Read our privacy policy Thanks for signing up to theRoisin O’Connor’s email {{ #verifyErrors }} {{ message }} {{ /verifyErrors }} {{ ^verifyErrors }} Something went wrong. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }}Sir Paul McCartney has become the first billionaire musician from the UK, according to the 2024 Sunday Times Rich List. The song was finished by the remaining Beatles Sir Paul and Sir Ringo Starr decades after the original recording thanks to audio restoration technology. Sir Elton John, whose fortune has been estimated at £470m, has donated £26.6m over a one-year period to a variety of causes including HIV/Aids, medical, humanitarian and the arts. Sir Elton John with his husband David Furnish ( PA Archive )The musician, who ended his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour last year by playing his last date in Stockholm, Sweden, set up the Elton John Aids Foundation in 1992, and outside of that work has formed the Elton John Charitable Trust, which donates to multiple causes.

Source: The Times May 17, 2024 06:32 UTC