Paul McCartney took time out to post a tribute to the late-Queen Elizabeth II. Back in May 2018, over 20 years after being knighted by Queen Elizabeth, Her Majesty awarded McCartney the prestigious Order of the Companions of Honour for his services to music. The Independent reported: “The Order of the Companions of Honour was founded in 1917 and consists of the Queen and a maximum 65 other members. When one member dies another candidate can be selected.”
The McCartney's are no strangers to the British order of chivalry, with “Macca” and the rest of the “Fab Four” receiving their MBE's (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1965, McCartney being knighted in 1997, and daughter Stella receiving the OBE (Order of the British Empire) award in 2013.
McCartney posted a long tribute on his website (PaulMcCartney.com) which reads in part: