Fans pay tribute to youngest Beatle

Feb 26 2008 by Laura Sharpe, Liverpool Daily Post

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BEATLES fans have been paying tribute to the late George Harrison on the day he would have turned 65 years of age.

John James Chambers, founder of the Beatles Appreciation Society, met fans inside Liverpool’s Cavern Walks to remember the youngest Beatle. Speaking at the Beatles statue yesterday, Mr Chambers said February 25 would have been an important milestone in Harrison’s life as he would have become a pensioner.

Mr Chambers said: “We usually remember George and John on the major anniversaries of their death, but in this year of culture it seemed right to mark such a milestone birthday.

“He would have become a pensioner and been able to claim his bus pass. As the society was instrumental in campaigning for seven years for a Beatles statue, it seemed fitting to place the flowers here in Cavern Walks.”

Harrison died in November, 2001, after battling lung cancer, and his ashes were scattered along the Ganges River.

Born in Wavertree, confusion surrounds his exact birthday.