Paul McCartney Admits He Liked ‘Babe’ Queen Elizabeth ‘in Other Ways’: ‘Meeting Her Was Special’

Paul McCartney‘s wife, Nancy Shevell, believes the late Queen Elizabeth II “fancied” him.

During the October 13 episode of the Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast, the 84-year-old Beatles legend shared his wife’s theory and admitted he liked the idea.

“Nancy, my wife now, she says, ‘She fancied you,'” he told host Amy Poehler. “There’s no knowing if there’s any truth to that but I like to think it’s true.”

McCartney also expressed his admiration for the late monarch, whom he affectionately described as a “babe.”

“The Queen. I loved The Queen. She was a doll,” he gushed. “She was crowned when I was 11 and she was a babe.”

The Wings frontman admitted that he has a soft spot for her, hinting at a secret crush.

“She was 23 or something, so we always used to think, ‘Wow, this is amazing,'” McCartney continued. “You know, having a king, then we’ve got this girl, this babe… we liked her in other ways than we should have liked her. Meeting her was special.”

On March 11, 1997, McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his “services to music,” according to History.

Looking back, the Liverpool native feels fortunate to have been knighted by the late beloved royal herself.

“I was very happy that, you know sometimes, you don’t get the queen if you’re getting an honor. Like you’re getting a knighthood,” he shared. “You don’t always get the queen. I was very lucky. I got the queen all the time.”

On September 9, 2022, McCartney paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death on September 8.

“I feel privileged to have been alive during the whole of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign,” he wrote on his official website. “Looking back I am honoured and amazed to see that I met Her Majesty eight or nine times and each time she impressed me with her great sense of humour combined with great dignity.”