April 27, 1981
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Happy 45th wedding Anniversary to Ringo and Barbara!
April 27, 1981
Fabulous - Beatles in Wedding Day Reunion
By John Crossland
Liverpool Daily Post
April 28, 1981
Ringo Starr yesterday celebrated his marriage to actress Barbara Bach with a little help from his friends Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
The three surviving ex-Beatles appeared together publicly for the first time since John Lennon's death for the ceremony at London's Marylebone registered office. Fans gathered for up to five hours, and there were screams when McCartney arrived with his wife, Linda. A mustached Harrison and his wife slipped into the building almost unnoticed.
Ringo, 40, and Miss Bach, 34, had arrived in a maroon taxi. Ringo was dressed all in black with dark glasses, and Miss Bach was wearing a full-length cream dress decorated with roses. The wedding party included best man, Roger Shine, a friend of Ringo's, who was inside for about an hour.
As they left, scuffling broke out among fans being held back by a police cordon. A man was knocked unconscious when he hit the pavement and was taken to hospital.
Ringo said the honeymoon would be "somewhere in England." He said he felt "fabulous". McCartney said it "was great to be back" with his former colleagues.
Ringo and his new bride left again in a taxi for a reception at the Mayfair club, Rags. The wedding party had included only relatives and close friends.
Ringo and Miss Bach, a former Playboy magazine pinup who starred in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, have lived together for more than a year. They met on the set of the film Caveman, which is set to be released later this year.
Miss Bach has two children by her marriage to an Italian businessman, and Ringo has three: Zak, 15, Jason, 13, and Lee, 10, by his marriage to childhood sweetheart, Maureen Cox.
Oh! Oh! Heaven! Ringo Weds Bond Bird Babs
By Mick Seamark
Daily Star
April 28, 1981
Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, wed 007 girl, Barbara Bach, yesterday, with a little help from his friends. Fans young and old, lined the pavement for the 10 Minute ceremony at St. Marylebone register office in London. They were joined by George Harrison and Paul McCartney, his wife Linda, and their children. And shortly afterward, Ringo's mother, Elsie, and stepfather, Harry Graves, rolled up to be followed by Ringo's and Barbara's five children from their first marriages.
As Ringo made his way through the crowd with his new bride, he beamed and said, "I feel fabulous. How would you feel?" One of the witnesses, Roger Shine, said, "It was a lovely occasion, with Ringo and Barbara surrounded by family and friends."
The only sadness was the absence of the fourth Beatle, John Lennon, who was murdered in New York. Barbara, a former Playboy pinup and the James Bond girl in the film The Spy Who Loved Me, met Ringo on the set of another movie.
For two years, they have shared a 12-room house in Hollywood. The couple was involved in a bad car crash in South London last year, and Ringo said later that this had persuaded them that they should marry.
Barbara applied for the marriage certificate last Friday and gave her real name as Goldback. Ringo's real name is Richard Starkey, and he gave his occupation as "musician".
The brief ceremony was delayed half an hour as Linda McCartney and showbiz photographer Terry O'Neil took snaps.
Afterward, the couple jumped into a cab to head for a private reception at a London nightclub.
They have two more days in London before jetting back to Los Angeles, where Ringo faces a lawsuit. His former girlfriend, model Nancy Andrews, who lived with him for five years, is suing him for two and a half million pounds.
Sunday, April 26, 2026
The day before the big day
April 26, 1981 -- Ringo and Barb's family all gather together at Tittenhurst the day before their wedding.
The two women he loved
I find this photograph that Ringo shared in his new music video to be extremely sweet. Here he is with his ex-wife, Maureen, whom he obviously always loved, and with his other love, Barbara, along with he and Maureen's only daughter, Lee. Ringo's relationship with Maureen after their divorce was one of respect and love. They no longer had romantic love for each other, but they still respected each other and co-parented together.
I never thought I would see such a happy photo with Ringo and both Barb and Ringo in it --- I am so glad he shared this in his video. The AI in that video is weird but this snapshot and the others make up for it.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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