Paul McCartney to miss top US award ceremony

Paul McCartney has been forced to pull out of a prestigious American award ceremony attended by US President George Bush because of family commitments.

Mon, 19 Aug, 2002 - 19:46

Paul McCartney has been forced to pull out of a prestigious American award ceremony attended by US President George Bush because of family commitments.

He was due to receive a lifetime achievement award for his career in the performing arts at the Kennedy Centre Honours in Washington in December.

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