THIS IS A RARE 'COPY' REPRINT ON PHOTO PAPER OF THE BEATLES RECEIVING THEIR MBE BY QUEEN ELIZABETH ON THE 26TH OCT 1965 AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, A 7" X 91/2" PHOTO IN BLACK AND WHITE AS THE ORIGINAL, THIS WILL LOOK FANTASTIC IN A FRAME. OBVIOUSLY THE ORIGINAL IS WORTH A FORTUNE NOW, WHAT BETTER WAY OF OWNING A 'COPY' AT A FRACTION OF THE COST OF THE ORIGINAL, AND WHO WILL KNOW ITS A 'COPY' WHEN ITS IN A FRAME!!!

CONDITION OF THE "COPY" IS NEW, BUT THERE IS SOME MARKINGS DUE TO AGE AND CONDITION OF THE ORIGINAL,WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY ON THE 'COPY', THE WHITE STAR IS ONLY THERE TO STOP PEOPLE COPYING THIS DIRECTLY FOR FREE, IT IS NOT ON THE PHOTO FOR REAL!!!! ALL IN ALL ITS A LOVELY RARE PHOTO.


Earlier in the year, 75 teenagers from Pennsylvania had petitioned the Queen to have the Beatles knighted. While the timing was not yet right for that high of a Royal honor, Prime Minister Harold Wilson saw his way clear to submitting each of the Beatles' names for receiving the MBE, or Members of the Most Honorable Order of the British Empire, a prestigious annual award.

The Beatles arrived at Buckingham Palace on October 26th 1965 at 11am for the Royal ceremony in which they would receive medals from Queen Elizabeth II. After the ceremony, the following press conference was held at Saville Theatre in London. The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein was also in attendence. At the time of this press conference the Beatles were well into the recording sessions for their next album, Rubber Soul.

John Lennon would later return his MBE on September 1st 1969, in protest of Britain's involvement in Biafra, Britain's continuing support of the Vietnam war, and the mindless banning of his anti-drug song 'Cold Turkey' due to drug references. Paul McCartney would later be knighted 'Sir Paul' by the Queen on March 11th 1997. He is the only Beatle to receive this honor to date.