Her
Majesty
Queen
Elizabeth
ll
saluted
the
Beatles
on
Sunday
with
a
special
personal
message
commemorating
the
50th
anniversary
of
the
legendary
band's
beginnings.
She
noted
the
anniversary
"with
much
pleasure" and
sent
"my
best
wishes
to
all
concerned
for
a
most
enjoyable
and
successful
occasion."
The
historic
moment
that
led
to
the
formation
of
the
Beatles
occurred
on
Saturday
when
a
16-year-old
John
Lennon
met
a
just-
turned-15
Paul
MCCartney
at
a
church
garden
fete
in
Liverpool.
The
message
from
Her
Majesty
the
Queen
was
sent
to
the
people
of
Liverpool
who
gathered
at
the
site
for
a
re-creation
of
the
original
event.
Beatles
scholar
Martin
Lewis,
who
received
the
message
from
Her
Majesty,
said,
"This
anniversary
marks
a
momentous
occasion
in
popular
culture
that
literally
changed
the
world.
Without
Lennon
meeting
MCCartney
we
would
not
have
had
the
Beatles
as
we
know
them.