Beatles fans on a Magical Mystery Tour bus in Liverpool were stunned when Sir Paul McCartney drove past them, waving while on the phone to Ringo Starr.
Tour guide Tony Curley, 71, described seeing Sir Paul on Monday as 'surreal'. The bus had pulled up at red lights on Hope Street when Sir Paul was spotted in the back of a car.
'We pulled our window down and, like a proper Scouser, he said to us, “You alright, lads?”' Curley said. 'Of course we were – as a Beatles fan seeing Paul for the first time was amazing.'
Magical coincidence
Curley quickly told passengers to get their phones out. 'He then waved at everyone on the bus and pulled out Ringo on his phone,' he added. 'It probably only lasted a minute but was a magical coincidence.'
Portuguese superfan Breno Augusto posted on X: 'Imagine exploring Liverpool aboard the Magical Mystery Tour bus – when, just when you least expect it, you glance at a car and see Paul McCartney inside, chatting with Ringo Starr!!!!'
Back in Liverpool
The tour takes fans around Liverpool, showing where the band grew up and started their career. It ends at the Cavern Club, where the Beatles performed in the early 1960s.
Sir Paul was in his hometown to present actor Stephen Graham with an award from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
