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Childhood essay by Paul McCartney found at Central Library in Liverpool

A prize-winning essay by a ten-year-old Paul McCartney sheds new light on the thoughts of a budding superstar.

The handwritten piece about the Queen’s Coronation was found among records at Liverpool’s Central Library by Kevin Roach while he researched a book on the Beatles bass player.

It had been stored away for more than 50 years in the library’s record office.

Read entire article at Times (UK)