Ringo Starr: A Starr is Bored
Philip Norman, Sunday Times, 1976
RINGO STARR was to be viewed ceremonially last week, in Paris. He and his courtiers were accommodated at the George V hotel, where Salade Belle Nuit can be obtained nowadays for as little as £9 per portion.
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