'Just Rattle Your Jewelry' *The Beatles Perform for The Royal Family*! 1963

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'Just rattle your jewelry'~ John Lennon, "TWIST & SHOUT," Royal Variety Performance. Nov. 4, 1963, London.

Remembering the Night the Beatles Played for the Royal Family at the 'Royal Variety Performance' event. Looking back at John Lennon's legendary "rattle your jewelry" comment.
It's hard to imagine a time when the Beatles weren't world famous, but in November of 1963, they were still on the cusp of international stardom. They had gained notoriety in the UK, but were still months away from their iconic appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in the States, and the British foursome was invited to play the Queen's annual Royal Variety Performance.
>Little did George, Paul, and Ringo know that near the end of their four-song set, John Lennon would utter a phrase that would go down in the annals of pop history.

"The Beatles are most intriguing." —The Queen Mother. Queen Elizabeth II, a lifetime patron of the Royal Variety Charity, couldn't attend the concert as she was pregnant with Prince Edward, but in her place, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret would represent the monarchy. From the beginning, there was concern over the newly cleaned up mop tops playing for the royal family...
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a10284914/beatles-royal-variety-performance/



The Beatles meet the Queen Mother, mother of Queen Elizabeth II.




The Beatles meet Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth's sister.



The Beatles rehearsing for the Royal Variety Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

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1. And for the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry!

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-beatles-play-rattle-your-jewelry-concert/

Classic!

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2. Best of the Brits, the one & only John and all! Love his boldness.

A magical era of art, music and creativity like no other.

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3. 1st US Tour: Feb. 23, 1964 Live Performance, Ed Sullivan TV Show

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4. I was a little kid in the audience when they performed on the Ed Sullivan show on 2/14/64, their

2nd show. Sat on my Dad’s shoulders in order to see over all the screaming crowd. It was hard to hear their music, but a really fun memory.

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5. What a concert and how lucky you are. So wish I'd seen them,

never even saw Lennon but remember all of the Beatles since childhood. Great era for music.

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6. That was so lucky... we were visiting my grandmother and she scored the tix! Yes, great,

super-creative era for music! It all has aged so well.