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[image: AP] Paul McCartney will be awarded the Legion of Honor. PARIS -- France's Elysee Palace has said former Beatle Paul McCartney has been nominated for the legion of honor for services to music. On Tuesday, a presidential spokesman said that seventy-year-old McCartney – who sung and co-wrote hits like "Hey Jude" and "Yesterday" – will be decorated at the rank of officer by French President Francois Hollande in a ceremony Saturday in Paris. McCartney will join the ranks other singers to have received the honor. Barbra Streisand and Liza Minnelli were similarly honored by former President Nicolas Sarkozy. McCartney – often referred to as "Sir Paul" or "Macca" in his native Britain – has already received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, who watched him perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
