Paul, Diana and George

 

Oooh!  It is a new frame of the photos with Diana Vero!  

Little ditty about Paul and Diana

 

Another frame of Diana

Diana and Paul

Found another shot of Ms. Diana Vero from her time with the Beatles. This time with Paul!

What ever happened to: Diana Vero

I am starting a new feature for "Meet the Beatles....For Real" called "Whatever happened to..." (the title came from a line in the song Free as a Bird). This feature is a "where are they now" of some of our favorite Beatle fans that have been featured in this blog over the years. I am going to try my best to track down some of them and have them answer a few basic questions. So...if you or one of your friends has had a photo with a Beatle on this blog, and you wouldn't mind being a part of the "What ever happened to" section, then please email me!! I think many readers are curious what ever became of some of the fans we have seen in these photos.

The first person in this new feature actually contacted me, and that person is Diana Vero. You may remember that Diana was the 19 year old secretary to Brian Epstein who traveled with the Beatles during their first North American tour in the summer of 1964. In 1965 Diana moved to Los Angeles to work for Derek Taylor. That job did not work out, but she ended up staying in the United States. She currently lives in Texas.

She recalls her time with the Beatles fondly and has a photo of herself with the guys that is better than the ones I have posted. Her children have taken it to school for show and tell and it always impresses their teachers! (I bet!!) In 2o04 Diana spoke at a Beatles convention in Tennessee. The photo of her in the pink jacket is from that convention.

Diana the luckiest secretary in the world!

Several days ago I posted a really beautiful photo of George, Paul and Ringo with a pretty young girl. One of our favorite blog contributor, Bruno, emailed me this week with some information about that young girl. Her name is Diana Vero and she worked for Brian Epstein. During the summer of 1964 she toured America with The Beatles as their touring secretary! What an awesome job! Bruno sent me this article about her (which I typed up so you all can easily read it) from the August 27, 1964 issue of the Daily Express as well as a black and white photograph. Very neat. Thanks Bruno!!!!!!

The world's most envied teenager stood in the Hollywood sunshine in a sleek one piece swimsuit, ready to dive into the deep end of an ice-blue Hollywood pool.

Waiting for her in the water were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

"I can't believe it," 19 year old Diana Vero told me. "I must be dreaming."

Then with a shout of "But it must be true!" she arched her back and plunged into the water to join her bosses -- The Beatles.

Brown haired Diana from Atherstone, Warwickshire works for manager Brian Epstein in the Beatles' London headquarters. Twenty-four hours before the Liverpool quartet set out on their second American tour she was told "get packed. You're coming too as touring secretary."

Diana who earns 12 pounds a week, climbed out of the pool and told me, "I'm the luckiest girl in the world. There are thousands of girls in England - in fact all over the world - who would give their right arm to be in my shoes."

"I've always been a fans of the Beatles, but I never thought I'd be touring America with them."

"It's a dream. Every morning - whether it is Las Vegas, Vancouver or Hollywood - I pinch myself to make sure I'm not still asleep."

Since the start of the tour she has had hardly any sleep. But she looks as fresh as if she had just stepped out of a beauty salon.

"It's the job that makes me glow," she said, "even though it's crazy. We're rushing form one city to another at breakneck speed, and I'm taking dictation in planes, cars and even hotel lifts."

Diana checks all arrangements for accommodations and attends to the Beatles' fan mail.

"The boys like to answer as many letters as they can and on the plane I sit next to them in turn, getting replies down as quickly as possible."

Like all good secretaries she is ready to keep her bosses clam and fight off intruders.

"Often I have to persuade the fans to let the boys get a little rest. Then they all ask me how I got my job." she said.

"I suppose that,like all secretaries, I boss my bosses a little. And mother them."

"When Paul gets a headache on the plane, I'm the one with the aspirins and the glass of water."

"He's always grateful."

"But I never get to hold his hand."

Cute photo

I find this photo to be adorable. I think the girl in it is just too excited to keep still; however she is holding her composure. I think she wants to scream and in her mind she is thinking "oh my God I am meeting three of the Beatles right here and right now....take that picture darn it!" This is the photo that has made me smile today.