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This story and photo has been making the rounds lately. The Liverpool Echo posted the story posted below with the photos. This site seems like the right place for this story to live, so I am posting it here. I have seen a lot of comments about Paul not wearing a mask in the photo. I do not think this is a recent photograph. There hasn't been a Beatle exhibit in NYC in quite a while and Paul hasn't been seen without a mask since the pandemic began.
Teenager 'starstruck' after Paul McCartney photobombs her holiday snap
Written by Charlotte Hadfield
A woman was left "starstruck" after spotting Sir Paul McCartney in the background of one of her holiday photos.
Mae Archie from Connecticut, USA was on holiday in New York City when, after coincidentally visiting an exhibition about The Beatles, she posed for a photo in the street.
But it wasn't until she returned home from the holiday that the 17-year-old realised she'd missed an important detail in the picture.
It was only the legend Sir Paul McCartney himself, strolling past her on a zebra crossing.
Mae, who is a big fan of the Fab Four, said she was "starstruck and beyond excited" and has since had the photo framed.
She shared a video on TikTok explaining what happened which has since gone viral, racking up over 12,000 likes.
Mae told the ECHO: "I realised when I got home and was sitting in my bedroom.
"I kept looking back at the picture on the ride home but I couldn’t seem to put a name to his face, which is wild because I’m such a fan and was just at an exhibit he was featured in.
"I ran downstairs freaking out. I was starstruck and beyond excited. I have the picture framed.
"It has become a great talking point and one of my most cherished memories."
Mae said she was initially upset that she didn't realise it was Sir Paul because she would "love to have a conversation with the legend himself."
However, since then she has come to accept it and it has made a great story which she will always look back on.
Mae said: "I now laugh about it because it is so unreal.
"I woke up this morning to a ton of notifications. I was confused as to why out of nowhere I was getting so many followers.
"My friend, Nico, then sent me a screenshot off of Google and the entire front page was me. I was shocked."
After realising how far the news had spread Mae said she sent a message to her friends on their group chat and they all shared the "the moment of shock and excitement together."
She added: "I called my family as well and they all thought it was amazing, I am still buzzing with excitement. The response from the media and the viewers have been great. I’m so happy to share my story with everyone."
Sharing the video on TikTok Mae wrote: "Taking pictures in NYC and realising when I got home, THE Paul McCartney photobombed me."
Hundreds of viewers took to the comments to express their shock and excitement at the story.
One wrote: "Out of all the spots to photobomb just like the ABBEY ROAD COVER."
Another said: "How on earth did you not recognise him?! I'm super jealous!"
A third wrote: "Omg he's recreating Abbey Road."
While a fourth added: "I would literally lose my mind."
November 26, 1980
These photos have always been difficult ones for me. Ringo and Barbara look great together. They are newly in love and in New York City, staying at the Plaza. It was a happy time for them. As the story goes, they met up with John and Yoko this day. It had been a very busy day for John and Yoko, and yet they still managed to have a meal with John's old friend. This is when Ringo introduced Barbara for the first (and last) time to John. Supposedly they were to just have a meal together and go their separate ways, but the two friends were enjoying each other's company so much, that they spent a long time chatting.
It makes me so sad to think that these photos are the last day that Ringo got to see John before he was murdered. If the conversation was like any other that friends have, they most likely parted saying something along the lines of "we need to do this again sometime," or "next time you are in town, come by the Dakota and I can show you how I make bread." I don't know the exact wording obviously -- but you know -- they probably left each other with open plans to see each other the next time Ringo came to New York. Ringo and Barb had plans for a December holiday in the Bahamas. Of course, John's death cut those plans short.
So I guess the bottom line of all of this is that you just never know when the last time will be that you spend with someone. I am sure Ringo did not think after his meal with John, "that's the last time I will ever see him..." But I also bet that Ringo was glad to have met up with him and spent that extra time chatting. So the next time you get the opportunity to see a good friend -- maybe spend a few extra minutes with that person because (to quote Ringo) tomorrow never knows.
