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You can call me sir - musicians that have received honours from the Queen
Earlier this month, a Tory MP launched a campaign to secure a knighthood for Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page. So we decided to look back at which musical acts received similar nods from the royals, starting with The Beatles. In '64, all four moptops received MBE's from Queen Elizabeth II. Over 30 years later, Macca was knighted (for his services to music).
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