Unseen Pictures of The Beatles on the Day Paul McCartney Formally Quit the Band in 1968

According the Daily Mail, these extraordinary pictures of the Beatles were taken in 1968 by then 19-year-old fan Michael Herring, who turned up uninvited on John’s doorstep in 1968 and was invited in for breakfast with John and Yoko. The fan later shared a car ride with John to George Harrison’s house to see the Beatles recording – and he witnessed the opening of a letter said to announce McCartney’s resignation.

So did Paul first quit the band in 1968? The Beatles' biographer Hunter Davies also offers his comments on the episode.