said most people he knew were happy for him.

Source:Emma McKee/Showbiz Cheat Sheet