Her Majesty’s A Pretty Nice Girl….

McCartney’s 300-word paper about the queen’s coronation – considered to be his earliest surviving creative effort – was written while he was a student at Joseph Williams junior school in Belle Vale, Liverpool, according to London’s Sunday Times. The manuscript was submitted to the city’s Speke Library where it was recently discovered.

The 10-year-old McCartney had nothing but praise for the queen. While describing the coronation cup as portraying Queen Elizabeth I on the back and Queen Elizabeth II on the front, McCartney wrote, “After all this bother, many people will agree with me that it was well worth it.’

Perhaps more interesting than the content is McCartney’s penmanship. Instances of capital “B”s throughout essay reflect the same style used for the “B” in “Beatles” on the band’s drum kit. McCartney helped design the band’s logo in 1962.

He also compares the queen’s coronation with that of William The Conqueror in 1066, writing, “no rioting nor killing will take place because present day royalty rules with affection rather than force.”

McCartney and his family went to the central library to receive the prize. “I can just recall Paul being nervous and getting this book token from the mayor,” said his brother, Mike, who had a brief musical career of his own under the name “Mike McGear.”

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