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Queen Elizabeth II Skipped a Private Paul McCartney Concert to Watch ‘ Twin Peaks’

Her Majesty loved corgis horses and apparently David Lynch

Christian Zilko Sep 11, 2022 3:33 pm Share This Article Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Queen Elizabeth II Getty Images As the world mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many celebrities who met the long-serving monarch are sharing stories about her. Though the Queen’s famously stoic public persona prevented the world from learning many details about her private life, some of the stories that ultimately leak reveal that there was so much more to her than she showed while performing her official duties. Case in point: Her Majesty was a David Lynch fan. In an interview with NME that has resurfaced in light of the Queen’s death, Lynch’s longtime composer Angelo Badalamenti, recalled Paul McCartney telling him that the Queen was a fan of “Twin Peaks.” Badalamenti composed music for both the show’s original run and its 2017 revival, so the former Beatle thought he’d get a kick out of learning that his work had made it to Buckingham Palace. As it turns out, the Queen liked the show so much that she was willing to miss a performance by McCartney at her own birthday party to watch the show.

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