The three Beatles met for lunch on Monday, November 12 – just 17 days before George lost his ongoing battle with throat cancer. […]
Paul’s friend said: “Over the years they’d all had their differences, but all those disagreements were tossed aside as they realised just how much they meant to each other.
“Paul always remembers that George and he spent their first meeting laughing at each other’s jokes – and it was appropriate that their last moments together were the same. With Ringo there, feelings ran high and all three had so much to say to each other. They just chatted and chatted – and it was George who set the tone with his humour. He had them all in fits of laughter. He may have been close to death, but he refused to let that defeat his great sense of humour.”
George left after lunch for his treatment at Staten Island University Hospital. But Paul – who called the Beatles’ lead guitarist his “baby brother” – insisted on staying until he returned.
He spent the rest of the day with him and his wife Olivia, cherishing their last moments together.
Paul’s friend said: “Paul did say to George and Ringo that he regarded them as his brothers and his true family.”
As they talked about the Beatles’ early days in Hamburg and their experiments with drugs and religion, “you could feel the warmth between them”.
The pal added: “George was clearly picked up by the afternoon. He was smiling, happy and seemed so delighted to see his friends.
“Deep down he knew this was their last moments together and realised just what a great life they had together.
“Of course there were tears, but that was during the goodbyes.
“For the most part George, Paul and Ringo forgot about his condition and all seemed to carry on as if they hadn’t been apart from each other for 30 years.”
George’s doctor Gil Lederman also sat in on part of the historic meeting. He said:
“It was a spirited affair, not a sombre one. There were lots of laughs and lots of fun. They spent hours reminiscing. […]
"There were tears, but George remained very much the man of dignity. At the end, after both Paul and Ringo had left, he was fine and calm. He was a very happy man. This meeting meant so much to him.”
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